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Sweden – At least 100 ill in Swedish Cryptosporidium salad outbreak

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A rise in Cryptosporidium infections in Sweden has been attributed to contaminated salad by public health officials.

The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) said 101 cases of a certain type of Cryptosporidium parvum had been confirmed in 13 regions of the country.

Patients fell ill from Sept. 25 to Oct. 15 this year and women were more affected than men. Cases range from 4 to 86 years old with an average age of 42.

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The agency added there are another 99 potential cases being investigated. The type of Cryptosporidium parvum involved is common so there could be several possible sources.

Local infection control units, the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) and Folkhälsomyndigheten investigated the increase in infections to find a source.

Analysis of information from patients on what they had eaten before becoming ill shows they ate mixed or bagged salad more often than a control group.

Salad has a short shelf life so health officials don’t think it is still available for sale but no products have been sampled.

Livsmedelsverket has looked into possible producers and growers but has been unable to find the likely source of infection.

As reported cases of Cryptosporidium have decreased and are at similar levels to previous years, officials believe the outbreak is over.

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Italy – CHICKEN AND TURKEY Sausages – Salmonella

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Salute

Brand : SALUMIFICIO SCARLINO SRL

Name : CHICKEN AND TURKEY COCKS

Reason for reporting : Remind for microbiological risk

Date of publication : 18 November 2022

Documentation

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Hong Kong – Draft ‘Oysters Intended for Raw Consumption – the Food Safety Guidelines for Food Businesses’

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CFS

The Centre for Food Safety has drafted a set of trade guidelines on oysters intended for raw consumption. This set of guidelines aims to assist the food businesses in understanding the risks associated with raw oysters and implementing appropriate and practical food safety measures in their operations to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illnesses while also allowing susceptible groups of consumers to make informed choices. We are inviting members of the trade to provide comments on the draft guidelines. Your valuable comments will help us improve this set of guides. Please return your comments by 30 November 2022. Thank you.

Draft Oysters Intended for Raw Consumption – Food Safety Guidelines for Food Businesses

Questionnaire (Comments are welcome until 30 November 2022)

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Israel – Cooked Smoked should of Roast Beef – Listeria monocytogenes

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The manufacturer Textbot Ltd. calls for the return of the product “Cooked Smoked Shoulder Roast Beef”

In an inspection conducted by the Food Service of the Tel Aviv Health Bureau for the product “Cooked Smoked Shoulder Roast Beef” the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes was found in the product.

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Israel – Chopped Liver Salad – Listeria monocytogenes

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GovIL

The manufacturer Eitan Nissim Ltd. calls for the return of the “chopped liver salad” product

An inspection conducted by the food service of the Tel Aviv Health Bureau for the product “chopped liver salad” found the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes in the product.

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USA – FDA – Core Outbreak Table Update

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FDA

What’s New

A new outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium (reference #1113) in a not yet identified food has been added to the table and traceback has been initiated. There are currently 264 cases. The FDA is working closely with federal, state, and local partners to investigate multiple food items of interest to determine the source of this outbreak and will update the public when more information becomes available.
For the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in a not yet identified food (reference #1121), the outbreak status has changed to “Ended”.

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Germany – Fish Cake – Listeria monocytogenes

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LMW

Alert type: Food

Date of first publication: 11/16/2022

Product name:

Fischfrikadelle, offered in the fresh food counter Offers in the market from 01.08.2022 up to and including 15.11.2022

Manufacturer (distributor):

Distributor: Jeka Fish A/S, Denmark Sales through several retail chains throughout Germany.

Reason for warning:

The reason for the precautionary recall is a contamination with listeria found at the production site during an inspection.

Durability: 01/12/2024 to 04/10/2024

Further information:

Reference is made to the company’s attached customer information.

Click to access MSC+Fisch+Frikadelle_00898051_1511_%F6RR_Kundeninformation_NEU.pdf

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USA – Green Day Produce, Inc. Recalls Enoki Mushrooms Because of Possible Health Risk – Listeria monocytogenes

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FDA

Company Announcement

Green Day Produce, Inc. of Vernon, CA is recalling its 200g/ 7.05oz packages of ENOKI MUSHROOM (Product of Korea) sold from September 2022 – October 2022 because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The recalled Enoki Mushroom was distributed nationwide to distributors and retail stores.

The Enoki Mushroom comes in a 200g/7.05oz clear plastic package with the following description “Enoki Mushroom” in the front and Green Day Produce, Inc. in the back. The UPC is 16430-69080 is located on the back side of the package. There is no lot code or dates on the package.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. The distribution of the product has been suspended.

The potential for contamination was discovered after a retail sample was collected and analyzed by Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in 200g/7.05 oz. package of Enoki mushroom.

This recall is being made with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and CDPH.

Consumers who have purchased 200g/7.05 oz. packages of Enoki are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at (323) 587-4688 or william@greendayinc.com