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Canada – Mini Smoked Farmer Sausage recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on June 16, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Recall details

Ottawa, June 15, 2020 – G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. is recalling Mini Smoked Farmer Sausage from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

Recalled product

Brand Product Size UPC Codes
Brandt Mini Smoked Farmer Sausage 0.450 kg 0 773321 204609 2046
Best Before 20JL08
Brandt Mini Smoked Farmer Sausage 0.375 kg 0 773321 204500 2043
Best Before 20JL08
Brandt Mini Smoked Farmer Sausage Various weights N/A 2045
Best Before 20JL08

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USA – Raw pet food blamed for human E. coli outbreak

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Food Safety News

Public health officials continue to investigate an E. coli outbreak linked to raw pet food sold under the Carnivora brand.

Of four sick people identified so far, all had the same strain of E. coli O157 infection and all had been exposed to the raw pet food for dogs who had been fed it, according to an outbreak notice posted by Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).

Riveriene Farm Ltd. operating as Carnivora Pet Foods of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, recalled six varieties of the Carnivora brand raw food. All were manufactured in Canada and widely distributed, possibly nationwide, according to a recall notice posted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

“The individuals became sick between early March and mid-May 2020. Two individuals have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Individuals who became ill are between 3 and 43 years of age,” the outbreak notice states.

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USA -Salmonella found in some raw macadamia nuts leading to recall

Posted on June 15, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Some NOW brand raw macadamia nuts have been recalled after a batch taken as a sample from a larger batch tested positive for Salmonella contamination.

Some nuts from the larger batch were shipped nationwide and sold online.

Consumers are asked not to consume nuts that come in packaging with the following information:

Description: NOW Real Food® Raw Macadamia Nuts, Unsalted, 8 oz. pouch

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France- Product recall: U brand Atlantic smoked salmon 90g – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on June 15, 2020 by | 2 comments

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ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of listeria

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who hold this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased.

People who have consumed this product and who have a fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their doctor by reporting this consumption.
Pregnant women should be especially alert to these symptoms, as well as immunocompromised and elderly people. These symptoms may suggest listeriosis, a disease which can be serious and which can take up to eight weeks to incubate.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Barcode
3256224613008

▸ Lot and DLC
• Lot: 10117651 – DLC: 07/01/2020
• Lot: 10118220 – DLC: 07/04/2020

▸ Health stamp
FR 29 232 500 CE

▸ Areas concerned
02 – 14 – 27 -28 – 50 – 59 – 60 – 75 – 61 – 62 – 76 – 77 – 78 – 80 – 91 – 92 – 93 – 94 – 95 – 04 – 05 – 06 – 07 – 09 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 15 – 19 – 24 -26 – 30 – 31 – 32 – 33 – 34 – 40 – 46 – 47 – 48 – 64 – 65 – 66 – 81 – 82 – 83 – 84 – 974 -2A – 2B – ANDORRA

▸ Contact customer service
For more information, you can contact the Customer Service on 09 69 36 69 36 (call not surcharged).

▸ Source
https://www.coursesu.com/

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Norway – Norway investigates source of Yersinia increase

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Food Safety News

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Officials in Norway are investigating an increase in Yersinia infections in the past month.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) reported a Yersinia enterocolitica O3 infection has been detected in 13 people living in several counties.

Outbreak investigations to find the source of infection have been started with local authorities, the Veterinary Institute and Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet).

Patients are between 2 and 57 years old and most are women. They live in Agder, Oslo, Rogaland and Trøndelag.

Bacteria with similar DNA profiles have been found in all 13 people and samples were taken during the last two weeks of May and first week of June.

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USA – Consumers urged to check homes for beef implicated in illness – STEC E.coli

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Food Safety News

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Illinois officials have issued a public alert regarding certain ground beef because product testing following a reported illnesses showed E. coli contamination.

Testing showed the non-O157 E. coli was present in beef prepared by a “custom exempt” establishment, David B’s Custom Meats in Carlinville, IL, in Macoupin County, according to a notice from the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA). 

There is concern that consumers may still have unused portions of the implicated beef in their homes. The ground beef has been sold since the beginning if this year and was still on sale as of yesterday. Freezing does not kill E. coli bacteria, so consumers are urged to check their freezers and refrigerators for the implicated beef.

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USA – David B’s Custom Meats recalls ground beef after E. coli illness and positive test – STEC E.coli

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Food Poison Journal

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is issuing a public health alert due to an undetermined amount of ground beef product prepared under custom exemption that may be contaminated with Non-O157 Shiga toxin E. coli (STEC), a bacteria commonly known as “E. coli”. That product was prepared at a Type II Establishment (custom exempt), David B’s Custom Meats, located in Carlinville Illinois, in Macoupin County at the beginning of 2020 to current. Custom exempt meat products are not inspected and cannot be offered for sale; because of this, a recall of the affected product was not requested.

The problem was discovered when a resident of Macoupin County notified local public health officials about sickness after consuming ground beef. The sample collected from the remaining product tested positive for presence of NON-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E.coli.

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Viet Nam – 22 die of food poisoning in first five months, authority to inspect food safety

Posted on June 13, 2020 by | Leave a comment

SGGP News

According to the administration’s report at a meeting “ Prevention of food poisoning from company kitchens” in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday, the country has recorded 48 food poisoning cases killing 22 people infecting 872 people and driving 824 people into hospitals.
Food poisoning cases are caused by Microorganism (with 8.7 percent), by natural toxic ( with 28.4 percent), by chemicals ( with 4.2 percent) and unidentified causes( 28.7 percent).
In addition to concern of unsafe food in kitchen in industrial parks and export processing zones in Ho Chi Minh City, unsafe food in schools is the most concern.

 

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France – Product recall: Carrefour brand Smoked Atlantic bacon 90g – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on June 13, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who hold this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased for reimbursement.

People who have consumed this product and who have a fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their doctor by reporting this consumption.
Pregnant women should be especially attentive to these symptoms, as well as the immunocompromised and the elderly. These symptoms may suggest listeriosis, a disease which can be serious and which can take up to eight weeks to incubate.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Barcode
3,270 190 208 181

▸
Tray format of 90 g

▸ Lot / DLC
• Lot 10117271 / DLC: 02/07/2020
• Lot 10117272 / DLC: 02/07/2020
• Lot 10117295 / DLC: 02/07/2020
• Lot 10117296 / DLC: 02/07/2020
• Lot 10117653 / DLC:
07/03/2020 • Lot 10117723 / DLC: 03/07/2020
• Lot 10117739 / DLC: 03/07/2020
• Lot 10117773 / DLC: 03/07/2020
• Lot 10118261 / DLC: 06 / 07/2020
• Lot 10118263 / DLC:
07/06/2020 • Lot 10118277 / DLC: 06/07/2020
• Lot 10118620 / DLC: 07/07/2020
• Lot 10118688 / DLC: 07/07/2020
• Lot 10118703 / DLC: 07/07/2020

▸ Health stamp
FR 29 232 500 CE

▸ Contact consumer service
For any additional information, you can contact Carrefour consumer service by dialing the following number 09 69 39 7000 (Non-premium rate call from a landline) from Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm.

▸ Source
https://www.carrefour.fr/

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Research – Campylobacter infection major cause of child stunting

Posted on June 13, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Medical Express

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Gastrointestinal infection with Campylobacter plays a major role in the stunting of children in urban Bangladesh, say the authors of a new study.

The bacteria Campylobacter, which people get from contaminated food and drinks, can lead to severe diarrhoea. Infections of Campylobacter in children under the age of two years are especially frequent in developing countries. According to a WHO factsheet, Campylobacter diarrhoea’s duration and possible complications makes it highly important from a socio-economic perspective.

Stunting may result in neurodevelopmental delays and metabolic disorders later in life. It is a major global health challenge particularly in South Asia where 35 percent of all children are stunted. Worldwide, approximately 144 million children are stunted, according to the UN Children’s Fund.

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