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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak Norovirus – Live Oysters

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected (norovirus) to be caused by live oysters from France, via the Netherlands in Sweden

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RASFF Alert – Listeria monocytogenes – Smoke Trout Slices

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (1400 CFU/g) in frozen smoked trout slices from Poland in Poland

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chilled Chicken Fillets – Sesame Seeds – Chicken Legs – Chicken Meat – Frozen Chicken and Turkey Kebab – Rice Flour

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (3 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken fillets from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Benin (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Chester (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Elisabethville (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Jalisco (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Gaminara (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken legs from Poland in Bulgaria

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Amager (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Adelaide (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan, via the United Arab Emirates in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken meat from Poland in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Utrecht (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Gaminara (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Putten (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Singapore (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan, via the United Arab Emirates in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken and turkey kebab from Slovenia in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Charity (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Karamoja (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Minnesota (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Menston gr. C (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Braenderup (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Karamoja (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Reading (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken fillets from Poland in Bulgaria

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from India in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in frozen kebab from Slovenia in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in rice flour from Italy in Germany

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Hong Kong -Review of Food Incidents in 2019

Posted on April 2, 2020 by | Leave a comment
Review of Food Incidents in 2019

 

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Highlight of ways to prevent cross-contamination.

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Hong Kong – Review of Food Poisoning Outbreaks Related to Food Premises and Food Business in 2019

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Food poisoning is a statutory notifiable disease in Hong Kong.  The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, in collaboration with the Department of Health (DH), is responsible for the investigation and control of food poisoning outbreaks related to local food premises and food business.  In this article, we will review the food poisoning outbreaks reported to the CFS in 2019.

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USA – Chicago Indoor Garden Recall on Products that Include Red Clover Sprouts: E. Coli 0103 Detected in Multi-State E. coli Outbreak

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hicago Indoor Garden Recall on Products that Include Red Clover Sprouts: E. Coli 0103 Detected in Multi-State E. coli Outbreak

Chicago Indoor Garden is voluntarily recalling all of their packaged products that include red clover sprouts for the detection of E. coli 0103. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified the company, Chicago Indoor Garden, of the E. col 0103 after quality testing procedures. The red clover sprouts products included in the recall are the 4-ounce Red Clover clamshell, boxes of 2-pound Red Clover, the 6-ounce Sprout Salad clamshell, the 4-ounce Mixed Greens clamshell, and the 6-ounce Spring Salad clamshell. All of the recalled items have a “Best by” date of December 1, 2019 through March 12, 2020. These packaged items were distributed throughout the Midwest to Whole Foods, Coosemans Chicago Inc., Battaglia Distributing, and Liver Waters Farms.

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Sweden – First recorded EIEC outbreak in Sweden linked to leafy greens – E.coli

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Researchers have shed more light on the first recorded enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) outbreak in Sweden.

The outbreak in the county of Halland in 2017 had 83 self-reported infections and one secondary case attributed to household transmission, based on a study published in the journal Eurosurveillance.

Leafy greens were suspected to be behind the outbreak as this item was in a number of dishes associated with illnesses. There was no microbiological evidence to identify the source or vehicle of infection, but contaminated salad greens have been linked to previous EIEC outbreaks.

All five staff members at the conference and hotel venue that met the case definition had symptom onset at least one day after the first reported case among venue visitors.

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Europe -EU eases some food safety controls because of coronavirus pandemic

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The European Commission is to give member states more flexibility to do official controls in the food supply chain because of coronavirus.

The Commission leaders say the crisis relating to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) represents an “exceptional and unprecedented” challenge for the capacity of member states to conduct official controls and other official activities in line with EU legislation.

There are restrictions in many countries on the movement of people to protect public health. Member states have told the Commission that as a consequence of this, the ability to send staff for official controls, as required by EU Regulation (EU) 2017/625, has been seriously impacted.

Some nations have expressed difficulties in performing official controls and other activities which require the physical presence of control staff. This includes clinical examination of animals, certain checks on products of animal origin, plant products and on food and feed of non-animal origin, and testing of samples in official laboratories designated by member states.

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Research – Study finds olive leaf extract can inhibit the growth of foodborne pathogens

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The extract, from Euromed, was found to inhibit the growth of Listeria monocytogenes and could be a potential adjunct to help control foodborne pathogens.

A recently published study has found that olive leaf extract from Euromed, standardised herbal extract and active pharmaceutical ingredients producer, inhibits the growth of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

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USA – Salmonella outbreak traced to food ordered online

Posted on March 31, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Ten people were sickened by Salmonella from chicken legs in a Chinese city after eating food ordered online in mid-2018, according to a new report.

Researchers said the investigation highlights the role of online food delivery platforms as a new mode of foodborne disease transmission. Collaboration between public health agencies and online food delivery platforms is essential for timely intervention and to limit the scale of outbreaks.

From late June to early July 2018, 10 cases of diarrheal disease were reported at two hospitals in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen, China. This outbreak was suspected to be foodborne and was notified to the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Shenzhen CDC), according to the study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

All 10 patients were university students who had diarrhea and fever. Seven of them also reported nausea and vomiting. Cases were from six different colleges of the same university but lived in different dormitories and did not know each other.

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