Category Archives: Food Poisoning Illness

USA – Yu Shang Food, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

FSIS USDA

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2024 – Yu Shang Food, Inc., a Spartanburg, SC, establishment, is recalling approximately 72,240 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products within their shelf life that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). This release is being reissued to expand the scope of the November 9, 2024, recall.

All ready-to-eat products produced prior to October 28, 2024, are subject to recall. View full product listView labels.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-46684” or “EST. M46684” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide and available for purchase online.

The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine testing and follow-up activities of finished product produced by Yu Shang Food, Inc. on October 21, 2024, that confirmed the product was positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Additional testing has confirmed that Listeria monocytogenes was detected in product and in environmental samples collected by FSIS. Whole genome sequencing is underway to determine if these samples match the outbreak strain.

Working in conjunction with public health partners, FSIS determined that there is a link between the RTE meat and poultry products from Yu Shang Food, Inc. and an illness cluster.

Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.

India – Suspected food poisoning; 17 school students hospitalised in Wayanad

Kerala Kaumudi

KALPETTA: Seventeen school students are suspected to have contracted food poisoning

Philippines – 230 hospitalized for food poisoning

Philstar

MANILA, Philippines — Up to 230 people, including students of the state-run Guimaras State University and their relatives, were hospitalized after eating spaghetti served during a gathering for business innovators in Buenavista, Guimaras on Friday.

Morocco – Food Poisoning Sends At Least 140 Individuals to Hospital in Casablanca

Morocco World News

A food poisoning case sent at least 140 individuals to the Mediouna Regional Hospital in Casablanca on Sunday.

A  representative of the Ministry of Health in Mediouna, Sahar Bouadel, spoke about the food poisoning cases they received over the weekend.

She told SNRTnews that the  patients were suffering from fever, pain, and high temperature.

They reportedly developed these symptoms after eating in a fast food restaurant in Mediouna.

After receiving the necessary treatment, the majority of the patients were sent home.

The victims of these food poisoning cases reported to have consumed chicken pastilla, a renowned traditional dish in Morocco’s cuisine.

Malaysia – 22 students down with food poisoning

The Star

KUALA TERENGGANU: A Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) training camp turned disastrous for 22 students when they came down with food poisoning after having breakfast at a resort here.

The students from SMK Guntong complained of stomachache and vomiting at about 8am on Thursday, said state education director Jelani Sulong.

He said it started when eight of the students fell ill and were rushed to the Setiu Hospital by the teachers on duty.

“Not long after that, two more students complained of stomach pain and were sent to the Permaisuri health clinic for treatment.

Japan – 34 fall ill on flights from Guam to Japan; food poisoning suspected

Japan Today

A total of 34 passengers on two flights carrying a group of high school students from Guam to Japan fell ill with symptoms of suspected food poisoning, local emergency service officials said Friday.

According to the Narita airport office and the authorities from Chiba Prefecture, 16 were on Japan Airlines Flight 942 and 18 were on United Airlines Flight 873, which both landed at Narita airport Thursday night.

Among the passengers affected by symptoms such as vomiting, 14 needed to be taken to hospital after landing.

Some passengers reported feeling sick before boarding the flight, and Japan Airlines told airport officials it did not believe inflight meals to be the cause.

New Zealand – Mass student sickness at Canterbury University after suspected food poisoning

Stuff

Canterbury University is investigating after students at two halls of residence fell sick in the middle of the exam period following a case of suspected food poisoning.

Paul O’Flaherty, executive director of people, culture and campus life, said some students at University Hall and Ilam Student Accommodation had become unwell overnight.

“This is of course concerning to us, and we are working closely with the National Public Health Service to investigate the cause of the illness, which includes a visit by Public Health staff to University Hall to test a small sample of students.”

France – “We are very worried about my father”: new case of botulism, a 65-year-old man hospitalized after eating canned pâté

Ladepeche

A simple box of pâté sends him to the hospital. A 65-year-old man is currently hospitalized in intensive care at the Grenoble University Hospital after eating a pork terrine. The Pasteur Institute’s tests detected the presence of botulinum toxin. “We are very worried about my father,” his son explained to the Dauphiné Libéré . ​​”We hope that he will recover quickly and that he will not have any after-effects.”

The 65-year-old man had consumed a pork terrine produced on the farm by EARL Les Peupliers in Mottier in Isère. As soon as the results were known, the Isère prefecture ordered the recall of the cans of pork terrine. A few dozen cans are said to be affected. “The production conditions do not guarantee the sterilization of the jars,” the prefecture said.

Austria – BIOPONT ORGANIC MILLET BALLS WITH CHEESE AND ONION 75G – Salmonella

Ages

reason for recall
salmonella
Placed on the market by
REWE International AG
Manufacturer
Biopont Kft.
expiration date
March 17, 2025
batch number
L241852, L242080 & L242357

For reasons of consistent consumer protection, the supplier Biopont Kft. has initiated a precautionary recall of the product with best before date: 22.01.2025, 27.02.2025 & 17.03.2025 and the lot numbers L241852, L242080 & L242357.

Due to the possible presence of salmonella, it cannot be ruled out that there is a potential health risk. Therefore, consumption of the product with the stated best-before dates/batches is not recommended.

The inventory of the affected product has been withdrawn from sale. 

Affected products that have already been purchased can now be returned without a receipt.

If you have any questions, please contact Biopont Kft. at the following email address biopont@biopont.com

The supplier Biopont Kft. regrets the incident and apologizes to all customers for the inconvenience caused. 

The warning does not mean that the health risk was caused by the producer, manufacturer, importer or distributor.

original recall

USA – Dozens taken to hospitals for apparent food poisoning

Food Safety News

Nearly 50 people in Jessup, MD, have been taken to hospitals because they are exhibiting signs of food poisoning.

The Howard County Fire & Rescue department is reporting the 46 patients are described as non-critical, according spokeswoman Samantha Stanton.

Stanton said fire officials were called to the 700 block of Chesapeake Bay Court in Jessup at about 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 21.