Category Archives: Food Poisoning

RASFF Alert – Botulinum Toxin – Bovines Producing Milk

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RASFF – botulinum toxin in bovines producing milk from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Lamb Carcase – Bovine Meat

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RASFF -enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (O157 stx1+, stx2-, eae+) in lamb carcass from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O103 stx1+ stx2- eae+ /25g) in frozen bovine meat from Uruguay in Finland

RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin – Almond Kernels

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RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 17.7; Tot. = 18.5 µg/kg – ppb) in almond kernels from Australia in Spain

RASFF Alert – Vibrio parahaemolyticus – Frozen Raw Whole Shrimps

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RASFF -Vibrio parahaemolyticus (present /25g) in frozen raw whole shrimps ( Penaeus monodon) from Bangladesh In France

USA -Salmonella Outbreak at Al Basha Restaurant in Seattle, WA

Food Poisoning Bulletin

Salmonella outbreak at Al Basha Restaurant in Seattle, Washington has sickened at least three people. One person has been hospitalized. That restaurant is located at 2302 1st Avenue in Seattle. The dates that the ill persons ate there are September 15, 22, and 23, 2019.

UK-Ten E.coli cases identified on Isle of Wight — Public Health England issues safety advice – E.coli O157

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TEN E.coli cases have been identified on the Isle of Wight — prompting Public Health England (PHE) to issue health advice.

PHE has been working with the Isle of Wight Council’s environmental health team following reports of four cases of E.coli O157 infection in children who visited the Island in early October.

Investigators are awaiting test results and enquiries are ongoing into the possible source of the infection.

Since September, there have been six other cases of E.coli O157 infection reported among residents or visitors to the Island.

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Black Pepper – Chilled VP Chicken Cuts – Chilled Minced – Live Oysters

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Newport (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chilled vaccum-packed chicken cuts from Ukraine, via the Netherlands in Hungary

RASFF – Salmonella (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Spain

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (present /25g) in chilled minced chicken from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in live oysters from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

Canada -Updated Food Recall Warning – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

CFIA

Ottawa, October 16, 2019 – The food recall warning issued on October 15, 2019 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Industry is recalling various raw beef and raw veal products from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products described in the link below.

The following products have been sold as indicated in the table below.

Background

This recall was triggered by the CFIA’s inspection activities. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled products from the marketplace.

Illnesses

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

 

 

 

 

USA -Mical Seafood Inc. Voluntarily Expands Tuna Recall for Possible Scombroid Poisoning

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Mical Seafood, Inc. of Cooper City, FL, has voluntarily initiated an expanded recall of frozen, wild-caught yellowfin Tuna Loins, Tuna Poke, Tuna Steaks, Tuna Ground Meat, and Tuna Saku (products of Vietnam) due to potentially elevated levels of histamine. Elevated levels of histamines can produce an allergic reaction called scombroid fish poisoning that may result in symptoms that can generally appear within minutes to several hours after eating the affected fish.

The most common symptoms of histamine or scombroid fish poisoning are tingling or burning sensation in the mouth, facial swelling, rash, hives and itchy skin, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea; these symptoms usually resolve within several hours without medical intervention. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. If symptoms are severe an individual should seek immediate medical attention for treatment.

These tuna products were wholesaled to customers in: AL, CA, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA and WI.

ALL LOTS WITH PRODUCTION DATES: 04/01/2019 TO 05/31/2019

Production dates can be found on the ends of the Mical Brand master cases. These dates are stamped on to the masters as they are produced.

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Mical Seafood Tuna Loins AAA 3-5LB IVP 30 LB Vietnam
Mical Seafood Tuna Loins AAA 5-8LB IVP 30 LB Vietnam
Mical Seafood Tuna Poke AAA 1.5 cm IVP 10 LB Vietnam
Mical Seafood Tuna Poke AAA 2cm IVP 10 LB Vietnam
Mical Seafood Tuna Steaks AAA 4oz, 6oz, 8oz, 10oz IVP 10 LB Vietnam
Mical Seafood Tuna Steaks AA 4oz, 6oz, 8oz, 10oz IVP 10 LB Vietnam
Mical Seafood Tuna Ground Meat AAA IVP 10 LB Vietnam
Mical Seafood Tuna Saku AAA 8-12oz IVP 10 LB Vietnam
Mical Seafood Tuna Saku AAA 12-16oz IVP 10 LB Vietnam

Customers who received products with the listed Production Dates of: 04/01/2019 to 05/31/2019 should not consume them. Inventory should be quarantined until returned to the supplier or to Mical Seafood, Inc.

Customers with questions or concerns may contact the company’s Recall Team: (Jennifer Gonzalez or Margarita Alzugaray) by calling (954) 935-0133, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time.

Link to Original Recall

Canada -Food safety investigation: Various beef and veal products may contain E. coli O157:H7

CFIA

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation on E. coli O157:H7 in various beef and veal products sold by Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. (Establishment 99) and St. Ann’s Foods Inc./Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. (Establishment 639). Should there be a recall of additional products, CFIA will notify the public through additional Food Recall Warnings.

To date, there have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.