RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx+ /25g) in frozen boneless beef from Brazil in Spain
RASFF – enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (stx2+; eae+) in frozen parsley from Germany in Germany
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Category Archives: Food Poisoning
RASFF Alert – E.coli – Frozen Venison Goulash
RASFF – lead (0.3; 0.38 mg/kg – ppm) and high count of Escherichia coli (29000 CFU/g) in frozen venison goulash from Spain in Austria
RASFF Alert – Yersinia enterocolitica – Raw Carrots
RASFF – Yersinia enterocolitica (present /25g) in raw carrots from Sweden in Latvia
USA – Kentucky E. coli O103 Outbreak Rises to 44 Sick, TN, OH, GA Included
The Kentucky E. coli O103 outbreak has now risen to 44 sick, as of April 3, 2019, according to news reports. Six people have been hospitalized in this outbreak, but there is no mention if any have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure that can cause strokes. And there are 20 pending cases that are not yet lab-confirmed.
Research – Increased prevalence of Escherichia coli strains from food carrying blaNDM and mcr-1-bearing plasmids that structurally resemble those of clinical strains, China, 2015 to 2017
Antimicrobial resistance poses an increasing risk to human and animal health worldwide. In particular, carbapenem resistance mediated by serine β-lactamases and metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), such as the OXA enzymes produced by Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC-1) and New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) produced by Enterobacteriaceae, is associated with a high mortality rate among hospitalised patients [1,2]. NDM-1, a type of Ambler class B metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), exhibits high hydrolytic activity against almost all known β-lactam antimicrobials (except aztreonam), including the last-line carbapenems [3,4]. It was first found to be produced by K. pneumoniae and Escherichia coli strains isolated from a Swedish patient of Indian origin who was admitted to hospital in New Delhi, India [5]. Thereafter, the bla NDM-1 gene disseminated in various countries and regions such as China, the Middle East, South East Asia and Europe [4]. This multidrug resistance gene, which may be located on either plasmids or chromosome [3,6,7], leaves few therapeutic options for infected patients. In China, Ho et al. reported the first isolation of bla NDM-1-positive E. coli from a 1-year-old infant and its mother in 2011 [8]. NDM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae have since disseminated to various provinces in China, with the majority of such strains isolated from stool samples [9]. However, reports of isolation of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) from food samples remain scarce around the world.
Namibia -Shellfish Poisoning Halts Oyster, Mussel Exports – DSP
OYSTER and black mussel producers who mainly export to Asia have stopped harvesting and exporting since last week after routine tests revealed the delicacies were contaminated with ‘diarrhoeatic shellfish poisoning’ (DSP), which can make people very sick.
The fisheries ministry issued an alert last week, warning people not to eat oysters or mussels from Lüderitz and Walvis Bay.
Chief fisheries biologist Frikkie Botes said such spells of contamination, which is a seasonal occurrence – mainly during summer from October to April – result in the shellfish industry suffering economic losses.
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France -Four dead after suspected food poisoning at French retirement home
Four residents at a retirement home in southern France have died and over a dozen others were sickened in a suspected case of food poisoning, officials said Monday.
Twenty-two people at the Cheneraie residence in Lherm, a town south of Toulouse, began showing symptoms including vomiting after dinner on Sunday, police said in a statement.
Fifteen of the 82 residents at the site remained in serious condition.
The meals involved have been kept for analysis, the regional health agency said, and residents were being questioned about what they ate.
“We suspect food poisoning because these events occurred after the meal,” deputy prosecutor Marie-Paule Demiguel told BFM television, adding that the kitchens at the residence would also be investigated.
Ghana – Vegetable sauce cause of food poisoning at Archbishop Porters SHS: official
About 60 students of the school were rushed to the Holy Child Hospital after complaining of stomach pains whiles some had diarrhea.
Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Sylvester Fameye, said 15 students had to be admitted due to their condition while others were treated and discharged.
On the cause of the food poison, Famye said the students bought and ate a refrigerated vegetable sauce.
“From the history we took, they bought vegetable sauce that was stored in a refrigerator by one seller in the school,” the medical superintendent said.
Singapore- Food poisoning cases jump to 238 as Plan Student Care Centre and 5 more PCF Sparkletots centres hit
SINGAPORE – Children and staff at five more PCF Sparkletots pre-schools have reported symptoms of food poisoning, bringing the total number of cases to 222 as of 4pm on Thursday (March 28).
The 12 PCF pre-schools and Plan Student Care Centre were all served by Kate’s Catering, which has been suspended.
Of those affected, 14 remain in hospital but are in stable condition, while 11 have been discharged.
Food handlers were sent for stool screening, and food and environmental samples were taken for testing as part of the investigations.
When contacted by ST, a spokesman for Kate’s Catering said it was working with the respective authorities.
In its update on Friday (March 29), MOH said that food poisoning or food-borne illness often causes vomiting and diarrhoea which may lead to dehydration, especially in young children and the elderly.
USA – E. coli O103 Outbreak in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana
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The E. coli O103 outbreak originally announced in Kentucky yesterday apparently also has sickened people living in Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana, according to news reports. Twenty confirmed cases are in Kentucky, and one each in the other states for a total of 23 ill. Most of the illnesses occurred between March 5 and 25, 2019.
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