Salmonella (presence /25g) in dog chews from Germany in Germany
Salmonella (presence /25g) in dog chews from Poland in Germany
Salmonella (presence in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in dried silkworms pupae from China in Germany
Salmonella enterica ser. Oranienburg (presence /25g) in organic sunflower cake from Italy in Germany
Monde Nissan Australia Pty Ltd (nudie Foods) is conducting a recall of nudie nothing but 2 apples 200ml. The product has been available for sale at independent food retailers including IGA in NSW, Vic & SA and independent food retailers in Qld, Tas & WA and Woolworths nationally.
BEST BEFORE 18-JUNE-21
(All other Best Before dates are not affected)
The recall is due to microbial (mycotoxin – patulin) contamination.
Food products containing the mycotoxin patulin may cause illness if consumed.
Australia
Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice and should return the products to the place of purchase for a full refund.
For further information please contact:
Monde Nissan Australia Pty Ltd
1800 466 834
info@nudie.com.au
www.nudie.com.au
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Posted in food contamination, Food Hygiene, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Food Toxin, microbial contamination, Microbiology, Mold Toxin, Mould Toxin, Mycotoxin, Patulin, Toxin
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, investigated a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections in the fall of 2020. The epidemiology and traceback investigation have determined that the outbreak was linked to leafy greens. The epidemiological and traceback investigations were not able to determine a specific type of leafy green linked to illnesses. On 12/22/2020, the CDC announced that this outbreak appears to be over. This outbreak, announced by FDA and CDC on October 28, 2020, was caused by a strain of E. coli that is genetically related to a strain linked to the fall 2019 romaine outbreak.
The FDA completed a traceback investigation of multiple types of leafy greens identified in patient interviews. Although no single ranch was identified as a common source of the leafy greens, FDA and state partners also conducted on-site investigations on farms of interest.
Teams were deployed to dozens of ranches in the region to conduct large scale environmental sampling. Additionally, no Shiga toxin-producing E. coli were found on leafy greens.
At this time, FDA’s investigational activities, including sample analysis are ongoing. A detailed report of FDA’s findings in the investigation will be released in early 2021, following the conclusion of investigational activities.
CDC has declared this outbreak to be over. There is no recommendation for consumers, retailers, or suppliers.
Total Illnesses: 40
Hospitalizations: 20 (4 Cases HUS)
Deaths: 0
Last Illness Onset Date: October 31, 2020
States with Cases: AZ (2), CA (6), IL (2), IN (1), KS (4), MI (3), MN (2), MO (3), ND (4), OH (1), OR (1), PA (2), TN (2), TX (1), UT (1), VA (1), WA (1), WI (2), WY (1)
*States with confirmed distribution; product could have been distributed further
Posted in E.coli, E.coli O157, E.coli O157:H7, food bourne outbreak, food contamination, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Food Toxin, foodborne outbreak, foodbourne outbreak, outbreak, STEC, STEC E.coli, Uncategorized
Citrinin (CIT) deserves attention due to its known toxic effects in mammalian species and its widespread occurrence in food commodities, often along with ochratoxin A, another nephrotoxic mycotoxin. Human exposure, a key element in assessing risk related to food contaminants, depends upon mycotoxin contamination levels in food and on food consumption. Commercial supplements, commonly designated as red rice, usually used in daily diets in Asiatic countries due to their medicinal properties, may pose a health problem as a result of high CIT levels. In addition to the worldwide occurrence of CIT in foods and supplements, a wide range of several analytical and detection techniques with high sensitivity, used for evaluation of CIT, are reviewed and discussed in this manuscript. This review addresses the scientific literature regarding the presence of CIT in foods of either vegetable or animal origin, as well as in supplements. On what concerns analytical methodologies, sample extraction methods, such as shaking extraction and ultrasonic assisted extraction (UAE), clean-up methods, such as liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), solid phase extraction (SPE) and Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe (QuECHERS), and detection and quantification methods, such as thin layer chromatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), capillary electrophoresis (CE), biosensors, and ELISA, are also reviewed.
Posted in Citrinin, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Mold Toxin, Mould Toxin, Mycotoxin, Ochratoxin, Penicillium citrinium, Research
After a suspected Shigella outbreak that claimed the life of an 11-year old child in the city of Kozhikode, Kerala health prime minister KK Shailaja has stated that the aforementioned outbreak has been ‘under control’ by health authorities.
“An 11-year-old child died last week in Kozhikode. After that tests have been done for about fifty suspected cases and six have been infected. Now, only two are in the hospital while others have been discharged,” she said.
She further added that the Shigella bacteria is prevalent in densely populated areas, through contaminated water.
The health department has conducted an awareness campaign and set up medical camps. Wells in the area were chlorinated,” Shailaja commented, while stressing health authority directives that people should first boil their water before consuming.
Posted in Bacteria, bacterial contamination, Bore Hole Water, Contaminated water, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Shigella, Shigella flexneri, Shigella Sonnei, Water, water microbiology, Water Safety
The Statens Serum Institut and the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration are currently investigating a disease outbreak in a company with a microorganism that has so far not been registered as a cause of disease outbreaks in Denmark. It is a species of microsporidia, Enterocytozoon bieneusi. It is believed that the infection occurred through food.
The Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has so far found samples from 11 people positive for Enterocytozoon bieneusi, which is a species of microsporidia. It is not a microorganism that we often detect in Denmark, and we have not previously seen disease outbreaks with it.
The infection can cause severe and prolonged diarrhea, abdominal pain and nausea. In addition, there may be symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches and fatigue (flu-like). The infection occurs from feces from infected people with poor hygiene to other people either directly or through food and drink.
“There are no registered persons outside the company who should have been infected with E. bieneus. But we urge the country’s physicians to pay attention to patients with prolonged diarrhea for no apparent reason. Especially if it is about immunocompromised people and with particularly long-lasting symptoms, ”says ward doctor Lasse Skafte Vestergaard, SSI. Read more about the disease outbreak with microsporidia (EPI-NEWS – week 52a – 2020)
Microsporidia are protozoan parasites belonging to the phylum Microsporidia within which exist over 1000 species classified into approximately 100 genera. These eukaryotic obligate intracellular protozoans have been described infecting every major animal group, especially insects, fish, and mammals (Wittner 1999). Microsporidia have been increasingly recognized as opportunistic pathogens of immunodeficient patients (Weber et al. 1994), especially in Aids patients but it is also becoming increasingly common in immunocompetent individuals (Gainzarain et al. 1998, Lores et al. 2001).
Although during the last decade numerous data related to the epidemiology of this infection in humans and animals have been accumulated, implying a zoonotic nature of these parasites, direct evidence of transmission from animals to humans are still lacking (Deplazes et al. 2000).
Encephalitozoon cuniculi is probably the most extensively studied mammalian microsporidian and has been reported to infect a wide range of hosts, including common laboratory rodents as well as human and non-human primates. This is the first microsporidian species infecting humans that has been considered a zoonosis (Deplazes et al. 1996, Didier et al. 1996) .
The first identification of E. intestinalis in mammals other than humans was reported by Bornay et al. (1998) in the faeces of donkeys, dogs, pigs, cow, and goat suggesting that E. intestinalis might also be of zoonotic origin.
Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the most frequent microsporidian found in humans, especially in Aids patients. It has been associated mainly with chronic diarrhoea, although it has been diagnosed in patients with other forms of immunosuppression and in immunocompetent travellers with self-limited diarrhoea (Weber & Bryan 1994, Sobottka et al. 1995). In addition, this pathogen has recently been detected in other natural hosts such as pigs (Deplazes et al. 1996, Breitenmoser et al. 1999, Rinder et al. 2000), cows, goats, pigs, chickens, cats, turkeys (Bornay et al. 1998), rabbits, dogs (del Aguila et al. 1999), and in simian immunodeficiency virus-inoculated monkeys (Tzipori et al. 1997, Mansfield et al. 1997). Consequently, this microsporidian infection may be more common than previously suspected.
Posted in Enterocytozoon bieneusi., food bourne outbreak, food contamination, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Microsporidia, Parasite
Update 23 December 2020: please note distribution has been extended to include Woolworths stores in NSW (in stores surrounding the ACT), TAS and ACT.
Date published: 23 December 2020
Woolworths is conducting a recall of Woolworths Cooked & Peeled Cocktail Prawns 1kg. The product has been available for sale at Woolworths stores in NSW (in stores surrounding the ACT), VIC, SA, NT, TAS, ACT and WA and at Woolworths Metro stores in VIC and ACT.
Best Before 21 02 2022
The recall is due to potential microbial contamination.
Food products with potential microbial contamination may cause illness if consumed.
Thailand
Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice and should return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund.
For further information please contact:
Woolworths
1800 103 515
https://www.woolworths.com.au/
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“NATUR favorites – Dried figs, 200 g”
Press release
An increased content of ochratoxin-A (OTA) was found.
Reference is made to the company’s consumer information sheet attached.
Baden-Württemberg:
poststelle@mlr.bwl.de
Schnellwarnung@rpda.hessen.de
Poststelle.Referat22@lua.rlp.de
Feinkostmanufaktur frisch & spracher GmbH, Pulsnitz / Saxony
Brandenburg: Konumenterschutz@Msgiv.Brandenburg.de
poststelle@sms.sachsen.de
