Category Archives: Hygiene

Canada – Recall Artisan Wraps Italian Style Meats around Fresh Mozzarella – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 13, 2013 by KSW | Leave a comment

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. are warning the public not to consume Formaggio brand Artisan Wraps Italian Style Meats around Fresh Mozzarella because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

The Importer, Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd., Ottawa, Canada is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

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Posted in Bacteria, CFIA, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Testing, Hygiene, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, Recall

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 12, 2013 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella spp. (present /25g) in frozen cooked shrimps (Penaeus spp.) from India in France

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) and Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in fuet (extra dried ready-to-eat) sausages from Spain in France

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Tagged food, listeria monocytogenes, rasff, salmonella spp, sausages

USA – Cruise Ship – Norovirus – Again

Posted on March 11, 2013 by KSW | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Bulletin

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Vision of the Sea has reported an outbreak of norovirus that has sickened at least 105 people, according to the San Francisco Gate. The ship had 1,991 passengers on board and 772 crew members, which means 5.3% of the passengers were sickened.

The ship docked in Port Everglades, Florida on Friday March 7, 2013 and was thoroughly cleaned and sanitized before its next journey. Passengers “responded well to treatment”, according to the company.

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Posted in Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Technology, Food Testing, Food Virus, Foodborne Illness, Hygiene, Illness, Microbiology, Norovirus, Pathogen, Virus

Tagged caribbean cruise ship, royal caribbean cruise, transportation

Denmark – Worlds Greatest Restaurant- 67 Sick

Posted on March 9, 2013 by KSW | Leave a comment

Copenhagen Post

A total of 67 guests succumb to vomiting and diarrhoea after dining at Noma, Denmark’s most famous gourmet restaurant

Fødevarestyrelsen criticised Noma for not disinfecting the kitchen in time in order to prevent the contagion from spreading and also said there was no hot water in the taps that staff used to wash their hands (Photo: Scanpix)

Noma’s reputation as one of the world’s best gourmet restaurants was blighted today after it was revealed that 67 people had become ill after eating there.

The national food authorities, Fødevarestyrelsen, inspected the restaurant on February 20 after it received reports that a number of the restaurant’s guests had become ill with Roskilde Sickness, a norovirus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea, after dining there from February 12-16.

Out of 78 guests served over the period, a total of 63 fell ill, which prompted Fødevarestyrelsen to make an inspection in which it found hygiene problems.

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Tagged copenhagen post, food, food authorities, hygiene problems, restaurants, vomiting and diarrhoea

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 8, 2013 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in frozen smoked bacon from Belgium distributed to Russia

RASFF– Listeria monocytogenes (present /25g) in smoked salmon from the United States in Austria

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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Clams and Mussels

Posted on March 8, 2013 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Too high count of Escherichia coli (1400 MPN/100g) in clams (Veneus Gallina) from Italy in Italy

RASFF – Too high count of Escherichia coli (790 MPN/100g) in mussels ((Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

RASFF – too high count of Escherichia coli (1300 MPN/100g) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

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Canada – Research -Parasites in Retail Leafy Greens

Posted on March 7, 2013 by KSW | Leave a comment

CTV News

In the first-ever large-scale study of its kind, Canadian researchers have tested how clean pre-washed packages of leafy greens really are, and found parasites in dozens of samples purchased in Ontario.

Looking at 544 samples of store-bought, pre-washed salads, researchers from Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada found nearly one-tenth of the samples were contaminated with either cyclospora, cryptosporidium or giardia — parasites that can cause intestinal illness, such as diarrhea.

“In the present study, a relatively high prevalence of all three parasites was found in packaged, ready-to-eat leafy greens,” said the study, published recently in the Journal of Food Protection.

To conduct the study, the research team purchased a total of 544 prewashed salad samples between April 2009 and March 2010 — all in the Waterloo, Ont. area. After testing the samples, the team found:

Nine (1.7%) of the samples tested positive for cyclospora;
32 (5.7%) of the samples tested positive for cryptosporidium;
10 (1.8%) of the samples tested positive for giardia.

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New Zealand – Cryptosporidium Outbreak?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by KSW | Leave a comment

The New Zealand Herald

Hawke’s Bay’s water operators are checking the region’s supplies for contamination of Cryptosporidium.

Health authorities have issued a warning following the diagnosis of 45 people over the past two months.

Medical Officer of Health Dr Nicholas Jones said the health protection team is analysing information to establish the cause of the outbreak – and expect there is more than one source.

“We’ve been in touch with the water operators and they don’t think they’ve got problems at the moment, but obviously it’s something we’re going to be looking into in more detail,” said Dr Jones.