Walmart is recalling Stallings Head Cheese which has been linked to a cluster of Salmonella Uganda illnesses in Louisiana. Stallings, which is based in Houston, issued a recall for 4,700 pounds of the product on January 24 after health officials had discovered the link to the illnesses.
RASFF – E.coli in Rope Mussels in France via Irland
RASFF – Histamine in Tuna Chunks in Denmark sourced in Thailand
Denmark – Histamine in Tuna in Denmark
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RASFF – Norovirus in Oysters in Italy sourced in France
RASFF – Moulds in Chocolate and Ornage Spread in France sourced in Denmark
RASSF – Histamine in Tuna in France sourced in Vietnam
RASFF – Histamine in Tune in Italy sourced in Spain
RASFF – E.coli in Clams in Italy sourced in Spain via France
RASFF – Ochratoxin in Figs in Germany source in Turkey
Greece – Bacillus cereus in Soy Cheese Cubes
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A total of 20 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 8 states.
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Tagged ill persons, pet hedgehogs, salmonella infection, salmonella infections, salmonella typhimurium
A Concord deli has been closed by Contra Costa County environmental health officials due to norovirus contamination.
Marilyn Underwood, environmental health department director, said the North Park Deli on Nelson Avenue was shut down late Tuesday afternoon. It’s uncertain when the eatery will re-open.
Underwood said two employees at the deli have tested positive for the virus.
She said her department was first notified of the illness when 15 people who were at an event catered by North Park Deli on Friday evening became sick over the weekend.
It usually takes 36 to 48 hours after exposure for norovirus symptoms to appear.
Underwood said anyone who visited the deli late last week or early this week and becomes sick should avoid contact with other people. In addition, surfaces and other contaminated items should be cleaned with bleach.
San Jose Valley Veal, a Santa Clara, Calif. establishment, is recalling
approximately 1,260 pounds of veal trimmings that may be contaminated with
E. Coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
Ministry for Primary Industries
Jindi’ Brand Cheese imported from Australia – includes brand names ‘Old Telegraph Road’ and ‘Top Paddock’.
This is a precautionary recall due to an outbreak of Listeriosis illness in Australia linked to other Jindi brand products.
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Tagged climate, environment, outbreak, paddock, science, telegraph road
During the current norovirus outbreak, the FSA is reminding people what they can do when preparing food to minimise the likelihood of food contamination. Tackling foodborne norovirus is one of the priorities for the Agency, as part of its Foodborne Disease Strategy. (see link above)
Luxembourg – Listeria in Chicken Curry
RASFF – Norovirus in Chilled Live Oysters in Denmark source in France
RASFF – Salmonella in Turkey Breast in Sweden sourced in Brazil via Denmark
RASFF – Norovirus in Clams in Italy sourced in Tunisia
RASFF – Yersinia enterocolitica in chilled pork ham in Italy sourced in Spain
This is a very interesting article in Food Safety News which I think would be of interest to Food Microbiologists and the Produce industry alike. the link will take you to the full article
Leafy greens, lettuce, cantaloupes, mangoes and strawberries. These are just some of the foods that have sickened or even killed people when they were contaminated with foodborne pathogens such as E. coli, Listeria and Salmonella.
Amidst the confusing swirl of information about these and other produce outbreaks, the question arises: Were some of these pathogens inside the produce? Could it be — in some cases, anyway — that the plant’s roots sucked the pathogens up out of the soil and transferred them through the plant into its edible parts?
Posted in Bacteria, E.coli, E.coli O103, E.coli O157, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Testing, Food Virus, Foodborne Illness, Hepatitis A, Hygiene, Illness, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, O103, Research, Salmonella
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