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RASFF Alerts – Sallmonella – Clams – Ice Cream – Pork – Centella – Salami – Turkey

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RASFF – Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen cooked clam (Meretrix lyrata) from Vietnam in Spain

RASFF -Salmonella typhimurium in chilled pork sides from Germany in Norway

RASFF -Salmonella Weltevreden (present /25g) in fresh centella (Centella asiatica) from Sri Lanka in Finland

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in ham onion salami from Germany

RASFF -Salmonella Saint Paul (presence /25g) in frozen turkey breast from Brazil, via Belgium in Finland

RASFF -Salmonella in ice cream from Serbia in Croatia

RASFF -Salmonella spp. in frozen cooked clams (Meretrix lyrata) from Vietnam in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen cooked clams (Meretrix spp) from Vietnam in Portugal

 

 

 

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Soy Bean – Animal Protein

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RASFF -Salmonella Senftenberg (in 2 out of 10 /25g) and Salmonella Tennessee (in 1 out of 10 /25g) in soybean meal from Italy in Austria

RASFF – Salmonella Montevideo (present /25g), Salmonella Oranienburg (presenr /25g) and Salmonella Senftenberg (present /25g) in soy bean meal from Italy in Austria

RASFF -Salmonella Rissen (presence /25g) in processed animal proteins (pork) from France in Belgium

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Australia – 55 Sick Norovirus Outbreak

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Consumer Food Safetynorovirus-2(1)

At least 55 children and their teachers became violently ill with nausea, vomiting, dehydration and diarrhea during a three-day stay at the Borambola Sport and Recreation Centre in New South Wales, Australia.

Eleven ambulances from across the region and medical staff from Wagga Base Hospital were called to the center.

Initially the number of those affected was only small, but it quickly became apparent it was highly contagious with about 55 falling ill over the course of just a few hours.

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Norway – 18 Sick Salmonella Outbreak

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Global DispatchSalm

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), or the Folkehelseinstituttet reported an outbreak during the month of November caused by a relatively rare strain of the salmonella bacteria, according to a news release this week .

The outbreak of Salmonella Coeln has sickened at least 18 people in several counties (Oslo, Rogaland, Akershus, Nordland Oppland Oslo, Troms, Rogaland, Hordaland, Western College and Østfold) across the country.

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UK – Salmonella Outbreak at a Nursery Source Unknown

Posted on November 28, 2013 by | Leave a comment

thetele.co.ukSalmonella

An NHS investigation has failed to find the source of a salmonella outbreak that hit Dundee toddlers.

Eight youngsters from the city’s Technotots nursery were struck down with salmonella, with NHS Tayside’s health protection team and city council environmental health officers launching a “wide-ranging” investigation.

However, they were unable to confirm where the Brunel Road nursery’s outbreak stemmed from.

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USA – Herring Fillet Recall – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on November 28, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning BulletinEurofins Food Testing UK

ZIP International Group is recalling herring fillet in oil because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the consumption of this product. The herring is a product of Russia.

The recalled product is herring fillet in oil (FOSFOREL, ATLANTIKA) in 400 gram plastic packages. The best by dates are 18/01/2014 and UPC number is 4607095500208). It was sold in retail grocery stores in New York state beginning on 11/01/2013 and ending on 11/14/2013. Routine sampling by the New York State Department of Agriculture found the pathogenic bacteria

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USA Research – CDC/FDA – Genome Sequencing of Food Pathogens

Posted on November 27, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

In a prior APHLTech blog post (NGS in Action: FDA’s Genome TRAKR Network), Victor Waddell of the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory described the newly formed network of laboratories formed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Known collectively as Genome TRAKR, the member laboratories perform whole genome sequencing (WGS) on bacterial foodborne pathogens isolated primarily from food and environmental sources.

Original Article APHLT

On September 1, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began a partnership with the FDA GenomeTRAKR network to utilize the network to conduct WGS of all Listeria monocytogenes collected from reported human illness cases in the United States. This effort leverages public health resources to evaluate and potentially move this promising new technology forward for more routine use in public health laboratories nationwide.

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UK – Research – Livestock Associated with MSRA

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Food Safety NewsStaphylococcus

The U.K. Department of Health (DH) has identified the presence of livestock-associated MRSA in turkeys and chickens on a farm in East Anglia. (MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.)

The BBC reports that it’s the first case of LA-MRSA in poultry in the U.K., and that two-thirds of the turkeys on the unnamed farm were infected. Hundreds of turkeys may have already been sold to local retail outlets.

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The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) has identified the presence of Livestock-Associated Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in poultry on a farm in East Anglia.

LA-MRSA is not the same as those that cause the healthcare associated infections that affect people. The risk of getting LA-MRSA from eating poultry meat is very low if the meat is handled hygienically and cooked thoroughly to kill any bacteria. The risk of the general public catching LA-MRSA from an animal is also very low.

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HPA Scotland – Contaminated Water Tanks

Posted on November 27, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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A recent Estates and Facilities Alert issued by Health Facilities Scotland (HFS) has noted that contamination of water supplies was found in two recent projects within NHS Scotland. Extensive testing traced the source to the cold water storage tanks which gave TVC (Total Viable Count) readings for Pseudomonas in excess of 500cfu/100ml (after 72-hour incubation). TVC readings fell to 0cfu/100ml immediately after disinfecting the tanks but had reverted to high levels at later re-testing.

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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Mint Leaves – Warty Venus – Mussels

Posted on November 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -high count of Escherichia coli (1100 CFU/g) in fresh mint leaves from Cambodia in Norway

RASFF -high count of Escherichia coli (930 MPN/100g) in warty venus (Venus verrucosa) from Croatia in italy

RASFF -too high count of Escherichia coli (260 MPN/100g) in live mussels from France

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