The Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) issued a health and safety advisory due to the sale of marijuana which failed laboratory testing. The products were sold between 12/27/2018 and 12/30/2018 at HG Lansing. This recall affects the product batches listed in the link above of flower sold from HG Lansing – License PC-000159 located at 1116 E. Oakland Ave., Lansing MI 48906:
RASFF-rye ergot (Claviceps purpurea) (1115 mg/kg – ppm) in rye from Germany in Belgium
RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Newport (present /25g) in dog chews from China in Germany
RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in organic sunflower cakes from Austria in Germany
RASFF-Salmonella in dog chews from Germany in Germany
RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg (presence /25g) in soybean meal from Italy in Austria
RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Tennessee (presence /250g) in rapeseed meal from Germany in Finland
RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Derby (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (presence /25g) in dried pig ears from Germany in Austria
RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Münster (presence /25g) in rapeseed meal from Russia in Finland
RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Hessarek (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in dog chews from Germany in Austria
RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Münster (presence /25g) in rapeseed meal from Russia in Finland
RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in organic soy expeller from Kazakhstan, via Russia in Finland
RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Derby (present /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium monophasic (1 ,4, [5], 12:i:-) (present /25g) in dog chews from Belgium, via Germany in Austria
Just Natural is recalling packets of its chicken and tripe dog food because they contain salmonella.
The brand has contacted affected stockists and is urging customers to return unused packets to the shop they have bought it from for a possible refund.
The Ministry for Primary Industries today extended the public health warning against collecting shellfish in the Northland east coast region. The affected area now extends from North Cape (Outo) south to Cape Karikari (Whakapouaka). The warning includes Parengarenga, Houhoura and Rangaunu Harbours.
This warning has been extended due to a reported illness from someone consuming shellfish collected from Rarawa Beach.
MPI is undertaking sampling and testing of shellfish from this region. Test results have shown levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins above the safe limit of 0.8 mg/kg set by MPI.
Anyone eating shellfish from this area is potentially at risk of illness.
Mussels, oysters, tuatua, pipi, toheroa, cockles, scallops, catseyes, kina (sea urchin) and all other bivalve shellfish should not be eaten.
Note: cooking shellfish does not remove the toxin.
Pāua, crab and crayfish may still be eaten if the gut has been completely removed prior to cooking, as toxins accumulate in the gut. If the gut is not removed its contents could contaminate the meat during the cooking process.
Kroger is recalling cooked shrimp that was actually sold raw or undercooked because they could be a potential health hazard. That means the shrimp could be contaminated with spoilage bacteria or with bacteria that could make you sick. The Kroger shrimp was sold in stores in parts of Michigan, central and northwest Ohio, and northwestern Virginia. This recall also includes Fry’s, King Soopers, and Smith’s grocery stores that are part of the Kroger chain.
Consumers may contact:
Aqua Star Consumer Hotline at 1-800-232-6280
We are sorry for this inconvenience. Your safety is important to us.
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Contamination of the inanimate environment around patients constitutes an important reservoir of MRSA. Here we describe the effect of introducing a universal disinfection wipe in all wards on the rates of MRSA acquisitions and bacteraemias across a large UK teaching hospital.
A segmented Poisson regression model was used to detect any significant changes in the monthly numbers per 100,000 bed days of MRSA acquisitions and bacteraemias from April 2013 – December 2017 across QEHB.
From April 2013 to April 2016, cleaning of ward areas and multi-use patient equipment by nursing staff consisted of a two-wipe system. Firstly, a detergent wipe was used, which was followed by a disinfection step using an alcohol wipe. In May 2016, QEHB discontinued the use of a two-wipe system for cleaning and changed to a one wipe system utilising a combined cleaning and disinfection wipe containing a quaternary ammonium compound. The segmented Poisson regression model demonstrated that the rate of MRSA acquisition/100,000 patient bed days was affected by the introduction of the new wiping regime (20.7 to 9.4 per 100,000 patient bed days; p <0.005).
Using a Poisson model we demonstrated that the average hospital acquisition rate of MRSA/100,000 patient bed days reduced by 6.3% per month after the introduction of the new universal wipe.
We suggest that using a simple one wipe system for nurse cleaning is an effective strategy to reduce the spread and incidence of healthcare associated MRSA.
The note stresses on the fact that radiation technology can be termed as one process with multiple uses. The application of food irradiation on the basis of dose requirements like low, medium and high can help in extension of shelf-life, destruction of storage and quarantine insect pests, and killing of parasites, pathogens and spoilage microorganisms.
In India, regulations on radiation processing have been notified under Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016. Further, as per FSS (Food Products Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011, irradiated products are labelled and can be identified with the ‘Radura’ logo in a typical label:
SCOTS dog owners have been urged to check their pooches’ food after a number of products were recalled when traces of salmonella were found.
Avondale Pet Foods Ltd recalled Just Natural Chicken & Tripe as shoppers could unwittingly have bought the contaminated grub.
