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UPDATE 4 July 2022: Based on internal investigation, Barry Callebaut said it confirms that no chocolate products affected by the salmonella-positive production entered the retail food chain, after the strain was detected at its factory in Wieze, Belgium, on Monday 27 June.

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USA – FDA Core Investigation Table

Posted on July 7, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

FDA

What’s New

For the Salmonella Braenderup outbreak in a not yet identified food (ref# 1075), the case count has increased from 42 to 59 cases.
For the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak (ref# 1057), a product linked to illnesses is ice cream from Big Olaf Creamery, located in Florida.

Date Posted	Ref #	Pathogen or Cause of Illness	Product(s) Linked to Illnesses (if any)	Total Case Count	Status
6/29/ 2022	1076	Not Yet Identified	Frozen Food	See Outbreak Advisory	Active
6/22/ 2022	1075	Salmonella Braenderup	Not Yet Identified	59	Active
6/22/ 2022	1072	Salmonella Paratyphi B var. L(+) tartrate+	Not Yet Identified	14	Active
6/15/ 2022	1070	Listeria monocytogenes	Not Yet Identified	12	Active
6/8/ 2022	1068	E. coli O157:H7	Not Yet Identified	10	Active
6/1/ 2022	1066	Hepatitis A Virus	Strawberries	See Outbreak Advisory	Active
5/25/ 2022	1067	Salmonella Senftenberg	Peanut Butter	See Outbreak Advisory	Active
4/20/ 2022	1064	Not Yet Identified	Dry Cereal	558 adverse event reports	Active
4/13/ 2022	1057	Listeria monocytogenes	Ice Cream	See CDC’s Investigation Notice	Active
3/30/ 2022	1060	None Identified	Meal Replacement Drink	6 adverse event reports	Closed
3/16/ 2022	1055	Salmonella Saintpaul	Not Identified	60	Closed
2/17/ 2022	1056	Cronobacter sakazakii	Powdered Infant Formula	See Advisory	Active (IMG)
2/9/ 2022	1040	Listeria monocytogenes	Not Identified	20	Closed
2/2/ 2022	1054	Enteroinvasive E. coli O143:H26	Not Identified	16	Closed
1/10/ 2022	1050	E. coli O121:H19	Romaine	4	Closed

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Research – Source of 7-year Listeria outbreak found in Germany

Posted on July 6, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

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German officials believe they have solved a seven-year Listeria outbreak that included the death of one man.

Using next generation sequencing (NGS) methods, the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) helped identify a likely connection between Listeria infections in Lower Bavaria and in the district of Altötting since 2015 and a food company.

The company was not named by authorities but they described it as a small businesses in the district of Passau that had various customers in the region. Local media reported it was a produce company that supplied canteens and care homes but not retailers.

Alongside the results from the NGS analysis, there are indications of an epidemiological connection to those sick based on the sales area.

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Spain – Establishment of the safe shelf life of certain ready-to-eat, sliced and prepacked foods in the retail trade, in relation to the risk of Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on July 6, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

ACSA

Report approved by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Food Safety in April 2022.

The Barcelona Public Health Agency (ASPB) asked the Scientific Advisory Committee on Food Safety for an opinion on the safe shelf life of Listeria monocytogenes in certain products (cheeses, cooked meats, including pâtés, and cured meats) sliced and prepackaged. before sale in retail.

The results of the evaluation indicated that the pre-packaged foods ready for consumption evaluated from the group of cheeses, cooked ham, pâtés and foie require the indication of “expiration date”, since the handling conditions expose the product to a potential contamination. by L. monocytogenes and the pH and _w (water activity) characteristics associated with these products are favorable for their growth.

The report was presented on June 20, 2022.

Report

EditorCatalan Food Safety Agency

pages37

Year2022

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Singapore – Lifting of suspension of Burger and Lobster Singapore Pte Ltd at Jewel Changi Airport

Posted on July 5, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

SFA

The Ministry of Health (MOH) and SFA received reports of gastroenteritis involving 131persons after consuming food prepared by Burger and Lobster Singapore Pte Ltd in Jewel Changi Airport between 7 and 15 May 2022. Five were hospitalised. To protect consumers from further public health risks, the food business operations of the outlet was suspended by SFA since 16 May and the suspension was lifted on 05 July 22.

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Czech Republic – Officials warn of increase in E. coli infections

Posted on July 5, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

A rise in Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections has prompted a warning by health officials in the Czech Republic.

The National Institute of Public Health (SZU) reported that in the first six months of this year 25 cases have been recorded and 15 of them occurred in the past two months.

Eight were reported in May and seven in June. That is more than half of all cases so far in 2022. The majority of those sick are children under the age of five. In 2021, 46 cases were recorded.

Sick people come from across the country but mostly Prague, the South Moravian and South Bohemian regions. Twelve infections were caused by E. coli O26 and six by E. coli O157.

People can become infected by contact with animals, eating insufficiently cooked meat, drinking unpasteurized milk, or by contact with an infected person.

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Category Archives: Microbiology

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Belgium – Barry Callebaut Salmonella outbreak: no infected chocolate entered the retail food chain

USA – FDA Core Investigation Table

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Research – Source of 7-year Listeria outbreak found in Germany

Spain – Establishment of the safe shelf life of certain ready-to-eat, sliced and prepacked foods in the retail trade, in relation to the risk of Listeria monocytogenes

Singapore – Lifting of suspension of Burger and Lobster Singapore Pte Ltd at Jewel Changi Airport

Czech Republic – Officials warn of increase in E. coli infections

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