Category Archives: Microbiology

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Turkey – Meat Balls – Poultry – Farm – Rawhide

Posted on September 14, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen turkey meat preparations (Aves) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in meat balls from Sweden

RASFF-Salmonella Derby (presence /25g) in frozen poultry preparations (Aves) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken fillet from Poland in France

RASFF-Salmonella enterica in frozen chicken from Brazil in Spain

RASFF-Suspicion of Salmonella (poultry farm sampled for environmental research revealed the presence of Salmonella enteritidis) in chilled poultry meat from Poland

RASFF -Salmonella Kentucky (presence /25g) in tripe filled rawhide bone from India in the UK

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts – Pistachio Paste

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RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 155 / B1 = 139 / B1 = 90.6 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts for birdfeed from Nigeria in the UK

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 10 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 5.72; Tot. = 6.72 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio paste from Italy in Germany

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 6.9 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from Brazil in the Netherlands

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USA – Beef Products Recall – E.coli O157

Posted on September 14, 2013 by | 1 comment

Food Safety News

A Dodge City, KS, beef packer has recalled about 700 pounds of beef tongue root filet products for potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced late Thursday.

National Beef Packing Co. produced the products on Aug. 19, which were then shipped to a distributor in Amarillo, TX, for further processing.

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UK – FSA Recall Watercress E.coli O157

Posted on September 12, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Sainsbury’s is recalling all of its bagged watercress and salads containing watercress as a precautionary measure, due to a possible association with an outbreak of E.coli O157 that has made 15 people ill.

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UK – FSA Salmonella Outbreak investigation

Posted on September 12, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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An outbreak of an unusual type of salmonella infection, Salmonella Typhimurium, across England and Wales is being investigated by Public Health England, Public Health Wales, the FSA and local authority environmental health officers.

A total of 21 confirmed cases in Wales and 30 in England have been reported, with 9 cases known to have required hospitalisation. Other potential cases are being investigated in both countries.

The outbreak was first detected in Wales in August and centred mainly in North Wales (Conwy and Gwynedd), with additional clusters being investigated in England in the Thames Valley, Leeds, Cumbria and Stafford areas.

Cases are widely geographically distributed in patients aged 7 months to 87 years.

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USA – Chicken Jerky Dog Chews – Salmonella 21 Cases

Posted on September 11, 2013 by | 1 comment

Food Safety News

At least 21 people in New Hampshire have fallen ill with Salmonella in an outbreak connected to Joey’s Jerky brand chicken jerky, a product made for dogs. The product has been voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer, Kritters Kitchen Kreations.

The contaminated jerky was sold at the following six stores in New Hampshire: America’s Pet in Hudson, Blue Seal in Bow, K9 Kaos in Dover, Osborne’s Agway in Concord, Sandy’s Pet Food Center in Concord and The Yellow Dogs Barn in Barrington.

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UK – FSA Campylobacter Plan

Posted on September 10, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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The FSA has recently outlined a refreshed strategy to reduce the number of people getting ill from campylobacter. The strategy will be discussed by the FSA Board at its meeting in Aberdeen on Wednesday, 11 September.

Campylobacter is the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK. It is considered to be responsible for about 460,000 cases of food poisoning, 22,000 hospitalisations and 110 deaths each year and a significant proportion of these cases come from poultry. An FSA survey of chicken on sale in the UK (2007/8) indicated that 65% of chicken on sale in shops was contaminated with campylobacter.

Reducing cases of campylobacter is the FSA’s top food safety priority but monitoring carried out by the FSA shows there is no evidence of change in the proportion of the most highly contaminated chickens since 2008.

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Smoked Trout – Bacon

Posted on August 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (in 4 out 5 samples) in smoked trout from Turkey from the Netherlands

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (<10 CFU/g) in bacon from Italy in France

 

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Food Safety App – ITunes Store

Posted on August 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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A new app out of Ireland is set to make the task of maintaining adequate food hygiene and safety standards easier than ever.

Developed by environmental health graduates and colleagues Emer Murphy and Michael O’Rourke, ‘Safe Food Healthy Business’ features both written information and tutorials that business owners can leverage to guarantee the health and safety of their customers.

“We developed the app due to the increased number of food businesses closing because of poor food hygiene standards in Ireland,” said Murphy.

The idea for the app was conceived in August 2012, and it was launched in February after six months of information and software development.

The app offers:

  • Guidelines for dealing with food poisoning outbreaks
  • Tips for pest control identification and elimination
  • Information about the latest food alerts
  • Advice for setting up a food business
  • Tips for managing food allergies
  • Information business owners can leverage when setting up a new business
  • Guidelines for managing E. coli 0157
  • HACCP templates business owners can refer to in order to ensure they comply with food safety laws
  • Information about who to contact for food safety products and services

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USA – Salmonella Outbreak – Guinea Pig Meat!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Salmonella was confirmed in a number of people hospitalized earlier this month after consuming a traditional Ecuadorean dish containing guinea pig at a Minneapolis street fair. However, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Wednesday that some of the 81 people sickened had not eaten the dish.

The report quoted a city spokesman saying that while the food vendor had a city permit, he sold unapproved food which had been improperly handled.

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