Dale T. Smith and Sons Meat Packing, a Draper, Utah establishment, is recalling approximately 38,200 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Highline Mushrooms are warning the public not to consume the Sliced White Mushrooms described below because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The following Sliced White Mushrooms, sold in 227 g (8 oz) containers bearing lot code L410805 followed by a 4-digit time code (e.g., L4108051420) and a Best Before date of 12AU15, are affected by this alert:
| Brand | UPC |
|---|---|
| Highline Mushrooms | 7 71163 00005 2 |
| Compliments | 0 68820 10090 4 |
These products have been distributed in Ontario and may have been distributed in other provinces as well.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
Posted in Bacteria, CFIA, Eurofins Laboratories, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, Recall
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Highline Mushrooms are warning the public not to consume the Sliced White Mushrooms described below because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The following Sliced White Mushrooms, sold in 227 g (8 oz) containers bearing lot code L410805 followed by a 4-digit time code (e.g., L4108051420) and a Best Before date of 12AU15, are affected by this alert:
| Brand | UPC |
|---|---|
| Highline Mushrooms | 7 71163 00005 2 |
| Compliments | 0 68820 10090 4 |
These products have been distributed in Ontario and may have been distributed in other provinces as well.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
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RASFF – Campylobacter in Chicken Breast Fillet in Denmark sourced in France.
RASFF – Pseudomans aeruginosa in Mineral Water in Cyprus sourced in Greece
RASFF – STEC E.coli in Soyabean Sprouts in Austria sourced in Italy
RASFF – Aflatoxins in Whole Nutmeg in France souced in Indonesia.
Posted in Aflatoxin, Bacteria, E.coli, EHEC, Eurofins Laboratories, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Histamine, Hygiene, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, Pseudomonas, RASFF, Recall, Salmonella, Sprouting Seeds, STEC, Toxin
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Update 13 August: Legionnaires’ disease in Stoke-on-Trent
13 August 2012
A further case of Legionnaires’ disease has been confirmed in the Stoke-on-Trent outbreak bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 21. The case, a man in his seventies, is recovering in hospital.
This new case is not unexpected. It can take up to two weeks following exposure for people to develop symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease and a further few days before they might see their GP.
A spokesperson for University Hospital of North Staffordshire said: “Three patients remain in hospital and all are in a stable or improving condition.”
Media enquiries: Contact the Health Protection Agency West Midlands press office on 0121 232 9223
Posted in Bacteria, Eurofins Laboratories, Food Safety, HPA, Legionella, Microbiology, outbreak, Pathogen
Tagged science
A puke fest is underway on the Carnival Glory cruise ship, with passengers taking to the message boards at Cruise Critic to comment that passengers are suffering from diarrhea and other norovirus-like symptoms,
The message board states that Carnival prepared a letter to passengers this weekend that passengers on the prior cruise experienced norovirus sickness. Several passengers are stating that the current cruise has been plagued by norovirus as well. Some comments mention the strong smell of vomit in public areas of the cruise ship.
One passenger comments that the Centers for Disease control (CDC) came onto the Glory on August 9th.
Reference Number: 7321
Recalling Firm: STELLAR SMOKED SALMON
Date of Recall: 8/7/2012
Recall Classification: 3
Distribution : Ontario
Extent of the Product Distribution : Retail
| Brand Name | Common Name | Size | Codes(s) on Product | UPC | Reason for Recall: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STELLAR SMOKE SALMON | SLICED SMOKED SALMON | 125 g | All codes | None / Aucun | Microbiological – Clostridium botulinum |
Ten listeria cases were detected among patients with febrile diarrhoea in the Vaasa city hospital during the month of July. Two more cases were detected in Eastern Finland, one in Juva and one in Mikkeli. No deaths have occurred. The bacterial strains typed were identical which may imply a common source of infection.
Listeria is a food-borne infection. The exposure period in Vaasa is presumably between July 13th and 17th. The food items consumed by the patients have been identified and are now currently under investigation. The identification of the source of the infection for the cases in Eastern Finland has been initiated.
Oysters from the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. in Marin County have been linked to an outbreak of bacterial illness that has affected three people so far, according to state health officials.
Consumers are being warned not to eat shucked and in-shell oysters from the Inverness company because they may be contaminated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a rod-shaped, curved bacterium that can cause serious illness, according to the California Department of Health.
Posted in Bacteria, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Illness, Microbiology, outbreak, Pathogen, Recall, Vibrio, Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Tagged inverness company, shell oysters
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is recalled fresh cilantro sold at certain stores after testing found it may be contaminated with Salmonella. The particular serotype of the bacteria has not been announced. The cilantro was grown in California; the MDA is working with the FDA and the State of California to find the source of the herb.
Burch Equipment LLC in North Carolina is expanding its recent recall of nearly 189,000 cantaloupes to now include all of this growing season’s cantaloupes and honeydew melons distributed in 18 states because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Ready Pac Foods Inc. is recalling apples shipped to 36 U.S. states for restaurants and grocery stores because of potential contamination from the bacterium Listeria.
Posted in Bacteria, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, Recall, Salmonella
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