Category Archives: Pathogen

CIFA – Recall Fresh Shelled Peas – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on July 10, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CIFA

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Thomas Bros. Farm Market are warning the public not to consume the fresh shelled peas described below because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product, fresh shelled peas, was sold from Thomas Bros. Farm Market located at 5856 Colonel Talbot Road, London, Ontario on June 27, 2012. The packages do not bear a label identifying the store name and other information.

Consumers who have this fresh product in their homes or may have frozen it are advised not to consume it.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

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RASFF and Other Alerts – Mould, Listeria, Salmonella,Aflatoxins, STEC, Campylobacter

Posted on July 6, 2012 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Mould in Cheddar Cheese in Denmark sourced in the UK.

RASFF – Salmonella in Roasted Soya Beans in Belgium.

RASFF – Campylobacter in Fresh Whole Chicken in Denmark sourced in Germany.

RASFF – Salmonella in Galacto Oligosaccharide in Netherlands sourced in South Korea

RASFF – STEC E.coli Bovine Meat in Belgium

RASFF – Aflatoxins in Groundnuts in Netherlands sourced in Nicaragua.

Denmark – Undesirable bacteria in Yoghurt

Denmark – Mould on Cheese products.

Germany – Salmonella in Teewurst Sausage

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Australia – Sour Cream Recall – E.coli

Posted on July 5, 2012 by | Leave a comment

FSANZ

Coles Supermarkets have recalled Coles Lite Sour Cream (300ml) from its stores in WA due to E.coli contamination. Food contaminated with E.coli may cause illness if consumed. Consumers should not eat this product and should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.

 

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella, Listeria, Histamine

Posted on July 4, 2012 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella in Chicken Breast Filets in Denmark sourced in Poland

RASFF – Histamine in Chilled Tuna in France sourced in Spain.

RASFF – Listeria in Chilled Smoked Salmon in Italy sourced in Denmark.

German Site – Listeria in Mainzer Cheese, Salmonella in Smoked Ham

 

 

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US – Botulism Outbreak

Posted on July 4, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

Three Oregonians were hospitalized with boutlism after eating at a private barbecue, according to state health officials. 

The Clostridium botulinum bacteria that infected these individuals is thought to have come from home-canned foods served at the event, held in Deschutes County. All three victims were residents of the county, located in central Oregon.     
 
The public should see this outbreak as an example of the dangers of improper home canning, warns the agency.

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Food Standards Agency – New Q&A E.coli O157

Posted on July 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

FSA

The Food Standards Agency has today published the third edition of the Q&A on its guidance document E.coli O157: control of cross-contamination.

This new version of the Q&A addresses a number of issues that have arisen since the publication of the second edition in November 2011.

Among the issues addressed are:

  • an update on the extension of Remedial Action Notices as an enforcement power
  • advice on the use of the same food preparation sink for raw and ready-to-eat foods
  • clarification of when worktops are considered to be non-food contact surfaces
  • whether a change of use from raw to ready-to-eat foods is possible for ‘complex equipment’
  • advice on the cleaning of probes

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RASFF Alerts – Histamine/Listeria/Salmonella

Posted on July 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Cheese from Italy – Listeria monocytogenes

RASFF – Yellow Fin Tuna – Histamine in the UK product from Vietnam

RASFF – Salmonella in Oats in Norway sourced in Sweden

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US Dole Fresh Vegetables Third Recall this Year – Listeria

Posted on July 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

FDA

Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 1,077 cases of bagged salads. The products being recalled are Kroger Fresh Selections Greener Supreme coded N158 211B 1613 KR04 with Use-by date of June 19 and UPC 11110 91039, Kroger Fresh Selections Leafy Romaine coded N158 111B KR11 with Use-by date of June 19 and UPC 11110 91046 and Wal Mart Marketside Leafy Romaine coded N158111B with Use-by date of June19 and UPC code 81131 02781 due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials. No illnesses have been reported in association with the recall.

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US – Update on Salmonella fron Turtles

Posted on July 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Bulletin

The CDC has released updated information about multistate outbreaks of Salmonella linked to small turtles. So far, 149 people in 28 states are infected with outbreak strains of four types of bacteria: Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona, Salmonella Newport, and Salmonella Poona. We’ve told you about this outbreak in March 2012 and again in May 2012. In the last update, there were five outbreaks; now there are six.

Very interesting as a UK food laboratory that Salmonella Poona used to be many laboratories control strain.

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UK – Darlington Pub – Four in Hospital – Salmonella

Posted on July 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The Northern Echo

FOUR people have been hospitalised after an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning at a Darlington pub that also led to another 15 people falling ill.

The Copper Beech pub, in Neasham Road, has voluntarily stopped serving food after a number of cases of the infectious disease were linked to its kitchens.

Officers from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) have started an investigation to discover the source of the outbreak, which they believe has now been contained.

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