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Turkey – Tourists Food Poisoning

Posted on June 6, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CRI – English

Some 83 tourists were hospitalised Wednesday night due to an outbreak of food poisoning in the seaside city of Bodrum, about 790 km south of Turkey’s Istanbul, the semi-official Anatolia News Agency reported Thursday.

A provincial health director said that the tourists had been diagnosed with nausea and heavy stomach aches.

Officials from Food, Agriculture and Animal Breeding ministry took samples of the food and drinks that the tourists might have consumed.

Bodrum District Gov. Mehmet Godekmerdan said that they were conducting an investigation at the tourists’ hotel.

“We sent the samples to the laboratory and we will announce the results tomorrow,” he said.

Bodrum is a port city in Mugla Province in the southwestern Aegean Region of Turkey.

 

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Gleneagles Food Scare – Norovirus

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Scotsman

MORE than 100 people connected to the Gleneagles Hotel have been hit by a suspected norovirus outbreak.

The luxury Auchterarder venue is working with NHS Tayside to identify the cause of the cases of vomiting and diarrhoea and put in place infection-control measures.

Most of the cases only came to light after guests who had stayed there last weekend contacted the hotel after falling ill.

Some staff and hotel residents are still recovering, but an NHS spokeswoman said nobody had been taken to hospital.

A spokeswoman for Gleneagles said a “mix” of residents, guests and staff were affected

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Oysters Recalled – USA – Norovirus

Posted on June 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Bulletin

As a result of the FDA ban on Korean shellfish for unsanitary conditions and the presence of norovirus, Crown Prince Seafood is recalling oyster products. All of the company’s wholesalers are instructed to suspend shipments, and retailers should remove these products from their shelves.

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Hawaii – Recall – Ready to Eat Pork – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on June 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

USDA 

Keoki’s Lau Lau, a Honolulu, HI establishment, is recalling approximately 400 pounds of a ready-to-eat pork product due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The following product is subject to recall:

  • 12 oz. tubs of “Keoki’s Kalua Brand Pork”
  • 48 oz. tubs of “Keoki’s Kalua Brand Pork”

The problem was discovered by the firm during follow-up testing conducted after a positive result from a FSIS routine monitoring sample. FSIS and the company have not received any reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of the products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.

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US – Six Year Old Dies – E.coli Infection with HUS

Posted on June 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Bulletin

On May 26, 2012, a six year old boy in Massachusetts died from an E. coli infection, according to the Massachusetts Department of Health and the Worcester Department of Public Health. A press release by the City of Worcester, obtained by Food Poisoning Bulletin, confirms that he died from complications of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

The source of exposure has not yet been determined at this time. Officials are treating this as an isolated case, consistent with a food borne illness.”

It only takes 100 E. coli 0157 bacteria to make a healthy person sick. One bacterium is about 0.002 centimeters long, so a small amount of food can be easily contaminated with that amount. Children are more susceptible to complications from this type of infection because their immune systems are still developing.

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CIFA Recalls – Salmonella and Clostridium botulinum

Posted on June 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CIFA 

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Pusateri’s Fine Foods is warning the public not to consume certain vacuum packaged fish products, described below, because the products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by this bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness.

CIFA

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Les Aliments 2000 Inc. are warning the public not to consume Cuisine du Viêt-nam brand Butterfly Knots Honey & Sesame because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product, Cuisine du Viêt-nam brand Butterfly Knots Honey & Sesame, is sold in 102 g packages bearing UPC 8 59912 00102 1. All lot codes are affected by this alert.

This product has been distributed in Quebec.

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

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FSANZ – Recall Chorizo Sausage – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on June 1, 2012 by | Leave a comment

FSANZ 

Marsh Butcheries has recalled vacuum-packed chorizo sausages from its retail store in Stratford, Cairns in QLD due to the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes. Consumers should not eat this product. Listeria may cause illness in pregnant women and their unborn babies, the elderly and people with low immune systems. Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella, Listeria, E.coli

Posted on June 1, 2012 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella Caracas in Ground Cumin from Turkey ans Syria

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk sheep cheese coated with herbs from France

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes in Manouri Sheeps cheese from Greece.

RASFF – Salmonella Isangui in rapeseed meal from Kazakhstan.

RASFF – Salmonella in minced meat products from Sweden.

RASFF – Salmonella in poultry cutlets from Germany.

RASFF – Shigatoxin E.coli in rump steak from Argentina.

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Fiddleheads Warning – Foodborne Illness………

Posted on June 1, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The Star

Fiddleheads can prove a delightful addition to any locavore’s diet, if, that is, the curled ferns are cooked properly.

Seven cases of illness associated with eating fiddleheads have been reported by residents to Toronto Public Health since the beginning of May, spokeswoman Kris Scheuer said. One case involved a family of four.

Raw or undercooked fiddleheads have been known to sporadically cause unpleasant symptoms of food poisoning since 1994, according to Health Canada. The symptoms typically last for less than a day.

Only a few people have been affected, but their temporary sickness serves as a reminder to the public to wash and cook the seasonal greens carefully and not to eat them raw.

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CDC Report on Illness from Mail Order Chicks and Ducks – Salmonella

Posted on June 1, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CDC

A total of 93 persons infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Newport, and Salmonella Lille have been reported from 23 states. There have been 18 hospitalisations from this outbreak.

Collaborative investigative efforts of local, state, and federal public health and agriculture officials linked this outbreak of human Salmonella infections to exposure to chicks and ducklings from a single mail-order hatchery in Ohio.

 

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