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RASFF Alerts Food – Salmonella – Chicken – Curry Leaves – Spice Mix- Clams

Posted on January 20, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF -Salmonella group C1 (O:6,8 /25g) in frozen salted chickenbreast fillets from Thailand in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella Heidelberg (presence /25g) in frozen salted chicken breast fillets from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella Heidelberg in frozen salted chicken breast fillets from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g), profenofos (0.24 mg/kg – ppm) and triazophos (0.15 mg/kg – ppm) in curry leaves from India in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (present /25g) in spices mix with raw material from unknown origin, packaged in France

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen clams (Meretrix spp) from Vietnam in Portugal

RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis (present /25g) in chilled chicken legs from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis (2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen raw poultry meat from Poland, with raw material from the Czech Republic in Poland

RASFF-Salmonella Heidelberg (presence /25g) in frozen marinated chicken fillets from Brazil in the Netherlands

 

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Afaltoxin – Groundnut Bird Food

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RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 0.17 mg/kg – ppm) in groundnut kernels from Sudan in the UK

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 240 / B1 = 65 / B1 = 170 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels for birdfeed from Sudan in the UK

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 90 / B1 = 170 / B1 = 430 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels for birdfeed from Sudan in the UK

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 120 / B1 = 110 / B1 = 120 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels for birdfeed from Sudan in the UK

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 68 / B1 = 44 / B1 = 20 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels for birdfeed from Sudan in the UK

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Fish Meal – Sunflower Cake – Dog Chew – Rape Meal – Guar Meal

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RASFF -Salmonella Give (presence /25g) in fish meal from Spain in Hungary

RASFF -Salmonella Livingstone in organic sunflower cake from Italy, via Germany in Austria

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in dog chew from India in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella Agona (presence /25g) in rape seed meal from Germany in Sewden

RASFF -Salmonella Braenderup (presence /25g) in roasted guar meal from India in Cyprus

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USA – Food Sickness Outbreak in December was Norovirus – 282 People

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Norovirus was the cause of a December food poisoning outbreak that sickened 282 people who ate at a Jimmy John’s restaurant in Garden City, Kansas, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has confirmed.  State and county officials worked together to determine the source of the outbreak which sickened customers who visited the restaurant from December 10 to December 24.

The restaurant was inspected by the Kansas Department of Agriculture on December 18 and again on December 24. It closed voluntarily from December 24 through December 26 to clean and disinfect the restaurant

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USA – Two Shigella Outbreaks – Texas and Cleveland

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Public Health officials are seeing a rise in Shigellosis cases in the Cleveland area, especially among children. As a result, the Cleveland Department of Public Health is encouraging parents, schools, daycare centers, and health care providers to take precautionary actions to prevent the spread of Shigellosis.

Shigellosis is a highly contagious form of diarrhea caused by Shigella bacteria. Shigella spreads from person to person contact and may cause severe diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. Parents of children, or anyone with symptoms of Shigellosis should contact their healthcare provider for diagnosis and treatment.

Symptoms may last from 48 to 72 hours and frequently include diarrhea (may be watery or bloody), fever, and stomach cramps. School aged children and children in daycare centers should not return to school until symptoms have ceased and laboratory cultures test negative for Shigella.

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Four more cases of Shigella have been reported in Grayson County bringing the total countywide cases to 98.

Shigella began spreading in November mainly at Sherman and Denison ISD.

Officials with the Grayson County Health Department hoped that school winter breaks would halt the spread of the bacterial infection.

Amanda Ortez with the department says she believes children with shigella, home for the holidays, have been infecting their family members.

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Canada – CFIA Recall – Ham – Listeria monocytogenes

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Overwaitea Food Group is recalling Ripple Creek Farm brand Hickory Smoked Spiral Sliced Ham from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described in the link above.

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USA – Recall – Ham – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gusto Packing, a Montgomery, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 67,113 pounds of sliced, spiral ham products due to concerns about possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The hams were shipped to wholesalers for further distribution in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, while some were exported to Canada.

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Canada – E. Coli From Eating Raw Meat

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Seven people are sick from E. coli after eating a raw meat dish at Marché 27 in Montreal.

The owner of the restaurant, Jason Masso, told the CBC that he’s been serving tartare at Marché 27 for six years and has never had a problem until now. He also said that the problem has been addressed and that his restaurant is safe.

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USA – Salmonella Prison Outbreak – MR Chicken

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As of January 13, 2014, a total of 9 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from Tennessee.

Two (22%) of 9 ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.

All of the ill persons were incarcerated at a single correctional facility located in Tennessee.

Epidemiologic and traceback investigations conducted by Tennessee and federal officials indicate that consumption of Tyson brand mechanically separated chicken is the likely source of the outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg infections at the Tennessee correctional facility.

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Research Salmonella Biofilm Resistance

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Salmonellosis is the second most common cause of food-borne illness worldwide. Contamination of surfaces in food processing environments may result in biofilm formation with a risk of food contamination. Effective decontamination of biofilm contaminated surfaces is challenging. Using the CDC biofilm reactor, the activity of sodium hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide and benzalkonium chloride were examined against an early (48 hours) and relatively mature (168 hours) Salmonella biofilm. All 3 agents result in reduction in viable counts of Salmonella, however only sodium hydroxide resulted in eradication of the early biofilm. None of the agents achieved eradication of mature biofilm, even at 90-minutes contact time. Studies of activity of chemical disinfection against biofilm should include assessment of activity against mature biofilm. The difficulty of eradication of established Salmonella biofilm serves to emphasise the priority of preventing access of Salmonella to post-cook areas of food production facilities.

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