Category Archives: Pathogen

RASFF Alerts – E.coli -Clams – Mussels – Bovine Meat

RASFF -too high count of Escherichia coli (490 MPN/100g) in live clams (Venus verrucosa) from Greece in Italy

RASFF -too high count of Escherichia coli (330; 1090 MPN/100g) in live mussels from France

RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in frozen boneless bovine meat (Bos taurus) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF Alerts – Campylobacter – Chicken – Bacillus cereus Toxin – Rocket

RASFF – Campylobacter coli (8 of 12 samples /25g) and Campylobacter jejuni (4 out of 12 samples /25g) in chilled boneless skinless chicken breast fillets from Poland in Denmark

RASFF – Bacillus cereus diarrheal enterotoxin (17000 CFU/g) in packed rocket from the Netherlands in Finland

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Meat Spread – Chilli Sausage – Speck

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in onion flavoured meat spread from Poland

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled chili sausage from Poland

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (>1500 CFU/100g) in chilled speck from Italy in France

 

Research – Campylobacter Chromosomes Mapped

Food Poisoning BulletinCampylobacter

New research from the Institute of Food Research has mapped chromosomes of Campylobacter. Scientists are trying to understand how this pathogenic bacteria controls its genes to develop new strategies to fight it. In the UK, Campylobacter is the most common cause of foodborne diarrheal illness.

The chromosome map shows where all of the bacteria turns on its genes. Those are called transcriptional start sites (TSS).  The bacteria turns on different genes in response to changes in its environment. TSS are also how the bacteria evolved to adapt to new situations. All organisms have these control mechanisms.

RASFF Alerts – Sallmonella – Clams – Ice Cream – Pork – Centella – Salami – Turkey

RASFF – Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen cooked clam (Meretrix lyrata) from Vietnam in Spain

RASFF -Salmonella typhimurium in chilled pork sides from Germany in Norway

RASFF -Salmonella Weltevreden (present /25g) in fresh centella (Centella asiatica) from Sri Lanka in Finland

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in ham onion salami from Germany

RASFF -Salmonella Saint Paul (presence /25g) in frozen turkey breast from Brazil, via Belgium in Finland

RASFF -Salmonella in ice cream from Serbia in Croatia

RASFF -Salmonella spp. in frozen cooked clams (Meretrix lyrata) from Vietnam in Belgium

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

 

 

 

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Soy Bean – Animal Protein

RASFF -Salmonella Senftenberg (in 2 out of 10 /25g) and Salmonella Tennessee (in 1 out of 10 /25g) in soybean meal from Italy in Austria

RASFF – Salmonella Montevideo (present /25g), Salmonella Oranienburg (presenr /25g) and Salmonella Senftenberg (present /25g) in soy bean meal from Italy in Austria

RASFF -Salmonella Rissen (presence /25g) in processed animal proteins (pork) from France in Belgium

Norway – 18 Sick Salmonella Outbreak

Global DispatchSalm

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), or the Folkehelseinstituttet reported an outbreak during the month of November caused by a relatively rare strain of the salmonella bacteria, according to a news release this week .

The outbreak of Salmonella Coeln has sickened at least 18 people in several counties (Oslo, Rogaland, Akershus, Nordland Oppland Oslo, Troms, Rogaland, Hordaland, Western College and Østfold) across the country.

USA – Cheese Recall Salmonella

Food Poisoning Bulletin

Flat Creek Farm & Dairy of Georgia is recalling 200 pounds of Heavenly blue cheese because of possible Salmonella enteritidis contamination. As of yesterday, more than 90% of the product has been collected or destroyed. No illnesses have been reported to date.

The cheese is packed in clear plastic and ranges in sizes from 1/2 pound to whole wheels. The lot code is 130912XHB on the front of the package. It was distributed in certain parts of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida and via three online orders, which have all been notified.

Italy – E.coli STEC Outbreak 22 Children Sick

Consumer Food Safety

Twenty-two pre-school children have developed symptoms of shiga-toxin producing E. coli, with 12 confirmed and three hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome.

As for the child discharged yesterday, he went back home with family in the

As yet, there is no word on the source of the outbreak.

UK – Salmonella Outbreak at a Nursery Source Unknown

thetele.co.ukSalmonella

An NHS investigation has failed to find the source of a salmonella outbreak that hit Dundee toddlers.

Eight youngsters from the city’s Technotots nursery were struck down with salmonella, with NHS Tayside’s health protection team and city council environmental health officers launching a “wide-ranging” investigation.

However, they were unable to confirm where the Brunel Road nursery’s outbreak stemmed from.