Category Archives: Pathogen

USA – Herring Fillet Recall – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on November 28, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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ZIP International Group is recalling herring fillet in oil because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the consumption of this product. The herring is a product of Russia.

The recalled product is herring fillet in oil (FOSFOREL, ATLANTIKA) in 400 gram plastic packages. The best by dates are 18/01/2014 and UPC number is 4607095500208). It was sold in retail grocery stores in New York state beginning on 11/01/2013 and ending on 11/14/2013. Routine sampling by the New York State Department of Agriculture found the pathogenic bacteria

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USA Research – CDC/FDA – Genome Sequencing of Food Pathogens

Posted on November 27, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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In a prior APHLTech blog post (NGS in Action: FDA’s Genome TRAKR Network), Victor Waddell of the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory described the newly formed network of laboratories formed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Known collectively as Genome TRAKR, the member laboratories perform whole genome sequencing (WGS) on bacterial foodborne pathogens isolated primarily from food and environmental sources.

Original Article APHLT

On September 1, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began a partnership with the FDA GenomeTRAKR network to utilize the network to conduct WGS of all Listeria monocytogenes collected from reported human illness cases in the United States. This effort leverages public health resources to evaluate and potentially move this promising new technology forward for more routine use in public health laboratories nationwide.

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Posted in Bacteria, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Technology, Food Testing, Laboratory, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Methods, Microbiology, Pathogen, Research

UK – Research – Livestock Associated with MSRA

Posted on November 27, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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The U.K. Department of Health (DH) has identified the presence of livestock-associated MRSA in turkeys and chickens on a farm in East Anglia. (MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.)

The BBC reports that it’s the first case of LA-MRSA in poultry in the U.K., and that two-thirds of the turkeys on the unnamed farm were infected. Hundreds of turkeys may have already been sold to local retail outlets.

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The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) has identified the presence of Livestock-Associated Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in poultry on a farm in East Anglia.

LA-MRSA is not the same as those that cause the healthcare associated infections that affect people. The risk of getting LA-MRSA from eating poultry meat is very low if the meat is handled hygienically and cooked thoroughly to kill any bacteria. The risk of the general public catching LA-MRSA from an animal is also very low.

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin- Dried Figs – Dried Fruit – Ochratoxin – Dried Figs

Posted on November 26, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 76.0; Total = 130.3 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in France

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 8; Tot. = 21 µg/kg – ppb) in dried fruit mix (fig, date & apricot) from Turkey in Denmark

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 11.09; Tot. = 12.34 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

RASFF – ochratoxin A (330 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey, via Slovakia in Austria

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USA – E.coli O157 Report Released 94 Sickened

Posted on November 26, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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The Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH)’s report of its investigation of an Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak in which 94 ill persons were identified was released today.

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RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Tuna – Anchovies

Posted on November 25, 2013 by | 6 comments

RASFF -histamine (340; 709.4 mg/kg – ppm) in frozen pre-cooked skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus/Euthynnus pelamis) loins (90%) and flakes (10%) from Vietnam in Belgium

RASFF -histamine (2800; 481; 4445 mg/kg – ppm) in anchovies in olive oil from Spain in Switzerland

 

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Posted in Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Histamine, Microbiology, Pathogen, RASFF, Recall, Toxin

RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Mint Leaves – Warty Venus – Mussels

Posted on November 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -high count of Escherichia coli (1100 CFU/g) in fresh mint leaves from Cambodia in Norway

RASFF -high count of Escherichia coli (930 MPN/100g) in warty venus (Venus verrucosa) from Croatia in italy

RASFF -too high count of Escherichia coli (260 MPN/100g) in live mussels from France

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Posted in E.coli, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Hygiene, Laboratory, Microbiology, Pathogen, RASFF, Recall

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Raw Milk Cheese – Cream Cheese -Campylobacter – Chicken

Posted on November 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (300 CFU/g) in raw cow milk cheese from France

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (230; <10; <10; <10; <10; CFU/g) in cream cheese from Denmark

RASFF -Campylobacter spp. (presence /25g) in chilled chicken thigh from Poland in Denmark

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Kumin – Musli – Curry Leaves – Paan Leaves

Posted on November 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in kumin from Turkey, via Germany in Austria

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in müsli with nuts from Germany

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in curry leaves from India in the UK

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in paan leaves from India in the UK

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RASFF Animal Feed Alerts – Salmonella – Rabbit Meal – Lamb Meal – Soya Meal – Aflatoxins – Corn Gluten – Maize

Posted on November 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella Derby (presence /25g) in rabbit meal from the Netherlands in Sweden

RASFF -Salmonella enterica (presence /25g) in lamb meal from the Netherlands in Sweden

RASFF -Salmonella Derby (presence /25g) in rabbit meal from the Netherlands in Sweden

RASFF – Salmonella Mbandaka (presence /25g) in soya meal from Brazil, via the Netherlands in Belgium

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 28 µg/kg – ppb) in corn gluten from Germany

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 24.44 / B1 = 12.64 / B1 = 26.20 / B1 = 10.10 µg/kg – ppb) in maize from Spain

 

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