RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 9.22; Tot. = 12.54 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched peanuts kernels from China in Romania
RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (<10 CFU/g) in chilled smoked trout from Spain in France
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Category Archives: Pathogen
RASSF Alerts – Salmonella Beef – Pork Sausage – Chicken – Cotton Seeds – Soyabean Meal -Feed
RASFF – Salmonella infantis (presence /25g) in beef trimmings from Poland, via Germany in Sweden
RASSF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in dry pork sausage from France
RASSF – Salmonella spp. (present /25g) in frozen chicken (Gallus domesticus) from Brazil in the Netherlands
RASSF – Salmonella spp. (present in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in cotton seeds from Ghana in Italy
RASSF – Salmonella Derby (presence /25g) in soybean meal from India, via Italy in Austria
RASFF – Salmonella Livingstone (presence /25g) in supplementary feed for dogs and cats from Germany
RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in soybean meal from Argentina in Poland
RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Enterobactericeae – Beef – Animal Feed
China – 548 Students Food Poisoned
A total of 548 students from multiple elementary and high schools have been affected by food poisoning in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province, local authorities said Wednesday.
Dozens of students from three schools in the Hui and Tu Autonomous County of Datong started to show symptoms of food poisoning such as vomiting and diarrhea after eating lunch at their schools on Wednesday.
The source that caused the mass food poisoning has been discovered, Wang Yubo, mayor of Xining, the provincial capital, said.
Local authorities added that the remaining lunch has been sealed for tests.
An investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.
Research – Campylobacter in Chicken Embryo’s
US – Evidence of Campylobacter has been found in all the seven-day-old chick embryos tested by researchers with the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Campylobacter, a foodborne pathogen closely associated with poultry, is recognised as a leading bacterial aetiological agent of human gastroenteritis in the United States.
In a paper published in Poultry Science, Kelli Hiett and colleagues at USDA ARS Richard B. Russell Research Center in Athens, Georgia, report two trials in which tissues from seven-, 14/15- and 19-day-old commercial broiler chicken embryos were tested for the presence of Campylobacter using both culturing methodology and PCR.
Conventional culturing methods failed to detect Campylobacter from any samples tested during this investigation.
Posted in Bacteria, Campylobacter, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Laboratory, Microbiology, Pathogen, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged broiler chicken, climate, commercial broiler, research, science, usda agricultural research
Canada – Hazlenuts Recall – Salmonella
The public warning issued on May 16, 2013 has been updated to include additional product and distribution information.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain in shell hazelnuts or mixed nuts in shell described below because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella.#
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
These recalls are part of an on-going food safety investigation associated with a recall of bulk hazelnuts from USA. The CFIA is working with the recalling firms and distributors to identify all affected products.
Research – Natural Gut Flora Protection Against E.coli O157
A cocktail of non-pathogenic bacteria naturally occurring in the digestive tract of healthy humans can protect against a potentially lethal E. coli infection in animal models according to research presented today at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. The research, conducted by scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, could have important implications for the prevention or even treatment of this disease.
USA – FDA – Cookie Mixes Recall – Salmonella
Eco-Cuisine of Boulder, Colorado is recalling all lots of T3314 Basic Brownie
Mix, T3333 Betty Brownie Mix with Vanilla, T3388 Ground Beef Style Quick Mix, T3394 Sausage Style Quick Mix, T3416 Chocolate Cookie Mix, T3417 Lemon Muffin Mix, and T3418 English Scone Mix, CM25COOK Basic Cookie Mix 25 lb. bag, CM25MUFF Basic Muffin Mix 25 lb. bag, CM25SCON Basic Scone Mix 25 lb. Bag, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever,
diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare
circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism
getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as
arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
USA Research – Food Testing Laboratory Accuracy?
Food microbiology laboratories continue to submit false negative results and false positive results on a routine basis. A retrospective study of nearly 40,000 proficiency test results over the past 14 years, presented today at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, examined the ability of food laboratories to detect or rule out the presence of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter.
The study found that, on average, food laboratories report false negatives of 9.1% for Campylobacter, a bacterial foodborne illness that may cause bloody diarrhea, cramping and fever, and 4.9% for Salmonella, a bacteria that may cause diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps sometimes leading to hospitalization or death. The false positive rate, on average, is 3.9% for Salmonella, and 2.5% for both E. coli and L. monocytogenes.
Posted in Bacteria, Campylobacter, E.coli, E.coli O157, Food Inspections, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Technology, Food Testing, Laboraotry, Laboratory, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, Research
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