Four children belonging to the aboriginal Kolam tribe from Narnoor mandal in Adilabad district died after developing symptoms of food poisoning on Wednesday while 24 other children, all aged between six and seven years, were undergoing treatment for the same symptoms at Utnoor hospital. This happened after some children consumed chicken curry that had been cooked the previous day for a wedding feast at Kothapalli Kolamguda village.
RASFF – food poisoning suspected to be caused by live oysters from France, via the Netherlands in the Netherlands
Zimbabwe – Government has banned importation of cold meats into the country mainly from South Africa following an outbreak of a bacteria, Listeria, which causes food borne disease.
Although Tiger Brands says it detected low levels of listeriosis at its food manufacturing plant, it denied any current direct links between the deaths of 180 people from the food-borne outbreak.
Processed meat is not included in the meals served as part of the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP), the Department of Basic Education assured on Monday.
The department issued a statement, following Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s announcement about the source of the listeriosis outbreak.
The Food Lover’s Market group says it has initiated an immediate nationwide recall of all Enterprise and Rainbow Chicken processed meats, following the announcement on the source of the deadly listeriosis outbreak.
Customers of Shoprite and Checkers are invited to return any Enterprise processed cold meat products and Rainbow Chicken polony for a full refund, the group said in a statement on Monday afternoon.
The products must still be in the original packaging – even if it has been opened – and proof of purchase is not required.
RASFF –aflatoxins (B1 = 80.2; Tot. = 88.4 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut kernels from China in Greece
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 4.1 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 7.1; Tot. = 8.9 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from Uganda in Belgium
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 63.1; Tot. = 68.4 µg/kg – ppb) in almonds from Spain, via the Netherlands in Germany
Posted in Aflatoxin, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Microbiology, Moulds, Mycotoxin, Poisoning, RASFF, Recall
Tagged aflatoxins, Greece RASFF, ppb, rasff
NOELENE Bischoff and her teenage daughter Yvana died after eating toxic fish while on holidays in Bali, preliminary autopsy results reveal.
But the Sunshine Coast pair may have survived the rare poisoning, called Scombroid Syndrome Toxicity, had they not both been asthma sufferers which accelerated and intensified their reaction.
A spokesman for the Queensland Coroner Terry Ryan told The Australian the Bischoff family met with forensic pathologists in Brisbane yesterday and had been told the possible causes of death. However, autopsy testing has not been finalised.
Bischoff, 54, and her 14-year-old daughter died violently and mysteriously in Bali last month, hours after enjoying a final meal at the Padang Bai Beach resort restaurant.
They had eaten grilled mahi mahi fish, vegetarian pizza and chicken curry, before succumbing to vomiting and breathlessness.
Posted in Allergic Reaction, Death, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Testing, Foodborne Illness, Histamine, Hygiene, Illness, Microbiology, Poisoning, Scombroid, Toxin
Tagged Bali, Bischoff, holidays in Bali, preliminary autopsy results, Queensland Coroner, toxic fish
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 10.5 10.5; Tot. = 41 µg/kg – ppb) in dried lerida figs from Turkey in France
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 16.4; Tot. = 17.3 µg/kg – ppb) in chilli powder from India in France
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 2.7 µg/kg – ppb) in chestnut flour from Germany in Switzerland
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 17.27; Tot. = 18.82 µg/kg – ppb) in raw shelled peanuts from Brazil in Poland
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 8.9; Tot. = 28.3 / B1 = 9.8; Tot. = 33.2 µg/kg – ppb) in almonds without shell from Australia in Spain
RASFF -aflatoxins in peanuts from India in the UK
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 8.2; Tot. = 21 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnuts from Nicaragua in th UK
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 27.6; Tot. = 41.6 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted pistachio nuts from Turkey in Germany
TOKYO —
Tochigi prefectural health officials announced Monday that 118 guests suffered food poisoning at a hotel in Nikko City earlier this month and that traces of food-borne Norovirus strains had been detected.
According to authorities, the Kinugawa Gyoen Hotel received complaints of gastrointestinal distress from male and female guests ranging in age from two to 80 between Dec 18 and Dec 22. TBS quoted a hotel spokesperson as saying symptoms included vomiting and diarrhea. Among the 118, eight guests and 11 chefs and kitchen staff were discovered to have the Norovirus strain in their systems.
Health officials said no one had to be hospitalized.
According to a hotel spokesperson, the 118 afflicted guests had eaten inside the hotel restaurant, dining on a variety of menu items, ranging from sashimi dishes to hot Japanese-style curries.
Posted in Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Food Virus, Foodborne Illness, Laboratory, Microbiology, Norovirus, outbreak, Pathogen, Poisoning
Tagged food poisoning, hotel restaurant, Kinugawa Gyoen Hotel, norovirus
According to WFMY News in North Carolina, two children in Davidson County have been hospitalized with severe, bloody diarrhea and may be suffering from E. coli infections. The cases were reported on Friday, December 27, 2013. The possible cause of these illnesses is not known at this time.
Posted in Bacteria, E.coli, E.coli O157, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Foodborne Illness, HUS, Laboratory, Microbiology, Pathogen, Poisoning
Tagged bloody diarrhea, Davidson County, E. coli infections, food poisoning, North Carolina, WFMY News
RASFF –Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (180.5 µg/kg – ppb) in mussels (Mytillus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy
RASFF – Azaspiracid Shellfish Poisoning (AZP) toxins – azaspiracid (up to 1225 µg/kg – ppb) in cooked mussels in white wine sauce from the Netherlands, with raw material from Denmark in Switzerland
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says that 31 people in 20 states and Puerto Rico have been infected with seven outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg. But no recall. That is an increase of 39 from the last update on October 87, 2013.
Forty-two percent of ill persons have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Seventy-three percent of patients are from California. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback investigations by local, state, and federal officials indicate that consumption of Foster Farms chicken is the likely source of this outbreak.
Posted in Bacteria, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Foodborne Illness, Hygiene, Illness, Laboratory, Microbiology, Pathogen, Poisoning, Salmonella
Tagged Food Poisoning Bulletin The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Salmonella Heidelberg
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