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Thailand – 460 Sick – Hard Boiled Eggs – Salmonella
The number of students who have fallen ill from salmonella poisoning at a Chiang Mai school has risen to 460.
Health authorities say the students fell ill after eating three-day-old boiled eggs tainted with salmonella bacteria.
Dr Pornthep Siriwanarangsan, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said Chiang Mai Welfare School students became sick after eating donated eggs that were boiled three days previously and not reheated before they were consumed, allowing the bacteria to develop.
On Sunday evening, about 900 students of the school, located in Mae Rim district, ate chilli curry and donated boiled eggs at the cafeteria.
After the meal, 75 of the students became ill with headaches, high fever, nausea and diarrhoea.
The number of sick students increased to 460 yesterday, health authorities said.
FSAI – Mussel Recall – Possible Illness
Mussels from Cromane Mussels trading as Skellig Seafoods, withdrawn due to a possible association with human illness
Posted in Bacteria, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Foodborne Illness, FSAI, Pathogen, Recall
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Kids Dietary Supplements Recall – Salmonella
Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) is a “highly pure food grade powder derived from milk lactose” with uses including being an ingredient in dietary supplements for kids.
Since as early as May 10, 2012, Westchester, IL-based Corn Products International Inc. has recalled the GOS manufactured in South Korea and sold in 44.1 lb. plastic bags for food use only in the U.S.
Corn Products issued the recall in early May because almost 20 tons of GOS may be contaminated with Salmonella. The ingredient was distributed to eight states and Canada, Czech Republic, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
But only now has Sedona Labs recalls “certain lots” of its our iFlora® Kids Multi-Probiotic® and iFlora™ 4-Kids Powder distributed between 3/16/2011 and 5/3/2012 over concern for possible Salmonella contamination from the GOA ingredient
Posted in Bacteria, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Microbiology, Pathogen, Recall, Salmonella
USDA – Recall Ready to Eat Meat Products – Listeria monocytogenes
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2012 – Buona Vita, Inc., a Bridgeton, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 324,770 pounds of various frozen, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The packages bear the establishment number “P-954” or “Est. 954” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products were sold to distribution facilities nationwide. When available, the retail distribution list will be posted on FSIS’ website at www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/
Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp.
The problem was discovered through microbiological testing by FSIS and the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA). FSIS, ODA, and the company have not received reports of illesses due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.
US FDA – Recall More Romaine Lettuce – Salmonella
Pacific International Marketing (“Pacific”) is voluntarily recalling 19 cases of bulk Romaine Lettuce sold at Vons and Pavilions stores in California and Nevada due to potential Salmonellacontamination. The bulk Romaine Lettuce was sold in bulk produce bins from July 2, 2012 through July 4, 2012. The lettuce heads are banded with a red twist tie marked “Safeway.”
Consumers who may have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. No Illnesses have been reported to date. This recall is being conducted out of an abundance of caution. The recall is the result of a positive Salmonella test taken at the field level. The source of contamination is unknown.
Salmonella is 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.
CIFA – Recall Fresh Shelled Peas – Listeria monocytogenes
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Thomas Bros. Farm Market are warning the public not to consume the fresh shelled peas described below because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product, fresh shelled peas, was sold from Thomas Bros. Farm Market located at 5856 Colonel Talbot Road, London, Ontario on June 27, 2012. The packages do not bear a label identifying the store name and other information.
Consumers who have this fresh product in their homes or may have frozen it are advised not to consume it.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.
Posted in Bacteria, CIFA, Eurofins Laboratories, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, Recall
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US – Recall Cheese Expanded – Listeria monocytogenes
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine today warned consumers in the metropolitan New York area, including Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, to not consume certain cheese products made by Mexicali Cheese Corp. located at 91-52 87th Street in Woodhaven, New York due to possible Listeria contamination. This alert, originally issued on Friday, June 29, 2012, has been expanded to include two additional product names that are noted below.
The product is packaged in a rigid 14 oz. plastic tub that displayed the plant number 36-0128 and a code of 071512. This consumer warning affects all packages with this code. The product was packaged in containers bearing the following product names:
- Mexicali Queso Fresco Mexicano, Mexican Style Fresh Cheese;
- Acatlan Queso Fresco, Fresh Cheese;
- Mi Quesito Mexicano, Mexican Cheese; and
- Quesillo Ecuatoriano, Ecuadorian Style Cheese.
A routine sample of the cheese, taken by an inspector from the Division of Milk Control and Dairy Services on June 20, 2012, was subsequently tested by the Department’s Food Laboratory and discovered to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. On June 25, 2012 the manufacturer was notified of a preliminary positive test result and voluntarily recalled the product from their customers. Test results were confirmed on June 29, 2012. Subsequent samples will be taken to verify that the product is free of pathogens.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail, or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy persons may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
To date, no illnesses are known by the Department to be associated with this product.
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