Category Archives: Salmonella

USA – FDA CORE Response Team Update

FDA

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Denmark – Salmonella in flaxseed

DVFA

System Frugt A / S recalls organic flax seeds. There is a risk of salmonella in the product.

Recalled Foods , Published: January 27, 2021

What food:
Organic Life Organic flaxseed
Net weight: 500 grams
Best before date: 07/29/2021
Lot.nr .: P0089753
EAN barcode .: 25022261

Sold at:
Aldi stores in the country.

Company recalling:
System Frugt A / S, Blomstervej 8, 8381 Tilst

Cause:
There is a risk of salmonella in the product.

Risk:
There is a risk of infection with salmonella. The symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, fever and vomiting.

Advice for consumers: The Danish
Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to deliver the product back to the store where it was purchased or to discard it.

France – Sheep fresh and Grated organic sheep cheese from the Fromagerie du Val d’Ormèze brand – Salmonella

Oulah

Product reminder: Sheep fresh and Grated organic sheep cheese from the Fromagerie du Val d'Ormèze brand

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of salmonella

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who may have this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased.

Foodborne illness caused by Salmonella results in gastrointestinal disturbances, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain, often accompanied by fever; these symptoms may be more severe in young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly. The incubation period can range from 6 to 72 hours.
People who have consumed the products mentioned below and who have these symptoms are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Sheep
fresh 120g • Barcode: 3368131220115
• Lot: 212006
• DLC: 11/02/2021 – 14/02/2021 – 16/02/2021

▸ Grated organic sheep 90g
• Barcode: 3368130719078
• Lot: 212006
• DLC: 02/14/2021 – 02/15/2021 – 02/17/2021 – 02/18/2021

▸ Sanitary
approval N ° FR 07.095.001 CE

▸ Consumer service contact
For more information, please contact the cheese factory on 0611110638 or 0475062131

▸ Source
https://www.naturalia.fr/

Argentina – Argentina reports 145 confirmed Salmonella cases in Salta province

Outbreak News Today

The supervisor of the Epidemiological Surveillance program, María Valdez said in a press conference Friday since the beginning of the year, 145 confirmed salmonellosis cases have been reported in Salta province.

More than 80 percent of the infections were concentrated in the city of Salta and the rest in municipalities in the interior. “In the last outbreak, the cases were doubled compared to the previous period,” said the official.

According to provincial statistics, the age range that has contracted the most salmonellosis is found in babies and children up to 9 years of age, representing 44 percent of cases.

It was stated that the health authorities work together with the Bromatology teams of the province and the municipalities. In addition, actions, preventive measures and investigation of cases are coordinated with the company Aguas del Norte and with the Regulatory Body of Public Services.

UK – Several retailers recall chilled and frozen seafood products because of possible contamination with Salmonella

FSA

Several retailers listed below are recalling several chilled and frozen seafood products because they might be contaminated with salmonella.

Product details

by Sainsbury’s Mussels (Chilled)
Pack size 150g
Best before All Date codes
by Sainsbury’s Cockles (Chilled)
Pack size 90g
Best before All Date codes
Co-op Cooked Mussels (Chilled)
Pack size 140g
Best before All date codes
Asda Seafood Selection (Mussels, seafood bites and king prawns) (Chilled)
Pack size 240g
Best before 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 January 2021
Asda Cooked Mussels (Chilled)
Pack size 150g
Best before 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 January 2021
by Sainsbury’s Seafood Selection (Chilled)
Pack size 200g
Best before All Date codes
by Sainsbury’s Cooked Cockles (Frozen)
Pack size 200g
Best before All Date codes
by Sainsbury’s Cooked Mussels (Frozen)
Pack size 300g
Best before All Date codes
by Sainsbury’s Seafood Selection (Frozen)
Pack size 300g
Best before All Date codes
Waitrose & Partners Essential Frozen Seafood Selection, (King prawns, mussels and squid rings) (Frozen)
Pack size 250g
Best before All dates up to and including end January 2022
Co-op Cooked Seafood Selection (Frozen)
Pack size 300g
Best before All date codes
Product
Pack size Pack Size
Best before Use by dates
Waitrose & Partners Essential Cooked Seafood Selection, (Mussels, king prawns and squid) (Chilled)
Pack size 200g
Best before All use by dates from 20 December 2020 to 20 January 2021

Risk statement

The products listed above might be contaminated with salmonella. Symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

Action taken by the company

The retailers listed are recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notices.

Our advice to consumers

If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.

Research – Evaluation of foodborne pathogen die-off in back-sweetened wine and apple cider models

Journal of Food Protection

Wine and alcoholic apple cider are commonly back-sweetened with unpasteurized juice to produce fresh, natural, and palatable sweetened alcoholic beverages. Foodborne pathogens may be introduced from unpasteurized juice into alcoholic beverages through this back-sweetening process. Although pathogens generally do not survive under low pH conditions or high alcohol environment, the die-off of these pathogens has not been established to ensure the safety of the products. To determine the safety of these back-sweetened beverages, we evaluated the survival of three common foodborne pathogens, E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica , and Listeria monocytogenes in modified white grape juice and apple juice models. White grape juice and apple juice were modified with hydrochloric acid/sodium hydroxide and ethanol to achieve conditions that are similar to the back-sweetened white wine and alcoholic apple cider. Pathogen cocktails were inoculated separately into modified juice models and their survival in the juice models were recorded over a 96-hour period. Our results show that a combination of low pH and high ethanol content resulted in a faster pathogen die-off compared to higher pH and lower ethanol conditions. The holding times required for different combinations of pH and ethanol concentration for each juice model to achieve 5-log reduction were reported. This research provides data to validate pathogen die-off to comply with Juice HACCP 5-log pathogen inactivation requirements for back-sweetened wine and alcoholic apple cider.

Research – Case Report: Identification of the Source for Salmonella Contamination of Carcasses in a Large Pig Slaughterhouse

MDPI

To identify the major source of Salmonella contamination in a pig slaughterhouse, samples were collected from the clean and unclean area and Salmonella isolates were further typed. Carcasses entering the clean area showed a Salmonella contamination rate of 96.7% in the oral cavity and 55.0% in the rectum content samples. Evisceration seemed not to be critical as the contamination rate of the carcasses was similar before (16.7%) and after (18.3%) this slaughter step. In the unclean area, a limited number of oral cavity samples were positive after bleeding, while a dramatic increase of positives was observed after dehairing. Salmonella was detected in up to 0.01 mL of the recycled water collected from the dehairing machine. Genotyping of Salmonella isolates showed that similar pulsotypes were present in the oral cavity and recycled water. Based on these observations it can be concluded that the recycled water used in the dehairing machine was the major source for the carcass contamination in this slaughterhouse. View Full-Text

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Various Chicken/Turkey/Egg Products from Poland – Raw Smoked Bacon Strips – Organic Chilli Pepper – Black Pepper – Sesame Seeds – Chipolata – Paprika Powder – Turkey Fillets – Turkey Escalopes

European Food Alerts

RASFF

Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in raw smoked bacon strips from Germany in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in organic chilli pepper from Uganda in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in organic sesame seeds from Turkey in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in chipolata from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in paprika powder from China in Spain

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Matadi (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. München (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Newport (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Saintpaul (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Abaetetuba (in 1 out of 10 samples /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Coeln (in 1 out of 10 samples /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Matadi (in 1 out of 10 samples /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Newport (in 1 out of 10 samples /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Oranienburg (in 2 out of 10 samples /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Saintpaul (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled turkey fillets and escalopes from France in Finland

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. salamae (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen turkey breast fillets from Poland, via Estonia in Finland

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken thighs from Poland in Lativa

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Liverpool (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Uganda in Germany

RASFF

suspicion of Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (found in faecal samples) in eggs from Poland in Poland

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken broiler fillets from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled chicken meat from Poland in Poland

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence/ /25g) in chilled chicken broiler soup sets from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chicken wings from Poland in Lithuania

France – Wholefoods – Seed of Paradise brand Pit & Pit – Salmonella

AFSCA

Recall Wholefoods
Product: Seed of Paradise brand Pit & Pit.
Problem: possible presence of Salmonella.
In agreement with the AFSCA, Wholefoods is withdrawing the product “Seeds of Paradise” from sale and is recalling it to consumers because of the possible presence of Salmonella.

Wholefoods asks its customers not to consume this product and to return it. A free return label can be requested by sending an email with the photo of the label to help@pit-pit.com . Upon receipt of the return, the product will be refunded to you.

Product description
– Product name: Seeds of paradise
– Brand: Pit & Pit
– Type of packaging: Transparent
jar with black lid – Lot: LTR98NFYX
– Expiry date (DDM): 05/01/2023
– Weight: 75g

The product was sold online via the website www.pit-pit.com .

For any further information , please contact: help@pit-pit.com

France – Chipolata Poultry Brand Kok O’Rell – Salmonella

AFSCA

Product: chipolata poultry brand Kok O’Rell.
Problem: possible presence of Salmonella.
In agreement with the AFSCA, EUROKIP is withdrawing from sale the product CHIPOLATAS DE POULTRY of the KOK O’RELL brand and is recalling it to consumers because of the possible presence of Salmonella.

EUROKIP asks its customers not to consume this product and to bring it back to the point of sale where it was purchased. It will be refunded even without a receipt.

The product is, at the same time, withdrawn from sale.

Product description

– Product name: POULTRY CHIPOLATA
– Brand: Kok O’Rell
– Use by date (DLC) (“To be consumed until”): 21/01/2021
– Batch number: 139950
– Period of sale: from 15/01/2021 to 18/01/2021
– Type of packaging: transparent / black plastic tray -: 0.250kg – 0.500kg

The product was sold through the following outlets:

TINE HEIRWEGH – Koningin Fabiolapark 3, 9100 ST-NIKLAAS.
NIETVELT JAN BV – Dennestraat 10, 2440 GEEL.
BV UNIC HERENT – Broekveldstraat 34, 3020 HERENT.
AGENTUREN DE CLERCQ BV – Beekstraat 21, 3051 OUD-HEVERLEE.
PROOST SUPERMARKT – Lange Leemstraat 145, 2018 ANTWERPEN 1.
BV MATOCO – Diestsesteenweg 359, 3202 RILAAR (AARSCHOT).
PAUWELS-ASSELMAN BV – Dorpstraat 14, 2811 LEEST.

For any further information , contact:
Madame Tina Vanschoubroek
03/771 14 35 or tina@eurokip.be