Category Archives: Salmonella

Venezuela – Salmonella outbreak continues with close to 500 sick

Posted on January 13, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

About 500 people have fallen ill in a Salmonella outbreak in a Venezuelan state.

The Anzoatiguense Institute of Health (Saludanz) reported 480 people had tested positive for Salmonella, mostly from the El Carmen and San Cristóbal area of the Simón Bolívar municipality.

In mid-December 2020, the agency revealed 240 children and adults had been affected and seen at different health centers after a significant increase in salmonellosis during the previous month.

Investigations so far have pointed to contaminated water as the source of infection but officials have not ruled out a type of Brazilian sausage being behind some cases in the outbreak. They urged the public to buy food and water from hygienic places that comply with the necessary permits.

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Australia – Woolworths Coleslaw 110g, 250g, 400g and 800g -Salmonella

Posted on January 12, 2021 by | Leave a comment

FSANZ

Product information

Woolworths is conducting a recall of Woolworths Coleslaw 110g, 250g, 400g & 800g. The products have been available for sale at Woolworths Supermarkets and Metro in NSW & ACT and some Woolworths Supermarkets in regional Vic*.

* White Box Rise SM, Lavington SM, Bright, Albury Central, Benalla, Wodonga SM, Mooroopna, Epsom, Golden Square, Yarrawonga Central, Bendigo Market Place, Kerang, Cobram, Thurgoona, Swan Hill, Lansell Plaza SM, Shepparton, Kyabram, Echuca, Kennington, Shepparton East, Corowa, Wangaratta, Moama, Seymour, Airport West and Northland SM.

Date markings

All Use By dates from 12 Jan up to and including 21 Jan.

Woolworths Coleslaw 110g, 250g, 400g & 800g

Problem

The recall is due to potential microbial (Salmonella) contamination.

Food safety hazard

Food products with potential microbial contamination may cause illness if consumed.

Country of origin

Australia

What to do​

Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice and should return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund.

For further information please contact:

Woolworths
1800 103 515
https://www.woolworths.com.au/

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Research – Application of a Novel Lytic Podoviridae Phage Pu20 for Biological Control of Drug-Resistant Salmonella in Liquid Eggs

Posted on January 10, 2021 by | Leave a comment

MDPI

kswfoodworld Salmonella

Salmonella is a globally distributed zoonotic pathogen. Among them, S. Pullorum is a host-specific pathogen that seriously affects the development of the poultry breeding industry in China. It mainly infects chickens and can cause white scabs, and the mortality rate after infection is almost 100%. As antibiotics are widely used in animal feed and other production processes, Salmonella resistance has gradually increased. Therefore, there is an increasing need to develop new technologies to control multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens and confirm their actual effectiveness in the target food matrix. Bacteriophage can efficiently and specifically lyse bacteria, and will be a potential bactericide to replace antibiotics. In this study, 34 strains of Salmonella bacteriophages were isolated from environmental resources. Therein, phage Pu20 with the widest host spectrum had the strongest ability to lyse tested Salmonella strains. Further studies showed that Pu20 had high pH tolerance and heat resistance, short incubation period. Pu20 can effectively inhibit the growth of two strains of MDR Salmonella in liquid egg white and yolk at 4 ℃ and 25 ℃, respectively. According to morphological and phylogenetic analysis, Pu20 belongs to the Podoviridae family. Genomic analysis of Pu20 indicates a linear 59435 bp dsDNA sequence with no homology to virulence or antibiotic resistance-related genes. Together, these results sheds light on the potential biocontrol application value of Pu20 in food products.

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Australia – Australian egg industry cracks down on Salmonella

Posted on January 8, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Food Processing.com.au

The Australian egg industry has continued to work closely with authorities to respond to and eliminate the threat of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) since its initial outbreak in September 2018.

Additional legislation was introduced in New South Wales in the form of a Biosecurity (Salmonella Enteritidis) Control Order to manage the risk of SE to consumers. It has been in effect since August 2019.

In its 2019–20 Annual Report, NSW Food Authority reported a reduction in compliance of the food safety program across the NSW egg industry as a result of increased regulatory controls placed on industry due to the introduction of the Biosecurity (Salmonella Enteritidis) Control Order.

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chicken Fillets – Chicken Meat with Cheese – Chilli Powder – Stuffed Roast Duck

Posted on January 8, 2021 by | Leave a comment

European Food Alerts

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (present /25g) in frozen chicken fillets from Poland in France

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in chicken meat preparation with cheese from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF

Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilli powder from China in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Chester (presence /25g) in chilled stuffed roast duck from France in France

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed -Salmonella – Rapeseed Cake – Sunflower Pellets – Dog Chews

Posted on January 8, 2021 by | Leave a comment

European Food Alerts

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Agona (present /25g) in rapeseed cake from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF

Salmonella (25 /25g) in sunflower pellets from Hungary in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella (positive /25g) in dog chews from Turkey in Germany

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USA – Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Posted on January 6, 2021 by | Leave a comment

FDA

The following is a list of outbreak investigations being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams. The investigations are in a variety of stages, meaning that some outbreaks have limited information, and others may be near completion.

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Jamaica – Dozens of guests at Jamaica resort sickened by likely Salmonella outbreak

Posted on January 6, 2021 by | Leave a comment

NY Post

An apparent salmonella outbreak at a resort in Jamaica has ruined vacations for potentially dozens of holiday travelers — and now some sickened guests are considering legal action, The Post has learned.

“It was a nightmare,” Chantel Ele of Lincoln, Nebraska, told The Post of her experience at the Grand Palladium Resort and Spa, which was echoed by other people online. “I don’t know how many people go on an all-inclusive vacation and lose weight.”

Iwaspoisoned.com, a platform that tracks food-borne illnesses, has tallied the number of guests who have allegedly become ill at the resort in December at close to 100, said the site’s founder Patrick Quade, who based the tally on reports to websites like TripAdvisor, Orbitz, Booking.com and the resort’s Facebook page.

“We have never seen an outbreak this size in the past for Jamaica,” he said.

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Israel – Frozen Ground Chicken – Salmonella

Posted on January 4, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Lithuania – Lithuania orders destruction of eggs contaminated by Salmonella

Posted on January 4, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

Lithuanian authorities have ordered the destruction of some eggs from Ukraine because of the detection of Salmonella.

The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) prohibited the sale of medium sized white eggs in packs of 10 with a shelf life until Dec. 26, 2020. More than 38,000 cartons of eggs were affected.

An investigation into the marketing of potentially unsafe products was started after a notification on the European Union’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) and based on information from the retailer Lidl Lietuva.

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