Category Archives: Salmonella

Norway – Nine sick in Norway from Salmonella; source unknown

Posted on February 25, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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Authorities in Norway are investigating a Salmonella outbreak that has affected nine people.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) said the patients became ill in January and early February. They are aged from 2 to 91 years old. The agency is investigating with local authorities, the Veterinary Institute (Veterinærinstituttet) and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet).

Five men and four women have been confirmed infected with Salmonella Agbeni. They live in Oslo, Akershus, Buskerud, Rogaland and Vest-Agder. Bacteria with a similar DNA profile has been detected in all nine people, which strongly suggests a common source. Officials are interviewing patients and sampling food leftovers to find the infection vehicle.

Officials from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health said such investigations can be complicated and take time with no guarantee the source of infection will be found. They added it was too early to say whether it is a limited outbreak or whether additional patients will be identified.

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Slovenia – Slovenia withdraws batch of Polish kebab meat over Salmonella and Listeria

Posted on February 25, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Salmonella and listeria bacteria have been found in another batch of kebab meat imported from Poland, Slovenia’s food safety authorities said on Friday, adding the meat in question will be removed from the Slovenian market.

The frozen meat was produced by Polish company Efes-pol Fedai Simsek Sp. z o.o. and distributed to Slovenia and Croatia by Slovenian distributor Alebon d.o.o., the Food Safety Administration said in a statement.

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Australia – Source of Salmonella outbreak identified

Posted on February 25, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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SA Health says a raw egg butter product is to blame for more than fifty people being struck down by the illness.

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chilled Beef – Chilled Turkey Meat – Frozen Pork Intestines – Chicken Wings – Sesame Seeds – Paprika Powder – Mini Salami – Black Pepper – Turkey Minced Meat – Chicken Half Breasts

Posted on February 22, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled beef from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled turkey meat from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. London (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen pork intestines from Belgium, via the Netherlands in Germany

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

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

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

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Oldenburg (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Wanatah (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Texas (one out of five samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (in 2 out of 5 /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Szentes ( in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from India in Slovenia

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in mini salami from Germany in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Agama (presence /25g) in unpeeled sesame seeds from Nigeria in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella (in one out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Rubislaw (present in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium monophasic (1 ,4, [5], 12:i:-) (present /25g) in frozen turkey minced meat from Spain in France

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen salted chicken half breasts without inner fillet from Brazil in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Yeast – Fish Meal – Sunflower Seed Flakes

Posted on February 22, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg (present /25g) in yeast from Poland in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Oranienburg (presence /25g) in fish meal from the United States in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Oranienburg (presence /25g) in fish meal from the United States in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg (presence /25g) in sunflower seed flakes from Ukraine, via the Netherlands in Belgium

 

 

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USA – Raw Turkey Salmonella Reading Outbreak Grows to 279 Sick

Posted on February 20, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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The raw turkey Salmonella Reading outbreak has grown to include 279 sick people, according to an update by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of those patients, 107 people have been hospitalized, and one person who lived in California has died.

That’s an addition of 63 more people from 24 states and the District of Columbia. Illness onset dates range form November 20, 2017 to January 29, 2019. The patient age range is from less than 1 year to 101. Forty-eight percent of patients have been hospitalized.

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Canada – Updated Food Recall Warning – Canada Herb brand Fish Mint recalled due to Salmonella

Posted on February 20, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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Recall details Canada Herb - Fish Mint

Ottawa, February 19, 2019 – The food recall warning issued on January 20, 2019 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Canada Herb is recalling Canada Herb brand Fish Mint from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Canada Herb Fish Mint Variable weight LOT: 1721-0060 13/FEB or all packages sold up to and including February 19, 2019 None

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Finland – Lidl pulls minced beef over Salmonella fears

Posted on February 20, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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The products were on sale in all Lidl stores across Finland from 4 February.

Lidl has withdrawn two lots of Bergmann-branded minced beef after a control sample of one lot was suspected of being contaminated with salmonella.

 

The recall involves packages with “best before” dates of 12.2.2019 and 14.2.2019. The products had been on sale nationwide from 4 February.

Lidl is asking consumers who have purchased the affected products and may have frozen them to return them to Lidl supermarkets for a refund.

The German supermarket chain also said Monday that it has suspended cooperation with the Skare meat company over three other instances of salmonella contamination.

Salmonella was also detected in similar products sold by the same supplier at the end of January.

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Research – Microbial quality of edible grasshoppers Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): From wild harvesting to fork in the Kagera Region, Tanzania

Posted on February 19, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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Abstract

In Tanzania, edible Ruspolia differens are still harvested from the natural environments. In this perspective, little is known about the microbiological quality of wild harvested R. differens. This study was conducted to assess the microbiological quality of wild harvested R. differens and evaluate the efficacy of conventional processing methods in reducing microbial load. Two districts (Bukoba rural and Muleba) within the Kagera region were purposively selected for the study. Sampling was done from the same batches along the R. differens food chain as follows: (a) at harvest points in the villages, (b) after transportation to the market and plucking of wings and legs, (c) after rinsing with potable tap water, and (d) after processing using conventional methods. Generally, high microbial counts, that is, total viable aerobic count (TVC), Enterobacteriaceae, lactic acid bacteria, bacterial endospores, and yeasts and molds were observed in raw R. differenssamples. A significant increase in microbial counts after transportation and plucking was only observed for TVC, bacterial endospores, and yeasts and molds. A statistically significant reduction in all types of counts, with the exception of bacterial endospores, was observed after processing. All processed samples analyzed were devoid of salmonellae, Listeria monocytogenes, and Escherichia coli.

Practical applications

Although commonly used processing methods of Ruspolia differens were effective in reducing microbial load, bacterial endospores were hardly eliminated and could pose a health hazard to consumers; thus, improved handling of R. differens along the food chain could reduce such risks.

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UK – The Condiment Company recalls Hunter & Gather Avocado Oil Mayonnaise because it may contain Mould and Salmonella

Posted on February 18, 2019 by | Leave a comment

FSA

The Condiment Company Ltd has taken the precautionary step of recalling Hunter & Gather Avocado Oil Mayonnaise because a recipe error has occurred which means the product might contain mould and be contaminated with salmonella.

Product details

Hunter & Gather Avocado Oil Mayonnaise
Pack size 250g
Best before 25 September 2019
Batch description 25/09/19

No other The Condiment Company Ltd products are known to be affected.

Risk statement

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

Action taken by the company

The Condiment Company Ltd is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.
Customer Notice: The Condiment Company recalls Hunter & Gather Avocado Oil May…

Our advice to consumers

If you have bought any of the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.

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