Category Archives: Salmonella

Canada – CFIA Alert – Salmonella in Spinach

Posted on September 24, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Ottawa, September 23, 2013 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Ippolito Fruit and Produce Ltd., are warning the public not to consume the Frisco’s, Queen Victoria and Metro brands spinach described in the link because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.

These products have been distributed in Ontario and Quebec. These products may also have been distributed to other provinces.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

The manufacturer, Ippolito Fruit and Produce Ltd., Burlington, Ontario, is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

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USA – One Dead from Salmonella Outbreak in Kentucky

Posted on September 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety NewsSalm

Salmonella outbreak in Hopkins County, Kentucky, has killed one person and caused another seven confirmed illnesses.

The cause of the outbreak is still unknown, according to county health officials. Investigators have begun interviewing victims to see where or what they might have eaten in the days leading up to their illnesses.

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Turkey – Chicken

Posted on September 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

 RASFF -Salmonella spp. in frozen turkey meat preparation from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF -Salmonella Heidelberg (presence /25g) in frozen whole chicken (Gallus gallus) from Brazil in Denmark

RASFF -Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in chicken steak without bone from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken leg quarters from Denmark

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RASFF Alerts – Feeds – Salmonella – Soybean – Fish Meal

Posted on September 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella (in 1 out of 4 samples) in soybean meal from Argentina in Italy

RASFF -Salmonella infantis (presence /50g) in soyabeanmeal from Brazil, via Germany in Denmark

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (present /25g) in fish meal from Panama in Spain

RASFF – Salmonella spp. (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in fish meal from Mauritania in Denmark

RASFF -Salmonella spp. and high count of Enterobacteriaceae in feed for food-producing animals from Mauritania in Denmark

 

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Research – Salmonella Antibiotic Resistance

Posted on September 16, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety NewsSalm

The number of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella serotypes hasn’t increased drastically in recent years, but drug-resistant Salmonella continues to pose a public health threat in the United States, particularly as resistance spreads across classes of drugs, necessitates the use of more expensive drugs, makes treatment less effective, and, in worse-case scenarios, leaves infections untreatable.

A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study identified increasing resistance to a class of drugs called Cephalosporins, which are commonly used to treat severe Salmonella infections in adults and are the main drug of choice when treating children, for whom the fluoroquinolone class of drugs is not recommended. Currently, about five percent of Salmonella strains are resistant to Cephalosporins, mostly in cases of Salmonella Heidelberg and Salmonella Newport.

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Research – Effect of Pickling on Pathogens in Hard Boiled Eggs

Posted on September 16, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Journal of Food BiochemistryEGGS

Traditional methods of food preservation, such as pickling, have reemerged as popular approaches for home and commercial food processing. The process of pickling hard-cooked eggs (HCE) can be an effective method of preventing the growth and survival of pathogenic microorganisms. Because of the variety of pickling processes, HCE manufacturers must validate their pickling process for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and demonstrate 5-log reductions of pathogens associated with the product. In this study, a rapid one-step pickling process was evaluated for its ability to reduce Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli O157:H7 inoculated onto HCE for 14 days at room temperature. All pathogens inoculated onto HCE were reduced by (>5.0 logs) within 24 h and were undetectable following enrichment. The data obtained in this study may be of interest to regulatory officials and processors of HCE seeking pathogen reduction validation for their products.

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Turkey – Meat Balls – Poultry – Farm – Rawhide

Posted on September 14, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen turkey meat preparations (Aves) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in meat balls from Sweden

RASFF-Salmonella Derby (presence /25g) in frozen poultry preparations (Aves) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken fillet from Poland in France

RASFF-Salmonella enterica in frozen chicken from Brazil in Spain

RASFF-Suspicion of Salmonella (poultry farm sampled for environmental research revealed the presence of Salmonella enteritidis) in chilled poultry meat from Poland

RASFF -Salmonella Kentucky (presence /25g) in tripe filled rawhide bone from India in the UK

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UK – FSA Salmonella Outbreak investigation

Posted on September 12, 2013 by | Leave a comment

FSASalmonella

An outbreak of an unusual type of salmonella infection, Salmonella Typhimurium, across England and Wales is being investigated by Public Health England, Public Health Wales, the FSA and local authority environmental health officers.

A total of 21 confirmed cases in Wales and 30 in England have been reported, with 9 cases known to have required hospitalisation. Other potential cases are being investigated in both countries.

The outbreak was first detected in Wales in August and centred mainly in North Wales (Conwy and Gwynedd), with additional clusters being investigated in England in the Thames Valley, Leeds, Cumbria and Stafford areas.

Cases are widely geographically distributed in patients aged 7 months to 87 years.

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USA – Chicken Jerky Dog Chews – Salmonella 21 Cases

Posted on September 11, 2013 by | 1 comment

Food Safety News

At least 21 people in New Hampshire have fallen ill with Salmonella in an outbreak connected to Joey’s Jerky brand chicken jerky, a product made for dogs. The product has been voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer, Kritters Kitchen Kreations.

The contaminated jerky was sold at the following six stores in New Hampshire: America’s Pet in Hudson, Blue Seal in Bow, K9 Kaos in Dover, Osborne’s Agway in Concord, Sandy’s Pet Food Center in Concord and The Yellow Dogs Barn in Barrington.

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USA – Salmonella Outbreak – Guinea Pig Meat!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety NewsTwo_adult_Guinea_Pigs_(Cavia_porcellus)

Salmonella was confirmed in a number of people hospitalized earlier this month after consuming a traditional Ecuadorean dish containing guinea pig at a Minneapolis street fair. However, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Wednesday that some of the 81 people sickened had not eaten the dish.

The report quoted a city spokesman saying that while the food vendor had a city permit, he sold unapproved food which had been improperly handled.

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