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USA – Great Falls school children hit with Salmonella

Posted on November 14, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Food Poison Journal

The Montana State lab is performing genomic sequencing of test samples and has notified CCHD that it expects results on Friday 11/15. These results would determine whether the Great Falls cases are linked to a multistate outbreak but will not confirm a specific food source.

At this time, ten cases have been confirmed. Nine of those confirmed cases are within four GFPS elementary schools. Three additional test results are pending, one of which is associated with another secondary school.

Because foodborne illnesses are commonly linked to fresh fruits and vegetables, GFPS is temporarily removing those items from all school menus as a cautionary measure, and alternative canned and dried fruit options will be made available. A GFPS notification has been sent to student families.

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Netherlands – Safety Warning Jumbo Salad Mango Curry – Salmonella

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NVWA

Safety Warning Jumbo Salad Mango Curry
Jumbo warns about their Salad Mango Curry. The salad may contain salmonella bacteria. This can be a health hazard. Especially for pregnant women, young children, the elderly and people with a weakened immune system. Do not eat the salad.
See the Jumbo website
Which product are you referring to?
Product: Jumbo Salad Mango Curry
Barcode: 8718452757770
Best before (BBD): 12/5/2024
Kind regards,
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)

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Belgium – “Boiling chicken” from the Carrefour brand – Salmonella

Posted on November 14, 2024 by | Leave a comment

AFSCA

Boiling chicken / Soepkip - Carrefour

Following an inspection and as a precautionary measure to ensure consumer safety, CARREFOUR is requesting that Carrefour brand boiled chicken, sold in the BUTCHER’S aisle of certain Carrefour stores in Belgium, be withdrawn from the market and is recalling it from consumers due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

Product description:
Name: Boiling Hen
Brand: Carrefour
EAN: 2726224000000
Expiry dates: 11/13/2024 and 11/14/2024

All products have been withdrawn from sale. However, some of these products were marketed on the Belgian market before the withdrawal measure. It is therefore recommended that people who hold products described above do not consume them and destroy them or return them to the point of sale where they will be refunded.

Foodborne illness caused by salmonella results in gastrointestinal symptoms often accompanied by fever within 12 to 72 hours after consumption of contaminated products. These symptoms may be worse in young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly.

People who have consumed the products mentioned above and who present these symptoms are invited to consult their doctor and report this consumption.

For any further information , you can contact Carrefour Belgium customer service by dialing the free number 0800.9.10.11, from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday.

We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused.

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Prolonged multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 linked to consumption of tomatoes in the EU/EEA and the UK

Posted on November 13, 2024 by | Leave a comment

EFSA

Abstract

A cross-border outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 is ongoing in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK). From 1 January 2023 to 5 November 2024, 232 confirmed cases of S. Strathcona ST2559 have been identified in 16 EU/EEA countries according to the European case definition: Austria (33), Croatia (3), Czechia (10), Denmark (9), Estonia (1), Germany (62), Finland (3), France (23), Ireland (1), Italy (67), Luxembourg (2), the Netherlands (2), Norway (3), Slovakia (5), Slovenia (2) and Sweden (6). Twenty-nine cases were also identified in the UK. Among the travel-associated cases, the most frequently visited country was Italy.

Tomatoes were identified as the vehicle of infection in several national epidemiological investigations undertaken in response to this multi-country outbreak. Whole genome sequencing cluster analyses suggest that the outbreak strain from multiple affected countries has a recent common origin.

The epidemiological, microbiological and traceability investigations in the 2023 Austrian outbreak and 2024 Italian outbreak confirmed that small tomatoes from the Sicily region of Italy were the vehicle of infection in these two outbreaks. The same conclusion was confirmed for a historical S. Strathcona ST2559 outbreak in Denmark in 2011.

Human and food sectors should continue to conduct investigations to verify whether small tomatoes from Sicily are the vehicle of infection in all EU countries that have reported or continue to report cases in this multi-country outbreak, as other foods could also be involved in the transmission. The environment’s role in the contamination of the tomatoes should also be investigated, as the outbreak strain was also identified in a farm animal in the region. Investigations to identify the point of entry of S. Strathcona – including of irrigation water – should be conducted so the appropriate corrective measures are taken to stop the contamination from spreading and prevent possible new cases.

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France – Stuffed veal paupiette – Salmonella

Posted on November 12, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
Made on site
Model names or references
Stuffed veal paupiette, sold in the traditional butcher’s section
Product identification
GTIN Batch
2018193000000 Made on 10/29/24
Packaging
sold with service in the traditional department
Start/End of marketing date
From 10/29/2024 to 11/01/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be kept in the refrigerator
Additional information
Manufactured on 10/29/2024
Geographic area of ​​sale
Carrefour Forbach (ex-Cora)
Distributors
Carrefour Forbach (ex-Cora)

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Sweden – Salmonella Typhimurium ST 36 (Sweden, August 2024–)

Posted on November 11, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Folkhalsomyndigheten

An increase in cases of Salmonella typhimurium sequence type 36 is being investigated.

From August to October, 81 cases from 18 regions have contracted Salmonella typhimurium of sequence type 36 (ST 36). The cases, which have all been infected in Sweden unless information about the country of infection is missing, are infected with one of about ten different genetically related bacterial variants that have caused cases of illness from August to October (figure).

During September 2024, an outbreak investigation of cases infected with a specific variant of Salmonella Typhimurium of the ST 36 type was initiated.

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Netherlands – Safety warning Nats Rawline Raw cakes chocolate & hazelnut – Salmonella

Posted on November 11, 2024 by | Leave a comment

NVWA

Safety warning Nats Rawline Raw cakes chocolate & hazelnut
Udea warns about Nats Rawline Raw cakes chocolate & hazelnut. The product may contain salmonella. Do not eat the raw cakes.
See the Udea website
Which product are you referring to?
Product: Nats Rawline Raw cakes chocolate & hazelnut
Item number: 5015742
Barcode: 5407005641392
Best before (BBD): 19-05-2025
Lot code: 21224
Kind regards,
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)

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Canada – Possible Salmonella Typhi Exposure at Domino’s in Saskatchewan

Posted on November 11, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Bulletin

There has been a possible Salmonella typhi exposure at a Domino’s Pizza location in Martensville in Saskatchewan, Canada, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority. That Domino’s restaurant is located at 717 Centennial Drive South in that city. Anyone who ate products from that restaurant from October 11, 2024 to October 19, 2024 may have been exposed to the pathogen. The press release did not state whether or not any illnesses have been reported as a result of this exposure.

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Research – Identification of Bacterial Pathogens in Organic Food of Animal Origin in Poland

Posted on November 10, 2024 by | Leave a comment

MDPI

Abstract

The consumption of organic food has increased in recent years. In organic rearing animals are exposed to outdoor conditions, which may increase their risk of infection from various pathogens. In the present study the occurrence of the most significant foodborne pathogenic bacteria in organic meat and ready-to-eat organic meat products was assessed. Out of 100 raw organic meat samples tested, 72 were contaminated with bacterial pathogens. The highest percentage of contaminated samples was observed in poultry meat (92.5%) followed by pork meat (66.7%). Furthermore, 50.0% of beef origin samples were positive for the bacteria tested. L. monocytogenes was found in 39.0% of samples, S. aureus was identified in 37.0%, Campylobacter in 20.0%, Salmonella in 8.0% and Shigatoxin-producing E. coli in 4.0% of raw meat samples. In 31.0% of samples a co-occurrence of two (83.9%) or three (16.1%) pathogens was observed. Among 100 samples of organic meat products tested, only L. monocytogenes was found in 5.0% of samples. The result of the present study indicated that organic food may be a source of harmful microorganisms that may pose foodborne infections to consumers.

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France – SPREADABLE SAUSAGE – Salmonella

Posted on November 8, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
CHARCULOR
Model names or references
SPREADABLE SAUSAGE 150G
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3327511633952 All lots Expiry date between 11/21/2024 and 12/01/2024
3327511633969 All lots Expiry date between 11/21/2024 and 12/01/2024
3327516395343 All lots Expiry date between 11/21/2024 and 12/01/2024
Packaging
ARTIFICIAL CASING 150G
Start/End of marketing date
From 10/28/2024 to 11/08/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be kept in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 57.160.001CE
Geographic area of ​​sale
Regions: Grand-Est
Distributors
GREEN STORE / LECLERC / INTERMARCHE / AUCHAN / CORA / MATCH / COLRUYT / CARREFOUR / SUPER U /

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