RASFF – Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in chilled beef from Argentina in the Netherlands
RASFF – High count of Enterobacteriaceae (2400 CFU/g) in bovine lung from Germany in Austria
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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Lamb Meal – Beef – Clams – Centella
RASFF – Too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (300;510;470;370;340 CFU/g) in lamb meal from the Netherlands, with raw material from New Zealand in Belgium
RASFF – Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in boneless beef meat (Bos taurus) from Uruguay in Spain
RASFF – Too high count of Escherichia coli (9200 MPN/100g) in clams from Italy
RASFF – high count of Escherichia coli (2600 CFU/100g) in centella (Centella asiatica) from Sri Lanka
Research – Study Pinpoints Pathogens Causing Biggest Diarrhea Burden in Kids
While many pathogens cause serious diarrhea in children in developing countries, four stand out as culprits in most of the infections, a finding that could drive new prevention strategies, an international research team reported today.
The group spent 3 years in seven developing countries, collecting health information, lab samples, and outcome data on 3,439 youngsters who had moderate-to-severe diarrhea. They published their findings today in an early online release from The Lancet.
On a global scale each year, diarrheal diseases kill about 800,000 children under age 5, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia, according to the report.
Though interventions such as rotavirus vaccines are starting to have an impact on deaths and disease incidence, scientific data to guide other strategies to curb the diseases are scarce, especially in regions where child deaths are the highest, the group wrote.
To fill the gap, the team focused their analysis on kids under age 5 who did and didn’t have moderate-to-severe diarrhea in selected cities in Bangladesh, Gambia, India, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, and Pakistan. The study included 13,129 matched controls.
The researchers collected clinical and epidemiologic information, took anthropometric measurements, and took fecal samples to identify pathogens. For each child they made a follow-up home visit 60 days later to assess health status, clinical outcome, and growth measures.
Four pathogens were the most common causes of diarrhea across all sites: rotavirus, Cryptosporidium, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) producing heat-stable toxin (ST), and Shigella, according to the study.
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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Raw Milk – Minced Beef
RASFF – High count of Escherichia coli (1500 000 CFU/g) in raw milk cheese from France
RASFF – Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (0 26 H 11, STEC or VTEC) in minced beef meat from Italy in France
Posted in Bacteria, E.coli, EHEC, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Hygiene, Microbiology, Pathogen, RASFF, Recall, STEC, VTECH
Tagged escherichia coli, food, raw milk cheese
RASFF Alerts – E.coli – STEC Deer Meat – E.coli Spinach
RASFF – Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VT2 positive and negative EAE) in frozen deer meat from Austria in Italy
RASFF – Too high count of Escherichia coli (1200 CFU/g) in spinach from Cambodia in Norway
Posted in Bacteria, E.coli, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Microbiology, Pathogen, RASFF, Recall, STEC
Tagged deer meat, eae, escherichia coli, food, spinach
Central America – 4 Dead E.coli Outbreak
At least 96 people have been hospitalized and 4 have died in an E. coli outbreak in Guatemala linked to fresh produce.
The outbreak, which has affected residents of the town of Santo Domingo Xenacoj in South Central Guatemala, is thought to have originated with contaminated fruits and vegetables, reported the Associated Press Thursday.
A male resident of the town reported that two of his children, ages 9 and 12, had died in the outbreak, according to AP.
Specimen taken from the four victims who died linked their deaths to E. coli, said health officials.
Posted in Bacteria, E.coli, EHEC, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Testing, Foodborne Illness, Hygiene, Illness, Methods, Microbiology, outbreak, Pathogen, STEC, VTECH
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EFSA – VTEC E.coli Strains
EFSA’s scientific experts say that it is currently not possible to identify which VTEC bacteria strains have the potential to cause human diseases. In order to help risk managers to identify human health risks, EFSA has proposed a scheme to categorise VTEC strains according to their potential to cause disease. This work has been carried out in response to a request of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health.
VTEC (verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli) is a group of pathogenic E. coli bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhoea and haemolytic uremic syndrome in humans, a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure and be fatal [1].
EFSA’s Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) has evaluated data from the EU on different VTEC strains with respect to their reported frequency, severity of human disease caused by the strains, and association with outbreaks. The Panel concluded that it is currently not possible to fully predict the potential of a VTEC strain found in food to cause human disease.
However the Panel has provided guidance to assist public health authorities in assessing risks related to VTEC strains. They proposed a scheme that considers the detection of specific genes in VTEC strains from humans, food and animals. EFSA will regularly review this scheme to improve future risk assessments.
Due to under-reporting of human cases and the unavailability of complete information, EFSA’s scientific experts also recommended that all Member States collect comprehensive data on VTEC strains when these are detected. Accurate reporting will help in predicting the factors responsible for the severity of human infections and outbreaks.
To carry out this evaluation, the Panel used data from the European Surveillance System (TESSy data) provided by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and from the EU Summary Report on Trends and Sources of Zoonoses, Zoonotic Agents and Food-borne Outbreaks in 2011published today as well as data from relevant scientific literature.
Posted in Bacteria, E.coli, E.coli O103, E.coli O104, E.coli O121, E.coli O145, E.coli O157, E.coli O26, EFSA, EHEC, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Technology, Food Testing, Microbiology, O103, Pathogen, Research, STEC, VTECH
Tagged austrian federal ministry, e coli bacteria, human health risks, public health authorities
RASFF Alert – STec E.coli – Deer Meat
RASFF – Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VT1 positive) in frozen deer meat from Austria in Italy
European RASFF Alerts – E.coli O157 – STEC – E.coli
FSAI – E. coli O157 present in Gouda Herb Cheese by Kilshanny Farmhouse Cheese
RASFF – E.coli in Chilled Mussels in Italy sourced in Spain
RASFF – STEC E.coli in Raw Milk Cheese in Germany sourced in France
Posted in Bacteria, E.coli, E.coli O157, EHEC, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Methods, Microbiology, Pathogen, RASFF, Recall, STEC
Tagged e coli, farmhouse cheese, food, fsai, raw milk cheese
USA – WSDA – Recall Raw Milk – STEC E.coli ?
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is
warning consumers not to drink Dungeness Valley Creamery brand raw Jersey whole milk, raw Jersey skim milk, and raw Jersey cream because the products may be contaminated with Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli) that can cause serious illness.
Dungeness Valley Creamery raw Jersey cream, raw Jersey whole
milk and raw Jersey skim milk with any Best Buy dates of 03/02 or later may be
contaminated. The firm sells its products in gallon, half gallon, quart and pint
containers. Today’s health alert includes all container sizes of the unpasteurized milk products.
The health alert is being initiated after routine sampling by WSDA found toxin-producing E. coli in a sample of raw cream. Based in Sequim, the Dungeness Valley Creamery and WSDA are continuing their investigation into the source of the problem. Currently, no human illnesses have been linked with these products.
Posted in Bacteria, E.coli, EHEC, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Microbiology, Pathogen, Recall, STEC
Tagged escherichia coli bacteria, food, pint containers, washington state department of agriculture
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