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Food Poisoning Bulletin 

The Illinois Veterans Home, where a deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak killed 12 people is replacing its water system and making repairs. Last August and September, at least 45 people living at that facility were sickened and 12 people died after contracting the illness.

Legionnaires’ Disease bacteria, also called Legionella, lives and grows in water systems, especially in older buildings. The bacteria is hard to kill and can thrive for years in a system until an outbreak occurs. The bacteria is released in vapour or mist from showers, fountains, air conditioning units, cooling towers, HVAC units, hot tubs, and other water systems. When people, especially those in high risk groups, breathe in the vapour, they can get sick.

Food Poisoning Bulletin

In the FDA’s weekly enforcement report for December 21, 2015, there is a recall for frozen French Style Green Beans, produced by Lakeside Foods and  packaged under the Giant Eagle and Shur fine labels for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This report includes recalls that are not released to the public in the usual manner. There is no word on whether or not any illnesses have been reported in connection with the consumption of these products.

The recalled products are Giant Eagle French Style Green Beans in 16 ounce poly bags (454 grams). The UPC number is 30034-00978 and the best by date is 09/2017. Also recalled is Shur fine French Style Green Beans in 16 ounce (454 gram) packages. The UPC number on that product is 11161-13478 and the best by date is 09/2017.

E.coli Blog

The FDA, CDC, and state and local officials are investigating a second, more recent outbreak of a different, rare DNA fingerprint of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 (STEC O26) linked to Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants.

The CDC reports that five people have been reported with the new variant of STEC O26 from a total of three states: Kansas (1), North Dakota (1), and Oklahoma (3).

The Kansas and North Dakota cases ate at the same restaurant in Kansas. The three separate Oklahoma cases all ate at the same Chipotle restaurant.

FSA

Harrods is recalling Sevre & Belle brand Le Chevrot Au Lait Cru 200g cheese with a ‘use by’ date of 4 January 2016 because it contains E.coli (STEC). This type of bacteria can cause food poisoning. If you have bought this product, do not eat it.

Customer notice: Sevre & Belle, Le Chevrot Au Lait Cru cheese(148.82 KB)

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 38; Tot. = 47 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts in shell from Egypt in Slovenia

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 3.2 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts in shell from Egypt in Slovenia

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 57.3; Tot. = 61.8 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from the United States in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 95.3; Tot. = 107.3 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 113.1; Tot. = 125.1 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts in shell from Egypt in Italy

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 3.6; Tot. = 4.9 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from China in Spain

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 65.3; Tot. = 78.9 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts in shell from Egypt in Slovenia

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 68; Tot. = 73.3 µg/kg – ppb) in walnuts from the United States in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen salted chicken breast from Thailand in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled smoked sausages from Romania in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella enterica (in 1 out of 5 samples /10g) in chilled minced meat preparation from Poland in Slovakia

RASFF-Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in betel leaves from India in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in betel leaves from India in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in coriander leaves from Laos in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella in betel leaves from India in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in christmas cookies from Hungary in Austria

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O45 /25g) in beef meat from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF-high count of Escherichia coli (720000 CFU/g) in raspberries from Spain in Norway

RASFF -Ochratoxin A (10.8 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

RASFF-whole fermented vanilla pods from Estonia infested with moulds in Sweden

RASFF– norovirus (GGII) in frozen strawberries from Morocco, packaged in Belgium, via France in Denmark