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RASFF-ochratoxin A (12.9 µg/kg – ppb) in rye flour from France in France

RASFF-ochratoxin A (20 mg/kg – ppm) in pumpkin seeds from China, via Denmark in Finland

RASFF-ochratoxin A (30.8 µg/kg – ppb) in dried red chili peppers from Thailand, via the Netherlands

RASFF -Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins (190 µg OA eq/kg) in frozen surf clams (Spisula Solida) from Denmark in Denmark

RASFF-too high count of Escherichia coli (3.500 MPN/100g) in clams from Italy in Italy

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (70 CFU/g) in sweet gorgonzola from Italy in Switzerland

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (presence in 2 of 5 samples /25g) in diced or shredded cooked pork products from Poland in Denmark

RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 samples) in chilled chicken breast fillets from Poland in Denmark

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

RASFF-Salmonella infantis (present /25g) in chilled chicken breast from Hungary, via Austria in Italy

RASFF-Salmonella infantis (present /25g) in chilled chicken breasts from Hungary, via Austria in Italy

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

RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in raw milk from France in France

RASFF-Salmonella Hvittingfoss (presence /25g) in spice mix for chicken Masala from Pakistan in Finalnd

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen turkey preparation from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in cockscomb mint from Vietnam in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen beef trimmings from Denmark in Sweden

CFIA 

The food recall warning issued on August 7, 2015 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 Dry Mott’s Inc. is recalling Mott’s Fruitsations Fruit Rockets – Unsweetened Strawberry from the marketplace due to potential loss of seal, causing spoilage. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described in the link above.

Science Direct 

Researchers are a step closer to developing drug targets for Toxoplasmosis, after gaining insight into its unique feeding behavior. Toxoplasma gondii is estimated to chronically infect nearly one-third of the world’s population, causing the condition Toxoplasmosis. It is most commonly associated with handling cat feces and is a particular threat to pregnant women and immune-compromised individuals, such as HIV/AIDS patients

Food Poisoning Journal

NewsCenter 16’s Shaun Gallagher reports that the Fulton County Indiana Health Department, Wabash County Indiana Health Department and Indiana State Department of Health are investigating cases of E. coli O157 among children who attend a local daycare. Currently, all confirmed cases being investigated with this outbreak are associated with this daycare.

Food Poisoning Bulletin

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its 2012-2013 National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) Integrated Report. The report focuses on major food born pathogens that are resistant to antibiotics important in human medicine, and on multidrug resistant pathogens.

NARMS screens for non-typhoidal Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, and Enterococcus. Salmonella and Campylobacter are the leading causes of bacterial food poisoning.

Food Safety News

In the third such recall this year, Good Seed Inc. of Springfield, VA, is recalling all packages of soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.