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FSANZ 

•  the likelihood of a food safety issue occurring
•  the consequence of the food safety issue.

Risk statement conclusion

Food Poisoning Bulletin

The tuna sushi Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 53 people in nine states includes one woman from Clark County, Washington.  The woman ate sushi made with raw tuna during a visit to Vancouver, Arizona in April, according to a report in The Columbian.

Ten people have been hospitalized in the outbreak, which includes patients from South Dakota, Wisconsin, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Mississippi, Illinois, Virginia and Washington.

CFIA 

The food recall warning issued on May 25, 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.

Loblaw Companies Limited is recalling President’s Choice brand hummus and dip products from the marketplace because they may contain the toxin produced by Staphylococcus bacteria. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

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

RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken breast fillets from Lithuania in Ireland

RASFF-Salmonella Give (presence /25g) in fresh duck shoulders from Poland, via Lithuania in Latvia

RASFF-Salmonella Saint Paul in chilled turkey breast fillet from Italy in Denmark

RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen chicken livers and skins from Belgium  in Belgium

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in turkey medallions from Hungary in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella infantis (presence /25g) in ground turmeric root from Germany in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in morning glory from Thailand in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella Ekotedo and Salmonella Hongkong (presence /25g) in natural sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in betel leaves from India

RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in chicken meat preparations from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF-Campylobacter (presence /25g) in chicken liver parfait from Ireland in the UK

RASFF – norovirus (5 µg/l) in chilled clams from Italy in Italy

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O26 – VTEC eaeA and VTEC vtx1. /25g) in smoked sausage from Latvia in Latvia

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen boneless beef from Brazil in Italy

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in mix of green and black olives from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (660; 840; 690; 680 CFU/g) in chilled smoked salmon in Germany

RASFF – hazelnut kernels from Sweden infested with moulds in Denmark

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 136; Tot. = 144 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts from the United States, via Belgium in Luxembourg

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1: 20, Sum 20 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (Tot. = 17.5 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 10.3; Tot. = 11.4 / B1 = 9.9; Tot. = 11 µg/kg – ppb) in whole and ground egusi seeds from Ghana in the UK

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 13.8; Tot. = 16.3 / B1 = 15.3; Tot. = 16.7 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from India in Greece

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 2.3; Tot. = 7.1 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts in shell from China in Portugal

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 43.36; Tot. = 47.24 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran in Germany