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Food Poison Journal

As of November 24, there have been 63 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella Soahanina, Sundsvall and Oranienburg illness linked to this outbreak in the following provinces: British Columbia (12), Ontario (12), Quebec (35), Prince Edward Island (2) and Newfoundland and Labrador (2). Additional Salmonella infections are under investigation and more illnesses associated with this outbreak may be confirmed. Individuals became sick between mid-October and mid-November 2023. Seventeen individuals have been hospitalized. One death has been reported. Individuals who became ill are between 0 to 100 years of age. About half of the cases (51%) are male.

MDPI

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Gov UK

Guidance and responsibilities of the UK’s National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology.

Published 22 November 2023

The UK’s NRL for food microbiology is responsible for official controls on specific areas of food microbiology:

• Listeria monocytogenes
• coagulase positive staphylococci
• Escherichia coli (including STEC)
• campylobacter
• salmonella
• antimicrobial resistance

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) awarded the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) these responsibilities for performing official controls to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules. This is described in Article 101 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/625, which is now the retained EU legislation (REUL) in the UK, UK Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 665.

When implementing and using ISO Standards, there is some supporting information to help food laboratories, including news and method validation and verification presentations.

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Snails and frogs
Product brand name
Quercy Snails
Model names or references
Canned snails with Burgundy sauce net weight 180g Minimum durability date 03/2025
Product identification
Batch Date
03/2025 Minimum durability date 03/01/2025
Packaging
Canned glass 262 ml twist off type
Start/end date of marketing
From 06/01/2023 to 10/22/2023
Storage temperature
Product to be stored at room temperature
Health mark
unbranded
Geographical sales area
Departments: HAUTE-GARONNE (31), GERS (32)
Distributors
Quercy Snails

FDA

On November 17, 2023, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Aquaculture (CT DA/BA) informed the FDA of a recall of oysters that had been illegally harvested and potentially contaminated. The oysters were illegally harvested from Milford Approved Area on 11/12/2023 and 11/15/2023 by certified dealer Seaview Fisheries, LLC, CT-084-SS, AQ, labeled as lots L466B and 466A. Oysters were distributed directly to a distributor in RI. Oysters were distributed further to a distributor and retailers in DE, FL, IL, MD, NJ, NY, PA, and TX and may have been distributed further from these states.

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Fishing and aquaculture products
Product brand name
Constable
Model names or references
50g
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3263670008395 All lots Minimum durability date between 11/25/2023 and 09/27/2024
Packaging
50g metal box
Start/end date of marketing
Since 06/08/2023
Storage temperature
Product to be stored at room temperature
Health mark
ES 12.10544/SS CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
E.LECLERC, AUCHAN, SYSTEM U, MONOPRIX, CORA, MAXIMO

Lebensmittelwarnung

Food Safety News

A documentary on food safety in the United States has been nominated for a Critics Choice Award.

The film, “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food,” features food safety attorney Bill Marler, publisher of Food Safety News.

This year marks the eighth annual awards from The Critics Choice Association. Winners are scheduled to be announced Nov. 12 in New York City. The ceremony will be hosted for the second year in a row by longtime event supporter, actor, and standup comedian Wyatt Cenac.

The Critics Choice Documentary Awards will be live-streamed through Facebook, YouTube and X (formerly Twitter). Viewing links will be available on the Critics Choice Association website at 7 p.m. EST on Sunday, Nov. 12.

Bio Rad

Low‐moisture foods (LMF) and their production environment, if contaminated with Salmonella, Cronobacter, EB, and STEC, can pose a very serious threat to vulnerable consumers. It is worth re‐evaluating the potential food safety risk within your production environment and ensuring your microbiological testing program aligns with your goals.

Learn about Bio‐Rad’s latest improvements to current pathogen testing methods designed for LMFs.