Greek Food Safety Authority (EFET) Regional Directorate in Crete, following Official Food Control Program and in collaboration with the General Chemical State Laboratory, A’ Chemical Service in Piraeus, proceeded to official sampling of “chili pepper” seasoning powder product. This product was found to contain high concentration of aflatoxins. Therefore EFET issued the product recall.
RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (>15000 CFU/g) in raw milk cheese coated with grape marc from France
RASFF -norovirus (GG I and GG II) in chilled oysters (Crassostrea Gigas) from the Netherlands in Denmark
RASFF -norovirus in chilled clams (Ruditapes decussatus) from Tunisia in Italy
RASFF -norovirus in chilled clams (Ruditapes decussatus) from Tunisia in Italy
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RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 4.8; Tot. = 9.5 µg/kg – ppb) in maize flour from South Africa in th UK
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 43.8 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts from Iran in Germany
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 190; Tot. = 200 µg/kg – ppb) and fumonisins (5300 µg/kg – ppb) in white maize from Italy, via the Netherlands in Belgium
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 11.7; Tot. = 13.9 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from China in Spain
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 4.4 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from China in the Netherlands
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 5.2; Tot. = 6 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts in shell from China in Spain
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 5.9; Tot. = 6.3 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts in shell from China in Spain
RASFF -aflatoxins (Tot. = 14.0; Tot. = 20.4 µg/kg – ppb) in hazel nuts from Turkey in Germany
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 4.3; Tot. = 26 / B1 = 3.4; Tot. = 21.8 µg/kg – ppb) in unshelled pistachios from Turkey in Belgium
RASFF -aflatoxins (Tot. = 13.7 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in France
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) wants customers and staff of Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks in Hilton Head Island who were present at the restaurant on the evening of Feb. 15, 2014, to contact their primary care provider to receive treatment for possible exposure to the Hepatitis A virus.
On Friday, DHEC was notified that an employee who worked at the restaurant on the evening of Feb. 15 has tested positive for Hepatitis A. The employee is being treated for the infection and has not returned to work.
A total of eight persons infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes were reported from two states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state was as follows: California (1) and Maryland (7)
Seven of eight ill persons were hospitalized. One death was reported in California. Five of the illnesses (2 mother-newborn pairs and a newborn) were related to pregnancy. All patients are of Hispanic ethnicity.
Investigation into the source of these illnesses is ongoing.
Listeria monocytogenes infection (listeriosis) is an important cause of illness in the United States. More information about listeriosis, and steps people can take to reduce their risk of infection, can be found on the CDC Listeria Web Page. (Spanish website).
Listeria in soft cheeses sold at Megamart stores has killed one person in California and sickened seven others in Maryland since August, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Seven people have been hospitalized. A recall has not been issued.
The contaminated soft cheeses including queso fresco were made by Roos Foods of Kenton, Delaware and repackaged by Megamart, which describes itself as a 100 percent Latino supermarket. Megamart has five stores in Maryland located in Silver Spring, Hyattsville, Riverdale, Rockville, Gaithersburg and one in Manassas, Virginia. All of the cases patients in this outbreak are Hispanic
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The recall of 8.7 million pounds of beef processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation now covers the entire nation, according to the USDA. The firm processed beef from diseased and unsound animals and did it without any federal inspection. The products are considered adulterated because they are unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human consumption and must be removed from commerce.
The products have, unfortunately, been made into other products. Nestles recalled some of their Hot Pockets today and beef jerky in Canada has been recalled. FSIS says that the recalled product was shipped to distribution centers and retail establishments nationwide. The updated retail list is now at more than 1,000 locations. Retail establishments may issue their own recalls. Walmart and Kroger have already done so
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Two out of the seven pupils from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato Syed Ahmad, Kuala Nerang, who were treated at Hospital Kuala Nerang (HKN) for food poisoning yesterday were discharged Tuesday.
Kedah Health director Dr Ismail Abu Taat said the five other pupils were undergoing treatment and were reported to be in stable condition.
He said the food poisoning was caused by ‘ayam masak merah’ believed to be infected by a type of salmonella bacteria, because the chicken were not preserved properly.
More than 400 students in east China’s Zhejiang Province have been infected with norovirus, a common cause of viral gastroenteritis, local authorities said Wednesday.
The students from several schools in Haining City and Haiyan County, including kindergartens and middle schools, are receiving treatment in local hospitals, according to the municipal government of Jiaxing City, which administers the two places.
No deaths have been reported so far, according to the government.
Classes will be suspended on Thursday and Friday but are expected to resume on Monday.
The outbreak began on Feb. 11 in Haining and Feb. 13 in Haiyan.
It is suspected that the outbreak was caused by barrelled water. All the affected schools have been using barrelled water with the same brand, said Yang Jing, head of the provincial health and family planning commission.
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