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RASFF Alert – Listeria monocytogenes – Smoke Trout Slices

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (1400 CFU/g) in frozen smoked trout slices from Poland in Poland

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RASFF Alert – Moulds – Gluten Free Wraps

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RASFF – gluten free wraps from Italy infested with moulds in the Netherlands

 

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnut Kernels – Shelled Groundnuts – Dried Figs

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 30; Tot. = 34 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10.9 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled groundnuts from the United States in Norway

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 14.7; Tot. = 23.3 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Spain in Switzerland

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Research – Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

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Pediatrics in Review

Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) was described by Moschcowitz in 1924, and the term hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) appeared by 1955 to describe a series of patients with small-vessel renal thrombi, thrombocytopenia, and hemolytic anemia. During the 1970s an association was noted between enteric Escherichia coli infections and HUS, and in 1983 the specific trigger of Shiga toxin–producing E coli (STEC) was recognized. This recognition led to classification of HUS as “diarrhea positive” or “diarrhea negative,” although this terminology is no longer popular. Other secondary forms of HUS are known, including HUS associated with invasive pneumococcal infection, human immunodeficiency virus, systemic lupus erythematosus, or uncommon reactions to medications such as cyclosporine. More recently, the term atypical HUS (aHUS) has been used to describe a rare form of HUS occurring in susceptible individuals, most often from defects in regulation of the alternative pathway of complement, whereas typical HUS largely refers to STEC-HUS or pneumococcal HUS.

In patients with bloody diarrhea, it is imperative that front-line providers understand the importance of testing for STEC. In many parts of the world STEC O157:H7 is the most common pathogen leading to HUS, but it certainly is not the only one as many other organisms besides E coli have been causally implicated with HUS. Testing for STEC is evolving quickly. Stool culture, various assays for the Shiga toxin, and most recently DNA testing of stool are all being used, each method with its own strengths and limitations. The most crucial issue is timeliness because the window of opportunity …

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A- Sultanas

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RASFF – ochratoxin A (16.7 µg/kg – ppb) in sultanas from Turkey in Germany

 

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RASFF Alert – Mycotoxin – Fumonsins – Corn Flour

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RASFF – fumonisins (3048 µg/kg – ppb) in corn flour from Germany in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chilled Chicken Fillets – Sesame Seeds – Chicken Legs – Chicken Meat – Frozen Chicken and Turkey Kebab – Rice Flour

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (3 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken fillets from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Benin (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Chester (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Elisabethville (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Jalisco (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Gaminara (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken legs from Poland in Bulgaria

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Amager (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Adelaide (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan, via the United Arab Emirates in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken meat from Poland in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Utrecht (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Gaminara (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Putten (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Singapore (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan, via the United Arab Emirates in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken and turkey kebab from Slovenia in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Charity (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Karamoja (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Minnesota (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Menston gr. C (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Braenderup (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Karamoja (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Reading (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken fillets from Poland in Bulgaria

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from India in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in frozen kebab from Slovenia in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in rice flour from Italy in Germany

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RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Fish Meal

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (presence /25g) in fishmeal from the United States in Greece

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed Alfatoxins – Blanched Groundnut Kernels – Birdfeed – Rice Meal

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 28.8 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from Argentina in the UK

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 66 µg/kg – ppb) in kernels for birdfeed from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 36.4 µg/kg – ppb) in rice meal from France, via the Netherlands in Belgium

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Hong Kong -Review of Food Incidents in 2019

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Review of Food Incidents in 2019

 

CFS

Highlight of ways to prevent cross-contamination.

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