RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) and too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (170 CFU/g) in fishmeal from the United States in Germany
RASFF – too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (1300 CFU/g) in fish meal from Mauritania in Germany
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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Organic Soybean Cake – Rapeseed Meal -Fish Meal – Curcuma Powder – Lamb Meat Meal
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Mbandaka (presence /25g) in organic soybean cake from Denmark in Sweden
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Mbandaka (presence /25g) in rapeseed meal from Poland in Sweden
RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) and too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (170 CFU/g) in fishmeal from the United States in Germany
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Bareilly (presence /25g) in curcuma powder from France in Finland
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Aarhus (presence /25g) in lamb meat meal from the Netherlands in Sweden
Canada – GPM brand Pea Shoots recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
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Recall details
Ottawa, April 19, 2019 – Golden Pearl Mushrooms Ltd. is recalling GPM brand Pea Shoots from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
Recalled products
| Brand Name | Common Name | Size | Code(s) on Product | UPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPM | GPM Sweet Pea Shoots | 230 g | 10851 | 6 84469 00008 7 |
| GPM | GPM Pea Shoots | 100 g | 10851 | 6 84469 00012 4 |
| GPM | GPM Pea Shoots | 455 g | 10851 | 6 84469 00018 6 |
UK – Express. Asda recalls this product amid risk of Salmonella – have you been affected?
Asda has issued an urgent warning to recall its Cranberry and Nut Cereal Bars due to the risk of the illness.
Food can be contaminated with the bacteria at any stage during the production process, the processing of the food itself and while cooking.
The cereal bars affected are those in the pack size of 4x35g with the best before end date of September 2019.
The supermarket chain has issued the precautionary recall and advised customers who have bought the product not to eat it.
Research – Prevalence and Characterization of Salmonella Present during Veal Harvest
Beef and veal products have been vehicles implicated in the transmission of Salmonella enterica, a gastroenteritis-causing bacteria. Recent regulatory samples collected from veal have indicated bob veal, or calves harvested within days of birth, have higher rates of Salmonella than samples collected from formula-fed veal, or calves raised 20 weeks on milk replacer formula before harvest. To investigate this problem, we collected samples from veal calf hides, preevisceration carcasses, and final carcasses at five veal processors that harvested bob or formula-fed veal or both. Prevalence and concentrations of Salmonellawere determined, and then the isolates were characterized for serovar and antibiotic susceptibility. Salmonella was more prevalent (P < 0.05) among bob veal than formula-fed veal hides, preevisceration carcasses, and final carcass (84.2 versus 15.6%, 62.8 versus 10.1%, and 12.0 versus 0.4%, respectively). Concentrations of Salmonella could be estimated by using regression order statistics on hides and preevisceration carcasses at two veal plants, with one harvesting bob veal and the other bob and formula-fed veal. The concentration of Salmonella on bob veal hides at the plants was 1.45 ± 0.70 and 2.04 ± 1.00 log CFU/100 cm2, greater (P < 0.05) than on formula-fed veal hides, which was 1.10 ± 1.51 log CFU/100 cm2. Concentrations on carcasses, however, were very low. Seventeen Salmonella serovars were identified among 710 isolates. Salmonella serovars London, Cerro, and Muenster were most common to bob veal and made up 50.7, 18.7, and 6.3% of the isolates, respectively, while serovar Montevideo (6.8% of isolates) was most common to formula-fed veal. Although bob veal had increased prevalence and concentrations of Salmonella, one group of formula-fed veal was found to harbor human disease–related antibiotic-resistant Salmonella serovars Heidelberg and the monophasic variant of Typhimurium (1,4,[5],12:i:−). Veal processors have made changes to improve the safety of veal, but further efforts are necessary from both bob and formula-fed veal to address Salmonella.
Research – Dirty chick boxes can be source of Salmonella at hatcheries
Dirty chick boxes at hatcheries can be a source of Salmonella, but the risk was still lower than expected in a study conducted at one US hatchery, according to Kathryn McCullough, a DVM candidate at North Carolina State University.
McCullough’s study was aimed at pinpointing where hatcheries need to focus their Salmonella-control efforts to prevent contamination of chicks with the pathogen.
“All of your breeder flocks are sending their eggs to the hatchery, and then those chicks hatching out are being disseminated… through the entire complex for that area. So, any disease measures that you can get under control at the hatchery are really going to have the biggest impact for that complex,” she told Poultry Health Today.
For the study, McCullough used boot swabs to sample chick boxes at a hatchery. Chicks were placed in clean boxes – boxes that were washed and dried – 2 days a week. Due to the hatchery’s schedule, however, dirty but dry boxes were used 2 other days because there wasn’t time to thoroughly wash and dry them.
Research – Aflatoxins: a major threat to food safety
Aflatoxins are toxic and carcinogenic mycotoxins found in a range of agricultural products, particularly cereals and nuts. Of especial concern are potentially high levels of these mycotoxins in maize and peanuts, which form part of staple diets in many parts of Asia.
The major fungus producing aflatoxins is Aspergillus flavus. However, another fungus,Aspergillus parasiticus and a few other minor species of Aspergillus can also produce these toxins.
Aflatoxins in crops:
All cereal crops can contain aflatoxins. Intensive cropping practices and decreased genetic diversity in cereal crops probably contribute to increased preharvest infections of commodities with fungi that produce aflatoxins. Preharvest contamination of crops with aflatoxins occurs in the temperate and tropical regions.
The seeds in growth-stressed plants are the most susceptible to fungal invasion and aflatoxin production. Postharvest contamination occurs worldwide when conditions in the storage unit exist for the growth of Aflatoxigenic fungi. Aflatoxigenic fungi can grow in feedlot manure.
Insects spread the spores of aflatoxigenic fungi to plants and the fungi colonize areas of insect damage. The flower and silk in corn can be portals of entry for species of Aspergillus.
Insect damage, timing of irrigation or rain, relative humidity around the bolls, stage of maturity and variety of cotton can be factors in causing preharvest contamination of cottonseed with aflatoxins.
Research – Growth of Salmonella and Other Foodborne Pathogens on Inoculated Inshell Pistachios during Simulated Delays between Hulling and Drying
During harvest, pistachios are hulled, separated in water into floater and sinker streams (in large part on the basis of nut density), and then dried before storage. Higher prevalence and levels of Salmonella were previously observed in floater pistachios, but contributing factors are unclear. To examine the behavior of pathogens on hulled pistachios during simulated drying delays, floater and sinker pistachios collected from commercial processors were inoculated at 1 or 3 log CFU/g with cocktails of Salmonella and in some cases Escherichia coli O157:H7 or Listeria monocytogenes and incubated for up to 30 h at 37°C and 90% relative humidity. Populations were measured by plating onto tryptic soy agar and appropriate selective agars. In most cases, no significant growth (P > 0.05) of Salmonella was observed in the first 3 h after inoculation in hulled floaters and sinkers. Growth of Salmonella was greater on floater pistachios than on corresponding sinkers and on floater pistachios with ≥25% hull adhering to the shell surface than on corresponding floaters with <25% adhering hull. Maximum Salmonella populations (2 to 7 log CFU/g) were ∼2-log higher on floaters than on corresponding sinkers. The growth of E. coliO157:H7 and Salmonella on hulled pistachios was similar, but a longer lag time (approximately 11 h) and significantly lower maximum populations (4 versus 5 to 6 log CFU/g; P < 0.05) were predicted for L. monocytogenes. Significant growth of pathogens on hulled pistachios is possible when delays between hulling and drying are longer than 3 h, and pathogen growth is enhanced in the presence of adhering hull material.
USA -Suspected norovirus outbreak at Norwich University
Vermont health officials are investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal (GI) illness at Norwich University in Northfield after more than two dozen students and staff reported being sick.
Health officials advise if you are sick with gastrointestinal (GI) illness:Based on the symptoms and length of illness reported, norovirus is suspected but has not yet been confirmed through laboratory testing.
- Stay home from classes or work for 24 hours after vomiting and diarrhea have stopped.
- Food handlers should stay home from work for 48 hours after symptoms have stopped.
- Health care providers and people who work at a child care facility should also stay home from work for 48 hours after vomiting and diarrhea have stopped.
- Wash your hands well with soap and water after using the bathroom or after caring for someone who is sick. Hand sanitizers are not as effective at removing norovirus particles.
- Don’t share food or drinks with others if you have symptoms or are sick.
- Immediately remove, machine wash and dry any clothing or linens soiled by vomit or diarrhea.
Norovirus is a common cause of gastrointestinal illness. Symptoms often include diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach cramps. People who are ill from a norovirus may also experience headaches, body aches and fever.
RASFF Alerts – Portal is down
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