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India – Your leftover rice can cause food poisoning if you don’t do this

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Times of India

Time and again you might have read about the benefits of eating leftover rice. Right from helping in constipation to the reduction in body heat, eating leftover rice is said to have umpteen health benefits. But you will be surprised to know that consuming leftover rice can also make you sick if you do not take the necessary precautions.
Yes, this is true. Probably we all must have had reheated rice, without even realising that it can make you really sick. As per the National Health Service (NHS) of England, eating reheated rice can cause food poisoning. However, it is not the reheating of rice that causes the problem, but the way the food is stored after it is cooked.

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Cambodia – Ministry notes decrease in food poisoning cases

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Khmer Times

The Health Ministry on Saturday reminded the public to avoid food poisoning by properly preparing food and avoiding toxic chemicals, noting cases of food poisoning last year decreased when compared to the previous year.

Aing Hoksrun, chief of the ministry’s food safety office, on Saturday said 12 people died and 203 others were hospitalised in 13 cases of food poisoning, a decrease when compared to 2017’s four deaths and 703 hospitalised in 28 cases.

Mr Hoksrun said cases of food poisoning are often caused by viruses and toxic chemicals.

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France – More babies infected with Salmonella in outbreak linked to rice milk formula

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Food Safety News Salmonella kswfoodworld

French authorities are investigating more than a dozen cases of Salmonella infection in babies less than 19 months old. The illnesses are linked to a rice milk formula made in Spain.

Of the 14 babies involved in the investigation, the French National Public Health Agency (Santé publique France) reports five have been confirmed and nine are under investigation. Seven of the babies were hospitalized for salmonellosis but have since recovered.

Luxembourg and Belgium have reported one case each linked to the outbreak.

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India – Food poisoning: 100 hospitalised

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Times of India

AHMEDABAD: Over 100 persons, primarily from Shahpur’s Halim ni Khadki area, were admitted to the VS Hospital on Sunday evening following complaints of food poisoning.

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New Zealand – Shellfish biotoxin alert – South Island West Coast region

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MPI Mussels

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today issued a public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from between Hector south to Greigs on the South Island West Coast.

Routine tests on shellfish samples taken from Cape Foulwind has shown levels of diarrhetic shellfish toxins above the safe limit of 0.16 mg/kg set by MPI.  Anyone eating shellfish from this area is potentially at risk of illness.

Ongoing testing will continue and any changes will be communicated accordingly.

Mussels, oysters, tuatua, pipi, toheroa, cockles, scallops, catseyes, kina (sea urchin) and all other bivalve shellfish should not be eaten.

Note: cooking shellfish does not remove the toxin.

Map highlighting in red the areas affected.

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Kazakhstan – Mass food poisoning in Tengiz affects 25 people

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Twenty five workers got food poisoning in Atyrau region, Kazakhstan with four of them being hospitalized.

The incident occurred in the Tengiz workers’ settlement of the YulmarService company.

Twenty five people felt ill after the dinner, four people were hospitalized with food poisoning.Their condition is stable, the cause of food poisoning is being looked, AKIpress reported.

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USA – Panola Country Processing Recalls Sausages For Underprocessing

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Food Poisoning Bulletin

Panola Country Processing of Carthage, Texas, is recalling about 59 pounds of smoked sausages because they were under processed. No illnesses or adverse reactions have been reported in connection with this issue.

The recalled sausages are smoked sausage links and venison and pork sausage links. They were produced on January 29, 2019. They include:

  • 1.3-pound vacuum-packed packages containing four pieces of “PANOLA COUNTY PROCESSING, LLC Pork Smoked Sausage PC” with packaging dates of January 30, 2019 and January 31, 2019.
  • 1.3-pound vacuum-packed packages containing four pieces of “PANOLA COUNTY PROCESSING, LLC Pork Hot Smoked Sausage PC” with a packaging date of January 31, 2019.
  • 1.3-pound vacuum-packed packages containing four pieces of “PANOLA COUNTY PROCESSING, LLC Venison & Pork Smoked Sausage PC” with a packaging date of January 31, 2019.
  • 1.3-pound vacuum-packed packages containing four pieces of “PANOLA COUNTY PROCESSING, LLC Venison & Pork Hot Smoked Sausage PC” with a packaging date of January 31, 2019.

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Information – How Is HUS Diagnosed After an E. coli Infection?

Posted on February 12, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Bulletin

CDC E.coli

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Hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, is one of the most serious complications of any foodborne illness infection. It is caused by misshapen red blood cells that are created when Shiga toxins produced by E. coli bacteria travel through the bloodstream to the kidneys.

The destroyed blood cells clog the glomeruli, which are tiny tubes in the kidneys. The kidneys can shut down, and some patients experience kidney failure.

One of the worst things about this complication is that most patients are children under the age of 5, who have no choice in what they are given to eat or drink.

Symptoms of HUS include little to no urine output (oligoanuria), lethargy, pale skin, a skin rash, and bleeding from the nose or mouth. If someone is experiencing these symptoms, it’s critical that they are taken to a doctor immediately. Many of these patients are hospitalized for palliative and supportive care.

Hemolytic uremic syndrome is often diagnosed by these symptoms and the timing of symptoms. An E. coli infection usually starts three to four days after exposure to the pathogen. HUS symptoms usually begin about four days after E. coli infection symptom onset.

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India – Two siblings die, five family members critical after food poisoning in Gumla

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Times of India

GUMLA: Two siblings, including a 12-year-old girl, died while five of their family members fell critically ill early on Sunday morning after eating poisonous food at Shivsoreng village under Ghaghra police station of the district.

 

 

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Canada – No Name recalls all raw, frozen chicken products ‘out of an abundance of caution’ – Salmonella

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Kelownanow News

There have been several recalls around frozen chicken products due to an outbreak of salmonella contamination in Canada.

Out of an abundance of caution, the brand No Name is voluntarily recalling all breaded frozen chicken products.

he company also announced that they will only be producing cooked chicken products from now on.

“Understanding the potential risk of illness associated with frozen raw chicken products, moving forward No Name® will introduce only 100% fully cooked frozen chicken nuggets, strips and burgers,” said the company.

This voluntary recall includes all lot codes, sold on or before February 8, 2019 from the following products:

  • No Name Chicken Nuggets: 907g, 2.0kg, and 3.0kg boxes
  • No Name Chicken Strips: 907g and 2.0kg boxes
  • No Name Chicken Burgers: 1.0kg, 2.0kg, and 3.0kg boxes
  • $10 Chicken Fries: 1.8kg bags

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