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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli -Chilled Beef – Sprouts – Sunflower Seeds -Boneless Beef

Posted on October 26, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1+ /25g) in chilled beef from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx2+ /25g) in chilled beef from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx2+ /25g) in chilled beef from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in sprouts from Germany, with raw material from Italy in Germany

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in sunflower seeds from Bulgaria, packaged in Italy in Italy

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx2+) in chilled boneless beef striploin from Argentina in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – E.coli -Live Oysters – Chilled Mussels

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RASFF-high count of Escherichia coli (1600 MPN/100g) in live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in France

RASFF-high count of Escherichia coli (1400 /100g) in chilled mussels from France in France

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Brown Rice

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RASFF-ochratoxin A (5.43 µg/kg – ppb) in brown rice from Pakistan in Poland

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RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Boiled Whole Clam

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RASFF-norovirus (GII) in frozen boiled whole clam (Meretrix lyrata) from Thailand in Portugal

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Sesame Seeds – Whiteleg Shrimps – Poultry Meat Preparation – Marinated Chicken Wings – Shrimps – Jelly Sheets – Chicken Fillets – Minced Meat – Chicken Breast – Organic Ruccola -Mussels – Chicken Drumsticks

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RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Mbandaka (presence /25g) in organic hulled sesame seeds from India, packaged in Poland in Poland

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Weltevreden (presence /25g) in frozen cooked whiteleg shrimps (Penaeus vannamei) from Vietnam in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen poultry meat preparation from Thailand in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella in frozen marinated chicken wings from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen shrimps from Bangladesh in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Dublin (presence /25g) in jelly sheets from Germany in Italy

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken fillets with added water from Brazil in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen minced meat preparations from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken breasts from Brazil in Belgium

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Napoli (presence /25g) in organic ruccola from Italy, via Sweden in Italy

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in mussels from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken drumsticks from Lithuania in Italy

 

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed -Salmonella – Soy Oilcake – Organic Rape Expeller – Rapeseed Meal – Fish Meal

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RASFF-Salmonella (present /25g) in soy oilcake from Italy in Italy

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. anatum (presence /25g) in organic rape cake expeller from France in Finland

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Tennessee (present /25g) in rapeseed meal from Germany in Finland

RASFF-Salmonella (group C, 0:8 /25g) in fish meal from Mauritania in Germany

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Information – How Many Legionella Species Exist & Which Ones Cause Legionnaires’ Disease?

Posted on October 25, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Legionella Control Legionella A

While there are more than 50 different recognised Legionella species, less than half of those can cause illness in humans. However, while around 20 species are known to be harmful to us, just one has been identified as the cause of most outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease. Read further at the link above.

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Research – Breakthrough test screens for all known bacterial infections

Posted on October 25, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Science Daily

Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) in the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have developed the first diagnostic platform that can simultaneously screen for all known human pathogenic bacteria as well as markers for virulence and antibiotic resistance. A study in the journal mBio provides details on the performance of the BacCapSeq platform.

“Once approved for clinical use, BacCapSeq will give physicians a powerful tool to quickly and precisely screen for all known pathogenic bacteria, including those that cause sepsis, the third leading cause of death in the United States,” says first author Orchid M. Allicock, PhD, a post-doctoral researcher at CII. “This platform is 1,000 times more sensitive than traditional unbiased testing, at a level comparable to tests that screen one bacterium at a time.”

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Research – Pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus in hospital food samples; prevalence and antimicrobial resistance properties

Posted on October 25, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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Abstract

The present investigation was done to study the prevalence and antibiotic resistance properties of S. aureus strains isolated from hospitals foods. Four‐hundred and fifty‐seven raw and cooked hospital food samples were collected and transferred to laboratory. Samples were cultured and S. aureus isolates were subjected to disk diffusion method. Forty‐seven out of 457 (10.28%) hospital food samples harbored S. aureus. Chicken meat (27.02%), meat barbecue (16.12%) and salad (7.14%) were the most commonly contaminated samples. S. aureus strains exhibited the highest levels of resistance against penicillin (70.21%), tetracycline (59.57%) and trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole (51.06%). Prevalence of resistance against ceftaroline (25.53%) and chloramphenicol (27.65%) were low. High prevalence of S. aureus in raw and cooked hospital food samples showed insufficiency of cooking time and temperature in the kitchens of hospitals as well as lack of personal hygiene. Further studies are essential to assess other microbiological and epidemiological aspects of the S. aureus.

Practical applications

Due to the general weakness of hospitalized patients, hospital food samples should have a high microbial quality. Staphylococcus aureus is common foodborne bacteria with an emergence of antibiotic resistance. This study emphasizes the importance of multidrug resistant S. aureus in hospital food sample. Results represented that hospital food samples may act as a reservoir of S. aureus with ability to transfer antibiotic resistance.

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Malaysia – Malaysia food poisoning outbreak: Agent identified as Salmonella

Posted on October 24, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Outbreak News Today

In a follow-up on the foodborne illness outbreak in several states of Malaysia linked to the consumption of laksa,  Malaysian health officials have identified the agent as Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden.

Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden bacteria have been detected in the patient’s clinical sample and the sample of the laksa involved.

The total number of outbreak cases is 83 cases including two deaths; with 34 cases in Perak [including two (2) death cases], 25 cases in Kedah and 24 cases in Selangor. All cases hospitalized have been discharged.

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