As a precautionary measure, Estyria Naturprodukte GmbH is recalling all batches of Golden Sun Bio Organic Amaranth, which were sold in Lidl stores. As part of routine testing, Salmonella was detected in the product. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores that sold this product.
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Eleven more cases of listeriosis have been reported to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), but no more deaths so far.
“No additional deaths have been reported since the last situation update [on March 8],” the NICD said on Thursday.
So far, 183 people have died of the food-borne disease outbreak and 978 cases have been reported since January 2017.
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Ottawa, March 15, 2018 – The food recall warning issued on March 14, 2018 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.
Organic Matters is recalling Organic Matters brand Organic Cardamom Seed Whole Green Pods from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
| Brand Name | Common Name | Size | Code(s) on Product | UPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic Matters | Organic Cardamom Seed Whole Green Pods | 113g | Lot# W5934 | None |
| Organic Matters | Organic Cardamom Seed Whole Green Pods | 454g | Lot# W5934 | None |
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FOOD poisoning cases from a potentially deadly bug commonly found in chickens are on the rise in Scotland.
Nearly 6000 people in Scotland were sickened by campylobacter in 2017, up nine per cent on the previous year, while confirmed cases of salmonella remained stable at 839.
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This study was designed to determine the efficacy of probiotics mixture in the control of Shiga-toxin Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 in experimentally infected lambs. Fifteen Yankassa breed of lambs aged between 3-4 weeks old were used. The lambs were divided into three groups of five lambs each (n=5). Group A: Neither probiotics nor STEC O157:H7 were administered (control), Group B: lambs were administered viable STEC O157:H7 cells at 6 x 108CFU/ml together with daily administration of probiotics mixture at 4.5 x108 CFU/ml, Group C: lambs were administered only viable STEC O157:H7 cells at 6×108 CFU/ml without probiotics. Faecal samples from all the experimental lambs were screened for the presence of STEC O157:H7 before the commencement of this study using Tryptone soy broth (TSB) as an enrichment media and Cefixine-tellurite sorbitol MacConkey agar (CT-SMAC) as a selective media. Following oral inoculation of the lambs with STEC cells, faecal samples were collected once weekly for six weeks, for STEC O157:H7 isolation and enumeration. STEC O157:H7 was confirmed by its reaction with O157 and H7 anti-sera (Wellcomexr). STEC O157:H7 was not shed by lambs in group A (control). However, Group B lambs administered a mixture of probiotics shed significantly lower (P<0.05) counts of STEC cells in the six weeks post-infection than Group C lambs that received only STEC cells without probiotics. In conclusion, the use of probiotics mixture significantly (P<0.05) reduced the faecal shedding of STEC O157:H7. It was therefore recommended that probiotics should be administered to lambs to help control these pathogens.
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The annual surveillance reports for laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella and Campylobacter in Scotland in 2017 are now available on the HPS website.
The annual summary of Campylobacter in Scotland, 2017 can be accessed at http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/pubs/detail.aspx?id=3446, while the annual summary of Salmonella in Scotland, 2017 is at http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/pubs/detail.aspx?id=3447.
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The Namibian ministry of health has reportedly instructed food inspectors to remove products that are likely linked to listeriosis from shelves in shops all over the country.
This came after reports this week said that the southern African country had recorded its first case of listeriosis, with a 41-year-old man said to be fighting for his life in a hospital in Windhoek.
A BBC report quoted the country’s health minister Bernard Haufiku as saying that the man became ill after eating a vienna sausage from a butchery in the north of the capital.
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South Africa: Listeriosis Scare – 3 500 Tons of Polony and Cold Meat Returned So Far
Tiger Brands had recalled 3 500 tons of its Enterprise ready-to-eat, chilled meat products by Monday.
This, as it awaits the outcome of a report it commissioned on why the ST6 strain of listeria was found at its Polokwane facility, its spokesperson said on Wednesday.
“The first recall went extremely well,” Nevashnee Naicker said of the company’s “no receipt required” policy, which it used to get customers to return affected products, including polony, viennas, salami and other cold meats.
On March 4, Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said at least 180 people had died from listeriosis from January 1, 2017 to March 2, 2018, and there were 948 confirmed cases.
He said an investigation had traced the ST6 strain of the listeria bacteria, believed to be causing the deaths, to the company’s factory in the Limpopo capital.
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“Food Safety Focus” provides a channel of communication between the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) and the general public. Its main objectives are to arouse the awareness of the community on current food safety issues, both local and overseas, as well as the actions undertaken by the CFS in relation to these issues; to provide professional and easy-to-understand information on various food hazards and their public health risks and to promote food safety through enhancing communication with the food trade and public.
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