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RASFF – Campylobacter (700 – 19000 CFU/g) in fresh chicken thighs from Germany in Denmark

RASFF-Campylobacter coli (in 4 out of 12 samples CFU/g) and Campylobacter jejuni (in 5 out of 12 samples CFU/g) in chilled whole chickens, chicken thighs and chicken breasts from France in Denmark

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (203 µg/kg – ppb) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (50 CFU/g) in chilled roast chicken strips from the United Kingdom in Ireland

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (60 CFU/g) in chilled roast chicken strips from the United Kingdom in Ireland

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (460 CFU/g) in chilled marinated salmon from Poland in France

RASFF-too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (5 x >150000 CFU/g) in frozen raw pet food from the Netherlands

RASFF – Brucella (in 7 out of 20 samples) in frozen hare by-products from Argentina in the Netherlands

Food Poisoning Bulletin

The FDA has updated the vague recall Kroger posted about King Soopers Deli Chicken Sandwich Listeria recall. The recall was posted on the Kroger website earlier this week.

The sandwiches were sold in King Soopers and City Market stores in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming. No confirmed reports of illness have been reported to date, but listeriosis can take 70 days to manifest.

The recalled item is a prepackaged 6.8 ounce Deli Chicken Salad Sandwich sold in the deli department. The UPC number is 663209-02050 and the sell by dates are 9/20/17 through 9/28/17. King Soopers has removed the item from store shelves and has initiated its customer recall notification system. King Soopers was notified on September 21, 2017 by the manufacturer, Journey Cuisine, that the product may be contaminated.

Food Safety News

Contaminated soy butter still on sale 6 months after recall

Family friend of third-grade E. coli victim finds contaminated, recalled soy butter on store shelf

Identified as the cause of an E. coli outbreak — and recalled in March — I.M. Healthy “SoyNut Butter” was still on the shelf yesterday at a Luckys Market in California, according to the mother of an 8-year-old outbreak victim.

“We have friends all over the Bay Area who have been watching the situation since Trevor got sick in January,” Erin Simmons said Wednesday. “I couldn’t believe it last night (Tuesday) when a friend sent me the photo of it on the shelf at the Luckys in Redwood City.

“I just can’t imagine another family having to go through what we did because this was still on sale and could make people sick.”

Officials with Luckys did not immediately respond Wednesday to a request for comment.

Outbreak News Today

In early September 2017, an over-30-year-old male who resides in northern Taiwan traveled to Bali, Indonesia with 18 tour group members. On the following day the case returned, he sought medical attention after developing symptoms, including fever, diarrhea and nausea, and was diagnosed with shigellosis. After a further investigation conducted by the health authority, a female group member who is over 20 years old had also experienced symptoms, including vomiting and diarrhea and was also diagnosed with shigellosis. According to the cases, they consumed mostly cooked food while in Bali. However, they had seafood at a restaurant with poor hygiene. Hence, it was determined that these two cases constitute a cluster. As of now, none of the contacts residing in the same household with the 2 cases has developed suspected symptoms. Moreover, the local health authority has collected specimens from the other 13 tour group members who experienced symptoms for laboratory testing.

Xinhuanet

KIEV, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — At least 56 people, including six children, were sickened by food poisoning in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, local authorities said Monday.

Four people have received medical care at home, while 52 others have been hospitalized, said Lviv regional administration in a statement.

A person remains in critical condition in intensive care and 13 are in serious condition, while the rest are in stable condition, the statement said.

All victims were diagnosed with an acute enteric infection. They fell ill after eating smoked fish purchased in a local market.

The National Police of Ukraine have started a criminal investigation into the case.

Food Poisoning Bulletin 

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Kroger Stores has posted a recall of their pre-packaged Deli Chicken Salad Sandwich for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was sold at KingSoopers stores in several states. There is no word on whether or not any illnesses have been reported to date.

The product is 6.8 ounce containers of Deli Chicken Salad Sandwich (pre-packaged). The UPC number on the product is 663209-02050 and the sell by dates are 09/20/2017 through 09/28/2017.