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RASFF – Listeria (1300, 1300, 1300, 1400, 1200 CFU/g) in chilled vacuum-packed sliced smoked salmon from Lithuania in Italy

RASFF – ochratoxin A (94.8 µg/kg – ppb) in welled rye flour from Germany in Germany

RASFF -ochratoxin A (22 µg/kg – ppb) in brown basmati rice from India in the Netherlands

RASFF -foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by frozen whole cooked mussels from Ireland in France

RASFF – Greek yoghurt with honey from Germany infested with moulds in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen dumplings with poultry meat from Latvia in Lithuania

RASFF– Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled turkey neck from France in the Netherlands

RASFF -Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen turkey wings from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilli powder from India in the UK

RASFF –Salmonella (presence /25g) in salami from Italy in Sweden

RASFF – Salmonella anatum (presence /25g) in dried trips from India in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in processed animal protein category 3 from Poland in Italy

Science Daily

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found antibiotic-resistant bacteria in prairie soils that had little or no exposure to human or animal activity.

Science Daily 

Toxins from mold found growing on nuts or corn can weaken the airways’ self-clearing mechanisms and immunity, opening the door for respiratory diseases and exacerbating existing ones, suggests a study in Nature Scientific Reports published this month from otolaryngology researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Food Poisoning Bulletin 

The FDA has released information about the decline of Cyclospora cases in the U.S. when compared to 2015, 2014, and 2013. FDA activities, including import alerts and testing of imported products, have contributed to that decline.

The Hindu

Salmonella, the pathogen responsible for food poisoning, has been identified in seafood samples collected from local fish markets.

A survey carried out by the a team of scientists of the Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology Division of Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) Kochi, found the presence of the pathogen in 29 per cent of the samples.