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RASFF– enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (O26:H11 eae+ stx-) in frozen halal minced beaf from Ireland in France

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1+ /25g) in organic barley grass tablets from Germany in Germany

RASFF– Bacillus cereus (3.7 x 10E5 CFU/g) in soybean sauce from China in the UK

RASFF– norovirus (GGII) in live oysters from Spain in Italy

RASFF-histamine (1200 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled tuna loins from Spain in Spain

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled smoked ham from Germany in Sweden

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (170 CFU/g) in chilled sliced salmon from Poland in Germany

RASFF– Listeria monocytogenes (800 CFU/g) in chilled whole cooked shrimps (Penaeus vannamei) from Spain, with raw material from Ecuador in France

RASFF– Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled quinoa with vegetables from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 190 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts for feed from India in Belgium

RASFF– Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in compound feed for poultry from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella infantis (presence /25g) in rapeseed meal from Poland, via Germany in Finland

RASFF – Salmonella infantis (presence /25g) in dried pig ears from Sweden in Norway

Food Poisoning Journal

Several states, CDC, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are continuing to investigate a multistate outbreak of foodborne hepatitis A. Information available at this time does not indicate an ongoing risk of acquiring hepatitis A virus infection at Tropical Smoothie Café’s, as the contaminated food product has been removed as of August 8. Symptoms of hepatitis A virus infection can take up to 50 days to appear. As a result, CDC continues to identify cases of hepatitis A related to the initial contaminated product.

Food Poisoning Journal

On August 15, 2016, HDOH identified raw scallops served at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai as a likely source of the ongoing outbreak. The product of concern is Sea Port Bay Scallops (Wild Harvest, Raw Frozen) that originated in the Philippines (states “Product of the Philippines” on the box), distributed by Koha Oriental Foods and True World Foods. As a result, HDOH ordered this product embargoed (not to be sold, purchased, or consumed) throughout the state, and the temporary closure of all Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai. The scallops received by True World Foods have not been distributed to any restaurants in the state, and were embargoed at their warehouse. The scallops served at Genki locations on the Big Island and Maui originated from a different supplier and have not been associated with the outbreak.

Science Alert

For the first time, scientists have created an accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell, and say it could lead to anti-viral therapies that are much more effective than the ones we rely on today.

The experiment was designed to examine how the protein shell of a virus, known as the capsid, changes as it prepares to inject genetic material into a healthy cell – changes that haven’t been fully observable in previous research.

Gov UK

This publication presents data on Salmonella reports from livestock species in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) collected and collated by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) during 2015 and also provides data from previous years for comparative purposes. The data in the first eleven chapters cover reports of Salmonella in livestock, with separate chapters for the main species, reports of Salmonella in wildlife and reports of Salmonella in animal feedingstuffs. The twelfth chapter covers the antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella (England and Wales only).