A Salmonella outbreak in British Columbia has been linked to raw dog food, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control. Four people who feed their pets raw dog food have been sickened by the same strain of Salmonella, according to the agency.
The BC Centre for Disease Control is working with BC health authorities, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Health Canada to investigate the outbreak.
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Food Poisoning Journal
CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco, Washington is voluntarily recalling fifteen frozen vegetable items that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
No illnesses have been reported to date, but the company is recalling the products as a precaution.
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Ottawa, April 23, 2016 – Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. is recalling Organic by Nature brand frozen Organic Sweet Peas from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
The following product has been sold by Costco warehouse locations in British Colombia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
| Brand Name | Common Name | Size | Code(s) on Product | UPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic by Nature | Sweet Peas – Organic (frozen) | 2.5 kg | Best by dates: 10.22.17 12.03.17 03.16.18 |
8 46355 00061 9 |
Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.
If you suspect you have become ill from eating a recalled product, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recommends contacting your doctor.
This recall was triggered by a recall in another country. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.
The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled product from the marketplace.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.
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SINGAPORE — Goodwood Park Hotel’s bakery — famed for its durian pastries — has been ordered to stop operating, after 76 cases of food poisoning linked to the consumption of durian pastries were reported to the authorities.
The hotel, which was found to have lapses in its food handling processes, has been told by the National Environment Agency (NEA) to cease the production, sale and distribution of all pastries that have been prepared by the bakery. All pastries that have been prepared would have to be disposed of.
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The Publicans – Morning Advertiser
A pub was closed and disinfected after 60 customers and staff suffered vomiting and diarrhoea after visiting the venue.
Hobson’s Choice Pub – Kettering
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The Department of Health (DOH) and Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) revealed Tuesday that the diarrhea outbreak in the city that started last week was caused by Norovirus.
City Health Officer Dr. Rodel Agbulos said norovirus is a highly contagious virus and can be obtained from an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces.
About 707 cases of Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) were admitted in the different government and private hospitals in the city from March 28 to April 16, 2016.
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Patna : At least 100 people fell ill on Tuesday due to food poisoning after partaking of meals at a village feast in Bihar’s Supaul district, police said.
Those who complained of uneasiness and nausea after the ‘bhoj’ (feast) at Murli village in Supaul, about 300 km from here, were admitted to the health centre there for treatment.
The condition of most victims was out of danger, an official said.
Doctors treating the patients told police that it was a case of food poisoning.
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MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – At least 31 students participating in a youth camp here were treated for food poisoning on Wednesday (April 20), a health official said on Thursday.
Dr. Ophelia Rivera, the town’s health officer, said the victims complained of stomach pains, diarrhea and vomiting, hours after a welcome dinner consisting of kalderata (a dish of meat and tomato sauce), lechon (roasted pig) and pansit (noodles).
“Some of them were taken to our urgent care clinic here on Wednesday and one of them is still at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital,” Rivera said
The Catholic Church’s four-day archdiocesan youth camp at Barangay Salay here has more than 1,600 participants coming from the different parishes under the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese.
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A cooperation project on ciguatoxin food poisoning involving 13 organisations from six Member States and EFSA is taking shape. Representatives of Spain and EFSA signed a Framework Partnership Agreement on 19 April 2016 to carry out a four-year project on risk characterisation of ciguatera food poisoning in Europe.
Ciguatoxin is found in fish that feed on a microorganism that produces the toxic substance. Consumers eating affected fish can suffer from a range of symptoms including gastrointestinal and neurological effects.
Since 2008, Spain and Portugal have reported outbreaks of ciguatoxin food poisoning in the Canary Islands and Madeira. New findings suggest the microorganism is becoming more widespread in the Mediterranean.
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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 9.2; Tot. = 10.3 / B1 = 40.47; Tot. = 47.72 / B1 = 5.9; Tot. = 6.8 µg/kg – ppb) in and poor temperature control (-9, -10.4, -7.7, -6.2) of peanuts in shell from China in Spain
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 69.7; Tot. = 139 µg/kg – ppb) in tigernuts from Spain, packaged in Germany in Switzerland
RASFF-aflatoxins (M1 > 0.1 µg/kg – ppb) in sweet whey without lysozyme from Italy in Italy
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 13.7; Tot. = 81.1 µg/kg – ppb) in dried fig cubes from Turkey in Germany
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 14.7; Tot. = 16.4 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled pistachios from Iran in Germany
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 21.22; Tot. = 24.26 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran in Slovakia
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 21,4; Tot. = 23,5 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Belgium
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 5.1; Tot. = 16.2 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut paste from Turkey, via the Netherlands in Belgium
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 24; Tot. = 90 µg/kg – ppb) in coated peanuts from China in the Netherlands
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 4.6; Tot. = 4.6 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from China in the Netherlands
RASSF-aflatoxins (M1 > 0.1 µg/kg – ppb) in blended milk from Italy in Italy
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 22.72; Tot. = 26.80 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted pistachio nuts from Turkey in Germany
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