Belgium – Outbreaks and related illnesses down for 2023 in Belgium

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Figures from Belgium show the number of outbreaks and people sick in them declined in 2023.

The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain’s (FASFC) annual report reveals that 722 outbreaks were reported: 3,194 people were affected, 76 were hospitalized, and one died. This is lower than the record number in 2022, which saw 830 outbreaks, 4,247 people sick, and two deaths.

Only in six cases in 2023 could it be demonstrated that food was the cause, as food and human samples contained the same bacteria, viruses, or toxins that triggered the disease.

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USA – Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

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FDA

What’s New

  • A new outbreak of Salmonella Irumu (ref #1235) linked to a not yet identified product has been added to the table. FDA has initiated traceback.
  • For the outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium illnesses (ref #1234) linked to a not yet identified product, the case count has increased from 80 to 83.
  • For the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses (ref #1221) linked to organic walnuts, the outbreak is over, FDA’s investigation is complete, and the advisory has been updated.
Date
 Ref Pathogen
or
Cause of
Illness		 Product(s)
Linked to
Illnesses
(if any)		 Total
Case
Count		 Status Outbreak/
Event
Status
7/10/

2024

 1235 Salmonella
Irumu		 Not Yet
Identified		 26 Active Ongoing
See
Advice
6/19/

2024

 1234 Salmonella
Typhimurium		 Not Yet
Identified		 83 Active Ongoing
See
Advice
5/22/

2024

 1227 Salmonella
Africana
&
Braenderup		 Cucumbers See
Advisory		 Active Ongoing
See
Advisory
5/22/

2024

 1232 Listeria
monocytogenes		 Not Yet
Identified		 2 Active Ongoing
See
Advice

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Luxembourg – Tahini natural from the AL’FEZ brand – Salmonella

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SAP

Name Natural Tahini
Brand AL’FEZ
Unit 160 g
Barcode 5010338300890
Use-by date (UBD) 07/2025
Sale period from April 19, 2024

Danger  : Possible presence of Salmonella

Salmonella can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, and headache within 6 to 72 hours after consumption. These symptoms may be worse in young children, immunocompromised individuals, and the elderly. People who have consumed these products and are experiencing these symptoms are advised to consult a doctor and report their consumption.

The product can be distributed by different points of sale in Luxembourg.

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Singapore – Abu Mubarak Pte Ltd fined $4,700 for multiple food safety lapses

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SFA

Abu Mubarak Pte Ltd was fined $4,700 by the Court today for food safety lapses committed under the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations.

In April 2023, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA)
received reports of gastroenteritis involving 12 persons after consuming food provided
by the food establishment located at 300 Tampines Avenue 5 #01-01A, Singapore
529653. Two were hospitalised and subsequently discharged.
3 MOH and SFA conducted a joint investigation at the licensee’s premises and
found multiple food safety lapses. They include cockroach infestation at the food
preparation area and possession of unclean food for sale.
Cockroach infestation found underneath the hand washing sink and chiller motor compartment in the kitchen.

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USA – Owner of raw milk creamery behind fatal outbreak sentenced to probation – Listeria monocytogenes

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Food Safety News

A man who owned a raw milk creamery behind the deaths of two people has been sentenced to probation.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Therese Wiley Dancks in New York sentenced Johannes Vulto on July 9 to three years probation, a $100,000 fine and 240 hours of community service. Vulto and his company pleaded guilty in March to causing the introduction of adulterated food into interstate commerce, a misdemeanor, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York said in a news release.

Vulto’s raw milk cheese was found to be the source of Listeria monocytogenes that sickened eight people, killing two of them in 2016. He could have been sentenced to up to a year in prison. According to a plea agreement, he agreed to pay a $100,000 fine.

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USA – More than 165 infected with Salmonella in raw milk outbreak

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More than 165 people, mostly children, have been sickened so far by raw milk products from Raw Farm LLC.

In reports obtained by Food Safety News from the California Division of Communicable Disease Control and the California Department of Health, the Salmonella outbreak has sickened 165 people across four states. Previously the department of health was reporting a dozen sick. The most recent of the reports is from February this year. The most recent illness was recorded this past month.

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Germany – Botulism affects two in Germany; link to Russian product – Pickled Mushrooms

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A couple of people are sick in Germany with botulism after eating pickled mushrooms from Russia.

The two confirmed cases were caused by botulinum neurotoxin A. They had symptom onset in April and May. Both ill people consumed a mushroom-in-brine preserve of milk-white brittlegill.

A laboratory in Germany, located at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), found botulinum neurotoxin type A in an unopened jar of the product from the second patient’s household. The 500-gram item was produced on November 20, 2023, and expires on May 20, 2025.

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Turkey – 850 prisoners suffer food poisoning in Sincan Prison in Ankara

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ANFNews

Prisoners in Sincan High Security Prison No 1 stated that they were poisoned by the food they ate last week.

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Myanmar – Nearly 60 hospitalized after food poisoning in southern Myanmar

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Asia and Pacific

YANGON, July 9 (Xinhua) — Nearly 60 people in Kyauk Yay Twin village, located in Bilin town of Mon state in Myanmar, were hospitalized due to food poisoning, a local administrator said on Tuesday.

The first 13 individuals began experiencing vomiting after consuming chicken biryani and mango pickles at a wedding ceremony on Monday, an official from Bilin town told Xinhua.

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Australia – ALDI Stores – Stonemill Sesame Seeds 60g – Salmonella

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FSANZ

Stonemill Sesame Seeds 60g.png

The recalled product has been available for sale in ALDI Stores in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

Date Marking: All date codes (VIC, SA, WA)

Problem:

The recall is due to Salmonella contamination.

Food safety hazard:

Food products contaminated with Salmonella may cause illness if consumed.

What to do:

Consumers should not eat this product. Consumers should return the product to any ALDI Store for a full refund. Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.

For further information please contact:

ALDI Food Recall Hotline on 1800 709 993

Document

ALDI Stores Stonemill Sesame Seeds 60g Recall Notice PDF 414kb.pdf

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