USA – State officials warn consumers about pathogen in raw milk; at least one person ill

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People in Schuyler County New York are again being warned not to consume unpasteurized, raw milk from Sunset View Creamer because of contamination with Campylobacter.

The new warning comes after the same pathogen was found in milk from the Odessa, N.Y., dairy in September 2023.

In its new warning, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets says one person has become ill after drinking raw milk from the dairy. The bacteria was found in raw milk from Sunset View Creamer in preliminary and followup testing.

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France – THE HOT BOX 230g – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
BERNARD BROTHERS
Model names or references
THE HOT BOX 230g
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3770001691336 07524 Minimum durability date 04/24/2024
Packaging
wooden box
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/11/2024 to 04/24/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
Regions: Hauts-de-France
Distributors
GMS, retailer, cheese shop

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Finland reports Yersinia rise and 2023 recall data

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Public health officials in Finland are monitoring an increase in Yersinia infections seen so far in 2024.

168 Yersinia enterocolitica cases have been reported to the Infectious Disease Register compared to 64 cases from January to April 2023.

The National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) said it had received two suspected outbreak alerts in April and reports about increased Yersinia enterocolitica infections from Pirkanmaa, Uusimaa, and Ostrobothnia.

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France – CAP GRIS NOSE FRUIT 230g – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
BERNARD BROTHERS
Model names or references
CAP GRIS NOSE FRUIT 230g
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3770001691206 07524 Minimum durability date 04/24/2024
Packaging
Stretch film
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/11/2024 to 04/24/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
Regions: Hauts-de-France
Distributors
GMS, retailer, cheese shop

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France – THE GREEN BOCAGE 230g – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
unbranded
Model names or references
THE GREEN BOCAGE 230g
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3770001691565 07524 Use-by date 04/16/2024
Packaging
Parchment paper
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/06/2024 to 04/24/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
GMS, retailer, cheese shop

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France – Pickle head pie – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
MILHAU HOUSE
Model names or references
Pack of 200 g of sous vide pickle head pâté
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3289010001703 110400 Use-by date 05/25/2024
Packaging
under a vacuum
Start/end date of marketing
From 04/16/2024 to 04/26/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 81.124.012 CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
Large and medium distribution

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France – Recalls down but still more than 2,000 in France for 2023

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More than 2,000 consumer product recalls were issued in France in 2023, according to official figures.

Data from RappelConso shows 2,023 recalls in 2023 compared to 2,441 in 2022.

The category with the most recalls – 601 – was meats, followed by 371 milk and dairy product recalls and 189 fishery product recalls.

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Taiwan – Food poisoning cases from Kaohsiung buffet rise to 46

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Focus Taiwan

Kaohsiung, April 28 (CNA) The number of people who have sought medical attention for suspected food poisoning symptoms after dining at an upscale buffet restaurant in Kaohsiung on Friday has increased to 46, the city’s health authorities said Sunday.

Since Saturday, when 11 diners were reported to have fallen ill, another 35 people have come down with food poisoning symptoms, the Kaohsiung City Health Department said in press release.

The Department said Saturday it had sent food safety inspectors to the Hi-Lai Harbour (漢來海港) restaurant branch at Kaohsiung Arena, after being notified of the incident by a hospital where one of the diners was being treated.

At the restaurant in Zuoying District, the health inspectors collected 20 samples of food items and from its kitchen, including salads, oysters and sashimi, and they found signs of cross-contamination between raw and cooked foods, the department said.

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France – 3 cheeses Maasdam, Emmental, Grated Mozzarella 200g PASTURES – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
PASTURES
Model names or references
3 cheeses Maasdam, Emmental, Grated Mozzarella 200g PASTURES
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3250391901746 108C (all times) Minimum durability date 06/28/2024
Packaging
200g
Start/end date of marketing
From 04/17/2024 to 04/24/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 44.023.001 CE
Geographical sales area
Departments: AISNE (02), ARDENNES (08), AUBE (10), CALVADOS (14), CHARENTE (16), CHARENTE-MARITIME (17), CORREZE (19), COTE-D’OR (21), DORDOGNE ( 24), ILLE-ET-VILAINE (35), LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE (44), LOIRET (45), MAINE-ET-LOIRE (49), MANCHE (50), MARNE (51), HAUTE-MARNE (52), MAYENNE (53), MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE (54), MEUSE (55), MOSELLE (57), NORD (59), OISE (60), ORNE (61), PAS-DE-CALAIS (62), BAS- RHIN (67), HAUTE-SAONE (70), SARTHE (72), PARIS (75), SEINE-ET-MARNE (77), DEUX-SEVRES (79), SOMME (80), VENDEE (85), VIENNE ( 86), HAUTE-VIENNE (87), VOSGES (88), YONNE (89), ESSONNE (91), HAUTS-DE-SEINE (92), VAL-DE-MARNE (94), VAL-D’OISE (95 )
Distributors
ITM

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Denmark – 40 Danes infected with the same type of Salmonella

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SSI

Since mid-March, 40 patients have been registered ill with the same type of salmonella. These are 24 men and 16 women aged 0-83. The first investigations show that the patients have not been travelling, have not eaten at the same restaurants and have not taken part in any joint events. As the patients live throughout the country, it therefore suggests that it is a food that has been sold in supermarkets across the country.

“We are working to find out what is to blame for the outbreak. Preliminary investigations indicate that the source of infection could be minced meat sold in supermarkets,” says epidemiologist Luise Müller, Statens Serum Institut.

Annette Perge from the Danish Food and Drug Administration elaborates:

“Although we do not yet know for sure what has made people sick with salmonella, we would like consumers to pay extra attention to good kitchen hygiene. It is important to cook the minced meat thoroughly, keep the ready-to-eat separate from the raw meat and refrain from tasting the raw meat,” she says.

All patients are infected with the same type of salmonella bacteria.

“Salmonella of the type Typhimurium has previously been found in meat from cattle and pigs as well as in foreign poultry products and has previously given rise to disease outbreaks,” says senior researcher Marianne Sandberg from the DTU Food Institute.

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