USA – Nearly 200 people sick in norovirus outbreaks on Princess, Royal Caribbean ships

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Yahoo News

Nearly 200 people got sick in norovirus outbreaks on Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean International ships.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 94 of the 2,532 guests on Sapphire Princess reported being ill during its April 5 cruise, along with 20 crew members. The round-trip cruise, which left from Los Angeles with stops in Hawaii and the South Pacific, will end on May 7, according to CruiseMapper.

On Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas, 67 of its 1,993 guests reported being ill in addition to two crew members during a cruise that ended April 22, according to the CDC. The two-week voyage sailed from Tampa, Florida to Los Angeles with stops in countries like Colombia and Panama, according to CruiseMapper.

In both outbreaks, the guests and crew members’ main symptoms were diarrhea and vomiting.

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USA – Norovirus outbreak at New York restaurant linked to infected food handlers

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Healio

Eurofins

A norovirus outbreak at a New York restaurant was traced back to sick food handlers, some of whom were unaware of the location’s paid sick leave policy, researchers reported at the CDC’s annual Epidemic Intelligence Service conference.

“In December, we received three reports of gastrointestinal illness in patrons [who] dined with a Manhattan restaurant. They were patrons [who] had been part of two different parties that dined on two different days at the same restaurant,” Leah D. Seifu, MD, MPH, Epidemic Intelligence Service with the CDC assigned to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, told Healio. “So, we, at the health department decided to investigate these reports of gastrointestinal illness.”

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Sweden’s largest egg producer to cull all its chickens following recurrent Salmonella outbreaks

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AP News

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s largest egg producer, which had nearly 1.2 million chickens or 20% of all laying hens in the country before a salmonella outbreak, has been ordered to euthanize all of them so the facility can be fully cleaned.

The Swedish Board of Agriculture has given up on attempts to clean the hen houses at CA Cedergren, which has had recurring salmonella outbreaks in the past year, Sweden’s main farming news outlet, ATL, said Wednesday.

Swedish authorities have tried to clean infected hen houses at the southern Sweden company. “It was not successful and now that we have re-infection, we needed to do something different,” Katharina Gielen, the board’s head of infection control, told ATL.

It was unclear how many chickens would be killed. There was no immediate comment from CA Cedergren.

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Taiwan – One more dead in Taipei food poisoning outbreak

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Focus Taiwan

Taipei, April 27 (CNA) One more patient died in the recent food poisoning outbreak at the Xinyi branch of Malaysian restaurant chain Polam Kopitiam in Taipei, bringing the total number of deaths to three, Deputy Health Minister Victor Wang (王必勝) said on Saturday.

As of Friday, 35 people were reported to have fallen ill after dining at the Xinyi restaurant from March 18-24, including two deaths reported in late March.

The latest death was one of the four severe cases under intensive care. The patient died of multiple organ failure despite having received treatment that utilized the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) life-support system, Wang said.

Taipei Medical University Hospital said in a text message that the patient was transferred to the hospital on March 24, and died Saturday despite being given full treatment.

According to Wang, it was clear that this incident was a case of Bongkrekic acid-led poisoning that occurred within a specific time and space.

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Philippines – Suspected food poisoning downs 80 people in South Upi

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Minda News

Eighty people who attended a Teduray tribal wedding reception Thursday in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur were rushed to two hospitals after they suffered severe stomach pain and vomiting.

Dr. Mohammad Ariff Baguindali, chief of Integrated Provincial Health Office of Maguindanao said that until late afternoon on Thursday rescue teams and health officials were busy attending to the patients at Rural Health Unit Hospital in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur and Datu Blah Sinsuat District Hospital in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte.

“Sixty-five persons were sent to RHU South Upi and 15 to Datu Blah Hospital,” Baguindali said.

Based on the initial findings of the health officials, a spoiled chicken dish cooked in spices and coconut milk as its main ingredient called “beniton” could have triggered the food poisoning.

Baguindali said the intense day heat could have spoiled the tribe’s specialty dish. He noted that it was cooked in the morning and eaten in the late afternoon.

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Belgium – BACON BURGER (1pc, 2 pcs or 12pcs) – Salmonella

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AFSCA

Burger Norenca

Norenca NV is withdrawing the item below from sale and recalling it from consumers due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

Norenca asks its customers not to consume this product and to return it to the point of sale.

Product Description :

– Product name: BACON BURGER (1pc, 2 pcs or 12pcs)
– Batch numbers: 02417113 and 02417114
– Expiration dates (DLC): 04/29/2024 and 04/30/2024
– Weight: 1 x 140g, 2 x 140g, 12 x 140g
– Sales period: since 04/24/2023

Information for consumers

Possible symptoms of a food infection caused by Salmonella are as follows: fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea, within 12 to 48 hours after consuming the contaminated food. The risk of infection is higher in the elderly, children, pregnant women and immunocompromised people.
People who have consumed this product and who present this type of symptoms are invited to consult their doctor without delay and report this consumption.

For further information , please contact:
NORENCA NV     
2440 GEEL
info@norenca.be
014/58.45.11

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Research – USDA Finalizes Policy to Protect Consumers from Salmonella in Raw Breaded Stuffed Chicken Products

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FSIS USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced its final determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in raw breaded stuffed chicken products when they exceed a specific threshold (1 colony forming unit (CFU) per gram or higher) for Salmonella contamination.

This final determination is part of FSIS’ broader efforts to reduce Salmonella illnesses associated with the raw poultry supply in the United States. FSIS intends to address Salmonella contamination in other raw poultry products later this year.

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Iceland – Suspicion of Listeria in breaded ham

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MAST

The Swedish Food Agency wants to warn against the consumption of two batches of breaded ham from Stjörnugrís due to suspected listeria. The company has recalled the ham in consultation with the Swedish Food Agency.

The recall only applies to the following production batches:

  • Product name: Breaded ham
  • Producer: Star Pig
  • Last date of use: 16.05.2024
  • Batch number: 606124096
  • Distribution: Bonus, Kronan, Netto, School food.
  • Product name: Breaded ham
  • Producer: Star Pig
  • Last date of use: 14.05.2024
  • Batch number: 606124093
  • Distribution: Bonus, Kronan, Netto, School food

Consumers who have purchased the product are advised not to consume it, dispose of it or return it to the store.

Advanced material

Press release from Star Pig

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Canada – Kingwuu brand and T&T Kitchen brand meat and vegetable products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

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CFIA

Kingwuu - Cold Pork Head - 180 g - Front

Meat and vegetable products
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Listeria
What to do

Do not consume, use, sell, serve or distribute recalled products

Distribution
Alberta
British Columbia
Possibly other provinces and territories

Issue

The affected products are being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What you should do

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, contact your healthcare provider
  • Check to see if you have recalled products
  • Do not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location 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.

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Germany – Organic orchard fruit pear juice 1 litre – Mycotoxin – Patulin

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Lebensmittelwarnung

Alert type: Groceries
Date of first publication: April 26, 2024
Product name:

Organic orchard fruit pear juice 1 liter

Product images:

Image Pear Juice.PNG

customer information; Illustration of a glass bottle with a label and a bottle cap with a printed best-before date

Manufacturer (distributor):

Jung Fruit Juices GbR Goethestr. 18 79331 Teningen-Köntreiben Email: info@jung-saefte.de Telephone: 07641 96 22 02 2 Sales are limited to Baden-Württemberg.

Reason for warning:

An increased patulin content was found during an examination of an individual sample.

Packaging Unit: 1 L
Durability: 12/13/25
Lot identification: EAN 4028748000089
Additional Information:

Excerpt from the attached customer information:

The company Jung Fruchtsäfte informs that an increased patulin content was found in the product. Organic Scattered Fruit Pear Juice 1l, EAN 4028748000089
as part of an investigation on a single sample.

Only bottles with a best-before date of December 13, 2025 are affected.
The best before date can be found on the lid of the bottle.

If you have already purchased bottles of this type of juice with the stated best-before date, please return them to the market.
You will then get them exchanged. Please do not consume this product!

The JUNG FRUCHTSÄFTE company sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience caused to you.

Click to access 6323_Marktaushang_Jung_Birnensaft.pdf

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