USA – NY cheese manufacturer pleads guilty for adulterated raw cheese linked to deadly Listeria outbreak

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Food Safety News

Pursuit to a 16-page plea agreement that leaves little to the imagination, a former raw milk cheese manufacturer and the company he owned and managed pleaded guilty today to charges related to cheese that was linked to a deadly outbreak of listeriosis.

Johannes Vulto and his company, Vulto Creamery LLC, are scheduled for sentencing on July 9 at the U.S. Courthouse in Syracuse, NY. The maximum sentence for the single misdemeanor count is one year imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, and one year of supervised release plus a 5-year term of court supervision.

The plea agreement requires a payment of $100,000 from Vulto and a one-year supervised release to begin after any imprisonment.

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Research – 2016 Vulto Cheese Listeria Outbreak – What is Listeria and why is it so Deadly

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Food Poison Journal

In early March 2017, public health and regulatory officials in several states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigated an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes(Listeria) infections. Investigators used epidemiologic evidence and laboratory results from the PulseNet system to identify case patients who were part of the outbreak. Eight people infected with outbreak strain of Listeria were reported from four states, New York, Connecticut, Vermont and Florida. The Florida case had traveled to New York in the month before illness onset. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) performed on clinical isolates from all 8 case-patients showed that the isolates were closely related genetically, providing strong support that illnesses were linked to a common source.

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France – PASTEURIZED CHEESE FOR RACLETTE MEALS 2KG CEPES – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
VICHY DAIRY COMPANY
Model names or references
PASTEURIZED CHEESE FOR RACLETTE MEALS 2KG CEPES – rectangle
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3760014992544 2384362 Minimum durability date between 03/09/2024 and 03/30/2024
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/19/2024 to 03/05/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 03.093.001 CE
Geographical sales area
Departments: ALLIER (03), HAUTE-LOIRE (43), MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE (54), PUY-DE-DOME (63)
Distributors
CREMIERES
List of points of sale
porcini mushrooms_2kg_362.pdf

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France – PASTEURIZED CHEESE FOR MEAL RACLETTE 2KG WITH PEPPER – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
VICHY DAIRY COMPANY
Model names or references
PASTEURIZED CHEESE FOR RACLETTE MEALS 2KG WITH PEPPER – rectangle
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3760014991813 2482017 Minimum durability date between 03/30/2024 and 04/04/2024
Start/end date of marketing
From 02/09/2024 to 03/05/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 03.093.001 CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
creamers – GMS – wholesalers
List of points of sale
pepper_2kg_017.pdf

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France – PASTEURIZED COW’S MILK TOMMETTE WITH WALNUT LIQUEUR, APPROXIMATELY 500G – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
VICHY DAIRY COMPANY
Model names or references
PASTEURIZED COW’S MILK TOMMETTE WITH WALNUT LIQUEUR, APPROXIMATELY 500G
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3760014992391 2449024 Minimum durability date between 03/23/2024 and 03/27/2024
Start/end date of marketing
From 02/12/2024 to 03/05/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 03.093.001 CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
WHOLESALES – CREAMERS – GMS
List of points of sale
tommette_noix_024.pdf

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France – TOMMETTE IN PASTEURIZED COW’S MILK WITH FLOWERS APPROXIMATELY 500G – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
VICHY DAIRY COMPANY
Model names or references
TOMMETTE IN PASTEURIZED COW’S MILK WITH FLOWERS APPROXIMATELY 500G
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3760014992285 2344362 Minimum durability date between 02/29/2024 and 03/14/2024
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/25/2024 to 03/05/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 03.093.001 CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
WHOLESALES – CREAMERS – GMS
List of points of sale
tommette_fleurs_362.pdf

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South Korea Ramps Up Shellfish, Egg Inspections to Combat Norovirus, Salmonella Outbreaks

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BNN Breaking

South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has unveiled a comprehensive strategy for 2024, aimed at curtailing food poisoning outbreaks, specifically those caused by norovirus and salmonella. This initiative draws together 34 public organizations, including central administrative agencies and local governments, in a unified effort to enhance food safety management and outbreak prevention measures.

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USA – Sargento Cheeses Recalled For Possible Listeria Contamination

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Food Poisoning Bulletin

Some types of Sargento Cheeses are being recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was posted on the FDA’s Enforcement Reports page, not the regular recall page, so there is no mention about whether or not any illnesses have been reported to the company to date. The recalling firm is Sargento Foods of Plymouth, Wisconsin.

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Hong Kong – Five stable after suspected food poisoning at Wan Chai oyster restaurant

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The Standard HK

The Centre for Health Protection is now investigating two suspected food poisoning clusters after five people had raw oysters and scallops at The Oyster House in QRE Plaza, Wan Chai and fell sick.

The first cluster involved one man and two women, aged between 26 and 30, who developed abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and fever about 15 to 44 hours after having dinner last Saturday.

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Research – New Zealand reassesses Salmonella risk after outbreak

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Food Safety News

The risk of Salmonella Enteritidis from eggs in New Zealand remains low despite an outbreak, according to the country’s food safety agency.

The original risk profile for Salmonella in and on chicken eggs in New Zealand was published in 2004, with updates in 2011 and 2016. Human illness attributed to New Zealand-grown poultry from Salmonella Enteritidis was not considered. The 2023 update looked at any potential change in the risk of salmonellosis from eggs produced in New Zealand following an outbreak.

New Zealand Food Safety said that while the risk associated with Salmonella Enteritidis is no longer negligible, it is still low. The risk from other Salmonella serotypes also remains low.

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