USA – FDA – Core Outbreak Table

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FDA

What’s New

  • For the outbreak of Salmonella Newport (ref #1179) in a not yet identified product, the case count has increased from 10 to 11 cases.
Date
 REF Pathogen
or
Cause of
Illness		 Product(s)
Linked to
Illnesses
(if any)		 Total
Case
Count		 Status
8/30/

2023

 1179 Salmonella
Newport		 Not Yet
Identified		 11 Active
8/30/

2023

 1174 Cryptosporidium Not Yet
Identified		 11 Active
8/9/

2023

 1172 Listeria
monocytogenes		 Ice Cream See
Advisory		 Active
7/6/2023 1163 Cyclospora
cayetanensis		 Not Yet
Identified		 140 Active
6/14/

2023

 1159 Cyclospora
cayetanensis		 Not Yet
Identified		 72 Active

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Malawi – 130 Malawian students hospitalized due to food poisoning

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English News

BLANTYRE, Malawi, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — About 130 students from a secondary school in Malawi’s commercial city of Blantyre were rushed to hospital on Monday after they presented with serious signs of suspected food poisoning, according to local authorities.

The Ministry of Education said on Monday morning that 45 students were rushed to hospital and that 42 responded to the treatment and got discharged while three students were still admitted.

But a statement, released by the Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) late Monday afternoon, said a total of 131 students (from Lunzu Secondary School) were affected, and 53 students were treated as outpatients while 78 students were admitted to the hospital.

According to the statement, preliminary findings indicated that the incident may have resulted from poisoned flour, which was used to prepare the pulp that was given to the students.

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USA – CDC Solves Norovirus Mystery On The Pacific Crest Trail

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Eurofins

Although the REDCap survey identified only 27 ill hikers, social media reports indicated that the true size of the outbreak was likely substantially larger, with 27 reports with a date of onset, and numerous others without further chronologic information apart from the year (2022). Norovirus prevention in remote areas is difficult because of a lack of easily available clean water and soap for handwashing, and inability to routinely disinfect shared surfaces (e.g., cabins and restrooms). Moreover, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, commonly used in hiking, are not effective against norovirus (5). Preventing future outbreaks will require fostering increased awareness of the importance of handwashing and lack of effectiveness of alcohol-based hand sanitizers against norovirus, and more frequent cleaning of public facilities; early outbreak detection might be facilitated by social media surveillance.

CDC

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UK dealing with E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks

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Food Safety News

The United Kingdom is dealing with a serious outbreak of E. coli and several strains of Salmonella Enteritidis, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

One more case has been added to the ongoing Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O183 outbreak, bringing the total to 25 sick since May.

One person has died; while most patients live in England, others are sick in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

FSA and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are trying to find the source with help from other public health agencies. Several product supply chains have been investigated, but no vehicle of infection has yet been identified.

FSA is also investigating outbreaks of separate strains of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to Polish eggs and poultry products.

One outbreak is behind 47 confirmed cases, of which 25 were linked to a restaurant and another 18 ill people had probable restaurant exposure.

Polish authorities found Salmonella Enteriditis at one site that sent eggs to the UK. Eggs from this source have also been linked to a second UK restaurant associated with the outbreak.

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Netherlands – SnackDay Zwiebelringe from Lidl -Salmonella

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NVWA

Safety warning SnackDay Zwiebelringe from Lidl

Lidl warns against Zwiebelringe from the SnackDay brand. Salmonella was found in this. This bacterium can pose a serious health risk to people with low resistance, such as the sick, pregnant women, young children and the elderly. Do not eat the product!

See Lidl’s website .

Which product is it?

  • Product: Zwiebelringe
  • Brand: SnackDay
  • Expiry date: 16-03-2024
  • Batch number: numbers starting with 193 B
  • Points of sale: Lidl branches

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Singapore- Recall of Joymom’s Musang King Snowskin Mooncake and Fragrance’s Single Yolk LotusPaste Baked Mooncake – Staphylococcus aureus

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SFA

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is conducting a recall for two food products. The
products are:
i. Joymom’s Musang King Snowskin Mooncake
ii. Fragrance’s Single Yolk Lotus Paste Baked Mooncake

2 SFA has detected Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in Joymom’s Musang King
Snowskin Mooncake, and aflatoxins in Fragrance’s Single Yolk Lotus Paste Baked Mooncake,
both at levels exceeding the maximum limits stipulated in Singapore’s Food Regulations.

3 As a precautionary measure, SFA has directed the respective importers, Taste Right
Pte Ltd and Fragrance Foodstuff Pte Ltd, to recall the implicated products. The recall is
ongoing

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Singapore – Manna Pot Catering Pte Ltd fined $8,000 for multiple food safety lapses

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SFA

Manna Pot Catering Pte Ltd was fined $8,000 by the Court today for
multiple food safety lapses committed under the Sale of Food (Non-Retail Food
Business) Regulations.
2 In May 2022, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency
(SFA) received reports of gastroenteritis involving 21 persons after consuming food
prepared by the food establishment located at 1550 Bedok North Avenue 4 #04-16,
Bedok Food City, Singapore 489950. None of them were hospitalised

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Germany – Brick, snack loaf, ore chunks, FichtelBERG cheese – STEC E.coli

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LMW

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

September 26, 2023

Product name:

Brick, snack loaf, ore chunks, FichtelBERG cheese

Manufacturer (distributor):

Achim Uhl Mobile cheese dairy Hartensteiner Straße 105 OT Oberdorf 09366 Stollberg DE SN 10682 EG

Reason for warning:

The above-mentioned products are classified as harmful to health due to the detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in the brine and lubricating water used for production.

Packaging Unit:

1kg/piece, 1.5-1.8kg/piece

Durability:

Brick: 10/01/2023/ 05/06/07/08/10/2023/ 12/13/14/10/2023/ 19/10/2023; Vesper loaf: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th, 2023/ October 7th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023; Ore chunks: 10/01/2023/ 05/06/07/08/10/2023/ 12/13/14/10/2023; FichtelBERGkäse: 09/30/2023/ 10/01/2023/ 10/13/2023; FichtelBERG cheese (small): October 1st, 2023.

Additional Information:

An illness with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli usually manifests itself within a week of infection with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In particular, infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can develop more severe illnesses with bloody diarrhea. Rarely, especially in small children, acute kidney failure can occur in a second attack a few days after the onset of diarrhea. People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report a possible EHEC infection.

The above-mentioned cheeses may also have been sold differently from the manufacturer by other distributors (possibly partly direct marketers) and possibly also with different cheese names, so that identification should be carried out in particular using the identification mark (DE SN 10682 EG), or this can be done by the be asked from sellers.

Customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected products.

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Germany – Semi-hard cheese: “house brand spicy”, “house brand pepper” -STEC E.coli

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LMW

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

September 26, 2023

Product name:

Semi-hard cheese: “house brand spicy”, “house brand pepper”

Manufacturer (distributor):

Achim Uhl Mobile cheese dairy Hartensteiner Straße 105 OT Oberdorf 09366 Stollberg DE SN 10682 EG

Reason for warning:

The above-mentioned products are classified as harmful to health due to the detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in the brine and lubricating water used for production.

Packaging Unit:

1.7 – 2 kg/piece, 5 – 6 kg/piece (large)

Durability:

House brand spicy: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th, 2023/ October 7th/ October 8th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 19th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand Pfeffer: October 1st, 2023/ October 7th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 14th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand with pepper (large): October 13, 2023.

Additional Information:

An illness with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli usually manifests itself within a week of infection with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In particular, infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can develop more severe illnesses with bloody diarrhea. Rarely, especially in small children, acute kidney failure can occur in a second attack a few days after the onset of diarrhea. People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report a possible EHEC infection.

The above-mentioned cheeses may also have been sold differently from the manufacturer by other distributors (possibly partly direct marketers) and possibly also with different cheese names, so that identification should be carried out in particular using the identification mark (DE SN 10682 EG), or this can be done by the be asked from sellers.

Customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected products.

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Germany – Semi-hard cheese: “House brand nature”, “House brand fenugreek seeds” -STEC E.coli

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LMW

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

September 26, 2023

Product name:

Semi-hard cheese: “House brand nature”, “House brand fenugreek seeds”

Manufacturer (distributor):

Achim Uhl Mobile cheese dairy Hartensteiner Straße 105 OT Oberdorf 09366 Stollberg DE SN 10682 EG

Reason for warning:

The above-mentioned products are classified as harmful to health due to the detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in the brine and lubricating water used for production.

Packaging Unit:

1.7 – 2 kg/piece, 5 – 6 kg/piece (large)

Durability:

House brand nature: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand fenugreek seeds: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th/6th/ October 7th/ October 8th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 14th, 2023/ October 19th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand with fenugreek seeds (large): October 6th, 2023/ October 12th/ October 13th, 2023.

Additional Information:

An illness with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli usually manifests itself within a week of infection with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In particular, infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can develop more severe illnesses with bloody diarrhea. Rarely, especially in small children, acute kidney failure can occur in a second attack a few days after the onset of diarrhea. People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report a possible EHEC infection.

The above-mentioned cheeses may also have been sold differently from the manufacturer by other distributors (possibly partly direct marketers) and possibly also with different cheese names, so that identification should be carried out in particular using the identification mark (DE SN 10682 EG), or this can be done by the be asked from sellers.

Customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected products.

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