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USA – Holiday Updates in Brief from October – Campylobacter – Salmonella – Listeria -Staph Toxin – Bacillus cereus

Posted on November 11, 2014 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Journal: Raw, Frozen, Breaded and Pre-browned Chicken Sicken Six with Salmonella

Campylobacter Blog : Raw Milk – with Campylobacter – Strikes Again – 22 Sick – 8 Hospitalized

Listeria Blog : Crab Legs Recalled Due to Listeria

USDA : Illinois Firm Recalls Chicken Products Due to Possible Salmonella Enteritidis Contamination

Food Poisoning Bulletin :Antioch Farms Chicken Kiev Recalled in Salmonella Outbreak

USDA : Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Chicken Products Due to Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Contamination

Food Safety News :Organic Carob Powder Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Food Safety News :Cashew Pieces Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination

Food Poisoning Journal :Listeria monocytogenes Contamination in Raw Milk in Sullivan County, New York

Food Safety News :Virginia Grower Recalls One Lot of Fresh Cilantro for Potential Salmonella

Food Safety News : Update: FSIS Posts Retail Distribution List for Recalled Chicken Products

Food Poisoning Bulletin : Richard’s Boudin Recalled for Temperature Abuse, Bacillus cereus

Listeria Blog :Oasis Brands Cheese Linked to Listeria Illnesses in New York, Tennessee and Texas

 

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RASFF Alert- Campylobacter – Baby Leaves

Posted on October 14, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – Campylobacter (present /25g) in mixes baby leaves from Denmark in Denmark

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USA – Campylobacter Outbreak – Listeria monocytogenes – Pre Cooked Chicken

Posted on September 26, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Wisconsin state and Pepin county health officials are investigating an outbreak of Campylobacter infections in the Durand School District in Pepin County, Wisconsin. Eight people had reportedly been hospitalized with gastrointestinal illness, and dozens more were ill, including members of the high school’s football team and several coaches and managers.

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Foster Farms, a Farmerville, La., establishment, is recalling approximately 39,747 pounds of frozen pre-cooked chicken products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The frozen Chicken Breast Grilled Strips product was produced on August 5, 2014, and then shipped to retail warehouse locations in California, Texas, Utah, and Washington state

 

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UK – FSA – Update on Campylobacter Survey Publication

Posted on September 5, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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The Food Standards Agency has today confirmed its plans for publishing the quarterly results from its survey of campylobacter on shop-bought chicken. The FSA will name retailers, alongside campylobacter levels, when it releases its next set of results in November.

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USA- Campylobacter Outbreak – Raw Milk – 45 Cases

Posted on August 27, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Utah public health officials are investigating a cluster of illness associated with the consumption of raw or unpasteurized milk. To date, 45 cases of Campylobacter infection have been reported in people who indicated that they consumed raw milk in the week before illness began. Cases have been reported from: Cache, Davis, Morgan, Salt Lake, Utah and Weber counties. Two cases occurred in out of state residents from California and Idaho. Onset dates range from May 9, 2014 to July 21, 2014. The cases range in age from two to 74 years.

All 45 cases are linked to the consumption of raw milk or cream purchased at Ropelato Dairy in Weber County. Utah Department of Agriculture and Food inspectors suspended the dairy’s license to sell raw milk on August 4, 2014, after several tests of raw milk samples taken at the farm were positive for Campylobacter.

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USDA – Method Update – Isolation and Identification of Campylobacter jejuni/coli/lari from Poultry Rinse, Sponge and Raw Product Samples

Posted on August 5, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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This method describes the qualitative direct plating and enrichment procedures for isolation and identification of

Campylobacter jejuni/coli/lari (Campylobacter j/c/l) from poultry rinsate, poultry carcass and environmental sponges. Isolates are confirmed as Campylobacter j/c/l by microscopy (typical cellular morphology and motility) and immunological testing.

USDA – Flow Chart for Isolation and Identification of Campylobacter

 

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UK – FSA – Campylobacter Survey Report

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The FSA has today published the first set of quarterly results from a new survey of Campylobacter on fresh shop-bought chickens. The results show 59% of birds tested positive for the presence of Campylobacter. In 4% of samples Campylobacter was identified on the outside of the packaging.

Campylobacter is killed by thorough cooking, however, it is the most common form of food poisoning in the UK, affecting an estimated 280,000 people a year. The majority of these cases come from contaminated poultry. Advice for consumers on safe preparation and cooking of chicken can be found at the link below.

Previous studies carried out into the prevalence of Campylobacter have also shown around two thirds of raw poultry carries Campylobacter.

The 12-month survey, running from February 2014 to February 2015, is looking at the prevalence and levels of Campylobacter contamination on fresh whole chilled chickens and their packaging. The survey will test 4,000 samples of whole chickens bought from UK retail outlets and smaller independent stores and butchers. Today’s results are for the first quarter and represent 853 samples.

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RASFF Alerts – Campylobacter – Fresh Mushrooms

Posted on July 31, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – Campylobacter (present /25g) in fresh mushrooms from Poland in Denmark

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USA – USDA Announces New Campylobacter Standards for Chicken

Posted on June 2, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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The US Department of Agriculture is to draft new safety standards for Campylobacter in poultry in the coming months.

The US Department of Agriculture has announced it will draft new safety standards for Campylobacter in poultry, in addition to the previously-announced timeline on Salmonella. These standards are expected to be ready by the end of September.

The letter announcing the actions can be found here. The Department took this step in response to an April letter from Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) that expressed concern over food safety standards and urged the Department of Agriculture to develop better standards that would significantly reduce the levels of Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry.

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UK -Role of Farmers Crucial in Campylobacter Fight

Posted on May 29, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Reducing human infection from campylobacter is the Food Standard Agency’s highest priority – and that means farmers through to supermarkets must play their part.

The reason, according to Javier Dominiguez Orive, deputy veterinary director at the FSA, is simple: Each year in the UK there are 460,000 cases of campylobacter food poisoning, 22,000 hospitalisations and 110 deaths, costing the NHS an estimated £540m.

See also: Poultry sector commits to fight campylobacter

The bacteria is endemic in the environment, he adds, and can be caught from pets. But chicken is responsible for 60-80% of all human cases.

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