Patties Foods has completed its microbiological and viral testing and found no Hepatitis A or E.coli on recalled products.
The testing follows the recent Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) outbreak which has been linked to Nanna’s Mixed Berries 1kg but results of these tests on samples of recalled and non-recalled Nanna’s Mixed Berries 1kg have come up negative. No detection of HAV or E.coli was found in any sample.
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Between March and May 2013, three multi-country outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection were reported through the Epidemic Intelligence Information System for Food- and Water-borne diseases (EPIS-FWD) of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The aim of this work is to put these outbreaks into a European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) perspective and highlight opportunities for improving detection and investigation of such outbreaks. Although HAV outbreaks are not unusual in the EU/EEA, having three large food-borne multi-country outbreaks declared within three months is an unexpected event, particularly when at least two of these outbreaks are associated with frozen berries. Factors influencing the occurrence of these events include the increased number of susceptible Europeans, the limited coverage of HAV vaccination, the global trade of potentially contaminated products introduced in the EU/EEA, and the ‘awareness chain effect’ leading to a wave of notifications. Further studies should be conducted to understand the risk posed by frozen berries. Laboratory capacity and surveillance of viral infections in the EU/EEA, as well as HAV vaccination recommendations to travellers to endemic countries should be strengthened. Finally, timely reporting food-borne events through EPIS-FWD, to ensure timely response.
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RASFF – Norovirus (GG I and II /25g) in frozen cooked whole white clams (Meretrix lyrata) from Vietnam in Spain
RASFF – Norovirus in frozen hard clams from Vietnam in Spain
RASFF – Hepatitis A virus (148.3 copies) in frozen strawberries from Morocco, via Spain in Germany
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RASFF – Hepatitis A virus (presence) in frozen mussels (Ruditapes decussatus) from Tunisia in Italy
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RASFF -Foodborne outbreak suspected (hepatitis A virus) to be caused by berry mix buttermilk cake from Germany in Norway
RASFF -Hepatitis A virus (presence /25g) in mixed frozen berries from Poland and Bulgaria, via Belgium in France
RASFF -Norovirus (in 2 out of 5 samples) in frozen cooked whole white clams (Meretrix lyrata) from Vietnam in Spain
Marexim AS is recalling cake Berries Slices (Skogsbærkakestykker) because berries used in the cake are suspected to be infected with Hepatitis A virus.
The recalled product is Berries Slices (Skogsbærkakestykker) with product number: EPD No. 2071272, Lot # 3178079418 and Best before date: 27/12/2014.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is cautioning New Zealand consumers of a small quantity of fresh fruit sold in late February and early March that there is a relatively low risk that this fruit had been contaminated with Hepatitis A virus.
MPI Deputy Director General Scott Gallacher says it is important that consumers understand the risk of transmission of the virus is relatively low, but MPI is issuing this information as a precaution so that people with any related concerns about their health can contact their doctor.
“As always, MPI is placing the health and wellbeing of all consumers first.
“We have been advised that a person packing some varieties of apples and peaches in a Hawke’s Bay packhouse has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) wants customers and staff of Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks in Hilton Head Island who were present at the restaurant on the evening of Feb. 15, 2014, to contact their primary care provider to receive treatment for possible exposure to the Hepatitis A virus.
On Friday, DHEC was notified that an employee who worked at the restaurant on the evening of Feb. 15 has tested positive for Hepatitis A. The employee is being treated for the infection and has not returned to work.
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