Tag Archives: salmonella

USA – FDA – Three Salmonella Recalls – Black Peppercorns – Cat Growth Formula – Sweet Basil

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Frontier Natural Products Co-op is voluntarily recalling several of its products manufactured with organic black peppercorns that were sold under its Frontier and Simply Organic brands, Whole Foods Market 365 Everyday Value, Nature’s Place and others due to potential Salmonella contamination. To date, no illnesses have been associated with these products.

While the product in question was steam pasteurized at the source and tested negative for Salmonella by Frontier Natural Products Co-op, there is a small risk that Salmonella may still be present based on a positive, random test that was recently conducted. Frontier Natural Products Co-op is immediately initiating added precautions to the safety of the supply chain to mitigate any future occurrence.

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The Robert Abady Dog Food Co., LLC of Poughkeepsie, NY, is recalling its 2 lb, 5 lb & 15 lb boxes of “Abady Highest Quality Maintenance & Growth Formula for Cats” because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

The recalled “Highest Quality Maintenance & Growth Formula for Cats” were distributed nationwide in retail stores and through mail orders.

The product comes in a 2 lb, 5 lb & 15 lb, corrugated boxes with plastic liners marked with lot # 14029/21 stamped on the right side top of the box.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

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Lisy Corporation of Miami, FL is voluntarily recalling Lisy Sweet Basil (Albahaca), 6 oz jar, Item #1132, Lot #’s A013 0518 & A014 0518, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this recall.

Lisy Sweet Basil- 6oz, bottle, UPC Code 0 96786 30032 8 began distribution on 01/15/2014 in retail stores in the states of New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Maryland.

UK – Wales – Salmonella Outbreak – Laverbread

BBC Wales

Five new cases of salmonella with possible links to laverbread (seaweed and oatmeal cake) have emerged in the past week bringing the total number to 17, said Public Health Wales.

Tests are continuing to confirm whether they are all linked to the outbreak, which has nine confirmed cases so far.

Cases have been reported across south and west Wales.

Three people have needed hospital treatment, but have been discharged.

Health officials said a study has confirmed a strong association with laverbread from Penclawdd Shellfish Processing Ltd, probably produced and distributed between 5 and 8 March.

Last week, the company voluntarily withdrew its laverbread from sale as a precaution.

Samples taken from its Swansea factory have not shown any evidence of salmonella in either food or in the environment, said Public Health Wale

USA – CDC – Salmonella Surveillance Data

Food Safety News

For the first time, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing online surveillance data gathered over more than 40 years on 32 Salmonella isolates from people, animals and other sources.

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RASFF Alerts -Salmonella – Turkey – Chicken – Kebab – Mushrooms – Wild Boar Sausage

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RASFF -Salmonella Hadar (presence /25g) in frozen turkey meat preparation from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF -Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled / frozen chicken meat processed in Poland from chickens farmed in Slovakia.

RASFF -Salmonella enteritidis in frozen chicken kebab from Poland

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in dried sliced (Mu err) mushrooms from Vietnam in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella in wild boar sausages from Italy

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Dog/Cat Food – Egg White – Poultry – Dog Chews – Fish Meal

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RASFF -Salmonella in dried dog/cat food from China in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella (in 4 out of 5 samples /25g) and too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (>30000 CFU/g) in centrifuged egg white from Belgium

RASFF -Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry) from the Netherlands in Belgium

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence) in dog chews from Thailand in Spain

RASFF -Salmonella Tennessee (present /25g) in fish meal from Denmark in Sweden

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Turmeric Powder – Seasame Seeds – Poultry Meat

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RASFF -Salmonella Livingstone (presence /25g) in turmeric powder from India in Greece

RASFF -Salmonella Livingstone in sesame seeds from India in Greece

RASFF -Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled poultry meat from Poland, with raw material from Slovakia in Poland

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Fish Meal – Rapeseed – Animal Protiens

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RASFF -Salmonella enterica in fish meal from Denmark, via Slovakia in the Czech Republic

RASFF -Salmonella kedougou in rapeseed extraction meal from Germany

RASFF-Salmonella Llandoff in soy bean meal from Italy

RASFF-Salmonella in processed animal protein (pork) from Germany in Belgium

RASFF -Salmonella in processed animal proteins from Germany in Belgium

Research Netherlands – Microbial Risk in Produce

Ingentaconnect

The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbial hazard associated with the consumption of mixed salads produced under standard conditions. The presence of Salmonella, Campylobacter spp., and Escherichia coli O157 in the Dutch production chain of mixed salads was determined. Microbial prevalence and concentration data from a microbiological surveillance study were used as inputs for the quantitative microbial risk assessment. Chain logistics, production figures, and consumption patterns were combined with the survey data for the risk assessment chain approach. The results of the sample analysis were used to track events from contamination through human illness. Wide 95% confidence intervals around the mean were found for estimated annual numbers of illnesses resulting from the consumption of mixed salads contaminated with Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 (0 to 10,300 cases), Campylobacter spp. (0 to 92,000 cases), or E. coli (0 to 800 cases). The main sources of uncertainty are the lack of decontamination data (i.e., produce washing during processing) and an appropriate dose-response relationship.

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Recent outbreaks with vegetable or fruits as vehicles have raised interest in the characterization of the public health risk due to microbial contamination of these commodities. Because qualitative and quantitative data regarding prevalence and concentration of various microbes are lacking, we conducted a survey to estimate the prevalence and contamination level of raw produce and the resulting minimally processed packaged salads as sold in The Netherlands. A dedicated sampling plan accounted for the amount of processed produce in relation to the amount of products, laboratory capacity, and seasonal influences. Over 1,800 samples of produce and over 1,900 samples of ready-to-eat mixed salads were investigated for Salmonella enterica serovars, Campylobacter spp., Escherichia coli O157, and Listeria monocytogenes. The overall prevalence in raw produce varied between 0.11% for E. coli O157 and L. monocytogenes and 0.38% for Salmonella. Prevalence point estimates for specific produce/pathogen combinations ranged for Salmonella from 0.53% in iceberg lettuce to 5.1% in cucumber. For Campylobacter, this ranged from 0.83% in endive to 2.7% in oak tree lettuce. These data will be used to determine the public health risk posed by the consumption of ready-to-eat mixed salads in The Netherlands.

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Soybean – Dog Food – Dog Chews – Raw Rabbit

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RASFF -Salmonella Tennessee (present /25g) in soybean meal from Italy in Austria

RASFF– Salmonella spp. in dry dog food from China in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella spp. in dried pet food from China in Germany

RASFF– Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in dried dog chews from India in Germany

RASFF– Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen raw rabbit by-products from Spain, via Denmark in Sweden

USA – Research to Test Raw Pet Food for Salmonella

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Center for Veterinary Medicine study showed that 7.6 percent of the raw pet food tested contained salmonella, according to the Food and Drug Administration. But identifying the source of contamination–be it in raw materials or the manufacturing process–is difficult, according to South Dakota State University Senior Microbiologist Seema Das.

Through a five-year FDA grant for nearly $500,000, she will determine whether a test that detects salmonella in human food can do the same in raw pet food. The first year the test will be validated, and then either adjustments or expansion of the testing will be done in subsequent years.