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USA – Listeria Outbreak in Cheese Updates

Posted on July 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Bulletin

The Minnesota Department of Health has released information about the multistate Listeria outbreak linked to recalled Crave Brothers soft cheeses. Two people in Minnesota have been sickened in this outbreak. Both were older adults who became ill in early June; one of them has died.

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Two Illinois restaurants served the Crave Brothers soft French cheeses that have been linked to a multistate Listeria outbreak. Girl & The Goat in Chicago, and the Hilton Hotel in Chicago sold the recalled cheese. Anyone who ate Les Frères, Petit Frère, or Petit Frère with Truffles at those restaurants may be at risk for developing listeriosis, a serious disease.

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To date, two Minnesota residents have contracted Listeria food poisoning (listeriosis) after eating Les Freres cheese produced by Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Company. One of Minnesota victim died. Prompted by this outbreak, Crave Brothers issued a recall of some of its cheese products, including Les Freres (LF225 2/2.5#), Petit Frère (PF88 8/8 oz) and Petit Frère with Truffles (PF88T 8/8 oz), all with a make date of 7-1-13 or earlier.

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A premier Minnesota restaurant, Butcher & The Boar, is the only restaurant in the state named by Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Company as a recipient of soft cheese associated with a deadly outbreak of listeriosis. Whole Foods Markets, Lunds, Byerlys, Rainbow, Kowalski’s and other grocery retailers also sold the cheese, as did restaurants in Wisconsin and Illinois. The recalled gourmet cheese has been associated with a Listeria death in Minnesota, a second Minnesota illness and individual cases of listeriosis in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. All five people were hospitalized and one infection in a pregnant woman resulted in miscarriage.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has joined the investigation by the Minnesota Department of Health into the Listeria outbreak linked to Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheeses. The company recalled three types of its cheeses on July 3, 2013 after an outbreak was announced. At least five people have been sickened in four states; one person in Minnesota has died and a woman has suffered a miscarriage.

 

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Europe – Report into Listeria Prevalence in RTE Foods

Posted on July 4, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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The first part of EFSA’s analysis of an EU-wide baseline survey on Listeria monocytogenes published today provides valuable insights  into the presence of this bacteria in certain ready-to-eat foods (fish, cold  meats and soft cheeses[1]). The proportion of food samples exceeding the legal  food safety limit was low. However, given the popularity of these foods and the  severe implications that Listeria infections (listeriosis) can have on human  health, overall vigilance regarding the possible presence of the bacteria in  food is warranted. To prevent listeriosis,  EU legislation lays down specific rules for  food business operators including the need to follow  good manufacturing practices, appropriate food  hygiene programmes, and effective temperature control throughout the food chain.  Experts highlighted the importance of these  measures as well as proper storage of these foods in the home, keeping  refrigerator temperatures low.

EFSA Report Link

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Australia – Listeria monocytogenes in Cheese Recall

Posted on December 18, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The Australian

Eight cases of listeria infection across Australia have found to be linked and a further three cases are under investigation, Victoria’s Department of Health said. The state’s chief health officer Rosemary Lester said consumers should discard 1kg brie and camembert cheese branded Jindi, the 1kg Wattle Valley double brie and the 1kg Wattle Valley camembert with a best before date of December 21.

Dr Lester warned consumers to check the best before date of any Jindi or Wattle Valley soft cheeses. “Consumers who have purchased a cut portion of camembert or brie from a supermarket or delicatessen who are unsure of the brand should discard it,” she said.

Two Victorians, three NSW residents and one person in Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia have been diagnosed with the infection.

The cheeses have been voluntarily recalled as a precaution.

 

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