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Spain – Cafeteria Illness Outbreak – Staphylococcus in Peas

Posted on April 24, 2014 by | Leave a comment

El Mundo

Peas menu that was served in the cafeteria of the Madrid Assembly on 3 April when several people were intoxicated, have tested positive in the analysis of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, the report prepared by the laboratory for Biotab Arturo Cantoblanco Group.

When several people went to the cafeteria of the Assembly because they suffered symptoms of poisoning, hours after having eaten at this establishment, responsible for the company contacted the external laboratory Biotab to analyze the food served on the day before , full day, in which 180 meals were served.

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Staphylococcus aureus in Turkey Dinner – Outbreak

Posted on August 9, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

The foodborne illness outbreak that sickened at least 60 recipients of a meal at the Denver Rescue Mission last month has been linked to turkey contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, officials say.
 
According to the Denver Department of Environmental Health, a stool sample from one of the outbreak victims tested positive for Staph, pointing to that bacteria as the cause of illness. This discovery matches up with the fact that victims became ill within an hour after eating. Symptoms of most foodborne illnesses do not appear until several hours or even days or weeks after contact with the pathogen, while the vomiting induced by a Staph infection begins almost immediately.

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