NEWS PLUS + Issue 16 | 20.04.2018

A global update on food safety brought to you by FOOD PLUS + an enhanced approach to food safety and quality. 

1. 22 illnesses prompts largest shell egg recall since 2010

14.04.2018 . US . Salmonella 

Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, IN late Friday recalled  206,749,248 eggs because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup.

Source: Food Safety News

2. Belarus denies ASF accusation as pigs “disappear”

18.04.2018 . Belarus . African Swine Fever

Almost 500,000 pigs have disappeared in Belarus since January 2018, driving the domestic live pig population down to its lowest level since 2011.

Source: Global Meat News

3. Yuma area grew romaine lettuce that’s likely causing E. coli outbreak

14.04.2018 . US . E. coli

Chopped romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, AZ area is the likely source to date of this year’s only multistate E. coli O157: H7 outbreak, and it is not over.

Source:  Food Safety News

4. Salmon recalled over Clostridium botulinum fears

20.04.2018 . UK . Clostridium botulinum

Scottish fish producer Ru An Fhoder Smokehouse has recalled two products due to concerns over Clostridium botulinum.

Source:  Food Manufacture

5.  Norovirus sickens 39 in Spain with link to mussels

16.04.2018 . Spain.  Norovirus

 An outbreak of norovirus linked to mussels has sickened 39 people in Spain, according to the country’s Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and Nutrition.

Source: Food Navigator

6.  Case count in Canadian oyster norovirus outbreak doubles

18.04.18. Canada . Norovirus

The case count in a norovirus outbreak traced to oyster farms in British Columbia, Canada, has more than doubled in a week.

Source: Food Safety News

7.  Outbreaks in Japan likely from contaminated seaweed facility

18.04.18. Japan . Norovirus

Outbreak investigators in Japan have identified contamination in a seaweed production plant as the cause of seven foodborne illness outbreaks that sickened almost 2,100 people in 2017.

Source: Food Safety News

8.  Yellow fever risk assessment: High number of infected travellers highlights the needs of vaccination before travelling to Brazil

19.03.18. Brazil . Yellow Fever

The recent, higher than expected, number of yellow fever cases in unvaccinated travellers returning from Brazil highlights the increased need for travellers to Brazil to be aware of the importance of following international recommendations for vaccination.

Source: ECDC