NEWS PLUS + Issue 43 | 26.10.2018

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

1. Four deaths in EU Listeria outbreak linked to salmon

26.10.2018. Europe. Listeria

A Listeria outbreak in three European countries linked to salmon has sickened 12 and killed four people.

Source: Food Safety News

2. Southern region of China hit by African Swine Fever

23.10.2018. China. African Swine Fever

The Chinese Government has confirmed another case of African Swine Fever (ASF), this time hitting the Southern Province. 

Source: Global Meat News

3. CDC ups illnesses, geographic spread from ground beef Salmonella outbreak

24.10.2018. USA. Salmonella

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 63 more people have fallen ill in 14 states, bringing the total to 120 people in 22 states, from a Salmonella Newport infection outbreak linked to ground beef.

Source: Meating Place

4. Increase in cases of Salmonella Typhimurium sparks warning

19.10.2018. UK. Salmonella

A warning about Salmonella Typhimurium has been issued by government bodies, following an increase in food poisoning cases by the bug. 

Source: Food Manufacture

5. Scotland BSE case reinstates controlled risk status

18.10.2018. Scotland. BSE

A case of BSE, also known as mad cow disease, has been confirmed on a farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 

Source: Global Meat News

6. McCain Foods USA expands recall to all products it makes at Colton, CA facility

23.10.2018. USA. Recall

Details about the recalls by national retailers and multiple manufacturers over common ingredients remain murky but  McCain Foods USA Inc. is now recalling all products from its Colton, CA facility 60 miles east of Los Angeles, which produces fire roasted caramelized or sauteed frozen fruit and vegetable products. 

Source: Food Safety News 

7. EFSA assesses avian influenza risk from raw poultry and eggs

22.10.2018. Europe. Avian Influenza

The probability of infection by low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) through eating contaminated raw poultry meat or raw table eggs is “negligible”, according to estimates from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Source 1: Food Safety News 

Source 2: EFSA

8. Researchers shed light on Hepatitis E and link to pork in Italy

24.10.2018. Italy. Hepatitus E

Consumption of undercooked pork and sausage has been shown to be the main risk factor for a certain genotype of Hepatitis E in Italy.

Source: Food Safety News 

9. Dutch Salmonella cases hit record low

23.10.2018. Netherlands. Salmonella

Since the beginning of the century, the number of patients with salmonellosis has more than halved, according to a Dutch epidemiological report.

Source: Food Safety News 

10. Cute guinea pigs or Salmonella factories

25.10.2018. USA. Salmonella

In December 2017, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported two human Salmonella Enteritidis infections in persons with exposure to pet guinea pigs.

Source: Barf Blog