NEWS PLUS + Issue 42 | 19.10.2018

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

1. A dozen cases and two dead in Listeria outbreak; Swiss officials suspect food

17.10.2018. Switzerland. Listeria

Authorities in Switzerland are investigating to find the source of a suspected foodborne outbreak of Listeria with 12 cases and two deaths.

Source: Food Safety News

2. Raw chicken link in multi-state salmonella outbreak

17.10.2018. USA. Salmonella

As of October 15, 2018, 92 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis have been reported from 29 states. Of 62 people with information available, 34% have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.

Source: Food Poisin Journal

3. Austrian Hepatitis A cases match strain in Swedish outbreak

16.10.2018. Austria. Hepatitus A

Austria has become part of a multi-country Hepatitis A outbreak with 31 confirmed cases linked to frozen strawberries imported from Poland.

Source: Food Safety News

4. Four STEC infections; one person dead after exposure to raw pet food

18.10.2018. UK. E. coli

Four people were infected with Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O157 last year from exposure to raw pet food, according to a Public Health England report.

Source: Food Safety News

5. USDA, industry continue to prep for African Swine Fever

12.10.2018. USA. African Swine Fever

With outbreaks of African Swine Fever in China and Europe, the U.S. government and pork industry continue efforts to prepare for the potential introduction of the disease in the United States. 

Source: Meating Place

6. Weather played role in deadly Australian listeria melon outbreak

13.10.2018. Australia. Listeria

An investigation into a Listeria outbreak in Australia linked to seven deaths has found the weather played a significant role in contamination.

Source: Food Safety News