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July 2011

  • Posted: July 29th, 2011 - 10:14pm

    The London Evening Standard reports the owner of a Chinese restaurant infested with mice and cockroaches - where even a chef suffered salmonella - has walked free from court. Ellen Chew, of Inn Noodle in Oxford Street, has been banned indefinitely from running a catering business after being in charge of a "food hygiene disaster waiting to happen."

    Date Published: 
    29.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Salmonella  |  Comments
  • Posted: July 29th, 2011 - 10:13pm

    An article in the Sydney Morning Herald published on Friday 29 July 2011 focuses on the voluntary nature of the Scores on Doors trial. The article raises some important points regarding the trial, however it does not provide the complete picture.

    Date Published: 
    29.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    NSW Food Authority
  • Posted: July 29th, 2011 - 10:11pm

    Berlin - Germans are avoiding bean sprouts and more likely to wash their hands in the wake of an E coli outbreak this spring that left 50 people dead, according to poll results released Friday.

    Date Published: 
    29.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    M&C
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Posted: July 29th, 2011 - 10:03pm

    BEIJING -- China will offer rewards to people who report on food safety issues such as the illegal use of additives or sale of meat from animals which die of disease, state media said Thursday, as Beijing tries again to crack down on a persistent problem.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    MSNBC
  • Posted: July 29th, 2011 - 10:02pm

    The public warning issued on July 24, 2011 has been expanded to include an additional lot code of the affected product. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Primeridge Pure are warning the public not to consume the Primeridge Pure brand Pure Cheese Curds described below because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    CFIA
    Listeria  |  Comments
  • Posted: July 29th, 2011 - 10:00pm

    Abstract We evaluated data from gastroenteritis outbreaks in Oregon to assess sensitivity of stool testing for norovirus and determine number of specimens needed to confirm norovirus as the cause. Norovirus can be readily confirmed if 3–6 specimens are collected any time <7 days after onset of diarrhea and for almost that long after symptoms resolve.

    Date Published: 
    01.aug.11
    Source Title: 
    Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 17, Number 8 – August 2011
    Norovirus  |  Comments
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:12pm

    Milord et al write in the current issue of Epidemiology and Infection about an outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis amongst 250 patrons who ate at a Quebec restaurant in June 2005. This outbreak affected workers who ate. Cyclospora sp. was observed in the stools of 20 cases and 122 probable cases were identified.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:11pm

    Think twice before buying that pouch of healthy looking sprouts from vegetable vendors or supermarket shelves as your protein-rich sprouts may contain killer E coli, say doctors.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    DNA
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:10pm

    Brussels -- The financial losses suffered by European farmers due to this spring's deadly E coli outbreak were 'slightly' higher than expected, the European Union said Thursday as member states approved another 17 million euros (24 million dollars) in aid. Farmers in all but five of the EU's member states have asked for financial compensation, which will total 227 million euros.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    Deutsche Presse-Agentur
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:09pm

    ALAMO, Texas--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Tex Starr Distributing, LLC, growers of the sweet papaya variety Royal Star Papaya, confirms that its papayas are not included in the Salmonella-related recall initiated this month. Only papayas sold under the Blondie, Yaya, Mañanita, and Tastylicious brand sold before July 23 are subject to the recall.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    Enhanced Online News
    Salmonella  |  Comments
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:08pm

    NEW ORLEANS -- Reily Foods Company has received the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Food Safety Initiative Certification across its manufacturing facilities. The BRC is an internationally recognized accreditation body for the audit and certification of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    Global Food Safety Initiative
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:07pm

    On 13 April 2011 the medical service of a French military parachuting unit reported an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis involving 147 persons among the military personnel. Meals suspected to have caused the outbreak (pasta and some raw vegetables) were tested for norovirus by PCR.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 30
    Norovirus  |  Comments
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:06pm

    A total of 56 people were affected with gastroenteritis after attending a one-day meeting in a high-quality hotel in the centre of Oslo, Norway, at the end of January 2011. A complete outbreak investigation was carried out. The microbiological investigation confirmed that the outbreak was caused by norovirus.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 30
    Norovirus  |  Comments
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:06pm

    In March 2009, the Department of Public Health in Dublin, Ireland, was notified of a cluster of four gastroenteritis cases among people who attended a family lunch in a Dublin hotel. A retrospective cohort study was carried out. An outbreak case was defined as an attendee who developed diarrhoea and/or vomiting in the 60 hours following the lunch. Of 57 respondents, 27 met the case definition.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 30
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:04pm

    Flying Food Group’s Lawrenceville, GA facility is recalling all USDA and FDA regulated products (sandwiches, parfaits, wraps, plates, and salads) because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

    Date Published: 
    27.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    FDA
    Listeria  |  Comments
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:03pm

    After the first year of public displays of letter grades, 69 percent of New York City’s 24,000 restaurants had been issued an A, 15 percent a B and 4 percent a C; 12 percent had “grade pending” designations.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:02pm

    ABU DHABI -- In the kitchen of the Qaider Al Nabulsi sweet shop, eggs sit alongside trays of cakes inside the chiller. "These shouldn't be here," said Mansour Abd El Latif, one of two Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority inspectors who visited the patisserie in Khalidiyah. "You'll have to store them separately."

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    The National
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:02pm

    An independent committee of scientists appointed by the FSA has considered an application from a Spanish company for approval to market cockerel combs extract as a novel food ingredient. A cockerel’s comb (referred to by the company as a rooster’s comb) is the large fleshy red skin on top of the cockerel’s head.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    Food Standards Agency
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:01pm

    WASHINGTON -- Northwestern Meat, Inc., a Miami, Fla. firm, is recalling approximately 6,240 pounds of frozen boneless beef products imported from Honduras that may contain the animal drug Ivermectin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

    Date Published: 
    27.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    FSIS
  • Posted: July 28th, 2011 - 11:00pm

    Kelloggs is recalling Crunchy Nut Clusters cereal packets in New Zealand after customers found small pieces of plastic in their breakfast. The recall affects 540g packets expiring on March 21 and 22, 2012, as well as 450g packages with the best-before date of June 1, 2012, and also involves breakfast cereal sold in Australia.

    Date Published: 
    28.jul.11
    Source Title: 
    New Zealand Herald
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments