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Salmonella outbreak in Chile caused by cheese
Health officials in Chile have reported a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 60 people. So far, 66 people have been affected by the outbreak resulting from eating goat’s cheese in the Metropolitan Region. Overall, 28 cases have been reported in the Valparaíso Region and 38 in the Metropolitan Region, including seven hospitalizations. Epidemiological
FDA finds Salmonella in Darwin’s pet food again; company still refuses to recall product
For recall information and photos of pet food packaging, use the links in this story. The Food and Drug Administration is updating its previously issued advisory concerning Darwin’s Natural Pet Products after finding Salmonella in yet another sample of the company’s raw pet food. The latest Salmonella finding concerns the following product: Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain-Free Chicken
Salmonella in poultry issue isn’t going to be over until Marler says its over
In a kind of” twofer” Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm, has provided USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service with more arguments on why certain Salmonella serotypes should be declared adulterants in meat. It’s a “twofer” because Marler Clark’s new comments were submitted under two dockets — the FSIS Salmonella in Certain Not-Ready-to-Eat Stuffed
One dead in Austria as EU is hit by Salmonella outbreaks
Three Salmonella outbreaks in Austria have been linked to chicken meat from Poland. A total of 27 people have fallen sick and one has died in the trio of Salmonella Enteritidis incidents. Investigation of the outbreaks is being carried out by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the Ministry of Health and
Deadly Salmonella outbreak linked to pet snakes and feeder rodents
One person has died as a result of a Salmonella outbreak that has been linked to snakes and rodents, according to a notice issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The agency is advising individuals to take precautions to prevent further infections. The outbreak has affected 45 people across eight provinces, with confirmed cases
The number of sick in the Swedish egg Salmonella outbreak continues to increase
The number of people sick in a Salmonella outbreak in Sweden traced to eggs has gone up again to nearly 80. The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) said 76 people were sick, which is up from 48 in a previous update. Patients from 16 different regions have been confirmed as infected with the outbreak
More than 20 people have fallen ill in Sweden with the source of their infections suspected to be eggs. The Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak involves 22 people from 11 different regions. Patients are aged between 7 and 90 years old. A dozen of the patients are women and illnesses occurred between early December and the start
Salmonella behind a quarter of EU outbreaks in 2020 with 20,000 sickened
Salmonella caused almost a quarter of foodborne outbreaks in Europe in 2020, according to a report. The main sources of salmonellosis outbreaks were eggs, egg products and pig meat. Norovirus in crustaceans, shellfish, mollusks and products containing them and Listeria monocytogenes in fish and fish products were other agents and food pairs of concern. A total of 3,086 foodborne…
Renewed Salmonella warning for reptile owners; hundreds sickened in recent years
Almost 850 people have fallen ill with Salmonella infections in recent years as part of an outbreak linked to feeder rodents. The outbreak was first investigated in 2015 and most of those sick lived in households with one or more pet reptiles. The latest warning states feeder mice are distributed by Monkfield Nutrition Limited across…
30 sick in Salmonella outbreak in Sweden
Swedish officials are trying to find the source of a national outbreak of Salmonella that has affected more than 30 people. From late August up to mid-September, 31 people across the country have fallen sick with Salmonella Coeln infections. The source of infection is suspected to be a food with a wide distribution in Sweden.…