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March 16, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 16, 2005 • Listeria
Hans Kissle Recalls Tuna Salad Because of Possible Health Risk
March 16, 2005 Hans Kissle tuna fish salad is available for purchase in the deli section of select supermarkets under the Hans Kissle, Shaw’s, Stop & Shop and Block & Barrel label. Haverhill, MA – infoZine – Hans Kissle is conducting a voluntary recall of all prepared tuna fish salad …
March 16, 2005 • Salmonella
FSIS Announces a Public Meeting to Discuss Salmonella and Clostridium perfringens Risk Assessments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on two draft risk assessments. One risk assessment is a quantitative risk assessment of Salmonella in ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. The second is a quantitative risk assessment of Clostridium …
March 15, 2005 • Listeria
New York Firm Recalls Chicken Salad for Possible Listeria Contamination
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-009-2005 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113; FAX: (202) 690-0460 Matt Baun WASHINGTON, March 15, 2005 -T&L Creative Salads, a Brooklyn, N.Y., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 250 pounds of chicken salad that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department …
March 15, 2005 • Listeria
About Listeria
Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) is a foodborne disease-causing bacteria; the disease is called listeriosis. Listeria can invade the body through a normal and intact gastrointestinal tract. Once in the body, Listeria can travel through the blood stream but the bacteria are often found inside cells. Listeria also produces toxins that damage …
March 15, 2005 • Salmonella
About Salmonella
Salmonella is one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States. Salmonellosis (the disease caused by Salmonella) is the second most common foodborne illness after Campylobacter infection. It is estimated that 1.4 million cases of salmonellosis occur each year in the U.S.; 95% of those cases are …
March 15, 2005 • Hepatitis A
About Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is one of five human hepatitis viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E) that primarily infect the liver and cause illness. An estimated 80,000 cases occur each year in the U.S., although much higher estimates have been proposed based on mathematical modeling of the past incidence of …
March 15, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis confirmed in Quincy
Friday, Mar 11, 2005 By Brad W. Gary Herald staff writer No new instances of disease in Royal City case GRANT COUNTY — The Grant County Health District confirmed a new case of Hepatitis A in the Quincy area Wednesday, in a separate situation from the Royal City case discovered …
March 15, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 15, 2005 • Salmonella
UC expert forecasts microbial food-safety regs
Even though California’s fresh produce industries have a good record in voluntary compliance, federal regulations for microbial food-safety are still on their way. Trevor Suslow, a University of California, Davis postharvest specialist, said he is "trying to build awareness of coming mandatory GAPs," or good agricultural practices, for microbial food-safety …
March 14, 2005 • E. coli
About E. coli O157:H7
E. coli O157:H7 was identified for the first time at the CDC in 1975, but it was not until seven years later, in 1982, that E. coli O157:H7 was conclusively determined to be a cause of enteric disease. Following outbreaks of foodborne illness that involved several cases of bloody diarrhea …
March 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 14, 2005 • Listeria
Check your home for these recalled items
By NANCY PARADIS, Times Staff Writer March 14, 2005 12,600 Deli Express Turkey & Cheese sandwiches, sold in convenience stores, by E.A. Sween Co. They may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled 4.2 ounce sandwich has the Deli Express product code 121 and manufacture date code 450191. Return any product with the above date […] …
March 14, 2005 • Listeria
Bacteria in tuna probed
Saturday, Mar. 12, 2005 PORTSMOUTH (AP) — Shaw’s Supermarkets and health authorities are investigating how bacteria made its way into tuna salad sold at the Woodbury Avenue store. The supermarket said the tuna was sold in the deli under the Shaw’s name between Feb. 28 and March 9. The listeria …
March 14, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 11, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 11, 2005 • Listeria
Bacteria found in tuna salad at Portsmouth store
Friday, March 11, 2005 Shaw–s Supermarkets issues consumer alert PORTSMOUTH — Shaw–s Supermarkets has announced a voluntary consumer alert for its tuna salad sold at the Woodbury Avenue store because of the presence of a bacteria. The supermarket and its supplier, Hans Kissle, announced the product was sold in the …
March 11, 2005 • Salmonella
Eatery Grades Said to Reduce Illness
Even though California’s fresh produce industries have a good record in voluntary compliance, federal regulations for microbial food-safety are still on their way. Trevor Suslow, a University of California, Davis postharvest specialist, said he is "trying to build awareness of coming mandatory GAPs," or good agricultural practices, for microbial food-safety …
March 11, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Study: Warm water as good as soap scrub
BY JIM SHAMP, The Herald-Sun March 10, 2005 CHAPEL HILL — A research study published Thursday by infection control specialists at UNC Hospitals indicates that rubbing your hands together for at least 10 seconds under plain ol’ warm tap water cleans them just as effectively, in occasional washing, as the …
March 11, 2005 • Listeria
NH SHAW’S ISSUES CONSUMER ALERT AFTER BACTERIA FOUND IN SALAD
March 11, 2005 Shaws Supermarkets and health authorities are investigating how bacteria made its way into tuna salad sold at a store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — The supermarket says the product was sold in the deli service area in the Woodbury Avenue store and under the …
March 11, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Pepi’s diners at risk of hepatitis A
The Arizona Republic Mar. 11, 2005 12:00 AM Health officials are asking customers of Pepi’s Pizza in south Phoenix to watch for hepatitis A symptoms after a food handler at the restaurant was infected with the viral illness last month. Customers may have been exposed to the virus if they …
March 10, 2005 • Outbreaks
Woodford County Shigella outbreak sickens at least nine day care and elementary school children
Woodford County, Kentucky health officials warned parents that nine children were ill with confirmed cases of Shigellosis, the illness caused by the Shigella bacterium. Shigella causes fever, painful abdominal cramping, and diarrhea. …
March 10, 2005 • Outbreaks
March 10, 2005 • Listeria
Processor Recalls 300 Pounds of Pork
3/10/2005 C.H. Clark and Son Inc., Rocky Point, North Carolina, voluntarily recalled nearly 300 pounds of unskinned pork barbecue that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Meat and Poultry Inspection Service said. The recall was initiated after samples collected by MPIS …
March 09, 2005 • Press Releases
At least 29 students die of possible cyanide poisoning after eating food served at school
At least 29 pupils at San Jose Elementary School in Magini, Bohol, Philippines died of cyanide poisoning after eating carmelized cassava roots. Health officials said 50 pupils were in critical condition, and at least 100 students became ill with food poisoning after being served the sweetened cassava roots at school. …
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