Frozen stuffed chicken products remain a source of Salmonella outbreaks despite education and increased awareness around the importance of fully coking these products in ovens, including the elimination of the use of microwaves or air fryers. Regardless, more than half of a survey reported an appliance that is not an oven was used. The CDC published in MMWR (Marshall KE, Canning M, Ablan M, Crawford TN, Robyn M. Appliances Used by Consumers to Prepare Frozen Stuffed Chicken Products — United States, May–July 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2022;71:1511–1516) a survey on cooking appliances used for stuffed chicken products. Cooking frozen stuffed chicken products in appliances other than a conventional oven has been associated with frequent salmonella outbreaks. However, the survey finds that ingrained habits and socio-economic challenges result in ignoring the cooking instructions included on packages and using alternative appliances. The survey found that 54.0% of respondents reported using other appliances instead of ovens, 30% of respondents reported using an air fryer, 29% a microwave, and 14% a toaster oven. Respondents with lower incomes and who live in mobile homes reported lower oven use and higher microwave use. The survey findings suggest that companies should consider implementing additional interventions that rely less on labeling and consumer preparation practices. Instead, control or reduce levels of Salmonella in these products, such as selling them fully cooked or monitoring and testing Salmonella levels, to ensure safety. @ http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7148a2
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The FDA reported that Lidl US recalled the 8.4 oz Favorina branded Advent Calendar (Premium Chocolate with a Creamy Filling) due to potential Salmonella contamination. The products were available for sale at Lidl stores between October 12, 2022, and December 5, 2022. This contamination was found during routine testing. Lidl US has received no reports or complaints of illness related to this product to date.@ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/lidl-voluntarily-recalls-84-oz-favorina-branded-advent-calendar-premium-chocolate-creamy-filling-due
Lidl US has announced a voluntary recall for the 8.4 oz Favorina branded Advent Calendar (Premium Chocolate with a Creamy Filling) due to potential Salmonella contamination. This voluntary recall was issued because some items may be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can c
In July 2022, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf requested that the Reagan-Udall Foundation1 convene an Independent Expert Panel to evaluate the FDA Human Foods Program comprehensively.
Recognizing the situation’s urgency, the Commissioner requested the evaluation be completed within 60 business days. The report is critical of the FDA and mentions that its culture lacks a clear vision and mission; a disparate structure and a consensus governance model; competing priorities; and the lack of a strong, supportive leader and an ultimate decision-maker responsible for the Human Foods Program. The FDA staff often operates in silos within the organizations. The lack of clarity in authority lines across and within the components of the Human Foods Program leads to frustration and substantial confusion among staff and leadership. The report emphasizes that the FDA’s culture that is risk avert should foster both incremental and far-reaching innovation and encourages responsible and well informed risk-taking. The Panel recommends that FDA leadership consider various changes: ● Identify, communicate, embrace, and promote a clear and compelling vision, mission, and value statement. ● Establish an organizational structure with a clear leader ● Create a culture where regulatory decision-making is rooted in scientific evidence ● Create a system to embrace a positive, collaborative ● Promote top quality staff, including strong managers. The committee recommends creating a new operating division within the HHS separate from a Federal Drug Administration, each with a Commissioner reporting directly to the HHS Secretary. @ https://reaganudall.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/Human%20Foods%20Program%20Independent%20Expert%20Panel%20Final%20Report%20120622.pdf
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The OzFoodNet network was established in 2000 by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care in an effort at a national level to investigate and understand foodborne disease, describe its epidemiology more effectively, and identify ways to minimize foodborne illness in Australia. The burden of foodborne disease in Australia is significant, with an estimated 4.1 million people infected yearly, costing an estimated $1.2 billion annually. In 2017, the OzFoodNet reported state and territory health departments received 47,652 notifications of enteric diseases related to food. As in previous years, most infections were either campylobacteriosis (n = 28,432; 60%) or salmonellosis (n = 16,416; 34%). A total of 206 gastrointestinal outbreaks, including 179 foodborne outbreaks, were reported in 2017. The remaining 27 outbreaks were due to environmental or probable environmental transmission (22 outbreaks), animal-to-person or probable animal-to-person transmission (three outbreaks), and waterborne or probable waterborne transmission (two outbreaks). Foodborne outbreaks affected 2,130 people resulting in at least 290 hospital admissions and five deaths. Eggs continue to be a source of Salmonella Typhimurium infection across the country, with 49 egg-related outbreaks affecting at least 746 people reported across six jurisdictions in 2017. @ https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/2A15CD097063EF40CA2587CE008354F1/%24File/monitoring_the_incidence_and_causes_of_disease_potentially_transmitted_by_food_in_australia_annual_report_of_the_ozfoodnet_network_2017.pdf
