The FDA reported that this week there are two updates. (1) The source has not been identified for the Salmonella Braenderup outbreak. Still, the case count has increased from 42 to 59 cases. (2) The product linked to illnesses for the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak is ice cream from Big Olaf Creamery in Sarasota, FL. The outbreak made 23 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes from 10 states (CO(1), FL(12), GA(1), IL(1), KS(1), MA(2), MN(1), NY(2), PA(1)). As a result of this outbreak, one person from Illinois died, and another pregnant woman had a miscarriage. @
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FSIS Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigations, Fiscal Year 2021
FSIS issued a report on Foodborne illness outbreaks that may involve FSIS-regulated products. Included are outbreaks that involve four foodborne pathogens: Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), and Campylobacter. The report summarizes outbreaks that FSIS investigated from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic likely decreased the number of reported foodborne illness outbreaks in FY 2021. For the previous three fiscal years, the outbreaks investigated by FSIS were 16 in 2018, 16 in 2019, and 12 in 2020. In the fiscal Year 2021, FSIS investigated nine outbreaks. These outbreaks involved approximately 200 illnesses and 60 hospitalizations. Of the nine outbreaks investigated by FSIS in FY 2021, Salmonella and STEC were each implicated in three outbreaks, with Lm implicated in two. Beef, followed by chicken, was the most common food product linked to outbreaks in FY2021. @ https://ask-bioexpert.com/blog-post/a-new-report-fsis-foodborne-illness-outbreak-investigations-fiscal-year-2021/
FSIS issued a report on Foodborne illness outbreaks that may involve FSIS-regulated products. Included are outbreaks that involve four foodborne pathogens: Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), and Campylobacter. The report summarizes outbreaks that FSIS investigated from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic likely decreased the number of reported foodborne illness outbreaks in FY 2021. For the previous three fiscal years, the outbreaks investigated by FSIS were 16 in 2018, 16 in 2019, and 12 in 2020. In the fiscal Year 2021, FSIS investigated nine outbreaks. These outbreaks involved approximately 200 illnesses and 60 hospitalizations. Of the nine outbreaks investigated by FSIS in FY 2021, Salmonella and STEC were each implicated in three outbreaks, with Lm implicated in two. Beef, followed by chicken, was the most common food product linked to outbreaks in FY2021.
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CDC links Big Olaf ice cream of Saratoga, FL to Listeria outbreak
The CDC linked the multi state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that made 23 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes from 10 states (CO(1), FL(12), GA(1), IL(1), KS(1), MA(2), MN(1), NY(2), PA(1)) to Big Olaf Creamery in Sarasota, FL. As a result of this outbreak, one person from Illinois died, and another pregnant woman had a miscarriage. Big Olaf Creamery lists six locations in Sarasota County and nine other retailers across FL on its website. Of the 17 people interviewed, 14 (82%) reported eating ice cream. Among 13 people who remembered details about the type of ice cream they ate, six reported eating Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream or eating ice cream at locations that might have been supplied by Big Olaf Creamery. On July 1, 2022, Big Olaf Creamery in Sarasota, FL, voluntarily contacted retail locations to recommend against selling their ice cream products. @ https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/monocytogenes-06-22/details.html
Read the investigation details about a Listeria outbreak linked to ice cream.
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Bill Marler suspects that Tara gum might be the cause of Daily Harvest poisoning
Lawyer Bill Marler has been retained by many of the Daily Harvest victims. In his investigation, he reviewed Daily Harvest product ingredients. He learned that the Daily Harvest French Lentil + Leek Crumbles share one ingredient that other Daily Harvest products do not – Tara gum. Tara gum is a natural additive obtained by grinding the endosperm of the seeds of Caesalpinia Spinosa of the Leguminosae family. Tara gum, also called Peruvian carob, is a white to yellowish powder soluble in hot water and partially soluble in cold water. Tara gum is approved as a food additive by the Food Chemicals Codex and functions mainly as a thickener and stabilizer. The Tara tree is native to the Cordillera region of Peru and Bolivia in South America, where the fruit grows from April to December. Tara trees grow up to 3,000 meters above sea level and tolerate dry climates and poor soils, including those high in sand and rocks. The tree is also resistant to most pathogens and pests. Mature pods are usually harvested by hand and typically sun dried before processing. It might also be a common ingredient of Revive Superfoods Smoothies that have been linked to liver issues, sickness extreme stomach pain. @ https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/07/is-reddit-the-new-cdc-and-fda-is-it-the-tara/?utm_source=Food+Safety+News&utm_campaign=2de716fb68-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f46cc10150-2de716fb68-40253059
OPINION Who supplied the Tara and what is the likely contaminate or toxin is causing the illnesses? What say you FDA, Daily Harvest and Revive? Over the