The Public Health Agency of Sweden reported that as of October 20, 2022, 84 people were sickened between September 17 and October 6. It has been confirmed that they belong to the outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium. The outbreak cases are found in 20 of the country’s 21 regions, are aged 4-87 years, and the majority (52 people) are women. The number of suspected and confirmed cases has decreased rapidly in recent days, indicating that the outbreak is ending. The decrease, and the rapid start of the outbreak, in combination with the wide geographic distribution of outbreak cases, The work to identify a more specific source continues in collaboration between regional infection control units, the Swedish Food Agency, and the Public Health Agency. @ https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/utbrott/aktuella-utbrott/salmonella-sverige-september-2022/
Nationellt utbrott av Salmonella Typhimurium utreds.
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A study published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology summarizes the surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-eat (RTE) foods such as salads, deli meats, soft/semi-soft cheese, seafood) and frozen vegetables. In the last 30 years, the study estimated the prevalence of 1.4–9.9 % worldwide (WD) and 0.5–3.8 % in the United States (US). Current L. monocytogenes control efforts have led to a prevalence reduction in the last 5 years of 4.9–62.9 % (WD) and 12.4–92.7 % (US). Most cases were attributed to deli meats (>90 % of cases), followed by RTE salads (3.9–4.5 %), soft and semi-soft cheese, and RTE seafood (0.5–1.0 %) and frozen vegetables (0.2–0.3 %). Cases attributed to the increased risk population corresponded to 96.6–98.0 % of the total cases, with the highly susceptible population responsible for 46.9–80.1 % of the cases. Removing product lots with a concentration > 1 CFU/g reduced the prevalence of contamination by 15.7–88.3 % and the number of cases by 55.9–100 %. @ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168160522004044?via=ihub#
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Costco reported that its records indicate that Kirkland Signature Pine Nut Hummus produced between September 21, 2022 – October 18, 2022, is recalled due to mold issues. The mold issue was identified on the pine nut topping on one code date on this item. @ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/costco-recalling-kirkland-product-due-174803301.html
Boasting a whopping 119 million members and 840 locations worldwide, there’s no bigger name in the warehouse club game than Costco. With a wide assortment of bulk goods, the chain offers consumers a true one-stop-shop experience in exchange for an annual membership fee.Costco shoppers will no doubt be familiar with Kirkland Signature, the retailer’s very own “generic” brand of goods ranging from food products to clothes. “Kirkland is a proxy brand for Costco. It really means Costco,” Christopher
The CDC reported that 23 people were reported ill with Salmonella. Illnesses have been reported from 15 states (California (3), Idaho (10, Iowa (1), Kentucky (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1), New Jersey (1), New York (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (1), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (1), Utah (1), Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (1)). As of October 12, 2022, 8 of the 23 illnesses require hospitalizations. Half the ill people were children younger than one year. WGS showed that bacteria from sick people’s samples are closely related genetically. Two outbreaks relate to the bearded pet dragons Salmonella Vitkin and Salmonella IIIb 61:z52:z53. Bearded dragons can carry Salmonella in their droppings even if they look healthy and clean. @ https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/beardeddragon-10-22/index.html
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