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The FDA cautioned pet owners not to feed their pets two lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products raw cat food after samples from these lots tested positive for Salmonella. These foods have been associated with cases of illness in three kittens in a single household. The recalled products are Natural Pet Products Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain Free Chicken Recipe for Cats and Natural Pet Products Natural Selections Antibiotic & Grain Free Turkey Recipe for Cats. The products are sold in white and clear plastic packages with blue and green labeling. Each pack weighs two pounds and consists of four separate units. The lot codes are on the front lower left unit of the package. These products are manufactured by Arrow Reliance Inc., doing business as Darwin’s Natural Pet Products, and are sold online direct to consumers. Whole genome sequencing of the Salmonella in the two products revealed that the turkey product contained Salmonella Typhimurium, while the chicken product contained Salmonella Typhimurium and Kentucky. The products are sold and stored frozen, and the FDA is concerned that people may still have them in their possession and feed them to their pets. The FDA recommended that Arrow Reliance Inc. voluntarily recall these products and notify the public, but the company has not done so.  @ https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/outbreaks-and-advisories/fda-cautions-pet-owners-not-feed-certain-lots-darwins-natural-pet-products-due-salmonella?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

The FDA with CDC assists the Florida Department of Health (FL DOH) and Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) in investigating an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to ice cream supplied by Big Olaf Creamery of Sarasota, Florida. As of August 2, 2022, CDC reports 25 illnesses, 24 hospitalizations, one death, and a fetal loss in 11 states (CO (1), FL (13), GA (1), IL (1), KS (1), NE (1), MA (2), MN (1), NJ (1), NY (2), and PA (1)). This is an ongoing investigation.@ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-listeria-monocytogenes-ice-cream-july-2022?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

The FDA updated the Core table. A new outbreak has been added to the table: Cyclospora in a not yet identified food. Traceback has been initiated. The Cyclospora outbreak reported last week remains with an unidentified vehicle; the number of cases has increased from 51 to 60, and sample collection and analysis have been initiated. The FDA closed the investigation for Salmonella Paratyphi B var. L(+) tartrate+ outbreak. The food associated with the outbreak remains unknown. The FDA also closed the investigation for the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak; the food associated with the outbreak remains unknown. The number of cases of the Salmonella Braenderup outbreak has increased from 70 to 74. The food associated remains unknown.  @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigations-foodborne-illness-outbreaks?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

CDC, state and federal health, and regulatory officials updated the cases of Cyclosporiasis in the US. Many cases of cyclosporiasis cannot be directly linked to an outbreak, partly because of the lack of validated laboratory “fingerprinting” methods needed to link cases of Cyclospora infection. From May to July 2022, the number of reported cases of domestically acquired cyclosporiasis illnesses has increased by 323 cases since the last update on June 30, 2022. Cases continue to be reported. Since July 26, 2022, 384 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported to CDC by 23 jurisdictions, including 22 states and New York City, since May 1, 2022. At least 30 people have been hospitalized; 0 deaths have been reported. @ https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/cyclosporiasis/outbreaks/2022/seasonal/index.html