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The FDA reported o a new outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that was added to the CORE table (ref #1106). The product was not identified yet. FDA has initiated an on-site inspection and sample collection and analysis. For the Salmonella Mississippi outbreak (ref# 1097) in a not yet identified product, the case count has increased from 100 to 102 cases. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigations-foodborne-illness-outbreaks?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
The following is a list of outbreak and adverse event investigations primarily being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams.
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According to the FSA, Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc, trading as Morrisons (Bradford, West Yorkshire, England), has recalled Ready To Eat (“RTE”) Cut Mango Fruit products from the British marketplace due to suspected Salmonella contamination. The recalled products are Morrisons Fresh Mango Fruit Chunks, sold in clear plastic trays with 240 grams and 410 grams of the product. @ https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-50-2022
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A new study published in Applied and Environmental shows that using oils to deliver antimicrobials against foodborne pathogens enables using elevated temperatures. In the study, organic acids and medium-chain fatty acids (100, 250, and 500 mM) were used in peanut oil against Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis desiccated at 75% relative humidity (RH). The acetic acid in peanut oil (AO) at 45°C was the most effective food-grade acid, causing a 4.4-log reduction in S. Enteritidis at 500 mM. Treatment efficacy increased with the increase in acid concentration, treatment duration, and treatment temperature from 20 to 45°C. Acidified oils can serve as robust, cost-effective replacements for dry-sanitation methods and improve the safety of low moisture foods. @ https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.00935-22
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After Pizzas Buitoni was contaminated with E. coli, Nestlé France defended the cleaning process in its Caudry factory. Nestlé France said that the time spent cleaning production lines at the Buitoni factory in Caudry (Nord), at the heart of a health scandal, had not changed since “the internalization of cleaning” in 2015, reacting to employee statements released by France Inter. A group spokesperson said that “At the end of each production cycle, the lines are completely stopped and cleaned according to a strict process lasting 4 hours and 45 minutes, including a cleaning phase, then disinfection and finally a rinsing with water, the effectiveness of which is controlled by systematic microbiological sampling in different strategic areas of the site.” @ https://gettotext.com/pizzas-buitoni-nestle-france-defends-the-cleaning-process-in-its-caudry-factory/
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