G & C Raw, of Versailles, OH recalled 30 1–lb containers of Pat’s Cat Turkey Cat Food and 40 2-lb containers of Ground Lamb Dog Food because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products were distributed in OH, MI, IN, PA, KY, NC, AND GA, through direct delivery. The recall was as the result of a routine sampling program by the Ohio Department of Agriculture which revealed that the finished products contained Listeria monocytogenes. The company stopped the production and distribution of the product. Pets with Listeria monocytogenes infections are rare, and pets may display symptoms such as mild to severe diarrhea, anorexia, fever, nervous, muscular and respiratory signs, abortion, depression, shock, and death. Infected animals can shed Listeria monocytogenes through their feces onto their coats and into the home environment and thus serve as sources of infection to humans and other animals in the household. No illnesses have been reported to date. @ https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm615902.htm?utm_campaign=G%20%26%20C%20Raw%2C%20LLC%20Recalls%20Pat%27s%20Cat%20Turkey%2C%20and%20Ground%20Lamb%20Pet%20Food&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
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G & C Raw, of Versailles, OH is recalling 30 1-lb containers of Pat’s Cat Turkey Cat Food and 40 2-lb containers of Ground Lamb Dog Food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in animals eating the products.
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Neogen (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced that it has acquired Clarus Labs, Inc the owner of the patented Colitag™ water test. The acquisition provides Neogen greater access to the $400 million global water microbiology testing market. Colitag™ test, detects coliform bacteria, including E. coli, in water. Colitag also detects coliforms that have been weakened, but not killed. From 2004 Neogen has offered Colitag to the food and beverage industries in the United States and Canada through a distribution agreement. Now Neogen will own the technology and will work with a sister company to distribute the technology to markets outside of its traditional markets of foods. @ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neogen-acquires-water-microbiology-testing-technology-300690102.html
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neogen-acquires-water-microbiology-testing-technology-300690102.html
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A new research published by Science Translational Medicine shows that several strains of bacteria found in hospitals have begun adjusting to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. They are not yet resistant to the alcohol but they’re becoming “more tolerant” of it, the authors write. That means the bacteria were able to survive for longer periods of time after being doused with alcohol. The study used different strengths of alcohol concentrations to kill the bacteria. While at 70% alcohol mixture, the bacteria were killed, at 60% the typical concentration of hand sanitizers, some did survive. Many of these alcohol-tolerant bacteria are resistant to multiple drugs as well. That means the bacteria are spreading more easily within hospitals, and there are limited options for treatment. The researchers compared 139 types of bacteria, looking at the same strains over a 19-year from 1997 to 2015. The bacteria evolved to tolerate alcohol better. Bacteria collected after 2009 were 10 times more tolerant than pre-2004 bacteria which correspond to the national push to use more hand sanitizers. @ https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/08/02/635017716/some-bacteria-are-becoming-more-tolerant-of-hand-sanitizers-study-finds
Researchers wanted to know why certain infections were increasing in hospitals. They were surprised by what they found.
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Since the last update on July 18, 2018, additional 58 people got infected. This includes six people who have been infected with a strain of Salmonella enterica subspecies IIIb, and two people infected with this strain and with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Sandiego at the same time. As of July 30, 2018, 79 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Sandiego (71 people), Salmonella enterica subspecies IIIb (6 people), or both (2 people) have been reported from nine states.
Out of 74 people with information available, 18 (24%) have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The recalled pasta salad was sold in all Hy-Vee grocery stores in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. @ https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/sandiego-07-18/index.html
Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad