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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that J.T.M. Provisions Co., a Harrison, from Ohio recalled approximately 960 pounds of cooked ground beef patty products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The cooked, ready-to-eat beef patty crumble items were produced on May 17, 2018. 20-lb. cases containing four 5-lb sealed pouches of “COOKED BEEF PATTY CRUMBLES. These items were shipped to distribution centers located in California. FSIS inspection program personnel discovered the problem on August 31, 2018 during routine inspection duties. The product was tested by the establishment and found to be positive for L. monocytogenes under their sampling program. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2018/recall-073-2018-release

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Publix Supermarkets of Lakeland FL recalled 29 different ground chuck products made from chuck that may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O26. The ground chuck products include burgers, sliders, and meatballs in flavors such as bacon and fried onion to stuffed peppers and meatloaf grillers. The items were shipped to a variety of stores in Florida. On Aug. 16, 2018, FSIS was notified of an investigation of E. coli O26 illnesses, it was determined that raw ground chuck was the probable source of the reported illnesses. The epidemiological investigation identified 18 case-patients, predominantly from Florida, with illness onset dates ranging from July 5 to July 25, 2018. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2018/recall-072-2018-release

As we reported a few days ago, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection services (USDA-FSIS) Issues Public Health Alert for Empire Kosher poultry raw chicken products due to Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- infections. As of August 27, 2018, 17 people have been reported ill from four states (Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia). Eight people have been hospitalized, including one person whose death was reported from New York. CDC began investigating this outbreak in late June 2018 after the New York State Department of Health found several ill people reported eating kosher chicken. Data showed that some kosher chicken products are contaminated with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- and they made people sick. The outbreak strain was also identified in samples of raw chicken collected from two facilities, including one facility that processes Empire Kosher brand chicken. WGS showed that the Salmonella strain from the slaughterhouse samples is closely related genetically to the Salmonella strain from ill people. @ https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/s0829-salmonella-kosher-chicken.html

As we reported a few days ago, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection services (USDA-FSIS) Issues Public Health Alert for Empire Kosher poultry raw chicken products due to Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- infections. As of August 27, 2018, 17 people have been reported ill from four states (Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia). Eight people have been hospitalized, including one person whose death was reported from New York. CDC began investigating this outbreak in late June 2018 after the New York State Department of Health found several ill people reported eating kosher chicken. Data showed that some kosher chicken products are contaminated with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- and they made people sick. The outbreak strain was also identified in samples of raw chicken collected from two facilities, including one facility that processes Empire Kosher brand chicken. WGS showed that the Salmonella strain from the slaughterhouse samples is closely related genetically to the Salmonella strain from ill people. @ https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/s0829-salmonella-kosher-chicken.html