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US Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Sushi
One hundred cases of Salmonella Bareilly poisoning have been reported from 19 US states and the District of Columbia. While investigators still have “not conclusively identified a food source,” the CCDC had earlier implicated sushi, sashimi or a raw dish such as ceviche as possible sources of the outbreak. www.democraticunderground.com
New Raw Fish Freezing Legislation!
Significant changes to the existing requirements for the freezing of certain fishery products for the destruction of parasites have been introduced by a new EC regulation, amending Regulation 853/2004. For full details of the amendments, follow this link: www.ascensis.co.uk/module-3-parasitic-hazards-controls/27/
Sushi to expand further into Dorset?
Bournemouth’s newest sushi bar Oishii Oishii could be the start of a county-wide expansion. Having only been open for a month, the menu has already been revamped and the company is branching out into delivery, in the hope of opening more Sushi bars across Dorset. http://bhbeat.com/18468/bournemouths-newest-sushi-oishii-oishii-sushi-lounge-officially-launches
‘Lift the cloak of secrecy around this E coli outbreak’
UK outbreak leaves 1 dead and 250 ill, and debate around the public right to information persists..http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/30/e-coli-outbreak-secrecy?newsfeed=true
Campylobacter Outbreak Hits Isle of Wight
30 School children have been ill following an outbreak of Campylobacter on the Isle of Wight..http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/food-poisoning-hits-town-41281.aspx
Is Poor Resourcing to Blame for US Outbreaks?
Americans are being made ill by food with numbing frequency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the tally at 3,000 deaths annually. Significant outbreaks have occurred in recent months across the US; Salmonella from minced turkey, Listeria from canteloupes and the largest ongoing Hepatitis A outbreak in US history. http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/10/salmonella-in-our-turkey-listeria-in-our-cantaloupes-whats-next/246058/ AND http://www.iwatchnews.org/2011/10/03/6852/rhode-island-case-illustrates-poor-food-handling-practices
UK HPA defends E. coli outbreak response
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and Food Standards Agency (FSA) have denied accusations of secrecy after announcing last week that an E. coli O157 outbreak ending in July had hospitalised 74 people. http://www.ehn-online.com/news/article.aspx?id=5486
Mitten Crab on Menu at London Restaurant
Mitten crabs, associated in the far east with fluke infections, have recently been seen on London menus. Due to their status as a pest, their use in food could be set to rise in the UK. With little if any data on prevalence, are restauranteurs and London food safety authorities aware of the potential parasitic [...]
Listeria Outbreak Could Be 2nd Largest in US History
At least 13 people have died and 72 have fallen ill in 18 states, including 15 in Colorado, from the outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to contaminated cantaloupes that came from a Colorado farm, according to federal health officials. http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2011/09/29/listeria-outbreak-now-being-used-in-a-mailer-for-denver-sick-day-initiative/41310/
Increasing Food Poisoning From Raw Fish Products
Japan’s sushi association and a Norwegian seafood promoter have signed a memorandum on promoting safe raw-fish eating culture in global markets. The All Japan Sushi Association’s Sushi Skills Institute and Norwegian Seafood Export Council, which promotes exports of salmon used in sushi, agreed Tuesday to cooperate in spreading safe sushi etiquette amid an increasing number [...]
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