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Food Outbreak Scan for Jul 16, 2015
More tuna salmonellosis; Another chicken entree recall
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Foodborne Disease; Salmonella
[h=3]Multistate Salmonella outbreak tied to raw tuna grows to 60 cases[/h] Seven new cases of salmonellosis linked to frozen raw tuna have increased the current outbreak total to 60 cases in 11 states, an increase of 2 states since the last update on Jun 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said yesterday.
The outbreak is caused by Salmonella Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+) bacteria, formerly known as Salmonella Java, the CDC said.
Patients range in age from younger than 1 year to 83 years, with a median age of 32. Illness-onset dates range from Mar 5 to Jun 30. Among 57 people with available information, 11 (19%) have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported.
"Most ill people in the outbreak reported eating sushi made with raw tuna in the week before becoming sick," the CDC said.
Minnesota authorities isolated the outbreak strain from samples of unopened frozen raw tuna collected from a Minnesota grocery store after an outbreak patient reported eating tuna sushi. The CDC said restaurants and retailers should not sell or serve any tuna from the contaminated lot tested by Minnesota officials and imported from Indonesia by Osamu Corp., Gardena, Calif., or the previously recalled ground frozen yellowfin tuna also imported from Indonesia by Osamu.
California is the most affected state, with 34 cases, followed by Arizona, with 11.
Jul 15 CDC update
Jul 15 CIDRAP News scan on Minnesota cases, detection
[h=3]Second firm recalls frozen chicken entrees linked to Salmonella cases[/h] A rash of Salmonella cases in Minnesota and Wisconsin has prompted a second company, Aspen Foods, to recall close to 2 million pounds of raw, frozen chicken entrees, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced yesterday.
Aspen Foods, a division of Koch Poultry Co., Chicago, is recalling 1.98 million pounds of frozen, raw, stuffed and breaded chicken entrees that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said.
On Jul 12, Barber Foods of Portland, Me., recalled about 1.7 million pounds of similar chicken projects in connection with the outbreak. That was an expansion of a 58,000-pound recall announced Jul 2.
The Aspen Foods products were produced between Apr 15 and Jul 10 and have "best if used by" dates between Jul 14, 2016, and Oct 10, 2016, the FSIS said. They bear the establishment number "P-1358" inside the USDA inspection mark and were shipped to retail stores and food service locations nationwide.
The FSIS said some of the products may still be in consumers' freezers. The products may appear to be cooked but are actually raw and must be handled carefully to prevent cross-contamination, the agency stressed.
The first news of the outbreak came Jul 2, when the Minnesota Department of Health reported seven salmonellosis cases, with four linked to Barber Foods chicken entrees and three associated with entrees sold under the Antioch Farms label.
In an outbreak update Jul 14, the CDC described two outbreaks. One involves 6 Salmonella Enteritidis cases?5 in Minnesota and 1 in Wisconsin?with 2 hospitalizations. The other outbreak includes 3 infections with a different strain of Salmonella Enteritidis, all in Minnesota, with 2 hospital cases.
The CDC said "several states" were investigating the outbreaks along with federal authorities.
Jul 15 FSIS news release
Jul 14 CDC statement
Related Jul 13 CIDRAP News item
Food Outbreak Scan for Jul 16, 2015
More tuna salmonellosis; Another chicken entree recall
Filed Under:
Foodborne Disease; Salmonella
[h=3]Multistate Salmonella outbreak tied to raw tuna grows to 60 cases[/h] Seven new cases of salmonellosis linked to frozen raw tuna have increased the current outbreak total to 60 cases in 11 states, an increase of 2 states since the last update on Jun 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said yesterday.
The outbreak is caused by Salmonella Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+) bacteria, formerly known as Salmonella Java, the CDC said.
Patients range in age from younger than 1 year to 83 years, with a median age of 32. Illness-onset dates range from Mar 5 to Jun 30. Among 57 people with available information, 11 (19%) have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported.
"Most ill people in the outbreak reported eating sushi made with raw tuna in the week before becoming sick," the CDC said.
Minnesota authorities isolated the outbreak strain from samples of unopened frozen raw tuna collected from a Minnesota grocery store after an outbreak patient reported eating tuna sushi. The CDC said restaurants and retailers should not sell or serve any tuna from the contaminated lot tested by Minnesota officials and imported from Indonesia by Osamu Corp., Gardena, Calif., or the previously recalled ground frozen yellowfin tuna also imported from Indonesia by Osamu.
California is the most affected state, with 34 cases, followed by Arizona, with 11.
Jul 15 CDC update
Jul 15 CIDRAP News scan on Minnesota cases, detection
[h=3]Second firm recalls frozen chicken entrees linked to Salmonella cases[/h] A rash of Salmonella cases in Minnesota and Wisconsin has prompted a second company, Aspen Foods, to recall close to 2 million pounds of raw, frozen chicken entrees, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced yesterday.
Aspen Foods, a division of Koch Poultry Co., Chicago, is recalling 1.98 million pounds of frozen, raw, stuffed and breaded chicken entrees that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said.
On Jul 12, Barber Foods of Portland, Me., recalled about 1.7 million pounds of similar chicken projects in connection with the outbreak. That was an expansion of a 58,000-pound recall announced Jul 2.
The Aspen Foods products were produced between Apr 15 and Jul 10 and have "best if used by" dates between Jul 14, 2016, and Oct 10, 2016, the FSIS said. They bear the establishment number "P-1358" inside the USDA inspection mark and were shipped to retail stores and food service locations nationwide.
The FSIS said some of the products may still be in consumers' freezers. The products may appear to be cooked but are actually raw and must be handled carefully to prevent cross-contamination, the agency stressed.
The first news of the outbreak came Jul 2, when the Minnesota Department of Health reported seven salmonellosis cases, with four linked to Barber Foods chicken entrees and three associated with entrees sold under the Antioch Farms label.
In an outbreak update Jul 14, the CDC described two outbreaks. One involves 6 Salmonella Enteritidis cases?5 in Minnesota and 1 in Wisconsin?with 2 hospitalizations. The other outbreak includes 3 infections with a different strain of Salmonella Enteritidis, all in Minnesota, with 2 hospital cases.
The CDC said "several states" were investigating the outbreaks along with federal authorities.
Jul 15 FSIS news release
Jul 14 CDC statement
Related Jul 13 CIDRAP News item