A Salmonella outbreak linked to horse meat from Romania sickened 25 people in France this past year, according to a new report. Eleven cases were men and 14 were women. They ranged from 2 to 90 years of age and the median was 68 years old. In September 2019, the regional unit of Santé Publique France in the Hauts-de-France region was alerted to a spike in Salmonella Bovismorbificans notifications in Nord and Pas-de-Calais during the…

As many as 14 students from Saint Louis University (SLU) have reported suffering from food poisoning after eating at a local Jimmy John’s, as reported by The University News, an SLU student publication. The Jimmy John’s, located within walking distance of the SLU campus, was closed by the St. Louis City Health Department on Jan. 25. The closure comes after students reported feeling ill after eating at the Jimmy John’s on Jan. 19. These reports…

A South African woman who was temporarily paralyzed after being diagnosed with listeriosis has described how she doesn’t recognize the person staring back in the mirror. Petra Bischoff was admitted to the hospital in May 2017 and diagnosed with Listeria meningitis. She was in the ICU for nearly a month with 20 days on ventilator support. Petra went into a coma and was paralyzed when she woke up. The paralysis extends to Petra’s vocal cords,…

Non-ambulatory veal slaughtered in the Netherlands will no longer be exported to the United States. Dr. C.J.M. Bruschke, the chief veterinary officer for the Netherlands, has promised to keep veal calves that cannot walk from entering the U.S. food supply. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service recently completed on-site audits of the meat inspections systems of the Netherlands, Ireland, and Costa Rica. The audits were to determine if the food inspection systems of the foreign…

Raw milk products are a safety concern for consumers, according to a recent study. Cheese made with unpasteurized milk is a safety concern because of possible contamination with foodborne pathogens, the study by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Division of Food Processing Science and Technology, and the Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology found. Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 have been the cause of several outbreaks and recalls linked…

A foodborne source is one route being investigated as part of an increase of E. coli in Europe. Between 2017 and 2019, the National Reference Centre for multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria and German health officials detected an increase in oxacillinase-244 (OXA-244)-producing E. coli. European authorities said the increase in cases of a difficult-to-detect carbapenemase (OXA-244) in a species such as E. coli that causes community-acquired infections is of concern. They added there is a risk transmission…

Silani Sweet Cheese Ltd. has recalled mozzarella balls because they are potentially contaminated with E. coli.  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advisory, posted Feb. 14, says the product was distributed to retail stores nationwide. Recalled product: Brand Name Common Name Size UPC Code(s) on Product Silani Mozzarella Ball 260 g 0 65052 51369 4 Best Before: 2021.01.08 Anyone who thinks they became sick from consuming a recalled product should call a doctor. Check to…