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Food Outbreak Scan for Oct 19, 2015
Stuffed-chicken Salmonella
; USDA food safety centers
Salmonella outbreak investigations tied to frozen chicken declared over
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Oct 16 released final reports on two separate Salmonella outbreaks linked to frozen chicken entrees.
The first Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak sickened 15 people, 4 of whom were hospitalized, in 7 states. Illness onset occurred from Apr 5 to Jul 27, and four Salmonella isolates tested were found to be resistant to the antibiotics ampicillin and tetracycline.
States affected included Connecticut (1 case), Illinois (2), Minnesota (8), New Hampshire (1), New York (1), Oklahoma (1), and Wisconsin (1). Six of the cases are new since the CDC's previous update on Jul 29.
Investigators identified the source of the outbreak as raw, frozen, stuffed chicken entrees produced by Barber Foods and sold under multiple brands, including Omaha Steaks. A Jul 12 expanded recall of approximately 1.7 pounds of frozen chicken entrees followed a Jul 2 recall of 58,320 pounds of frozen chicken Kiev entrees.
Though CDC said the outbreak is now over, it cautioned that affected products may still be in consumers' freezers and should not be eaten.
Oct 16 CDC Barber Foods update
Jul 30 CIDRAP News scan on previous update
The CDC also declared that a separate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis due to raw, frozen, stuffed, breaded chicken entrees is now over. The outbreak, attributed to products distributed by Aspen Foods, is not related to the Barber Foods outbreak.
The outbreak sickened five people, two of whom were hospitalized, all in Minnesota. Illness onset occurred from May 9 to Jul 22, and all three isolates tested were susceptible to antibiotics.
Investigators determined that the source of the outbreak was raw, frozen, stuffed, breaded chicken entrees sold by Aspen Foods under multiple brand names, including Antioch Farms. On Oct 2, Aspen Foods expanded its Jul 15 recall of 1.9 million pounds of frozen chicken entrees to include an additional 561,000 pounds of chicken.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service cautioned that it cannot guarantee the safety of any Aspen Foods raw frozen chicken products produced between Jul 30 and Sep 17.
Though the outbreak is now over, the CDC said that affected products may still be in consumers' freezers and should not be eaten.
Oct 16 CDC Aspen Foods update
Jul 16 CIDRAP News scan on outbreak
USDA awards more than $2 million to new local food safety centers
Regional training and technical assistance centers in Florida and Oregon each received more than $1 million to create programs that would enhance food safety compliance among small farms and produce wholesalers, according to an Oct 14 USDA press release.
The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) distributed the grants as part of a collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration to create a national coordination center and four regional centers focused on food safety training. Funding aims to assist small and medium-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, and small produce wholesalers to become compliant with the Food Safety Modernization Act.
As part of the collaboration, NIFA's National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Grant Program funded two regional centers to provide food safety programs. The national coordinating center will be located at the International Food Protection Training Institute in Battle Creek, Mich.
The Southern Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Center to Enhance Produce Safety at the University of Florida in Gainesville received $1,197,751 to develop cross-sector partnerships and training programs aimed at strengthening the southern produce industry.
The Western Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Center to Enhance Food Safety at Oregon State University in Corvallis received $1,197,606 to provide training and outreach to small or disadvantaged farmers and wholesalers.
Training and outreach programs funded by NIFA will address food safety compliance issues faced by conventional and organic farmers and help small producers gain access into wider markets, the USDA said.
Oct 14 USDA press release
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-persp...an-oct-19-2015
Stuffed-chicken Salmonella
; USDA food safety centers
Salmonella outbreak investigations tied to frozen chicken declared over
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Oct 16 released final reports on two separate Salmonella outbreaks linked to frozen chicken entrees.
The first Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak sickened 15 people, 4 of whom were hospitalized, in 7 states. Illness onset occurred from Apr 5 to Jul 27, and four Salmonella isolates tested were found to be resistant to the antibiotics ampicillin and tetracycline.
States affected included Connecticut (1 case), Illinois (2), Minnesota (8), New Hampshire (1), New York (1), Oklahoma (1), and Wisconsin (1). Six of the cases are new since the CDC's previous update on Jul 29.
Investigators identified the source of the outbreak as raw, frozen, stuffed chicken entrees produced by Barber Foods and sold under multiple brands, including Omaha Steaks. A Jul 12 expanded recall of approximately 1.7 pounds of frozen chicken entrees followed a Jul 2 recall of 58,320 pounds of frozen chicken Kiev entrees.
Though CDC said the outbreak is now over, it cautioned that affected products may still be in consumers' freezers and should not be eaten.
Oct 16 CDC Barber Foods update
Jul 30 CIDRAP News scan on previous update
The CDC also declared that a separate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis due to raw, frozen, stuffed, breaded chicken entrees is now over. The outbreak, attributed to products distributed by Aspen Foods, is not related to the Barber Foods outbreak.
The outbreak sickened five people, two of whom were hospitalized, all in Minnesota. Illness onset occurred from May 9 to Jul 22, and all three isolates tested were susceptible to antibiotics.
Investigators determined that the source of the outbreak was raw, frozen, stuffed, breaded chicken entrees sold by Aspen Foods under multiple brand names, including Antioch Farms. On Oct 2, Aspen Foods expanded its Jul 15 recall of 1.9 million pounds of frozen chicken entrees to include an additional 561,000 pounds of chicken.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service cautioned that it cannot guarantee the safety of any Aspen Foods raw frozen chicken products produced between Jul 30 and Sep 17.
Though the outbreak is now over, the CDC said that affected products may still be in consumers' freezers and should not be eaten.
Oct 16 CDC Aspen Foods update
Jul 16 CIDRAP News scan on outbreak
USDA awards more than $2 million to new local food safety centers
Regional training and technical assistance centers in Florida and Oregon each received more than $1 million to create programs that would enhance food safety compliance among small farms and produce wholesalers, according to an Oct 14 USDA press release.
The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) distributed the grants as part of a collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration to create a national coordination center and four regional centers focused on food safety training. Funding aims to assist small and medium-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, and small produce wholesalers to become compliant with the Food Safety Modernization Act.
As part of the collaboration, NIFA's National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Grant Program funded two regional centers to provide food safety programs. The national coordinating center will be located at the International Food Protection Training Institute in Battle Creek, Mich.
The Southern Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Center to Enhance Produce Safety at the University of Florida in Gainesville received $1,197,751 to develop cross-sector partnerships and training programs aimed at strengthening the southern produce industry.
The Western Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Center to Enhance Food Safety at Oregon State University in Corvallis received $1,197,606 to provide training and outreach to small or disadvantaged farmers and wholesalers.
Training and outreach programs funded by NIFA will address food safety compliance issues faced by conventional and organic farmers and help small producers gain access into wider markets, the USDA said.
Oct 14 USDA press release
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-persp...an-oct-19-2015