Netherlands: 1026 ill of Salmonella Thompson - 3 deaths - appears to be over

[Gert van der Hoek]

USA and the Netherlands: recall of smoked salmon - Hundreds ill of Salmonella Thompson

oct 1 - 2012

From the end of July untill now at least 200 patients in the Netherlands and 100 in the US were infected with Salmonella Thompson.

Source of the infection is smoked salmon produced and packed in Harderwijk, the Netherlands. Some of the salmon was exported to the USA.

Today a recall was issued in the Netherland, this will be followed by a recall in the US.

Salmonella-uitbraak door gerookte zalm

Publicatiedatum:01-10-2012

Sinds eind juli 2012 is er een toename van het aantal ziektegevallen veroorzaakt door een salmonellabacterie. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat gerookte zalmproducten vrijwel zeker de oorzaak zijn van deze uitbraak. Op dit moment is bij ongeveer 200 mensen in het laboratorium vastgesteld dat zij ziek zijn geworden door de besmette zalm. Het werkelijke aantal besmettingen ligt vermoedelijk hoger. De besmette producten zijn inmiddels op aanwijzing van de Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (NVWA) uit de handel genomen.

Onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat gerookte zalmproducten van de Nederlandse visfabrikant Foppen de oorzaak zijn van deze uitbraak. In de gerookte zalm is dezelfde soort Salmonella gevonden als bij zieke patiënten, Salmonella Thompson. Het bedrijft levert zalm aan een groot aantal supermarkten, groothandelsbedrijven en vishandelaren. Om deze reden heeft de NVWA alle gerookte zalm van deze visfabrikant uit de handel laten nemen. Omdat de fabrikant levert aan enkele grote supermarkten, betekent dat het merendeel van de gerookte zalm uit de koelschappen is gehaald. Deze recall geldt ook voor de zalmproducten die aan fabrikanten van salades met zalm erin zijn geleverd.

Internationaal
Voor zover bekend zijn de producten niet op grote schaal naar het buitenland geëxporteerd behalve naar de VS. Inmiddels is bekend dat ook daar bij ruim 100 patiënten een infectie met hetzelfde type Salmonella Thompson is gevonden. Een internationale recall is in voorbereiding.

Salmonellabesmetting
De salmonellabacterie veroorzaakt een infectie van de darmen. Er zijn vele verschillende types van deze bacterie. Bij deze besmetting gaat het om Salmonella Thompson. Salmonella kan in verschillende voedselproducten voorkomen. Niet iedereen die de bacterie heeft binnengekregen wordt daar ziek van. Een infectie kan leiden tot koorts, diaree, misselijkheid, braken, buikkrampen en hoofdpijn. De eerste ziekteverschijnselen beginnen gemiddeld 24 tot 48 uur na het eten van besmet voedsel. Bij de meeste mensen houden de verschijnselen 3 tot 7 dagen aan. De koorts verdwijnt meestal sneller.

RIVM

VWA: Gerookte zalm met salmonellabesmetting niet eten

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: USA and the Netherlands: recall of smoked salmon - Hundreds ill of Salmonella Thompson

Re: USA and the Netherlands: recall of smoked salmon - Hundreds ill of Salmonella Thompson

Hundreds sickened in Salmonella outbreak originating in Holland

News about: Netherlands

Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012

THE HAGUE, Oct 01, 2012 - Hundreds of consumers in the Netherlands and the United States have been sickened by salmonella after eating smoked salmon produced at a Dutch fish factory, health authorities said Monday.

In the Netherlands "some 200 people have fallen ill through contaminated salmon" while in the US about 100 people were infected "by the same type of salmonella", said the National Institute for Public Health (RIVM) in the Netherlands.

"The real number of infected people (is) likely to be higher," the RIVM added in a statement, saying smoked salmon made by Dutch fish producer Foppen has been taken off the shelves and removed from storage fridges.

More: http://www.tmb.ie/destinations/news.asp?id=188200

 

[Shiloh]

Re: USA and the Netherlands: recall of smoked salmon - Hundreds ill of Salmonella Thompson

Re: USA and the Netherlands: recall of smoked salmon - Hundreds ill of Salmonella Thompson

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/...-in-us-and-netherlands-tied-to-smoked-salmon/


Salmonella outbreak in US and Netherlands tied to smoked salmon
Published October 02, 2012
Associated Press

Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands and the United States, sparking a major recall, health authorities said Tuesday.

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment said the salmon has been traced to Dutch company Foppen, which sells fish to many major Dutch supermarkets and to stores around the world, including the United States.

The institute said in a statement that around 200 people ? and likely more ? in the Netherlands and more than 100 people in the United States have been sickened.

Foppen also estimated the number of infections was higher...

 

[Catbird]

Re: USA and the Netherlands: recall of smoked salmon - Hundreds ill of Salmonella Thompson

Re: USA and the Netherlands: recall of smoked salmon - Hundreds ill of Salmonella Thompson

Although there's not been an official recall notice issued yet, media reports that the salmon in question is only sold through Costco in the U.S.

CBS News:

"...<Foppen spokesman> De Vries said that in the U.S., Foppen sells only to wholesaler Costco and that Costco would deal with any U.S. recall. It was not immediately clear how much contaminated fish had been sold in America. A Costco representative did not immediately have that information.

Costco got a call from Foppen regarding the recall late Monday afternoon, said Craig Wilson, vice president of food safety at Costco.

He said Costco immediately pulled the items from shelves and blocked its sale in stores, meaning the products won't scan at registers.

The smoked salmon was sold under the Foppen name, as well as under Costco's store-brand name, Kirkland."

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: USA and the Netherlands: recall of smoked salmon - Hundreds ill of Salmonella Thompson - 2 deaths

Re: USA and the Netherlands: recall of smoked salmon - Hundreds ill of Salmonella Thompson - 2 deaths

Netherlands: 550 ill of Salmonella Thompson - 2 deaths - more deaths anticipated

oct 13 2012

RIVM (= Dutch CDC) reported 550 lab confirmed patients and 2 deaths, related to the Salmonella outbreak caused by smoked salmon.

Both the patients who died were aged over 80.

According to calculations, RIVM anticipates the Salmonella outbreak will cause about 17 fatalities.

More(in Dutch): http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=193306

Dutch patient dies from salmonella

by The Canadian Press -

Oct 13, 2012 /

The Dutch public health watchdog says at least one elderly patient has died and more than 500 people have been sickened in a major salmonella outbreak caused by tainted salmon.

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment said in a statement Saturday tests have confirmed one death and another fatality is under investigation. Both victims were aged over 80.

The institute announced earlier this month that the outbreak had been traced to a Dutch company called Foppen and ordered its products pulled off shelves at stores across the Netherlands.

It now says the number of people sickened by tainted salmon before the recall has risen to at least 550.

CostCo Wholesale Corp., which sells Foppen products in the United States, also recalled salmon products.

Castanet

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Netherlands: 1026 ill of Salmonella Thompson - 3 deaths - appears to be over

Source: http://www.foodqualitynews.com/Food-Alerts/More-than-1-000-sick-in-Dutch-salmonella-outbreak

More than 1,000 sick in Dutch salmonella outbreak

An outbreak of Salmonella linked to smoked salmon ?appears to be over? according to the Netherlands? National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) after sickening more than 1,000 people...