Government officials have just announced that another strain of Salmonella bacteria has been found in the raw scraped tuna product imported by Moon Marine USA Corporation. The product was recalled on April 13, 2012. The serotype Salmonella Nchanga was found in one of the unopened samples of imported raw Nakaochi Scrape yellowfin tuna. A total … Read more
The Salmonella Bareilly outbreak strain that has sickened at least 160 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia is a genetic match to the strain found in recalled tuna produced by Moon Marine USA Corp., Wisconsin health officials announced today. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Wisconsin State Laboratory … Read more
At Grasch Foods, an upscale grocery store in Brookfield Wis., the tuna Salmonella outbreak caused a minor blip in sushi bar sales and then things went right back to normal, according to Seafood Manger, John Edgerton. Grasch buys only fresh fish for the sushi bar and Edgerton does most of the processing himself, he said, … Read more
A 2011 study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) at the Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the testing the FDA conducts on imported seafood is “inadequate for confirming its safety or identifying risks.” The Salmonella Bareilly outbreak that has sickened at least 160 people in 20 states … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has just updated the Salmonella Bareilly outbreak associated with raw scraped tuna. Now 160 people are ill in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Twenty-six people have been hospitalized; no deaths are reported. The case count is: Alabama (2) Arkansas (1) Connecticut (6) District of Columbia (2) Florida … Read more
According to a press release obtained by Food Poisoning Bulletin, on April 18, 2012, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) called on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement proposed but unenacted food safety rules in light of the Salmonella Bareilly outbreak that has sickened 141 people in 20 states. Senator Casey said, … Read more