The Minnesota Department of Health has announced that two children have been sickened with Salmonella bacteria linked to Krinos brand tahini. That product was recalled earlier this month; at the time, FDA officials said there were no illnesses associated with the tahini. Their illnesses are caused by the two strains of bacteria found in the recalled product. According to the FDA, the tahini was recalled April 28, 2013 after the Michigan Department of Agriculture found Salmonella Montevideo in routine sampling. Then the FDA found Salmonella Mbandaka in the same brand of tahini. The strains match the DNA fingerprint of an outbreak that has affected a small number of people in severeal states. The infection in one of the Minnesota cases matches the Salmonella Mbandaka outbreak strain … [Read more...]
CDC Releases Information about 2011 Salmonella Bovismorbificans Tahini Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released information about a 2011 outbreak of Salmonella Bovismorbificans that was linked to hummus and tahini. On September 27, 2011, three isolates of that particular strain were identified by the District of Columbia Public Health Laboratory. The outbreak sickened 23 people in seven states and the District of Columbia. This strain of Salmonella is quite rare in the United States. Nine people who were sickened with the outbreak strain of the bacteria were interviewed by public health officials. All had eaten at restaurants in the District of Columbia or northern Virginia less than two weeks before becoming ill. Dates of illness onset ranged from August 19 to November 21, 2011. On May 30, 2012, traceback information revealed that … [Read more...]
Tony’s Imports and Exports Warns Against AL-RABIH Tahineh for Salmonella
Tony's Imports and Exports of California is warning consumers, food distributors, and food processors not to consume or sell certain containers of AL-RABIH Tahineh (sesame paste, or tahini) because they may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. One hundred and forty-one pails of the product were stolen from the company's warehouse, where they were being held for destruction because of Salmonella contamination. The product was sold in a white plastic pail with a label that reads, "AL-RABIH Tahineh, 100% Sesame, net weight 40 lb. (18 kg)". The Tahineh is a product of Lebanon. Above the label, the following information is typed: "Imported by Tony Khorozian, Tony's Imports & Exports, Tel S.S.F. 650-872-6534, Fresno: 415 412- 1985 Best Before 2014." The theft occurred in June 2012 … [Read more...]
