Food Protection Trends - June 2009 - 343

TABLE 1. Year 1970 1972 1973 1982–83 1985–86 1987 1993 1993 1995 1996 1996 1998 2000–01 2001 2001 2002 2003–04 2006 2006–07 2007 2008 2008 2008–09 Selected Salmonella outbreaks associated with low-moisture products Product implicated chocolate Fishmeal a Etiologic agent S. durham S. agona S. derby S. napoli S. nima S. typhimurium S. Saintpaul, S. Javiana, S. rubislaw S. tennessee S. Senftenberg S. mbandaka S. agona S. agona S. enteritidis S. Stanley, S. newport S. oranienburg S. montevideo S. enteritidis S. montevideo S.tennessee S. Wandsworth, S.typhimurium S. agona S. give S. typhimurium Country Sweden uS trinidad uK canada, uS norway, Finland germany canada, uS uK australia multiple countriesb uS uS, canada multiple countries australia uS, canada uK uS uS uSe France uS, canadaf c Reference (38) (21) (27) (43) (47) (54) (57) (9) (67) (64) (55, 71) (10) (11) (59) (31, 36, 39, 79) (75) (11) (37) (12) (13) (14) (53) (17) milk powder chocolate chocolate chocolate paprika-seasoned potato chips powdered infant formula infant cereals peanut butter Peanut-flavored maize snack toasted oats cereals raw almonds peanuts chocolate tahini and halva raw almonds chocolate peanut butter children’s snack puffed cereals powdered infant formula peanut butter, peanut butter-containing products multiple countriesd a b c Salmonella in a poultry product associated with human illnesses was traced back to fishmeal including uK, uS, and israel including australia, canada, and uK d including illnesses in germany, denmark, austria, belgium, Finland, netherlands, Sweden and positive products in canada, croatia, and czech republic puffed rice cereals and puffed wheat cereals were implicated in the outbreak; the same Salmonella agona strain from the same manufacturer was implicated in the 1998 outbreak involved toasted oats cereals one case was reported in canada for 1,037 clinically confirmed cases of illness (81). moreover, a second major Salmonella outbreak in the uS attributed to peanut butter and products containing peanut-derived ingredients (17, 34) involved more than 500 cases in 43 states between September 2008 and January 2009 and again highlighted the need to address the problem of Salmonella in low-moisture products. because of the large number of unreported cases of salmonellosis for all types of products (60), the actual number of cases was likely much higher. over the past several decades, a number of outbreaks of salmonellosis have been associated with the consumption of ready-to-eat low-moisture products, including chocolate, powdered infant formula, raw almonds, toasted oats breakfast cereals, dry seasonings, paprika-seasoned potato chips, dried coconut, infant cereals and, more recently, peanut butter and children’s snacks made of puffed rice and corn with a vegetable seasoning (table 1). a search of the eu pathogen alert system showed that Salmonella has been detected in coriander, dehydrated onions, dried mushrooms, sesame seeds, dried sage, spices, and soybean meal (5). a review of recall records at Fda by Vij and colleagues (77) showed that from 1970 to 2003, there were 21 recalls involving spices and herbs contaminated with Salmonella. Sixteen of these recalls e f ing eggs), only 2 were from low-moisture processed food products (81). in addition, one outbreak resulted from cake batter ice cream in which the source of Salmonella typhimurium was the cake batter mix (33), which was not intended for use in a ready-to-eat food such as ice cream. however, the two outbreaks attributed to low-moisture food products (toasted oats cereal and peanut butter) involved a large number of illnesses. during the course of the outbreak investigations, cdc reported 209 cases attributed to toasted oats cereal in 11 states between april and June 1998 (10) and 628 cases attributed to peanut butter in 47 states between august 2006 and may 2007 (12). these two outbreaks eventually accounted JUNE 2009 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS 343
Food Protection Trends - June 2009

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Food Protection Trends - June 2009
