Food Safety

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Food Safety Recalls

• By Dustin Jackson

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Food Safety

• Food Safety deals with handling, preparation, and
  storage of food in order for the prevention of
  foodborne illnesses. It also includes procedures
  necessary to avoid potentially severe health
  hazards.
• Many different agencies are responsible for the
  general safety of food products sold to people
  and animals. Some include
• Government
• FDA US Food and Drug Administration
• USDA US Department of Agriculture
• FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service
• CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Local
• Bear River Health Department

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• Passed in 1906 the Federal Food and Drugs Act,
  gave jurisdiction to regulate items.
• Agency in charge of most food products (other
  than meat and poultry), human and animal drugs,
  therapeutic agents of biological origin, medical
  devicescosmetics and animal feed.
• It also monitors the manufacture, import,
  transport, storage, and sale of about 1 trillion
  worth of products annually (which costs
  3/person in taxes)
• Inspect more than 16,000 facilities/yr and try to
  continue inspecting more.

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• Agency responsible for developing and executing
  U.S. federal government policy on farming,
  agriculture, and food.
• Help with farmers, ranchers, the agricultural
  market, safety of food and prevention of hunger
  in US and internationally.
• FSIS Responsible for ensuring that the
  nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and
  egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly
  labeled and packaged, as required by the Federal
  Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products
  Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection
  Act.

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• Government Agency that serves as the national
  focus for developing and applying disease
  prevention and control, environmental health, and
  health promotion and health education activities
  designed to improve the health of the people of
  the United States.
• They also work with other countries to help them
  work on their disease control. This is probably
  very useful in controlling imported foods that we
  buy very often from other countries.

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Food Handlers Permit

• Provide knowledge on food handling to the general
  public.
• Good for 2 years, can be obtained as cheap as 10
• Necessary for employment in a company that
  makes/handles food.
• Teaches how to keep yourself sanitary to prevent
  passing diseases/sickness.

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Tomato Recall - Salmonella

• According to CDCs weekly report (Apr 2005),
  Salmonella outbreaks in 2004, came from Roma
  tomatoes.
• There were 561 outbreak-related illnesses
  reported.
• Occurred in 18 US states and Ontario, Canada.
• Inspection happened in nine facilities, no real
  root of the problem was found. Of all the places
  inspected, Florida packing house A and one
  associated farm were in active operation at the
  time of inspection.
• Can spread from infected surfaces or equipment if
  not properly cleaned. Also from children who
  played with turtles or iguanas and eat without
  washing hands.

Many people were infected in the multiple
outbreaks that occurred in 2004. Contaminated
Roma Tomatoes in the US and Cananda. 18 US
states and one province in Canada (Ontario) had
reports of sickness from Salmonella.
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Reports of Salmonella
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Salmonella

• Multiserotype Salmonella Outbreak
• In July 2004, 429 Salmonellosis cases in 9 states
  found. Nobody died, 30 of patients were
  hospitalized.
• S. Braenderup Outbreak
• Summer 2004, 125 cases of this infection in 16
  states (Northeastern states). 0 deaths, 20
  of patients were hospitalized
• S. Javiana Outbreak
• July 2004, outbreak occurred in Ontario, Canada.
  Seven cases of this infection, 14 were
  hospitalized. Patients had all eaten from the
  same restaurant. Figured Roma tomatoes were the
  problem since it was common among all patients.
• Salmonella (Bacteria) poisoning causes stomach
  and intestinal swelling. Symptoms include
  nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, cramps and pain.
  People usually get it for four days and it goes
  away in five to seven days.

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Spinach Recall E. coli

• According to FDA News (March 2007), the outbreak
  last fall that was associated with contaminated
  Dole brand Baby Spinach and resulted in 205
  confirmed illnesses and three deaths.
• The Spinach was processed in Cali and distributed
  nationwide.
• Sources of contamination could be from wild pigs,
  or because the water used to grow spinach could
  have been from areas where animal feces could
  contaminate. There are many ways of
  contamination so the real source was not found.
• In this case water was probably not the source of
  transportation.

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E. Coli

• Bacterial infection, different kinds (STEC and
  0157).
• Can cause diarrhea. More severe kinds of E. coli
  can cause urinary tract infections, respiratory
  illness and pneumonia, and other illnesses.
• Transmission could come from humans, animals
  and/or water. Sometimes drinking water can be
  contaminated.

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Pet Food Recall - Melamine

• In March 2007, FDA found out that dog and cat
  food was making pets sick and die.
• The pet food is contaminated with melamine (a
  substance that is used in industries to make
  plastic resin and is a metabolite of a
  pesticide).
• It came to the US from China as vegetable
  proteins and used to make ingredients for not
  only pet food, but farm animal food and fish food.

Big named pet food has been recalled Dog ALPO,
Americas choice, Diamond Pet food, Best choice,
etc. Cat Americas Choice, Authority, Best
choice, Despar, Diamond Pet Fd, etc
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Pet Food Recall

• All contaminated pet food, animal food, fish
  food, and vegetable proteins continue to be
  recalled and destroyed.
• Another thing to think about is that some of the
  animals that ate the contaminated food has been
  made into food for humans.
• BUT, scientists have determined that there is
  very low risk to human health from consuming food
  from animals that ate tainted feed.

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Seafood Recall

• As of May 2008, the FDA shut down Hope
  Food Supply Inc. and ordered it to
  recall all of its products made after 2007
  from the Pasadena, Texas facility.
• It was supposed to implement a Hazard Analysis
  and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan, but
  since it didnt they have been shut down and
  cannot operate until they have implemented an
  FDA-approved HACCP plan.
• The FDA's HACCP regulations require that all
  seafood processors develop and implement adequate
  HACCP plans that identify all food safety hazards
  that are likely to occur for each kind of seafood
  product that they process, and set forth
  preventative measures to control those hazards.

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Seafood Recall (maybe) Bacteria

• Hope Food Supplys seafood products could harbor
  pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus
  and Listeria monocytogenes. Food products with
  these kinds of pathogens can cause serious
  illnesses in people who eat them.
• They made dried smoked catfish or other smoked
  seafood products.

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Previous Peanut Butter recalls

• As of March 2007, the FDA had recalled Peter Pan
  and all Great Value peanut butter beginning with
  the product code of 2111, including peanut butter
  toppings, back to October 2004.
• Salmonella outbreak from ConAgra company.
• This recall is older news and jarred peanut
  butter is now considered safe.

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Peanut Butter Recall Salmonella

• The FDA and CDC have found a peanut-processing
  plant (part of the Peanut Corporation of America)
  in Blakely, Georgia as a root of a huge problem
  in the US.
• Items being recalled are peanut butter and peanut
  paste that is used in cookies, crackers, cereal,
  candy, ice cream, pet treats and other foods.
• Big named peanut butter brands sold in stores are
  NOT part of this recall .

There is a list of products on recall that is
updated very frequently (even daily) to let
consumers know which product they should not eat
and are on recall. So far 2,100 products in 17
categories have been voluntarily recalled by
more than 200 companies, and the list continues
to grow.
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Affect of Peanut Butter Recall

• According to an article published Feb 10th in the
  New York Times, it says
• The contamination scare has been associated
  with 8 deaths and more than 500 illnesses and has
  led to one of the largest food recalls in the
  nations history
• It also says that this has had a big affect on
  Peanut Butter sales and theyve gone down a lot.
  People should realize that store PB is safe.

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Peanut Recall Videos

• There is a great video from The New York Times
  about the Peanut Recall, posted on youtube.com.
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vgn3Yxi1GORA
• Another great video from NBC Nightly News
• http//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/29041736

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In the News

• The Associated Press has an article about a
  branch of the Peanut Corporation of America in
  Plainview, TX. The company voluntarily closed
  its doors but all the products that have ever
  left this plant are now on recall also.
• Inspectors checked this branch. Reported in the
  article The agency says dead rodents, rodent
  excrement and bird feathers in a crawl space
  above the production area.
• Another article had employees who stated that
  when it rained, the roof would leak and they were
  supposed to put up tarps so it didnt rain on
  them.

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What we are doing about this

• There is a criminal investigation going on
  because they found positive tests for Salmonella
  and shipped the product anyway.
• Like mentioned in the video, Obama says that they
  are going to do a total review of FDA operations.
• I think the inspectors should interview the
  employees and ask them questions.
• There is talk about separating the FDA into
  different agencies, with Food by itself.

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References

• http//www.foodsafety.gov/dms/fs-toc.html
• http//www.fsis.usda.gov/News__Events/index.asp
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_safety
• http//www.fda.gov/oc/history/historyoffda/default
  .htm
• http//www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_
  1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/
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  vtypeRTPC_7_2_5JN_parentnavABOUT_USDA7_2_5JN
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDA
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USDA
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_C
  ontrol_and_Prevention
• http//www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_
  1OB?contentidonlytruecontentidFSIS_Agency_Splas
  h.xmlx14y10
• http//www.nehacert.org/catalog/images/Food_Safety
  1.jpg
• http//stmedia.startribune.com/images/502402/2mea
  t0307.jpg

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..continued References

• http//www.cdc.gov/maso/pdf/cdcmiss.pdf
• http//www.aquatreat.co.uk/aquatreat/LEGIONNAIRES'
  20DISEASE.jpg
• http//cochise.az.gov/uploadedImages/Health/NACo2
  0Card(3).jpg
• http//www.utahcountyonline.com/apps/WebLink/Dept/
  HEALTHENVIRSERV/2006foodhandlerschedule.pdf
• http//www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5413a1.
  htm
• http//www.google.com/search?hlenrlscom.microso
  ften-usdeflenqdefineMMWReiHQ-bSY68MpKWsQPH
  wMmOAQsaXoiglossary_definitioncttitle
• http//www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/salmone
  llosis_2007/outbreak_map_large.jpg
• http//www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/s
  tandard/transform.jsp?requestURI/healthatoz/Atoz/
  ency/salmonella_food_poisoning.jsp
• http//www.kimicontrol.com/microorg/escherichia_co
  li.jpg
• http//www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01593.h
  tml
• http//www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_listing/st
  ec_gi.html1
• http//www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.htm
  l
• http//www.earthanimal.com/blog/uploads/pet-food-r
  ecall.jpg

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even more references

• http//www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01836.h
  tml
• http//www.schaferfish.com/shop/images/DSC00003.JP
  Ghttp//www.youtube.com/watch?vgn3Yxi1GORA
• http//blog.cleveland.com/taste_impact/2009/02/lar
  ge_peanut-caution.jpg
• http//www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01583.h
  tml
• http//www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/Salmonellat
  yph.htmlupdate
• http//www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
  jeLgwCG-FEEYH8KZ7Tt45zOdSIKgD96AB6S80
• http//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/29041736
• http//www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/health/policy/11
  peanut.html?scp3sqpeanut20recallstcse
• http//www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publ
  ications.htm?SEQ_NO_115218295