The Food and Drug Administration has updated information for four epidemics of food.
For an epidemic of Salmonella Oranienburg that the FDA published on June 13 for the first time, the agency closed its investigation. The source of the pathogen was determined as a pistachio cream. In total, four patients were confirmed in Minnesota and New Jersey. One of them was hospitalized. Following the epidemic, World Market LLC launched a recall of the pistachio cocoa spread cream with Kadayif products.
For an epidemic of Salmonella Lomalinda, the FDA has launched trace efforts but does not report which food is traced. As of September 24, there were 35 confirmed patients, against 30 a week ago. The agency does not report the patients of patients or where they live. The FDA published the epidemic on September 17 for the first time.
For an epidemic of Listeria Monocytogenes infections, the FDA began trace efforts but did not report the food it traced. There are eight confirmed patients, but the agency does not report their age or where they live. The FDA published the epidemic on September 17 for the first time.
For an epidemic of infections of the Cyclospora parasite, the number of patients increased to 69, against 67 a week ago. The FDA has not reported an age of patients or where they live. The agency did not determine the source of the parasite, but leads trace efforts on an uncompromising food. The agency also started inspection on site and samples, but it does not report what location it inspects or what it tests. The FDA displayed the epidemic on August 13 for the first time.
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