Salmonella warning after seven hospital cases linked to alfalfa sprouts
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South Australians are being warned not to eat alfalfa sprouts produced by SA Sprouts after seven people were hospitalised with salmonella.
The company has been shut down and SA Health says people should throw out or return the product.
SA Health chief medical officer and chief public health officer Paddy Phillips said there had been 21 recent confirmed cases of the salmonella havana strain, including the seven hospital cases.
"We are advising anyone who has purchased the recalled SA Sprouts alfalfa sprouts products to return them to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw them away," Professor Phillips said.
"We also want to alert cafes and restaurants to check their suppliers and not serve any SA Sprouts alfalfa sprout products until further notice."
Professor Phillips said SA Sprouts had been ordered to stop production of alfalfa sprouts until further notice.
"We had an inkling that it was alfalfa sprouts and so we went to the suppliers and in particular SA Sprouts and today we had absolute confirmation that their alfalfa sprouts are contaminated with salmonella havana," he said.
"… In cases of salmonella, a common food source is not often identified, however a joint investigation between SA Health, local government and Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) has linked these cases to SA Sprouts alfalfa sprouts.
"We are working closely with the producer and suppliers while we continue to investigate."
Product sold at several stores
SA Sprouts products are sold at Drakes Foodland, IGA and greengrocers.
Products included in the recall are alfalfa (125g and 200g tubs, 1kg bags), green alfalfa (125g tubs), alfalfa and radish (125g tubs), alfalfa and onion (125g tubs), alfalfa and mustard (125g tubs), alfalfa and Chinese cabbage (125g tubs), alfalfa and garlic (125g tubs), salad mix (175g tubs) and gourmet sprouts (100g trio pack with alfalfa, snow pea and small sprouted bean).
The same Mile End-based company was subject to a recalls of alfalfa, snow pea and mung bean sprouts in 2012 after E. Coli contamination.
People can experience symptoms of salmonella infection between six and 72 hours after exposure and symptoms usually last for three to seven days.
Symptoms include fever, diarrhoea, vomiting, headaches, stomach cramps and loss of appetite.
Topics: food-and-beverage, food-poisoning, food-safety, adelaide-5000, sa
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SEVEN people are in hospital and another 14 sick from eating alfalfa sprouts, triggering a SA Health warning to the public not to eat alfalfa sprout products produced by Adelaide business SA Sprouts.
SA Health Chief Medical Officer and Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Paddy Phillips, said there had been 21 confirmed cases of Salmonella havana linked to the sprouts.
“We are advising anyone who has purchased the recalled SA Sprouts alfalfa sprouts products to return them to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw them away,” Prof Phillips said.
“We also want to alert cafes and restaurants to check their suppliers and not serve any SA Sprouts alfalfa sprout products until further notice.
Here’s the range of alfalfa sprout products linked to a Salmonella outbreak. Adelaide business SA Sprouts has been ordered to stop supplying them for now. Anyone who’s bought them should throw them away or return for a refund. #7News pic.twitter.com/kGBukl2RGH — Mark Mooney (@MarkMooney7) June 20, 2018
“In cases of salmonella a common food source is not often identified, however a joint investigation between SA Health, local government and Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) has linked these cases to SA Sprouts alfalfa sprouts.
“We are working closely with the producer and suppliers while we continue to investigate.”
People can experience symptoms of salmonella infection between six and 72 hours after exposure and symptoms usually last for three to seven days.
media_camera SA Health warning after seven people were hospitalised with salmonella after eating SA Sprouts alfalfa. Picture: Supplied.
Symptoms include fever, diarrhoea, vomiting, headaches, stomach cramps and loss of appetite.
Anyone who develops these symptoms and is concerned should see their doctor, particularly young children, older people, pregnant women and people who are immunocompromised because they are at risk of more severe illness.
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SA Sprouts products are sold at Drakes Foodland, IGA and numerous greengrocers.
Products included in the recall are alfalfa (125g and 200g tubs, 1kg bags), green alfalfa (125g tubs), alfalfa and radish (125g tubs), alfalfa and onion (125g tubs), alfalfa and mustard (125g tubs), alfalfa and Chinese cabbage (125g tubs), alfalfa and garlic (125g tubs), salad mix (175g tubs) and gourmet sprouts (100g trio pack with alfalfa, snow pea, small sprouted bean).
There have been 751 cases of salmonella infection (all types) reported to SA Health this year, compared to 829 at the same time last year and a total of 1432 for 2017.
For more information, visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/foodsafety.
The Centers for Disease Control said Tuesday there are now 70 cases of people sickened by salmonella in an outbreak linked to pre-cut melons.
The CDC and the FDA are investigating the outbreak that has been reported in seven states including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio.
The products have been distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The CDC said 34 people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
The illnesses have occurred between April 30 and June 3.
Pre-cut Melon Salmonella #Outbreak continues. 70 people sick in 7 states. Check @US_FDA’s list of stores where recalled pre-cut melons were sold: https://t.co/JbsuCPO6ut pic.twitter.com/22DeDsGw03 — CDC (@CDCgov) June 19, 2018
The CDC said Caito Foods LLC recalled the pre-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe and fruit medleys containing at least one of those melons that were produced at its facility in Indianapolis.
The CDC adds that fruit salad mixes that include pre-cut melons are a likely source of this outbreak.
The products were packaged in clear, plastic clamshell containers under several different brands or labels and distributed to Costco, Jay C, Kroger, Payless, Owen’s, Sprouts, Trader Joe’s, Walgreens, Walmart, Whole Foods/Amazon.
Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Most infections usually last four to seven days. Most people recover without treatment, however some people develop diarrhea so severe that they need to be hospitalized.
Officials advise anyone who have symptoms to contact his or her health care provider.
Warga Australia Selatan diperingatkan untuk tidak memakan kecambah alfalfa yang diproduksi oleh SA Sprouts setelah tujuh orang dirawat di rumah sakit karena kontaminasi salmonella. Kepala petugas medis dari Otoritas Kesehatan Australia Selatan -SA Health dan kepala petugas kesehatan masyarakat Paddy Phillips mengatakan tercatat ada 21 kasus terkonfirmasi dari jenis salmonella havana baru-baru ini. "Kami menyarankan siapa pun yang telah membeli kecambah alfalfa produksi SA Sprouts yang telah ditarik dari peredaran untuk mengembalikannya ke tempat mereka membeli produk itu untuk mendapatkan pengembalian dana, atau membuangnya," kata Profesor Phillips. "Kami ingin mengingatkan pengelola kafe dan juga restoran untuk memeriksa pemasok mereka dan tidak menyajikan kecambah Alfafa yang diproduksi SA Sprouts sampai ada pemberitahuan lebih lanjut. "Dalam kasus salmonella, sumber makanan umum jarang berhasil diidentifikasi, namun investigasi gabungan antara otoritas kesehatan Australia Selatan (SA), Pemerintah lokal dan Industri Primer dan Daerah SA (PIRSA) berhasil mengkaitkan kasus ini dengan kecambah alfalfa yang diproduksi oleh SA Sprouts. "Kami bekerja sama dengan produsen dan pemasok sementara kami terus melakukan penyelidikan.” Produk dijual di beberapa toko Kecambah produksi SA Sprouts diketahui dijual di Drakes Foodland, IGA dan pedagang sayur mayur. Produk yang termasuk dalam daftar yang ditarik dari peredaran adalah kecambah alfalfa (kemasan tubs 125g dan 200g, dan kantong 1kg), alfalfa hijau (125g tubs), alfalfa dan lobak (125g tubs), alfalfa dan bawang (125g tubs), alfalfa dan mustard (125g tubs), alfalfa dan kubis China (125g tubs), alfalfa dan bawang putih (125g tubs), salad campuran (175g tubs) dan kecambah gourmet (100g pack Trio Dengan alfalfa, kacang kapri dan kecambah pendek). Perusahaan yang sama yang berbasis di End Mile juga menjadi subjek dari penarikan produk kecambah alfalfa, kacang kapri dan kecambah kacang hijau pada tahun 2012 setelah kontaminasi E. coli. Warga dapat mengalami gejala infeksi salmonella antara enam dan 72 jam setelah terpapar dan gejala umunya berlangsung selama tiga hingga tujuh hari. Gejala itu termasuk demam, diare, muntah, sakit kepala, kram perut dan kehilangan nafsu makan. Lihat berita selengkapnya dalam bahasa Inggris di sini.
