Off-market pork products in Canada source of Salmonella outbreak

Published 2021년 9월 21일

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A food safety investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Ministry of Health in Ontario is underway due to a salmonellosis outbreak in the GTA, linked to the consumption of shredded pork rind and shredded pork skin from certain Vietnamese/Asian restaurants. The outbreak was triggered by the consumption of contaminated meals, and the affected products were sold without proper labeling or cooking instructions. The number of cases has not been confirmed, and the agency is reminding that Salmonella-contaminated food may not show signs of spoilage but can still cause illness, ranging from mild to severe.

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The affected products were sold frozen in clear plastic bags with no labels, no lot codes, no identifiers, and no cooking instructions, CFIA said. “At this time there is no evidence of these products being sold directly to consumers and they do not appear to be available or sold at supermarkets,” the agency said. A foodborne illness outbreak of salmonellosis triggered a food safety investigation by the agency. Public health officials confirmed that the outbreak is associated with consumption of meals containing shredded pork rind and/or shredded pork skin from certain restaurants serving Vietnamese/Asian meals in the GTA. The number of cases has not been confirmed at publication, however the Ministry of Health in Ontario, in collaboration with Public Health Ontario, local public health units and food safety partners are investigating the outbreak. The CFIA noted ...

Source: Meat+Poultry