A recently published report has detailed the largest multi-provincial Salmonella outbreak in Canada in more than two decades, linking 515 confirmed cases to contaminated red onions imported from the United States.
The outbreak, which occurred between June and August 2020, affected residents across seven provinces, with 19 percent of those
Continue Reading New report looks back on Salmonella outbreak tied to red onions in Canada
The number of people sick in a botulism outbreak due to contaminated sardines has grown to 15.
Patients include Americans, Canadians, and people from England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland and Spain.
At least ten have been hospitalized, and eight have been admitted to intensive care units. One person has died.
Continue Reading Sardines are confirmed as a botulism source as the patient count grows
TORONTO – Using crowdsourced data for foodborne outbreak investigations can work but poses a number of challenges, according to a session at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) conference.
Jennifer Beal, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Laura Gieraltowski, from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Continue Reading Experts discuss use of crowdsourced data in outbreak investigations
Illnesses continue to be added to a tally of people in Canada who have been sickened in a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak tied to frozen corn.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reports that there are now 110 people from five provinces who have been confirmed as outbreak patients. As
Continue Reading More people sick in Canada in ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to corn
Canadian officials have cleared avocados as the source behind an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella infections. They have determined the source of the Salmonella is frozen corn.
“There are now 84 Salmonella illnesses reported across 5 provinces. Based on the investigation findings to date, the outbreak is linked to Alasko brand
Continue Reading Officials say outbreak is caused by frozen corn, not fresh avocados
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) provides a level of additional information that more than balances out the additional costs if used effectively, according to a recent study.
Researchers evaluated costs and benefits of routine WGS through case studies at eight laboratories in Europe and the Americas, including five which work with
Continue Reading Researchers assess WGS use for foodborne pathogens
Researchers have described the first outbreak linked to flour in Canada that occurred a few years ago.
It was also the first national outbreak associated with a non-O157 strain of E. coli, according to the study published in Epidemiology and Infection.
In December 2016, a cluster of six E.
Continue Reading Study looks at data from first documented E. coli flour outbreak in Canada
Exposure to shellfish is the likely cause of an outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus occurring in four Canadian provinces.
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), 21 confirmed cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus illness were reported through mid-October in the following provinces: Saskatchewan (1), Quebec (7), New Brunswick (10), and
Continue Reading Raw oysters from Canada’s eastern coastal waters blamed for Vibrio outbreak
As of this afternoon there have been 506 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport illness in Canada linked to a Salmonella outbreak associated with onions. Officials in the U.S. have not posted an outbreak update since Sept. 1.
The total in Canada has increased by 49 people since the most
Continue Reading Canada posts new patient count in onion outbreak; nothing new reported by U.S. for two weeks
Editor’s note: After this story published the U.S. Food and Drug administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted outbreak updates naming Thomson International, a California company, as the source of implicated red onions. Read our coverage here.
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, as
Continue Reading Sysco recalls red onions in Canada because of Salmonella link; U.S. mum
