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An Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Ready-To-Eat Tofu in Multiple Health Districts - Ontario, Canada, May-July 2021

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MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT
卷 72, 期 32, 页码 855-858

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION

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From May to mid-August 2021, there was an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections in Ontario, Canada, with 38 patients affected. Investigation revealed that the outbreak was linked to consumption of ready-to-eat seasoned tofu from multiple Ontario restaurants. The unsanitary conditions and insufficient heating of the tofu during production were identified as possible causes of the outbreak. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food recall for the affected tofu.
From May to mid-August 2021, the Ontario, Canada provincial public health agency, Public Health Ontario, in collaboration with local public health authorities and federal food safety partners, investigated a spatiotemporal cluster of 38 patients with Salmonella Typhimurium infections across multiple public health districts in Ontario. Five (13%) patients were hospitalized; no deaths were reported. The outbreak was linked to consumption of ready-to-eat seasoned tofu from one manufacturer that was distributed to multiple Ontario restaurants. Isolates from the seasoned tofu were within one or fewer allele differences to the outbreak strain by whole genome sequencing. Evidence from food safety investigations conducted by local public health authorities and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) revealed that unsanitary conditions could have led to cross-contamination of the tofu, and insufficient heating of the tofu at the production level likely resulted in failure to eliminate the pathogen. The CFIA issued a food recall for the tofu at hotel, restaurant, and institution levels. Tofu was identified as a novel outbreak-associated food vehicle for S. Typhimurium in this outbreak. Interventions that target the production level and all parts of the supply chain and include additional safeguarding steps that minimize microbial growth are important.

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