FSTC 326 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Microbiology, Serrano Pepper, Salmonella Enterica Subsp. Enterica
2 Dec 2016
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Etiological agents of foodborne disease outbreaks linked to produce in the us, 2006-2008. Multistate outbreaks of foodborne disease linked to produce. Isolation of salmonella and shigella from imported produce. Isolation of salmonella and shigella from domestic produce. Percent samples testing positive for salmonella or shigella. 4-5% of total imports in the us are agricultural products. The value of these imports in 2009 was 72 billion dollars. Outbreak thought to have been related to gross gmp failures in their plants. Pca found salmonella in their products and failed to take action or notify their customers. A jalapeno pepper sample from distributor to restaurant. A serrano pepper in a farm in mexico. A jalapeno pepper from the household of an outbreak patient. Linked to quarantine treatment required by aphis for certain imported commodities. Fifty-one multistate outbreaks reported to cdc between 1998-2011. Most leafy greens grown under intensive agriculture systems in a small piece of land.
