EVIDENTE, RALPH CARLO

MARTINEZ, CHELSEA
PEREIRA-SOARES, GRETHA ELIZABETH
SUAREZ, EILLEEN JEWEL MAE
 AN OUTBREAK OF
FOODBORNE DISEASE
ASSOCIATED WITH
CONTAMINATED YOGURT
Number of affected 10 (mostly aged 10 below)

Number of Fatalities 0

Suspected Agent Escherichia coli O157

Confirmed Agent Escherichia coli O157
Vehicle unpasteurized milk
Incubation Period 24 hours - 72 hours

Symptoms mild diarrhea, stomach pain, and vomiting to gastrointestinal disorders

Action 1) Cross-use of equipment between raw and pasteurized product.

2) Poor operational procedures leading to contamination from the
plant environment.
3) Poor control or inadequate record keeping over the pasteurization
process.
4) pasteurizing, incubating and packaging equipment must be adequately
cleaned and sanitized
Addition information:

The largest recorded outbreak of foodborne botulism (contaminated in hazelnut yogurt) on June 1989 in
United Kingdom, where it affects 27 persons and 1 died.
They ate hazelnut yogurt 1 weeks before showing the symptoms such as :
Difficulty swallowing or speaking.
Dry mouth
Facial weakness on both sides of the face
Blurred or double vision
Drooping eyelids
Trouble breathing
Nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps
Paralysis
 HOW DOES YOGURT BECOME
POISONOUS AND ITS PREVENTION
 AN OUTBREAK OF
FOODBORNE DISEASE
ASSOCIATED WITH
CONTAMINATED ICE CREAM
Date January 2010 through January 2015
Place Arizona (1), Kansas (5), Oklahoma (1), and Texas (3)
Number of Affected 10
Number of Fatalities 3 all from Kansas
Suspected Agent Listeria monocytogenes
Confirmed Agent Listeria monocytogenes
Vehicle Blue Bell Creameries (ice cream)
Incubation Period Between 3 -70 days
Symptoms -fever, chills, and muscle aches
-diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms
Action -Rigorous facility cleaning and sanitizing, revised testing protocols, revised production policies and
procedures designed to prevent future contamination, and upgraded employee training initiatives.
-Conducting root cause analyses
-Retaining an independent microbiology expert
-Notifying the Texas and Oklahoma health agencies promptly of any presumptive positive test result
for Listeria monocytogenes found in ingredients or finished product samples, and providing the state
agencies full access to all testing
-Ensuring that the companys Pathogen Monitoring Program (PMP) for Listeria in the plant
environment outlines how the company will respond to presumptive positive tests for Listeria species;
and, Instituting a test and hold program to assure that products are safe before they are shipped or
 AN OUTBREAK OF
FOODBORNE DISEASE
ASSOCIATED WITH
CONTAMINATED MILK
Date June to November 2007
Place Massachusetts
Number of Affected 5 : (2) females; 1 of them is pregnant and (3) males
Number of Fatalities 3 (all males)
Suspected Agent Listeria monocytogenes
Confirmed Agent Listeria monocytogenes
Vehicle Pasteurized milk (Whittiers Farm Inc.)
Incubation Period N/A
Symptoms -fever, chills, and muscle aches
-diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms
-chorioamniontis

Action -MFPP in cooperation with FDA and LBOH, conducted a 5-day inspection in Whittiers Farm Inc.
-After the inspection was done, MDPH sent a letter to the Whittiers Farm Inc. about all the observed
violations during the inspection both in the production and plant.
-On February 1, 2008, Whittier Farms decided to permanently close the milk processing facility, citing
an inability to invest the money necessary to make the facility safe.