Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Flavoured Noodle Products

Jun 29 ETDeveloping

Health Desk

In Short: A multi-country Salmonella Stanley outbreak is linked to flavoured noodle products from the same brand, according to a Rapid Outbreak Assessment by EFSA and ECDC.

Cleared grocery shelves after salmonella outbreak (2018) — Photo: Sam Holt / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

An ongoing multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infections has been linked to flavoured noodle products, with evidence pointing to a specific brand as the source, according to a Rapid Outbreak Assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Epidemiological investigations have identified cases in Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, and Lithuania, all of whom consumed flavoured noodle products from the same brand.

Microbiological evidence supports the link, with the outbreak strain A subtype detected in chicken-flavoured and hot chicken-flavoured noodle products in Germany and Lithuania. Other strains of Salmonella have also been found in products from the same brand, indicating potential contamination from multiple sources.

This multi-country outbreak highlights the importance of thorough product testing and traceability in ensuring food safety and preventing the spread of foodborne illnesses.

Cleared grocery shelves after salmonella outbreak in 2018 — Photo: SamHolt6 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Flavoured noodle products are the most likely source of an ongoing multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infections, with evidence linking the cases to items from the same brand, according to a Rapid Outbreak…
Epidemiological investigations have found that cases in Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania had consumed flavoured noodle products from the same brand.
Microbiological evidence further supports the link, with the outbreak strain A subtype of a microbe defined by its genetic make-up; for example, in the case of Escherichia coli O157, the 'O157' part of the name…
Other strains of Salmonella have been detected in products of the same brand, suggesting that more than one contamination source may be involved.

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