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Outbreaks: Numerous outbreaks in different countries have been linked to serovar Montevideo, imported spices nuts have been associated with several of these outbreaks. Below are some examples.
Year | Location | Associated source | Number of cases | ||||
| 2020-2021 | Canada | Restaurant kitchen drainage system | 67 | ||||
| 2018 | US: multistate | Raw sprouts | 10 | 2017 | US-multistate | Tahini | 8|
| 2016 | US | -multistate, Mexico, Canada, Peru: multistate | Pistachios1 | 11 | pistachios | 9||
2013 | US: multistate | Tahini12 | 16 | ||||
2012 | US: multistate | 93 | |||||
2009-2010 | US-: multistate | Red and Black Pepperblack pepper/Italian-Style Meatsstyle meats3 | 272 | ||||
2010 | Germany | 15 | |||||
2002-03 | Australia & New Zealand | 68 | |||||
2002 | Japan | 23 | |||||
1996 | England | Cooked chicken | 10 |
1 There were a total of 11 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Montevideo (four persons9 cases) orand Senftenberg (2 cases) reported from nine states.
2 Salmonella Montevideo (4 cases) and Salmonella Mbandaka (12 personscases) infections were reported from nine states.
3 Eleven people were infected by Salmonella Senftenberg. These 11 cases were not included in the overall case count (272).
Border rejections: Multiple border rejections associated with serovar Montevideo have been reported. Below are some examples.
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| Year | Location | Recalled food | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | EU: multi-country | Hummus from Belgium | Nuts, nut products and seeds |
| 2024 | Germany | Dog chews from France | Feed materials |
| 2023 | Germany | Sesame paste from Turkey | Nuts, nut products and seeds |
| 2023 | EU: multi-country | Organic tahini from Germany, made with raw material from Turkey | Nuts, nut products and seeds |
| 2016 | US-multistate, Mexico, Canada, Peru | Pistachios1 | Nuts, nut products and seeds |
1 Wonderful Pistachios of Lost Hills, California issued a voluntary recalled. The recalled pistachios, distributed under the Wonderful, Paramount Farms, and Trader Joe’s brands, were sold across the US as well as in Canada, Mexico, and Peru.
Relevant links:
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X23068151
- https://archive.cdc.gov/#/details?url=https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/montevideo-01-18/index.html
- https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/salmonella/montevideo-03-16/index.html
- https://archive.cdc.gov/#/details?url=https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/montevideo-tahini-05-13/index.html
- https://archive.cdc.gov/#/details?url=https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/montevideo-06-12/index.html
- https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/ese.16.50.20040-en
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2870340/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12501260/
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/723009
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/702610
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/685839
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/473167
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/726067
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/657396
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/607162
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/603115https://archive.cdc.gov/#/details?url=https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/montevideo-03-16/advice.html