Two people in Belgium have been infected with the same type of Listeria behind an outbreak in the Netherlands with European agencies investigating illnesses in other countries. Belgian media cited a report from Sciensano, the Belgian Institute for Health, and agency officials confirmed to Food Safety News that the details were correct while directing us to the Agency for Health and Care (Zorg en gezondheid). The two people that fell sick in Belgium last year were a 97-year-old woman and a woman...
More than 1,000 reports of food crime were made to the National Food Crime Unit last year, according to the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS). A CIPS freedom of information request found 1,193 reports to the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) of the Food Standards Agency (FSA). CIPS is a not for profit organization for procurement and supply professionals. Almost 7,000 reports were recorded in the Food Crime Intelligence database between Jan. 1, 2013 and March 31, 2019. There...
Taylor’s Sausage Inc., in Cave Junction, OR, Friday recalled approximately 641 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry sausage products because the products may be misbranded and contain a pork casing or a sheep casing that was not declared on the product label, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The ready-to-eat meat and poultry sausage items were packaged on June 26, 2019, Aug. 6, 2019, Aug. 16, 2019, Sept. 5, 2019, and Oct. 10, 2019....
A new USDA audit of Germany’s food safety systems for processed meat products exported to the United States did not find much to cause concern. The on-site verification audit of Germany’s inspection system occurred from March 18 through March 29, ending with an exit interview in Berlin. At that interview, Germany’s Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety promised to take corrective actions to address USDA findings. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is to monitor the...
Public health officials have added another 18 products to a list of recalled beef and veal items that now has more than 830 entries. An investigation into E. coli contamination prompted all of the regional and nationwide recalls. “The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation on E. coli O157:H7 in various beef and veal products sold by Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. — Establishment 99 — and St. Ann’s Foods Inc./Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. — Establishment...
A group of experts has identified persistent issues with allergen testing and depleted resources, skills, scientific capability and sampling as key drivers influencing the food and feed sector. A total of 43 stakeholders including representatives from manufacturers, distributors, retailers, importers, regulators, legal and government met in London earlier this year to discuss priorities for the Government Chemist program 2020 to 2023. Attendees said allergens will continue to be an issue as intolerances...
Researchers have discovered how bacteria such as E. coli get the essential nutrient iron during infection. Scientists from Monash University in Australia found pathogenic bacteria obtain iron by pirating it from host proteins. The protein import system of E. coli is an important factor in infections caused by pathogenic strains of this bacteria. Understanding how it functions will allow researchers to target and block it to combat such infections. To grow and cause infection bacteria must get...
St. Louis-based T & R Enterprise USA Inc. has added about 8,000 pounds of additional products to its Oct. 18 recall of meat and poultry egg roll products, bringing the total recall to about 126,000 pounds. Routine inspection activity by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service found the egg rolls were being produced under “insanitary conditions.” “FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers or both. Consumers who have purchased these products...
It is hard to believe that 2019 is drawing to a close. The weather here in Seattle is quickly turning to Fall. The changing colors reminded me that I needed to jump-start our Food Safety News tradition of the food safety naughty and nice list. With over 30,000 subscribers and millions of visitors a month, I thought I would reach out to all to ask that you email me who should be on the naughty or nice list this year. Please shoot me the name or names of people or businesses that warrant our praise...
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Taylor’s Sausage Inc., in Cave Junction, OR, Friday recalled approximately 641 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry sausage products because the products may be misbranded and contain a pork casing or a sheep casing that was not declared on the product label, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The ready-to-eat meat and poultry sausage items were packaged on June 26, 2019, Aug. 6, 2019, Aug. 16, 2019, Sept. 5, 2019, and Oct. 10, 2019....
Public health officials have added another 18 products to a list of recalled beef and veal items that now has more than 830 entries. An investigation into E. coli contamination prompted all of the regional and nationwide recalls. “The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation on E. coli O157:H7 in various beef and veal products sold by Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. — Establishment 99 — and St. Ann’s Foods Inc./Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. — Establishment...
St. Louis-based T & R Enterprise USA Inc. has added about 8,000 pounds of additional products to its Oct. 18 recall of meat and poultry egg roll products, bringing the total recall to about 126,000 pounds. Routine inspection activity by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service found the egg rolls were being produced under “insanitary conditions.” “FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers or both. Consumers who have purchased these products...
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Tamer M Ali, Hala M Salem, Dina R SultanEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):551-555Background Pneumonia is one of the most common diseases with a high hospitalization rate. Many studies have suggested that there is a correlation between pre-existing diabetes and the alterations in serum glucose levels in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and high death rate. Aim To study the impact of admission blood glucose level on patients’ outcomes with CAP. Patients and methods Sixty...
Ragia S SharsharEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):452-458Background Small-airway affection and its relation to clinical status in asthmatic patients became an increasing interest during the last decade. Spirometry is a basic diagnostic tool for measuring pulmonary function in asthmatics but not fully illustrative especially in assessing small airways. Impulse oscillometry (IOS) can be considered a complementary and sometimes alternative technique to spirometry because it is used during quiet...
Noha M. Abu Bakr Elsaid, Amany H Refaat, Lamiaa A Fiala, Eman R HamedEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):523-530Background Delayed diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) can enhance the transmission of infection and worsen prognosis. Aim To identify the risk factors of delay in the management of TB cases for early management. Patients and methods A cross-sectional analytic study was performed to assess the proportion, duration of delay, and its determinants in the diagnosis and management of TB....
Magdy M Khalil, Hala M Salem, Hossam-Eldin M Abdil-Hamid, Muhammad Y ZakariaEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):459-468Background Exercise intolerance is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which has multiple mechanisms underlying its progression. Ventricular dysfunction may play a role in the development of exercise incapacity in patients with COPD. Aim To investigate the possible contribution of left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction...
Ahmed G El Gazzar, Khaled M Belal, Tarek S Essawy, Neveen M Abd-ElfattahEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):443-451Background An exacerbation of asthma is an episode, characterized by a progressive increase in one or more typical asthma symptoms (shortness of breath, wheezing, cough, and chest tightness). Copeptin is a 39-amino acid glycopeptide that is derived from the c-terminal part of the pre–pro-hormone of arginine vasopressin. Aim The aim of our study was to evaluate the role of copeptin...
Fayed H Kawshty, Ahmed A Abd Elradi, Ahmed M AhmedEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):469-476Background Ultrasonography (US) guidance of transthoracic needle biopsy of peripheral lung lesions is a useful diagnostic technique. It is a relatively easy and safe procedure under real-time US guidance and may give enough tissue sampling of lesions for histopathological examination. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy and safety of this technique in the diagnosis of peripheral...
Rasha M Hendy, Mona A Elawady, Heba M Abd EL KareemEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):539-544Background An increase in serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity is commonly taken to support the presumptive diagnosis of some lung diseases and a variety of extrapulmonary disorders, but the role of LDH as an early prognostic factor in detecting outcome in patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) was not well studied before. Aim To assess the prognostic value of LDH and other laboratory...
Nabila I Laz, Mohammad F Mohammad, Sahar M Abdelsalam, Radwa M AbdelwahabEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):477-483Background Lung ultrasonography is a beneficial tool for evaluation of the extent of lung aeration through measurement of the amount of extravascular lung water. Lung ultrasonography offers some advantages over other methods of assessment of lung aeration including the lack of ionizing radiation and the possibility of use at patient’s bedside. It facilitates dynamic assessment...
Eman Elfeky, Ayman Abd El-Zaher, Amal Elbendary, Salwa GannaEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):563-569Background Serum cystatin C is a sensitive indicator for early renal impairment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In patients with OSA without known chronic kidney disease (CKD), serum cystatin C was found to be elevated, indicating latent renal disease, which may be caused by recurrent episodes of hypoxemia and reoxygenation that trigger inflammatory process. Objective To...
Suzan Salama Sayed, Khalid Hussein Ahmed, Sayed Abdelsabour Kinawy, Islam Galal SayedEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):484-488Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a significant reason for mortality and morbidity worldwide that induces a high socioeconomic burden, with exacerbations necessitating mechanical ventilation representing a major aspect of illness management. Many patients with COPD frequently presented with troubles in the liberation from mechanical...
Magdy M Khalil, Rehab M Mohammed, Omnia H.S HassanEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):516-522Background Tobacco smoke has been recognized as an independent risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes mellitus type 2. Aim To investigate the association between the presence of airflow obstruction in pulmonary functions and both fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels among asymptomatic cigarette smokers. Patients and methods Pulmonary function...
Rasha M Abdelhafeez, Ahmed M Abumossalam, Eman O Arram, Mohsen M Elshafey, Mohammed E AbushehataEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):489-497Background Determining the optimal moment to extubate a critically ill patient remains a challenge. The parameters of diaphragm sonography offer precious data in the evaluation and follow-up of critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation. Aim To evaluate the diaphragm role in the weaning outcome through the following objectives: detect the association...
Mohammad K El-Badrawy, Eman O Arram, Dina A Abdalla, Dina Al-Sagheer, Alaa Zahran, Mohammad A AboElEla, Adel El-Badrawy, Wagdy AminEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):531-538Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) lesion is acidic, and changing this acidic pH may affect growth of TB bacilli and response to therapy. We aimed to assess the effect of adjuvant inhalation of sodium bicarbonate (SB) 8.4% on clinical, radiological, and microbiological responses in patients with sputum-positive drug-sensitive...
Rania A Sweed, Mostafa Abd El Mageed Shaheen, Esraa A El GendyEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):498-504Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare four different scores [Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II); elevated blood urea nitrogen, altered mental status, pulse >109/min, age >65 years (BAP65); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and Asthma Physiology Score (CAPS); and 2008 score) to test their predictive properties for the need of mechanical...
Mona M Ahmed, Ayman A Farghaly, Riham H Raafat, Waleed M Abd ElsattarEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):545-550Background Fungal pneumonia is an infectious process in the lung caused by one or more endemic or opportunistic fungi. Fungal infection occurs following the inhalation of spores, after the inhalation of conidia, or by the reactivation of a latent infection. Hematogenous dissemination frequently occurs, especially in an immunocompromised host. Aim of the work To assess the prevalence...
Ahmad Abbas, Niveen E Zayed, Samah M LutfyEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):505-509Context Post-ICU syndrome (PICS) is a common impairment that develops after critical illness and persists after discharge. It is considered when a new or worsening impairment in physical, cognitive, or mental status develops among survivors from critical illness. Aim To assess the prevalence of PICS and to define the profile of patients at risk of each domain. Patients and methods A total of 420 critically...
Hend M Esmaeel, Hamdy A Mohammadien, Abd-Elbaset M Saleh, Fatma H MohamedEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):556-562Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increasingly identified as a disease with major health consequences. The limited availability of the gold standard diagnostic test, polysomnography (PSG), mandates careful clinical evaluation of suspected patients. This can allow better patient selection for referral for confirmatory diagnostic test. Objective The study aimed at identifying...
Ashraf M Hatem, Mohamed S Ismail, Yasmine H El-HinnawyEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):510-515Introduction Obesity is a common chronic disease, representing a major health hazard. Obesity has several delirious effects on the respiratory functions. Aim of the study To study the effect of obesity on pulmonary functions among our local population of obese adults and to assess the correlation between the severity of lung function impairment and the degree of obesity. Patients and methods...
Doaa M Magdy, Shereen Farghaly, Ahmed MetwallyEgyptian Journal of Bronchology 2019 13(4):570-573Mediastinal abscess is a rare yet emergent infectious complication of the thoracic cavity following balloon dilatation of the esophagus. Early diagnosis and management could avoid its poor outcome. A 20-year-old man with esophageal stricture underwent balloon dilatation. A mediastinal abscess developed 2 weeks after procedure. Computed tomographic chest helped in diagnosis and guiding approach of management....
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