An international outbreak of Salmonella nima from imported chocolate

Twenty-nine confirmed cases of Salmonella nima enterocolitis in Canada and four cases in the United States were traced to gold-foil wrapped chocolate coins from Belgium. Illness in Canadian cases occurred between September 1985 and October 1986 where the primary case in each of 24 affected families...

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Published in:Journal of food protection 1989-01, Vol.52 (1), p.51-54
Main Authors: Hockin, J.C, D'Aoust, J.Y, Bowering, D, Jessop, J.H, Khanna, B, Lior, H, Milling, M.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BELGICA
BELGIQUE
Biological and medical sciences
CANADA
CHOCOLAT
CHOCOLATE
Confectionery products and chocolate industries, honey
ENFANT
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
GASTROENTERITE
GASTROENTERITIS
IMPORTACIONES
IMPORTATION
NINOS
SALMONELLA
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Summary:Twenty-nine confirmed cases of Salmonella nima enterocolitis in Canada and four cases in the United States were traced to gold-foil wrapped chocolate coins from Belgium. Illness in Canadian cases occurred between September 1985 and October 1986 where the primary case in each of 24 affected families was a child less than or equal to 14 years of age. A product recall was issued on October 3, 1986 in Canada. Quantitative analysis of four composite samples of suspect chocolate by the most probable number (MPN) technique showed levels of 4.3 to 24.0 S. nima per 100 g product. These levels of contamination and consumption of approximately 25 g of chocolate by primary cases suggest that small numbers of S. nima precipitated clinical symptoms
ISSN:0362-028X
1944-9097
DOI:10.4315/0362-028x-52.1.51