Multinational Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes Infections Linked to Enoki Mushrooms Imported from the Republic of Korea 2016–2020

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Enoki mushrooms
Foodborne illness outbreaks
Listeria monocytogenes
dc.contributor.author
Pereira, Evelyn
Conrad, Amanda
Tesfai, Adiam
Palacios, Alexandra
Kandar, Rima
Kearney, Ashley
Locas, Annie
Jamieson, Fred
Elliot, Elisa
Otto, Mark
Kurdilla, Kerry
Tijerina, Mary
Son, Insook
Pettengill, James B.
Chen, Yi
Fox, Teresa
Lane, Chris
Aguillon, Ryan
Huffman, Jasmine
Sheau Fong Low, Mabel
Wise, Matthew
Edwards, Lauren
Bidol, Sally
Blankenship, Heather M.
Rosen, Hilary E.
Leclercq, Alexandre
Lecuit, Marc
Tourdjman, Mathieu
Herber, Hubert
Singleton, Lauren S.
Viazis, Stelios
Bazaco, Michael C.
dc.date.accessioned
2023-08-04T18:37:06Z
dc.date.available
2023-08-04T18:37:06Z
dc.date.issued
2023-07
dc.description.abstract - en
Keeping the global food supply safe necessitates international collaborations between countries. Health and regulatory agencies routinely communicate during foodborne illness outbreaks, allowing partners to share investigational evidence. A 2016-2020 outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to imported enoki mushrooms required a multinational collaborative investigation among the United States, Canada, Australia, and France. Ultimately, this outbreak included 48 ill people, 36 in the United States and 12 in Canada, and was linked to enoki mushrooms sourced from one manufacturer located in the Republic of Korea. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback evidence led to multiple regulatory actions, including extensive voluntary recalls by three firms in the United States and one firm in Canada. In the United States and Canada, the Korean manufacturer was placed on import alert while other international partners provided information about their respective investigations and advised the public not to eat the recalled enoki mushrooms. The breadth of the geographic distribution of this outbreak emphasizes the global reach of the food industry. This investigation provides a powerful example of the impact of national and international coordination of efforts to respond to foodborne illness outbreaks and protect consumers. It also demonstrates the importance of fast international data sharing and collaboration in identifying and stopping foodborne outbreaks in the global community. Additionally, it is a meaningful example of the importance of food sampling, testing, and integration of sequencing results into surveillance databases.
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Pereira, E., Conrad, A., Tesfai, A., Palacios, A., Kandar, R., Kearney, A., Locas, A., Jamieson, F., Elliot, E., Otto, M., Kurdilla, K., Tijerina, M., Son, I., Pettengill, J. B., Chen, Y., Fox, T., Lane, C., Aguillon, R., Huffman, J., Sheau Fong Low, M., … Bazaco, M. C. (2023). Multinational Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes Infections Linked to Enoki Mushrooms Imported from the Republic of Korea 2016-2020. Journal of food protection, 86(7), 100101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100101
dc.identifier.doi
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100101
dc.identifier.issn
0362-028X
dc.identifier.pubmedID
37169291
dc.identifier.uri
https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/981
dc.language.iso
en
dc.publisher
International Association for Food Protection
dc.rights - en
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights.uri - fr
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en
Health
dc.subject - fr
Santé
dc.subject.en - en
Health
dc.subject.fr - fr
Santé
dc.title - en
Multinational Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes Infections Linked to Enoki Mushrooms Imported from the Republic of Korea 2016–2020
dc.type - en
Article
dc.type - fr
Article
local.acceptedmanuscript.articlenum
100101
local.article.journalissue
7
local.article.journaltitle
Journal of Food Protection
local.article.journalvolume
86
local.peerreview - en
Yes
local.peerreview - fr
Oui
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