Multinational outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to enoki mushrooms imported from the Republic of Korea 2016–2020

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.

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Multinational outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to enoki mushrooms imported from the Republic of Korea 2016–2020

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creativework.keywords - en: Mushrooms; Champignons; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria monocytogenes
creativework.keywords - fr: Maladies d'origine alimentaire; Foodborne diseases; Aliments--Microbiologie; Food--Microbiology
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.accepted: 2023-05-04
dc.date.accessioned: 2024-08-19T16:08:42Z
dc.date.available: 2024-08-19T16:08:42Z
dc.date.issued: 2023-05-09
dc.date.submitted: 2023-03-31
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.
dc.identifier.citation: 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., Wise, M., Edwards, L., Bidol, S., Blankenship, H. M., Rosen, H. E., Leclercq, A., Lecuit, M., Tourdjman, M., Herber, H., Singleton, L. S., Viazis, S., & 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), Article 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; 1944-9097
dc.identifier.uri: https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/2853
dc.language.iso: en
dc.publisher: Elsevier
dc.rights - en: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
dc.rights - fr: Creative Commons Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
dc.rights.openaccesslevel - en: Gold
dc.rights.openaccesslevel - fr: Or
dc.rights.uri - en: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.rights.uri - fr: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en: Agriculture; Health and safety
dc.subject - fr: Agriculture; Santé et sécurité
dc.subject.en - en: Agriculture; Health and safety
dc.subject.fr - fr: Agriculture; Santé et sécurité
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.pagination: 1-12
local.peerreview - en: Yes
local.peerreview - fr: Oui
local.requestdoi: No

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