Dairy Ingredients for Food Processing

Country

Year

Pathogen

No. of cases

Product type

Reference

Milk Status

#^

USA

1998

E. coli

(STEC 0157 : H7)

55

Fresh cheese curds

CDC (2000)

R

England (UK)

1999

E. coli

(STEC 0157 PT 21/28)

3

Cotherstone cheese

CDSC (1999)

US

Canada

2002

E. coli

(STEC 0157 : H7)

13

Gouda cheese

Honish et al. (2005)

UP

Canada

2003

E. coli

(STEC 0157 : H7)

10

Cheese (unspecifi

ed)

Anon (2003)

US

France

2004

E. coli

(STEC 0157 : H7)

3

Goat cheese

Espie et al. (2006)

UP

France

2005

E. coli

(STEC 026 and 080)

16

Camembert type cheese

Espie et al. (2008)

R

Italy

2006

E. col

i (EAEC)

13

Pecorino (sheep) cheese

Scavia et al. (2008)

UP

USA

1993

Clostridium botulinum

8

Commercial process cheese sauce

Townes et al. (1996)

P

Italy

1996

Cl. botulinum

8

Mascarpone cheese dessert

Aureli et al. (2000)

UP

Iran

1997

Cl. botulinum

27

Traditional cheese preserved in oil

Pourshafi

e et al. (1998)

US

England

1981 – 1983

Brucella melitensis

2

Goat/sheep cheese

Sharp (1987)

UP

USA

1983

Br. melitensis

31

Mexican queso fresco

Altekruse et al. (1998)

R

Greece

1984

Brucella spp.

23

Homemade unripened cheese

Sharp (1987)

US

USA

1985

Br. melitensis

9

Mexican queso fresco

Altekruse et al. (1998)

R

Malta

1994 – 1995

Br. melitensis

135

Sheep/goat soft cheese

Ryser (2001)

R

Spain

1994 – 1995

Br. melitensis

81

Fresh cottage - type cheese

Ryser (2001)

R

Spain

2002

Br. melitensis

11

Goat cheese

Martinez et al. (2003)

US

Italy

2005

Br. abortus

5

Pecorino cheese

Farina et al. (2008)

UP

Canada

1980

Staphylococcus aureus

62

Cheese curd

De Buyser et al. (2001)

US

USA

1981

Staph. aureus

16

Cheese (unspecifi

ed)

De Buyser et al. (2001)

P

France

1983

Staph. aureus

20

Farm ewe cheese

De Buyser et al. (2001)

R

England

1983

Staph. aureus

2

Cheese (unspecifi

ed)

De Buyser et al. (2001)

P

Scotland

1984

Staph. aureus

27

Ewe cheese

De Buyser et al. (2001)

R

England

1988

Staph. aureus

155

Stilton cheese

De Buyser et al. (2001)

UP

Brazil

1994

Staph. aureus

7

Minas - type cheese

Araujo et al. (2002)

UP

USA

2007

Campylobacter jejuni

68

Cheese (unspecifi

ed)

Aghoghovbia et al. (2007)

R

USA

2004

Mycobacterium bovis

35

Mexican fresh cheese

Harris et al. (2007)

UP

#: P, pasteurized; UP, unpasteurized; R, raw; US, unspecifi

ed

Table 3.3. * Implicated in Denmark, Netherlands, and Sweden outbreaks

Documented outbreaks of foodborne illness by bacterial pathogen associated with cheese, 1980–2008.

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