Destruction of imported chicken by-products carrying E.coli O-157 in Guangdong Province

Introduction: Recently, a batch of imported chicken by-products carrying E.coli O-157 were completely incinerated in Huizhou Municipal Landfill On November 27 this year, Huizhou inspection and quarantine department carried out a laboratory microbiological test on a container of frozen chicken by-products imported from the United States, from which pathogenic Escherichia coli was detected It was sent to Guangzhou Import and export food inspection and research center of Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine Bureau for identification and was confirmed as E.coli O-157 The inspection and Quarantine Department of Huizhou sealed up the frozen products, and held a joint on-site working meeting in Huizhou with the departments of quality supervision, foreign trade, port, agriculture and epidemic prevention to destroy the frozen products E.coli O-157 is a new infectious disease found in the late 1970s It can cause human hemorrhagic diarrhea and enteritis, and it is complicated with hemolytic uremic syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and so on It can cause serious death In recent years, there have been outbreaks of the disease in the world From May to September 1996, a large-scale epidemic of E.coli haemorrhagic enteritis of type O-157 occurred in Japan, affecting 36 prefectures, affecting more than 10000 people and causing 12 deaths, which has attracted worldwide attention At present, Japan, Canada, Switzerland and other countries have listed O-157 as an infectious disease that must be reported and attach great importance to it (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: