Monthly Archives: February 2015

USA – Soya Bean Sprouts – Listeria monocytogenes

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Hanbit Enterprises Inc. of Salinas, CA, dba Jack and the Beanstalk, is recalling Soybean Sprouts in 1 lb., 1.5 lb., 10 lb., and Natto plastic bags distributed up to and including Feb. 12, 2015, with Best if Used by dates up to Feb. 19, 2015, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

USA – Smoked Herring – Clostridium botulinum

Food Safety News

Moscahlades Bros Inc. of Paterson, NJ, is recalling Hellas Golden Double Smoked Herring because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life­-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.

RASFF Alert – Moulds – Yoghurt

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RASFF-Yoghurt from Germany infested with moulds in the Netherlands

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Cooked Ham – Smoked Salmon

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RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (1500 CFU/g) in cooked ham from France in France

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in frozen smoked salmon fillets (Salmo salar) from Serbia in Italy

RASFF Alerts – Campylobacter – Chicken

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RASFF-Campylobacter jejuni (3800; 8900; 2800 CFU/g) in fresh chicken meat from France in Denmark

RASFF-Campylobacter jejuni (2100 CFU/g) in chilled chicken from Germany in Denmark

RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Clams

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RASFF-norovirus (G II /25g) in frozen cooked whole white clams (Meretrix lyrata) from Vietnam in Spain

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Minced Meat -Sesame Seeds – Poultry – Turkey – Chicken – Duck

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RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis in frozen minced meat from Poland in France

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from India in Poland

RASFF-Salmonella spp. in frozen poultry meat preparations from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella spp. in frozen seasoned chicken fillets (Gallus gallus domesticus) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (present /25g) in turkey meat preparation from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella Indiana in duck meat from the United Kingdom in Iceland

RASFF-Salmonella Amsterdam (1 out of 5 samples /25g) and Salmonella Mbandaka (4 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from India in Greece

RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin – Raisins

 

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RASFF-ochratoxin A (11.8 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Afghanistan in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Dried Figs – Groundnuts – Hazelnuts- Chilli Peppers – Pistachios –

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RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 13.1 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 4.7 / B1 = 2.2 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut in shell from China in Spain

RASFF-aflatoxins (Tot. = 27.9 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey in Bulgaria

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 17.3; Tot. = 19.6 / B1 = 38.9; Tot. = 42.3 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Belgium

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 17 µg/kg – ppb) in chilli peppers from India in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 39; Tot. = 49 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (Tot. = 16.2 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnuts from Turkey in Bulgaria

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 295.5 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 11.1; Tot. = 12.3 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled groundnuts from China in Bulgaria

RASFF-aflatoxins (Tot. = 25 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey in Bulgaria

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 39; Tot. = 43 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted diced hazelnuts from Turkey  in the UK

 

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Enterobacteriaceae – Salmonella in Fish Meal

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RASFF -too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (820 CFU/g) in fish meal from Mauritania in Italy

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence) in fish meal from Mauritania in Italy