Monthly Archives: May 2015

Food Poisoning Bulletin

Packages of Sun Rich apple slices are being recalled in 10 states for Listeria. The recalled products were sold at Subway sandwich shops, at other retail stores and through food service. They were distributed to IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, ND, OH, WI and WV.

In Canada, where they were also recalled, they were sold at Subway sandwich shops and Starbucks stores and one illness was reported.

Food Poisoning Bulletin

Sun-Rich apples slices that are being recalled for Listeria were served to students in Wa-Nee, Indiana school district.  students were served packaged apples at lunch this week that have been recalled by the manufacturer due to possible listeria bacteria contamination.

Food Safety News

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. of Elgin, IL, announced Friday that it is voluntarily recalling Fisher brand chopped walnuts packaged in 10-ounce plastic bags because some of these products may be contaminated with Salmonella.

To date, the company has not received any reports of illnesses in connection with the items listed above.

RASFF – Yessotoxin (YTX) (5.30 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled mussels from Italy in Italy

EFSA – Marine biotoxins in shellfish – Yessotoxin group1

Information

RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen and chilled turkey cuts from France in France

RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in roasted chopped hazelnuts from Turkey in Finland

RASFF-Salmonella spp. in frozen salted chicken breast meat from Thailand in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella Orion (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from India  in Greece

RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled turkey meat from France in Belgium

RASFF-Salmonella Kentucky (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from India in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence) in sesame seeds from India in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella Rissen (presence /25g) in organic chlorella powder from China, via the United Kingdom in Ireland

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen turkey meat preparations from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella Mbandaka (presence /25g) and Salmonella Orion (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from India in Greece

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen meat preparations from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (positive) in camembert cheese from France in Germany

RASFF-too high count of Escherichia coli (1300 MPN/100g) in rope mussels (Mytilus Edulis) from Ireland in France

RASFF-Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins (7166 µg/kg – ppb) in cockles

RASFF -food poisoning suspected to be caused by mussels from Spain in France

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (6700 CFU/g) in raw sheep’s milk cheese from France in France

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (50 CFU/g) in raw milk cheese from France in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 32.2 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Belgium

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 6.181 µg/kg – ppb) in red pepper ground (Capsicum spp) from India  in Estonia

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 23.1; Tot. = 24.3 µg/kg – ppb) in chilly powder from India in Greece

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 21.8; Tot. = 26.1 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio from Iran in the UK

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 3.1; Tot. = 4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from China in the UK

RASFF – Salmonella Lexington (presence /25g) and too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (30; 40; 220; 310; 6300 CFU/g) in poultry meal from Spain in Belgium