Monthly Archives: February 2016

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) and Salmonella Senftenberg (presence /25g) in rapeseed meal from Ukraine in Cyprus

NlTimes

Supermarket chain Aldi issued a recall on smoked trout products made by H. van Wijnen B.V. after listeria bacteria was found in the product. 

In certain quantities listeria can be dangerous to a person’s health, especially to pregnant women, elderly people and those with a weakened immune system.

The smoked trout products involved are all from producer H. van Wijnen B.V. It involves 125 gram packages of smoked trout in the flavors natural, garlic and pepper.

Customers who bought these products are warned not to eat it, but to return it to any Aldi store for a refund.

Food Quality News 

Livsmedelsverket (The National Food Agency, Sweden) said there was a number of different outbreak clusters in early February in which a total of 70 people were suspected to be ill.

Fødevarestyrelsen (The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration) said there had many different notifications, some from restaurants, in which around 60 people has been sickened.

Norovirus typically occurs one to two days after being infected and duration of symptoms is typically one to three days.

Both countries posted notifications via the RASFF portal.

FSANZ –

Westhaven Dairy Pty Ltd has recalled Westhaven Coconut Milk Yoghurt – Natural and Apricot Flavours from Young’s Vegie Shed Camdale, Eden Foods, Only Natural in TAS and MFS Fine Foods in VIC due to microbial (E.coli) contamination. Food products contaminated with E.coli may cause illness if consumed. Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice. The products can be returned to the place of purchase for a full refund.

CFIA

Freshpoint Vancouver, Ltd. is recalling Del Monte and Sysco Imperial Fresh brand cantaloupes from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume and retailers, hotels, restaurants and institutions should not sell, serve or use the recalled products described below.

Consumers who are unsure if they have the affected cantaloupes are advised to check with their retailer.

CFIA

The food recall warning issued on February 8, 2016 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Advantage Health Matters is recalling Organic Traditions brand Sprouted Flax Seed Powder and Sprouted Chia & Flax Seed Powder from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

CFIA

The food recall warning issued on February 16, 2016 has been updated to include additional distribution information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Hillview Meat Processor is recalling raw pork and pork organ products from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Consumers should not consume and food service establishments, retailers, distributors and manufacturers in Alberta, should not serve, use, or sell these products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

The affected raw pork and pork organ products, supplied by Hillview Meat Processor, may have been transformed into raw muscle meat cuts, ground pork, sausages, and raw ready-to-eat products. The products, which may have been sold fresh or frozen, have only been distributed in Alberta.

The affected products are known to have been sold or distributed by the companies listed in the link above up to and including February 17, 2016. These products may have been sold pre-packaged or clerk-served, with or without a label. Consumers who are unsure if they have the affected products are advised to check with their retailer

CFIA

The food recall warning issued on February 17, 2016 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Dashing Dishes is recalling various pork-containing prepared meals from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The products listed in the link above have been sold by Dashing Dishes, located at unit 9, 2820 Centre Avenue NE, Calgary, Alberta, up to and including February 18, 2016.

Food Safety News

Forever Cheese Inc. is recalling Mitica brand imported Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves that was shipped to nine states because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

“The recall was the result of a routine sampling program by Forever Cheese which revealed that the imported cheese tested positive for the bacteria,” according to the recall notice on the Food and Drug Administration website.

Earlier today Whole Foods Market also recalled imported Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves from single retail locations in New York City and West Palm Beach, FL.

Food Safety News

RELATED RECALL: Forever Cheese Inc. recalls Mitica brand Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves

“Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves” sold by the Austin-based Whole Foods Market grocery chain and distributed to only in two of its 346 stores is being recalled for possible Listeria contamination.

The two Whole Foods stores that carried the recalled product are in West Palm Beach, FL, and the Bowery neighborhood of New York City.

abc Action News

Montgomery County officials said Monday that a Norovirus is to blame for a stomach illness in more than 200 students.

The Health Department said in a statement that it received confirmation from Phoenixville Hospital that results of tests on two students from Ursinus College confirmed the presence of Norovirus.

Food Safety Brazil Blog

With the recent discussions of the FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act, read a little more about the FSMA here ), plus an acronym has caused doubts in professional in the food safety area.

This is the HARCP (Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls).  desde os anos 60 pela indústria (e depois pela Cadeia Produtiva de Alimentos como um todo, com o advento da ISO 22000)? What exactly is this and what is the relationship with the traditional HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points), adopted since the 60s by the industry (then the Food Supply Chain as a whole, with the advent of ISO 22000)?

Food Online

HACCP is a global standard, developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s by a team of engineers and scientists from three distinctly different organizations. Pillsbury, the Army’s Natick Research Labs, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) joined forces to draft and adopt a global, food-safety standard in keeping with, and as part of, the Codex Alimentarius. The Codex commission was established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1963. HACCP was originally developed as a way to ensure built-in quality and food safety, specifically for the manned space program, though it has evolved greatly since that point in time.

Moving forward, HARCP is not a global standard, but an updated U.S. standard incorporated into the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) on July 4, 2012. Whereas HACCP generally applies to low-acid, canned food, juice, and seafood processors, HARPC applies to almost all food-processing facilities. The only facilities not required to comply with HARPC are those subject to the Standards of Produce Safety, those already governed by HACCP, and those facilities regulated by Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Dietary Supplements. Small and very small business entities, as defined by the FDA are also exempt.