Monthly Archives: May 2017

Times of India

MUMBAI: Following the incident of E.coli bacteria being found in various ice samples tested by the BMC, the civic body over the last five days seized and destroyed 13,700 kg of ice from M-East ward only. The ward covers parts of Govandi, Deonar, Mankhurd, Trombay among others.

RASFF – Clostridium botulinum type E in chilled dried salted common roach (Rutilus rutilus) from Lithuania in Germany

RASFF – frozen blackberry from Serbia infested with moulds in Poland

RASFF-frozen blackberries from Serbia infested with moulds in Poland

RASFF – Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) toxins (42 mg/kg – ppm) in live mussels from Ireland in Ireland

ASP Information

RASFF – ochratoxin A (24.5 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Uzbekistan, via Lithuania, packaged in Poland in Poland

RASFF-ochratoxin A (11.7 µg/kg – ppb) in instant coffee from India in Latvia

RASFF – bacterial contamination of whipped cream without sugar from Belgium in the Netherlands

RASFF – histamine (804 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled yellowfin tuna from Spain in Italy

RASFF-food poisoning suspected to be caused by thawed yellowfin tuna loins from Spain in Italy

RASFF-foodborne outbreak suspected (histamine poisoning) to be caused by chilled vacuum-packed tuna from Spain in Spain

RASFF-food poisoning suspected to be caused by histamine in chilled tuna loins from Spain in France

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Heidelberg (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen salted chicken breasts from Brazil in Slovakia

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Heidelberg (O:4 (5),12,H:r:1.2 /25g) in frozen salted chicken breasts from Brazil in Slovakia

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Heidelberg (O:5 /25g) in frozen salted chicken breast fillets from Brazil in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Heidelberg (O:5 /25g) in frozen salted chicken breast cuts from Brazil in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Heidelberg (2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen salted chicken breast cuts from Brazil in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Heidelberg (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Minnesota (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen salted chicken breasts from Brazil in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen salted chicken half breasts from Brazil  in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled vacuum-packed beef carpaccio with cheese from Spain in Spain

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Heidelberg (in 4 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen salted chicken breast fillets from Brazil in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen salted chicken breasts from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Aberdeen (presence /25g) in yard long beans (Vigna unguiculata subsp.) from Malaysia in Finland

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled turkey fillets from Poland in Belgium

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 3.8; Tot. = 4.4 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled groundnuts from China in Spain

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 9.2; Tot. = 10.2 µg/kg – ppb) in melon seeds from Togo, via the Netherlands in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 9.81; Tot. = 18.74 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled almonds from the United States in Italy

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 14.2; Tot. = 15.2 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted watemelon seeds with sauce from Turkey in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 9.3; Tot. = 9.6 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted watermelon seeds from Turkey in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 3.5; Tot. = 3.8 µg/kg – ppb) in dried melon seeds (Egusi) from Ghana in the UK

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 8.3; Tot. = 8.8 µg/kg – ppb) in rice from Pakistan in Denmark

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 27.7; Tot. = 41.5 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 26.7; Tot. = 28.3 µg/kg – ppb) in crushed red chilli from India in Greece

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 27.4; Tot. = 31.3 µg/kg – ppb) in unshelled groundnuts from Egypt in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 6.5; Tot. = 7.6 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from India in Italy

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 130; Tot. = 140 / B1 = 160; Tot. = 180 µg/kg – ppb) in sunflower seeds from Egypt in Belgium

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 240; Tot. = 290 / B1 = 270; Tot. = 320 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut kernels from Egypt in the UK