Monthly Archives: February 2023

France – Tommes de Savoie Frermière (IGP), farmhouse tommette, SARVAN cheese- Listeria monocytogenes

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name Domain Reinach
  • Model names or references TOMME DE SAVOIE FARM PGI – DOMAINE REINACH brand
  • Identification of products
    Batch
    Tommes de Savoie farmhouse (IGP): from lot 2964 to lot 2975
    Floor tiles: lots 51222, 61222, 81222, 91222, 171222
    Sarvan: lots 31222, 151222, 171222
  • Packaging In bulk in plastic crate and/or packaged in cardboard/packaging
  • Marketing start/end date From 05/01/2023 to 20/01/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark EN 73-179-005 EC
  • Further information None
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors SCPL Ugalait
  • List of points of sale Status_Clients.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Suspicion of contamination by Listeria monocytogenes
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

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India – Over 100 AP students fall ill, food poisoning suspected

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New Indian Express

GUNTUR: As many as 130 students fell sick  after consuming food at Gurukul school in Ramakrishnapuram in Palnadu district on Monday. Out of these students, 60 were admitted to hospital due to suspected food poisoning after they complained of vomiting and diarrhoea. As many as 650 students are studying at the Gurukul.

According to sources, a few students complained of stomach pain and nausea in the morning hours of Monday. The health officer at the school gave them the required medicines. However, the situation turned worse when several other students too took ill with similar symptoms. Later, they shifted the students to the Sattenapalli area hospital.

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Research – Mycotoxin survey: Watch out for exposure from dirty maize

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Irish Examiner

If you’re feeding maize, you likely have a mycotoxin problem on your farm, delegates at a recent ruminant nutrition were told.

Breaking down the results of this year’s mycotoxin survey, Laura Quinn, Ruminant Technical Species Expert at DSM, said: “When plants get stressed – whether that be drought, weather-related or disease – they can be vulnerable to being attacked by fungi, and mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites which are released by the fungi.

“They are in almost all agricultural commodities worldwide. They are very stable, can persist in heat and are resistant to any processing at feed mills.”

Biomin and DSM have run the survey since 2004.

The firm analyses over 20,000 samples a year and offers localised predictions for mycotoxins based on weather patterns.

“Mycotoxins are anti-protozoal, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, which is great for disinfectant, but considering in the rumen we are trying to use these to break down feed materials to produce milk, we don’t want them having that effect in the cow.”

In dairy animals, mycotoxins have been linked with reduced feed intake, lower milk yields, liver inflammation, lower vaccine efficacy, and lower fatty acid production, among other production and health issues.

There are currently more than 1,000 mycotoxins identified, with more being discovered by scientists all the time.

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Ireland – More than 7,000 birds on eight poultry farms in Ireland to be culled due to salmonella outbreak

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Irish Times

A large salmonella outbreak on eight poultry farms around the country has resulted in more than 7,000 birds having to be culled to ensure potentially-infected chicken products do not enter the food chain.

Due to the risk to human health from the bacteria, restrictions have been applied in the vicinity of the farms, most of which are in Co Cavan.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is working with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in an effort to curb the outbreak and to determine its cause.

The FSAI has confirmed that incidences of salmonella infection in broiler flocks were linked to a raw-chicken food recall it issued last week, when some poultry products were removed from supermarket shelves.

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Germany – Simply Sunny, dried figs, 400g – Ochratoxin A

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LMW

Alert type: Food
Date of first publication: 01/31/2023
Product name:

Simply Sunny, dried figs, 400g

Product images:

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Eurogroup Deutschland GmbH

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Eurogroup Deutschland GmbH

Manufacturer (distributor):

Eurogroup Deutschland GmbH Katzbergstraße 3 D – 40764 Langenfeld, Germany Distribution through branches of Penny Markt GmbH

Reason for warning:

Presence of ochratoxin A (“storage mold”)

Packaging Unit: 400g
Durability: 05/31/2023
Lot identification: OA350020356/2-11-630
Further information:

See attached consumer information

Click to access 5493_Marktaushang_Simply_Sunny_-_Feigen_getrocknet.pdf

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USA – Conagra Brands Recalls Canned Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Packaging Defect

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FSIS USDA

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2023 – Conagra Brands, Inc., a Fort Madison, Iowa establishment, is recalling approximately 2,581,816 pounds of canned meat and poultry products due to a packaging defect that may cause the products to become contaminated without showing any outward signs of contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The meat and poultry products were produced between December 12, 2022, and January 13, 2023. The following products are subject to recall: [view spreadsheet] [view labels].

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P4247” on the product cans. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.

The problem was discovered when the establishment notified FSIS after observing spoiled and/or leaking cans from multiple production dates at the establishment’s warehouse.

Subsequent investigation by the establishment determined that the cans subject to recall may have been damaged in a manner that is not readily apparent to consumers, which may allow foodborne pathogens to enter the cans.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

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