Monthly Archives: September 2023

Canada – Ferrous Fumarate: yeasts and molds count is out of specification

Gov Canada

Summary

Product
Ferrous Fumarate
Issue
Health products – Product quality
What to do

Consult your health care professional if you have any health concerns.

Distribution National

Issue

The total combined yeasts and molds count is out of specification for the affected lot.

What you should do

  1. Verify if your product is affected.
  2. Consult your healthcare provider prior to discontinuing use of the affected product(s), or for any health concerns.
  3. Contact the recalling firm if you have any questions about the recall.
  4. Report any health product related side effects to Health Canada.
  5. Report any other health product safety complaints to Health Canada.
Additional information
Background
Details

 Belgium -Organic gluten-free Speculoos 150g – Organic Honey Waffles gluten-free 240g – Organic Vanilla Waffles gluten-free 120g – from the Mamita’s Bakeries brand – Aflatoxin

AFSCA

Recall of Mamita’s Bakeries bv
Products: Organic gluten-free Speculoos 150g – Organic Honey Waffles gluten-free 240g – Organic Vanilla Waffles gluten-free 120g – from the Mamita’s Bakeries brand.
Problem: Too high aflatoxin B1 content.

In agreement with the FASFC, Mamita’s Bakeries bv is withdrawing the products:
       • Organic gluten-free Speculoos 150g
       • Organic Honey Waffles gluten-free 240g
       • Organic Vanilla Waffles gluten-free 120g
of the Mamita’s Bakeries brand from sale and is recalling them from consumers in due to too high aflatoxin B1 content.

Mamita’s Bakeries bv asks its customers not to consume these products and to return them to the point of sale in which they were purchased.

Description of products:

– Product name: Organic gluten-free speculoos
– Brand: Mamita’s Bakeries
– Minimum durability dates (DDM) (“Best before (or end)”): 01/10/24 – 02/15/24 – 02/28/24 – Batch
numbers: 100124 – 150224 – 280224
– Sales period: from 06/19/23 to 08/14/23
– Nature of packaging: blister
– Weight: 150g

– Product name: Gluten-free Organic Honey Waffles
– Brand: Mamita’s Bakeries
– Minimum durability dates (DDM) (“To be consumed preferably before (or end)”): 12/30/23 – 01/15/24 – 01/30/24 – 02/07/24 – 02/14/24 –
Numbers of lots: 301223 – 150124 – 300124 – 070224 – 140224
– Sales period: from 06/19/23 to 09/06/23
– Nature of packaging: printed bag
– Weight: 240g

– Product name: Gluten-free Organic Vanilla Waffles
– Brand: Mamita’s Bakeries
– Best before dates (Best before): 06/10/23 – 23/10/23 – 27/10/23 – 02/11/23 – 14/11/23 – 22/11/23
– Lot numbers: 061023 – 231023 – 271023 – 021123 – 141123 – 221123
– Sales period: from 06/19/23 to 08/14/ 23
– Nature of packaging: printed bag
– Weight: 120g

The product was distributed by:
– ​​Delhaize De Leeuw NV – Brusselsesteenweg 347 B-1730 Asse.
– Biofresh NV – Legen Heirweg 51 B-9890 Gavere.

For any further information , contact:
Mr Christophe
Info@mamitasbakeries.com

Israel – Webinar, the Council for Research in Biological Pathogens 10/24/2023 – 

GovIL

You are invited to participate in an online seminar (webinar) on the topic: What will be the source of the next epidemic? Zoonoses and the factors driving their decline organized by the Council for Research in Biological Pathogens and the Office of the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Health.

Singapore – FOOD (AMENDMENT NO. 3) REGULATIONS 2023

SFA

The Food (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2023 will come into operation on 4
March 2024.
2 This set of amendments makes changes to the Food Regulations to revise the
microbiological standards for non-ready-to-eat (non-RTE) food. The current
microbiological standards for non-RTE food will apply until 3 March 2024.
3 The food industry has been consulted via a public consultation exercise from
17 February 2023 to 18 April 2023. A summary of the comments received and SFA’s
response can be downloaded from:
SFA

(Select “Proposed Amendments to Legislation”, then click on
• “Response to comments received from public consultation on draft
Food (Amendment No. Y) Regulations 2023 (Non-RTE Micro
Standards)”)
4 The Food (Amendment No.3) Regulations 2023 can be downloaded from:
SFA
(Select “Sale of Food Act 1973”, then click on “Food (Amendment No. 3)
Regulations 2023”)
2
5 Please contact SFA through email (mohd_naim_mohd_ayob@sfa.gov.sg)
should you need clarification on the amendments.

RASFF Alert- Listeria monocytogenes – Smoked Salmon Illness Case

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes ST155 isolated from a clinical case associated with the consumption of smoked salmon from Lithuania in Italy

RASFF Alert- Histamine –  Anchovy Fillets in Olive Oil

RASFF

Histamine beyond the limits in anchovy fillets in olive oil from Italy in Malta

RASFF Alert – Diarrhoeal Shellfish Poison toxins (DSP) – Tellins

RASFF

Diarrhoeal shellfish poison toxins (DSP) in tellins from France in Italy and Spain

RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – Organic Rye Flakes – Ground Nutmeg – Paprika Powder

RASFF

Ochratoxin A in organic rye flakes from Latvia in Germany

RASFF

Ochratoxin A (92 µg/kg – ppb) in ground nutmeg from Indonesia in the Netherlands

RASFF

Ochratoxin A in paprika powder in Serbia and Switzerland

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Rice- Ground Nutmeg – Groundnuts

RASFF

Aflatoxins in rice originating from Pakistan, destination France in Belgium

RASFF

Aflatoxin in ground nutmeg from Turkey in Switzerland

RASFF

Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

RASFF

Aflatoxin B1 in Paraguayen groundnuts kernels in the Netherlands

RASFF Alert – Vibrio – Pilled Shrimp – Shrimps

RASFF

Vibrio vulnificus in frozen pilled shrimp from Ecuador in France

RASFF

Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador in Spain