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Belgium, 25/04/2025

Following an inspection and in order to guarantee consumer safety, Carrefour is asking to withdraw from the market the “Tahini sesame puree” of the Carrefour Bio brand sold in the grocery section of certain Carrefour stores in Belgium and is recalling it from consumers due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

Product Description:

• Name: Sesame Puree Tahini
• Brand: Carrefour Bio
• Best before date: 30/07/2026
• EAN: 3560071411688
• Lot number: LBS250105
• Weight: 350 g

All products have been withdrawn from sale. However, some of these products were marketed on the Belgian market before the withdrawal measure. It is therefore recommended that people who have the products described above do not consume them and destroy them or return them to the point of sale where they will be reimbursed.

Foodborne illnesses caused by salmonella result in gastrointestinal disorders often accompanied by fever within 12 to 72 hours of consuming contaminated products. These symptoms may be aggravated in young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly. People who have consumed the product mentioned above and who have these symptoms are invited to consult their doctor and report this consumption.

We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused.

For any further information, you can contact Carrefour Belgium consumer service by calling the toll-free number 0800.9.10.11, from 8:30 am to 8:00 pm on working days and from 9:00 am to 5 pm on Saturdays.

30/04/2025, France

Recalled Product Identification Information

• Product CategoryFeeding
• Product subcategoryOther
• Product Brand NameDamiano
• Model names or part numbersTAHINI 100% – Sesame Puree 100% 275g
• Product identificationGTINLotDate800235205002L080225FBest before date 08/02/2027
• Start/End of marketing dateOf the 03/03/2025 at 30/04/2025
• Storage temperatureProduct to be stored at room temperature
• Geographical area of saleFrance
• DistributorsBiocoop

Practical information about the recall

• Reason for the recallSalmonella detection
• Risks to the consumerSalmonella spp (agent responsible for salmonellosis)
• Conduct to be followed by the consumerDo not consume
  again Return the product to the point of sale
  Destroy the product
• Health recommendationsFoodborne illnesses caused by salmonella result in sudden onset of gastrointestinal disorders (diarrhoea, vomiting) often accompanied by fever and headache that generally occur 6 to 72 hours after consumption of contaminated products. These symptoms may be more pronounced in young children, pregnant women, immunocompromised people and the elderly. People who have consumed these products and who have these symptoms are invited to consult their doctor and report this consumption. If there are no symptoms within 7 days of consuming the affected products, there is no need to worry and consult a doctor. If the product must be cooked before consumption: cooking the products (hard-boiled eggs, pastries, poultry meat, etc.) at +65°C destroys these bacteria and prevents the consequences of such contamination.
• Contact number0800807102
• Compensation arrangementsRepayment
• End date of the recall procedureMonday, June 30, 2025

Slovak Republic, 30/04/2025

On the basis of the notification of the operator Metro Cash & Carry Slovakia s.r.o., RVPS Senec carried out an inspection in the operation of Metro Cash & Carry Slovakia s.r.o., Senecká cesta 1881, 900 28 Ivanka pri Dunaji, in order to verify the reported non-compliant product.

Product

• Oyster Sharp Regal N°2
• Batch: 20550407 and 20250409
• DS: 7.4.2025 and 10.4.2025
• Country of origin: Ireland

Finding

The presence of Norovirus was detected in the examined sample.

The non-compliant product was delivered from the Czech Republic in the amount of 5.43 kg by HOPI CEE Fish Hub s.r.o., Zděbradská 74, 251 01 Říčany, Jažlovice.

Metro Cash & Carry Slovakia s.r.o. withdrew the product in question from sale and informed its customers about the possibility of returning the product.

https://www.ages.at/mensch/produktwarnungen-produktrueckrufe/produkt/billa-immer-gut-hamshuka-hummus-gemuese-210g

Austria, recall 16/04/2025

For reasons of consistent consumer protection, the supplier Wojnar’s Wiener Leckerbissen Delikatessenerzeugung GmbH is recalling BILLA IMMER GUT HAMSHUKA HUMMUS GEMÜSE 210G, sold up to and including 15.04.2025.

In the course of a routine check, tahini/sesame paste Salmonella spp. was detected in the raw material. So far, no contamination has been confirmed in the product produced with it. Nevertheless, it cannot be completely ruled out that a potential health hazard from Salmonella spp. may exist in the ready-to-eat product. As a precautionary measure, the entire stock of the potentially affected product, which was sold up to and including 15.04.2025, is being recalled – the consumption of the said product is therefore not recommended.

The inventory of the affected product was removed from sale.

• Affected products that have already been purchased can now be returned without a receipt
• If you have any questions, please contact Wojnar’s Wiener Leckerbissen Delikatessenerzeugung GmbH by e-mail to office@wojnar.at

The supplier Wojnar’s Wiener Leckerbissen Delikatessenerzeugung GmbH regrets the incident and apologizes to all customers for the inconvenience caused.

The warning does not state that the health risk has been caused by the producer, manufacturer, importer or distributor.

Czechia, 23/04/2025

Unsatisfactory parameter:

Fungi visible to the eye

White, gray and black mold was present on the surface of the food. A food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

The sample was taken from the opened package. The food had an expired expiration date.

The sample was detected by an official inspection by the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority.

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Denmark, 23/04/2025

Geia Food A/S is recalling 3 varieties of Holmene organic shots, as there is a risk of fermentation and breakage. Fermentation makes the product unsuitable as food.

If you have the products, you should discard them or return them to the store where they were purchased.

What foods are being recalled

Holmene Organic Ginger Shot
Net content: 500 ml
Best before end: 03.06.2026,13.09.2026 & 08.10.2026
EAN: 5710326022659

Holmene Organic Beetroot Shot
Net Content 500 ml
Best before end: 17.09.2026
EAN: 5710326022697

Holmene Organic Orange-Turmeric Shot
Net Content 500 ml
Best before end: 11.09.2026.EAN
: 5710326022710

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Greece, 11/04/2025

PRESS RELEASE

Product Recall -“Chicken Souvlaki with Pepper”

The E.F.E.T. and in particular the Regional Directorate of Epirus, during the Audits in the framework of the Program “Official Control for the Monitoring of Microbiological Food Safety Criteria” for the year 2025, proceeded to the sampling of a sample of meat preparation from poultry meat, namely, “chicken souvlaki with pepper”, with a production date of 05/04/2025 and an expiration date of 11/04/2025, which is produced and packaged in Greece by the company POULTRY COMPANIES OF ARTAS S.A. (CHICKEN ANEZAS S.A.) based in Aneza Arta. After the examination by the Veterinary Laboratory of Ioannina, the presence of the pathogenic microorganism Salmonella spp. was found in the above sample.

The E.F.E.T. demanded the immediate recall of the entire batch of the product in question and the relevant controls are already in progress. Consumers who have purchased the above product are invited not to consume it.

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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 8) that samples of a kind of frozen confection imported from Malaysia were found to contain coliform bacteria exceeding the legal limit. The affected product has been marked and sealed, and has not entered the market. The CFS is following up on the incident.

Product details are as follows:

Product name: King Don’t Lie Musang King Durian Gelato Plant-Based (Frozen Confection)
Brand: XO-ice
Place of origin: Malaysia
Importer: Gainly Enterprise Limited
Volume: 473 millilitres
Best-before date: September 12, 2027

A spokesman for the CFS said, “The CFS collected samples of the above-mentioned frozen confection at the import level for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test results showed that three samples contained coliform bacteria ranging between 110 and 130 per gram, exceeding the legal limit.”

Under the Frozen Confections Regulation (Cap. 132AC), frozen confection for sale should not contain more than 100 coliform bacteria per gram. The maximum penalty for offenders is a fine of $10,000 and three months’ imprisonment upon conviction. The fact that the total coliform count exceeded the legal limit indicated that the hygienic conditions were unsatisfactory, but did not mean that consumption would lead to food poisoning.

The CFS has informed the importer concerned of the irregularity. An investigation revealed that the affected batch of the product is still stored in the importer’s warehouse. It has not entered the local market. The CFS will temporarily suspend the permission to import for sale of the product concerned granted earlier to the importer.

​The CFS will inform the Malaysian authority of the incident, and will continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate actions.

Ends/Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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Iceland, 11/04/2025

The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority warns against the consumption of Arna+ protein drinks with chocolate flavor, strawberry flavor and coffee flavor because Bacillus cereus microorganism that can cause food poisoning was detected in the product during the company’s quality control. The company has recalled products with the shelf life label Best before 15.04 in consultation with the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority and has also withdrawn products with all dates from sale as a precaution.

The recall applies to the following batch:

• Brand: Arna+
• Product name: Chocolate Flavoured Protein Drink, Strawberry Flavoured Protein Drink and Coffee Flavoured Protein Drink
• Manufacturer: Arna, Hafnargata 80, Bolungarvík
• Batch number/Best before: 15.04
• Storage conditions: Refrigerated product
• Distribution: Krónan, Bonus, Nettó and Hagkaup, stores all over the country. Fjarðarkaup, Melabúðin, Hlíðarkaup Sauðárkróki, Kaupfélag Skagfirðinga Sauðárkróki, Kaupfélag Vestur húnvetninga Hvammstangi, Kauptún Vopnafjörður, Costco. The supermarket and Krambúðin all over the country.

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Slovak Republic, 25/04/2025

As part of the official control of foodstuffs, RVPS Dolný Kubín carried out samples of the product.

Product

• Chicken breast chilled
• BATCH: 01/310325
• DS: 7.4.2025
• Operation: Meat, Smoked Meats RAGON, Lokalného průmysl 570, 029 01 Námestovo,
• Manufacturer: F.H.U. “Kubik-I” Roman Kubik, Dluga 34 A, 34-480 Jablonka, Poland

Finding

The presence of Salmonella Typhimurium was detected in the examined sample.

The product in question was consigned from Poland in a quantity of 150 kg. The product is already past its expiration date, it is not on the market.