The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) holds a series of exhibitions across the territory every year. Panels covering different topics such as food safety and nutrition are shown to enhance public knowledge on how to make safe and suitable food choices.
Four roving exhibitions will be held in the following venues in April 2024. Details are as follows:
| Date | Time | Venue | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/4 | 10am – 4pm | Causeway Bay Market | Prevention of Cross-contamination; Take Notice of Eating Scallops |
| 17/4 | 10am – 4pm | Smithfield Market | Prevention of Cross-contamination; Trans Fats |
| 19/4 | 10am – 4pm | Tsuen Wan Government Offices | Food Safety Advice for Pregnant Women; Enhance Food Traceability, Strengthen Food Safety |
| 24/4 | 10am – 4pm | Sai Wan Ho Market | Control of Food Temperature; Genetically Modified Food |
New arrangements of the exhibitions will be announced regularly and members of the public are welcome to visit the CFS website. For any enquiries, please contact our Communication Resource Unit at 2381 6096.
Danish Crown is recalling Den Grønne butcher turkey bacon, as salmonella has been found in the raw material for the product.
If you have the product, you should discard it or return it to the store where it was purchased.
Which food is recalled
The Green Butcher Turkey Bacon
Net weight: 100 grams
Best before date: 30.04.2024 and 01.05.2024
EAN code: 5707196309232
Where is the product sold
The product is sold in : COOP and Netto
Why is the product being recalled?
A check at the Polish raw material supplier has detected salmonella in the raw material.
There is therefore a risk that there may be salmonella in the product. The symptoms of infection with salmonella are diarrhoea, abdominal pain, fever, headache and possibly nausea and vomiting. The illness can last from a few days to several weeks.
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Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Fishing and aquaculture products
Product brand name
without marks
Model names or references
In shell and nuts
Product identification
Batch
10071
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/23/2024 to 03/26/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
Self-service store and distributor
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This is the final update for this outbreak investigation. The investigation has been closed, however illnesses could still be reported because this Salmonella strain may be present in some cattle and raw pet food products in Canada.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) collaborated with federal and provincial public health partners to investigate an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella infections in six provinces.
Investigation findings identified two sources:
This investigation has been closed, however this outbreak is a reminder that Salmonella bacteria can be found in raw pet food and in many species of animals, including dogs and cattle. If contaminated, raw pet food can also make your pets sick. Infected pets can also spread bacteria, like Salmonella, to individuals they are in contact with, even if they do not show any signs of illness.
Always use safe food handling practices when preparing, cooking, or storing raw pet food to prevent illness. Practice good hand hygiene and frequent handwashing after contact with dogs fed raw pet food, cattle, and their environments.
In total, 44 laboratory-confirmed cases of XDR Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- illness were linked to this outbreak in six provinces: Manitoba (1), Ontario (15), Quebec (24), New Brunswick (1), Nova Scotia (2), and Prince Edward Island (1). Individuals became sick between July 2020 and January 2024. Thirteen individuals were hospitalized. No deaths were reported. Individuals who became ill were between 0 and 91 years of age. Many of the cases (43%) were in children 5 years of age or younger. About half of the cases (55%) were female. Some illnesses associated with this outbreak strain were difficult to treat with commonly recommended antibiotics.
Using a laboratory method called whole genome sequencing, it was determined that some Salmonella illnesses dating back to 2020 were caused by the same outbreak strain as the illnesses that occurred in 2023 and 2024.
The outbreak strain of Salmonella that made people sick was found in raw pet food from the home of an ill individual. The outbreak strain of Salmonella was also found in sick dogs and cattle, and some of these animals died.
A total of 104 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella were reported from 33 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from November 20, 2023, to February 10, 2024. Of 92 people with information available, 27 were hospitalized. No deaths were reported.
Taoyuan prosecutors completed an investigation yesterday into a salmonella poisoning case last year in which more than 500 people became ill.
The prosecutors indicted the proprietor of a food stall at a market in Taoyuan’s Jhongli Distict (中壢) which sold Vietnamese-style sandwhiches known as banh mi.
Prosecutors said that the proprietor, surnamed Nguyen, originally from Vietnam, contravened the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation (食品安全衛生管理法), adding that “she should ensure the cleanliness and safety of food preparation materials, but failed to do so, leading to bacterial contamination.”
I would like to have said that I was surprised but I am not.
A survey on habits and beliefs around food hygiene has found some people wash raw chicken before cooking and others check their phones while preparing food.
Ipsos interviewed 2,231 adults aged 16 to 75 in the United Kingdom online in March 2024.
Overall, 85 percent of adults said they cook or prepare food at home at least several times a week.
One potentially harmful habit was people using the same tea towel for multiple purposes, including drying hands and kitchen objects. The data suggest that almost four in 10 do this at least frequently. Even among those who say they cook and prepare food at home on a daily basis, the proportion of those sharing this habit is 36 percent.
More than a third always or frequently check their phone whilst preparing food. One in five store leftover food in open containers in the fridge.
Almost one in three respondents frequently or always wash raw chicken before cooking it. This practice can cause cross-contamination through splashing bacteria onto hands, clothes, worktops and utensils. Microscopic droplets can cause cross-contamination.
Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Others
Product brand name
Unbranded
Model names or references
Poultry bacon to cook 150g
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3760237752284 4064057 Use-by date 03/25/2024
Packaging
Plastic tray
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/06/2024 to 03/25/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 67-045-002 CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
Fresh, Grand Frais and Mon Marché stores
List of points of sale
List_of_stores_concerned.pdf
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Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Saint-Nectaire farmer AOP on straw le pailloux
Model names or references
Saint-Nectaire farmer AOP on straw le pailloux
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
2910996000008 09M020124 Use-by date 03/16/2024
2480996000006 09M020124 Use-by date 03/16/2024
Packaging
Naked filming
Start/end date of marketing
From 02/01/2024 to 03/16/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
63-014-009
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
Fresh, Grand Frais, My Market, BioFrais
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