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RASFF Alert – Ergot Alkaloids – Organic Rye Flour

Posted on January 19, 2024 | Leave a comment

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Exceedance of the regulatory limit of ergot alkaloids in organic rye flour from Germany in Luxembourg

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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Cheese – Turkish Style Garlic Sausage

Posted on January 19, 2024 | Leave a comment

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STEC in cheese from France in the Netherlands

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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Turkish-style garlic sausage from Poland in  Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Malta, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom.

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RASFF Alert- Histamine – Frozen Tuna Burger

Posted on January 19, 2024 | Leave a comment

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Histamine in frozen tuna burger from the Netherlands in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Cheese Raclettes – Slow Cooked Short Ribs – Scozzes Affunitcato

Posted on January 19, 2024 | Leave a comment

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Listeria in cheese: raclettes from France in Morocco

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Listeria monocytogenes in slow cooked short ribs in Latvia and the Netherlands

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Listeria monocytogenes in Salmone scozzese affumicato from Estonia in Italy

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RASFF Alert- Norovirus – French Oysters

Posted on January 19, 2024 | Leave a comment

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Norovirus in oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in Italy

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Norovirus in oysters from France in Belgium

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Sultanas – Dried Figs

Posted on January 19, 2024 | Leave a comment

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Ochratoxin A above the Maximum Allowable Limit in dried grapes (sultanas) from Uzbekistan in Turkey and Spain

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Presence of Ochratoxin A beyond the permitted limits in dried figs from Spain in Italy

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RASFF Alert – Staphylococcus aureus – Fermented Dried Sausage

Posted on January 19, 2024 | Leave a comment

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Staphylococcus aureus in fermented dried sausage from Belgium in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin – Dried Figs – Pistachios – Groundnuts – Peanuts

Posted on January 19, 2024 | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxins (B1 and Total) beyond permitted limits in shelled pistachios from Turkey

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Aflatoxin B1 in groundnut from Argentina in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in groundnuts from the USA (via UK) in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 in peanuts from the United States in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in Groundnut kernels from the United States in the Netherlands

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High content of aflatoxin in in-shell pistachios from Iran in Italy

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye in Slovenia

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Aflatoxins beyond permitted limits in shelled Pistachios from Türkiye in Italy

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Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in france

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Aflatoxins above the limits in Pistachios in shell from Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from the Islamic Republic of Iran in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Chicken Products – Sesame Seeds – Chicken Neck Skins – Spices – Raw Chicken – Shoarma Mix

Posted on January 19, 2024 | Leave a comment

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Presence of Salmonella spp. in Indian hulled sesame seeds in Greece

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Presence of Salmonella Enteritidis in official samples of chicken neck skins, country of origin Poland in the Netherlands and Hungary

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Presence of Salmonella in spices (bixa orellana seeds) from Côte d’Ivoire in Spain

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Salmonella enteritidis in raw chicken from the Netherlands in Belgium and Germany

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Salmonella spp in frozen chicken prime wings (in 5 out of 5 units) from Poland in Italy

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Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

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S. Infantis in poultry meat from Poland in Bulgaria

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Salmonella enteritidis in chicken products from the Netherlands in Germany

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Salmonella in shoarma mix from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Research- New insights into what helps Salmonella cause infections

Posted on January 19, 2024 | Leave a comment

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Salmonella is notorious for surviving and replicating in macrophages, which are normally lethal to invading bacteria because of their inhospitable environment. In a new study, researchers have discovered how a system of proteins, called TamAB, helps Salmonella survive under the harsh conditions inside macrophages.

Salmonella is a foodborne pathogen that causes more than a million infections each year in the U.S. Concerningly, it can kill young, old, and immunocompromised individuals.

What makes these bacteria especially dangerous is their ability to evade our immune responses. Read More at the Link Above

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