Category Archives: bacterial contamination

RASFF Alert – Microbiological Contamination – Water

Posted on October 18, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Microbiological contamination in water for babies from Germany in Hungary and the Czech Republic

Posted in bacterial contamination, Contaminated water, cross contamination, Decontamination Microbial, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Spoilage, microbial contamination, RASFF, Water, water microbiology, Water Safety

Hong Kong – Imported Clotted cream samples detected with total bacterial count exceeding legal limit

Posted on October 17, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

CFS

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 16) that samples of prepackaged pasteurized Cornish clotted cream imported from the United Kingdom (UK) were detected with total bacterial count exceeding the legal limit. The affected batch of 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: Cornish Clotted Cream
Brand: M&S
Place of origin: UK
Sole importer: Alf Retail Hong Kong Limited
Packing: 227 grams per pack
Use-by date: October 18, 2024

A spokesman for the CFS said, “The CFS collected the above-mentioned samples at the import level for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test results showed that the total bacterial count of the samples were 620,400, 1,128,000 and 1,504,000 per milliliter respectively. According to the Milk Regulation (Cap 132 AQ), milk after heat treatment by means of pasteurisation should not contain more than 30,000 bacteria per millilitre.

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 has temporarily suspended the permission to import for sale of the product concerned granted earlier to the importer. Other types of similar products of the same brand being sold in the market are not affected.

The spokesman said that the total bacterial counts exceeding the legal limit indicated that the hygienic conditions were unsatisfactory, but did not mean it would lead to food poisoning.

The CFS has informed the British authorities of the incident, and will continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.

Ends/Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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Posted in Bacteria, bacterial contamination, Center for Food Safety, CFS, food recall, product recall, Recall

France -Lot of croutons rouille soup 925g – Food Safety

Posted on October 9, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Soups, sauces and condiments
Product brand name
Palace of Food
Model names or references
Provencal rouille 90g
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3760089330371 003 Minimum durability date 03/01/2026
3760089330371 170 Minimum durability date 06/19/2026
3760089330371 051 Recommended consumption date 02/20/2026
3760089330371 216 Recommended consumption date 04/08/2026
3760089330371 234 Recommended consumption date 08/22/2026
3760089330371 257 Recommended consumption date 09/14/2026
3760089330371 262 Recommended consumption date 09/19/2026
Packaging
Glass jar
Start/End of marketing date
From 01/11/2023 to 11/14/2023
Storage temperature
Product to be stored at room temperature
Health mark
FR11255005CE
Geographic area of sale
Whole France
Distributors
Large distribution. Among our clients, there is a client outside France. This is the CORA of BERTRANGE (Luxembourg) – It has since become LECLERC BERTRANGE.

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Posted in bacterial contamination, cross contamination, food contamination, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Pasteurisation

France – Provencal rouille 90g – Food Safety

Posted on October 9, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Soups, sauces and condiments
Product brand name
Palace of Food
Model names or references
Rust
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3760089330371 003 Minimum durability date 03/01/2026
3760089330371 052 Minimum durability date 02/21/2026
3760089330371 170 Minimum durability date 06/19/2026
3760089330371 215 Minimum durability date 03/08/2026
3760089330371 263 Minimum durability date 09/20/2026
Packaging
Glass jar
Start/End of marketing date
From 01/11/2023 to 01/30/2023
Storage temperature
Product to be stored at room temperature
Health mark
FR11255005CE
Geographic area of sale
Whole France
Distributors
Large distribution. Among our clients, there is a client outside France. This is the CORA in BERTRANGE (Luxembourg). He has since become LECLERC BERTRANGE.

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Posted in bacterial contamination, cross contamination, Decontamination Microbial, food contamination, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, microbial contamination, product recall, Recall

France – Anchoïade 100g – Manufacturing Issues which could lead to microbial contamination

Posted on October 9, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Soups, sauces and condiments
Product brand name
Palace of Food
Model names or references
Anchoïade
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3760089330364 123 Minimum durability date 03/05/2026
3760089330364 213 Minimum durability date 01/08/2026
3760089330364 286 Minimum durability date 10/13/2026
3760089330364 155 Minimum durability date 03/06/2027
3760089330364 169 Minimum durability date 06/17/2027
3760089330364 176 Minimum durability date 06/26/2027
Packaging
Glass jar
Start/End of marketing date
From 07/17/2023 to 09/18/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be stored at room temperature
Health mark
FR11255005CE; FR11122001CE
Geographic area of sale
Whole France
Distributors
Large-scale distribution

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Hong Kong – Do Not Eat Raw Freshwater Fish to Avoid Harmful Bacteria and Parasites

Posted on September 29, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

CFS

Consuming raw freshwater fish (Chinese Yu Sang) can be hazardous to health. Raw freshwater fish including grass carp, bighead carp or snakehead may carry parasites such as Chinese liver fluke, which can cause obstruction, inflammation and cancer of the biliary ducts in the liver. Chinese liver fluke contributes to the majority of local human cases of enteric parasites.

In addition to parasites, eating raw or undercooked freshwater fish can lead to foodborne infections. In the past, there were outbreaks of Group B streptococcus (GBS) infections in Singapore which were associated with raw freshwater fish consumption. GBS can cause infections in different parts of the body including the bloodstream, lungs, bones and joints. People, especially the elderly and people with weakened immunity (e.g. people with chronic diseases), may also contract GBS by exposure to seawater through an existing open wound or a puncture wound when handling raw aquatic products.

In order to protect public health, raw freshwater fish (Chinese Yu Sang) is a prohibited food under the Food Business Regulation (Cap 132X) in Hong Kong. Consumers are advised not to eat raw or undercooked freshwater fish while dining locally or travelling and eat freshwater fish only if it is adequately cooked, especially when having hot pot or congee.

To prevent foodborne diseases, the public should also pay attention to personal, food and environmental hygiene:

Always keep your hands clean
Cover all wounds when handling raw seafood, and wear protective gloves if possible
Store raw and cooked foods separately, and use different knives and cutting boards to handle them separately to avoid cross-contamination
Cook food thoroughly before eating

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Posted in Bacteria, bacterial contamination, Faecal Streptpcocci, Food Microbiology Research, Group B Streptococcus, Research

France – Pickles ratatouille tomato sauce jams – Microbiological Contamination

Posted on September 13, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Soups, sauces and condiments
Product brand name
Ironworks Garden
Model names or references
350 gr jars
Product identification
Batch
Jams pickles tomato sauce ratatouille
Jams pickles tomato sauce ratatouille
Jams pickles tomato sauce ratatouille 12/30/2025
Packaging
350gr jars
Start/End of marketing date
From 09/13/2020 to 09/12/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be stored at room temperature
Geographic area of sale
Berre the Alps 06390
Distributors
Marie’s little grocery store 1 place Bellevue Berre les Alpes

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Canada – Classic Philly Steak brand Sandwich Slices Seasoned Glazed Beef recalled due to off odour – microbial contamination

Posted on September 13, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Gov Canada

Product

Sandwich Slices Seasoned Glazed Beef

Issue

Food – Microbial contamination – Non harmful (quality or spoilage)

What to do

Do not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product.

Audience

Hotels, restaurants and institutions

Distribution

Quebec

Brand	Product	Size	Codes	UPC
Classic Philly Steak	Sandwich Slices Seasoned Glazed Beef	4.54 kg	CL4 1 2284	None

Classic Philly Steak brand Sandwich Slices Seasoned Glazed Beef recalled due to off odour.

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Research – Safeguarding produce from E. coli contamination

Posted on September 8, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Phys Org

Leafy greens such as spinach and lettuce are among the most nutrient-packed foods we can eat—and some of the most prone to make us miserable, or worse. The pathogenic bacterium Escherichia coli O157:H7 causes millions of illnesses globally each year, health authorities say, including thousands of severe infections that can lead to kidney failure and even death.

The infections are often contracted from contaminated produce irrigated with water that contains animal waste runoff or grown in open fields where intruding wildlife leave feces.

To help address this challenge, a University of Maryland food safety expert is conducting microbial research to determine best practices for commercial growers who find evidence of wildlife faeces, or scat, in their fields.

Shirley Micallef, a professor in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, recently concluded a series of field trials on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that examined how E. coli moves from scat to a lettuce crop following a rain event.

The results from the research, which involved other faculty and students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, were recently published in the journal Frontiers in Plant Science.