Category Archives: bacterial contamination

Belgium – Minced poultry meat and flavoured brand Kok O’rell. – Salmonella

AFSCA

In agreement with the AFSCA, EUROKIP is withdrawing SEASONED MINCED POULTRY MEAT from sale and is recalling it to consumers because of the possible presence of Salmonella.

EUROKIP asks its customers not to consume this product and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased. It will be refunded even without a receipt.
The product is, at the same time, withdrawn from sale.

Product description

– Product name: SEASONED MINCED POULTRY MEAT
– Brand: Kok O’Rell
– Use by date (BBD) (“To be consumed until”): 23/09/2020
– Lot number (s) ( s): 134110
– Sales period: from 09/16/2020 to 09/19/2020
– Type of packaging: transparent / black plastic container – 500g

Label used by Goesting Delicatessen, PNK BV, Gevanvo:

The product has been distributed by:

 VAN EETVELDE – MEERT – Stwg naar oudegem 173, 9308 GIJZEGEM
– DISCOUNT SONCK – Groenlaan 79, 9550 HERZELE
– VLEUGELS VOEDING – Edegemsestraat 141, 2640 MORTSEL
– PROOST SUPERMARKT – Lange Leemstraat 145, 71STAVICT – Lange Leemstraat 145,71straat DEL71straat – 3071 DELAVICTING- 3071ANTWERTING- ZENWERTING – 3071straat – Lange Leemstraat
– 3071straat, ERPS KWERPS
– PNK BV – Geluwestraat 9, 8940 WERVIK
– GEVANVO – Ijzerhand 43, 9120 BEVEREN

For any further information , contact:
Madame Tina Vanschoubroek
03/771 14 35 or tina@eurokip.be

France – Cora brand Gorgonzola PDO 150g – Listeria monocytogenes

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Product recall: Cora brand Gorgonzola PDO 150g

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of listeria

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who hold this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased for refund or exchange.

People who have consumed this product and who have a fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their attending physician, notifying them of this consumption.
Pregnant women should pay special attention to these symptoms, as well as immunocompromised people and the elderly. These symptoms may suggest listeriosis, a disease that can be serious and can take up to eight weeks to incubate.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Barcode
3.257.986.760.115

▸ Lot
P 230005

▸ DLC
01/10/2020

▸ Source
https://www.cora.fr/


UK – Faughan Foods extends its recall of Glensallagh Chicken Breast Products because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

FSA

Faughan Foods has taken the precautionary step of extending its recall of Glensallagh Roast Chicken Breast Pieces to include two additional batches and a further product, Glensallagh Tikka Style Chicken Pieces, because the products might contain Listeria monocytogenes. These products were sold in Lidl Northern Ireland stores only.

Product details

Glensallagh Roast Chicken Pieces
Pack size 240g
Batch code P3629 and P4629
Best before 02 October 2020
Glensallagh Tikka Style Chicken Pieces
Pack size 240g
Batch code P3629 and P4629
Best before 02 October 2020

Risk statement

The products listed above might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea.

Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.

Action taken by the company

Faughan Foods is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

Our advice to consumers

If you have bought either of the above products do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.

About product recalls and withdrawals

If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be ‘withdrawn’ (taken off the shelves) or ‘recalled’ (when customers are asked to return the product). The FSA issues Product Withdrawal Information Notices and Product Recall Information Notices to let consumers and local authorities know about problems associated with food. In some cases, a ‘Food Alert for Action’ is issued. This provides local authorities with details of specific action to be taken on behalf of consumers.

Ref: FSA-PRIN-43-2020-update-1

Ireland – Dunnes Stores Recalls its Cooked Chicken Pieces and Cooked Chicken Tikka Pieces due to the Possible Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

FSAI

Summary
Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2020.60
Product: Dunnes Stores My Family Favourites Cooked Chicken Pieces;
Dunnes Stores My Family Favourites Cooked Chicken Tikka Pieces;
pack size: 240g.
Batch Code: All batch codes, all use-by dates.
Country Of Origin: Ireland

Message:

As a precaution, Dunnes Stores is recalling the above cooked chicken products due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed.

Nature Of Danger:

Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness.  In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications.  Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria monocytogenes infections, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly.  The incubation period (time between initial infection and first symptoms appearing) is on average 3 weeks but can range between 3 and 70 days.

Action Required:

Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, caterers & retailers:

Retailers are requested to remove the implicated products from sale and to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores where the affected products were sold.

Consumers:

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated products.

Dunnes cooked chicken

Canada – N.B. declares outbreak of shellfish bacteria causing gastrointestinal illness – Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Global News CA

Food Illness - Vibrio

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New Brunswick health officials have declared an outbreak of vibrio parahaemolyticus, a bacteria found in shellfish that causes gastrointestinal illness in humans.

The province says nine cases of vibrio have been confirmed. The average for New Brunswick is typically only two to three cases a year.

“I am advising all New Brunswickers to ensure that they obtain shellfish and other seafood from a licensed establishment or harvest shellfish from fishing zones which are currently open by Fisheries and Oceans Canada,” said N.B. chief of health Dr. Jennifer Russell in a news release.

USA – Health departments probe Salmonella outbreak in NE counties

Journal Advocate

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Investigators with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Northeast Colorado Health Department are looking into a cluster of Salmonella infections in residents of northeastern Colorado counties.

According to Deanna Herbert, a communications manager with CDPHE, 17 cases of Salmonella illness have been reported in northeast Colorado between Aug. 1 and Sept. 17. Eleven of those cases were in Logan County. Herbert said that typically, fewer than 12 cases are reported in the six northeastern counties during the months of August and September.

“Public health investigates reported Salmonella cases to determine if the cases have common exposures that might indicate that an outbreak is occurring,” Herbert said. “A single common exposure for all of the reported cases in August and September has not been identified and the investigation is ongoing.”

USA – La Aldea Store Salmonella Outbreak

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Tippecanoe County Department of Health announced today that it is investigating a cluster of Salmonella cases linked to West Lafayette grocery store La Aldea Grocery Store at 2801 Klondike Road. The TC DOH department is coordinating with the state Department of Health on its investigation into this La Aldea Store Salmonella Outbreak.

Belgium – ALBERT HEIJN AH Biefstukworst (beef sausage). – Possible Micro Contamination

AFSCA

In agreement with the AFSCA, Albert Heijn is withdrawing from sale the beef sausage ‘AH Biefstukworst’ of the Albert Heijn brand and is recalling this product to consumers. There is a risk of food poisoning associated with the consumption of this product, due to the possible presence of microbiological contamination. Consumption of this product may therefore pose a risk to health – especially in young children, the elderly, people with weakened immune systems and pregnant women.

Albert Heijn asks his customers not to consume this product and to bring it back to the point of sale where it was purchased. The product will be refunded or exchanged there. Please contact a doctor if you have any health problem.

Product description

• Product category: Beef sausage
• Product name:: AH Biefstukworst
• Brand: Albert Heijn
• Date of minimum durability (DDM): 21-09-2020
• Sales period: from 03/09/2020 to 09/18/2020
• Type of packaging: plastic packaging
• Weight: 200 g

For any further information , please contact Albert Heijn on 0800 777 05

Netherlands – AH steak sausage 200 grams – E.coli

NVWA

Important safety warning AH steak sausage 200 grams

Albert Heijn has decided on the AH Steak sausage st. 200 grams from the stores. With the AH Steak sausage st. 200 grams with an expiry date of 21 September 2020, the bacterium e.coli was found.

Albert Heijn urges customers not to eat AH steak sausage and to bring it back to an Albert Heijn store, where they will be reimbursed for the purchase price upon return of the product.

See also the Albert Heijn website

E.coli

Eating a product with an E. coli bacteria (faeces bacteria, STEC, EHEC) can, if not thoroughly cooked, result in nausea, vomiting and (bloody) diarrhea within a week. Especially for young children, the elderly, people with low immunity and pregnant women. Consult your doctor or general practitioner for more information if you have health complaints after eating the said product.

Download ‘Important safety warning AH steak sausage 200 grams’

PDF document | 1 page | 97 KB

Warning | 19-09-2020

Steak sausage AH

Canada – Warning not to consume various canned products sold by the company Cantine Poincaré

MAPAQ

MAPAQ,  in collaboration with the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal and the company Cantine Poinca ré , located at 1071, boulevard Saint-Laurent, in Montreal, is notifying the population e  not to consume the products listed in the table below, since they were not prepared and packaged to ensure their safety. 

 

Product name  Format Targeted lot
“MISCELLANEOUS CANNED VEGETABLES”

183 g

Units sold until September 18, 2020

“VARIOUS CONFITTED MEATS”
“BOUDIN”
“VARIOUS SEAFOOD PRODUCTS”
“VARIOUS VEGETARIAN DISHES” 500 g
“VARIOUS MEAT DISHES IN SAUCE” 225 g

500 g
The products that are the subject of this warning were offered for sale until September 18, 2020 inclusively, and only at the establishment designated above. They were sold at room temperature. The products were individually wrapped in a tin can and hand identified in black felt. 
The operator is voluntarily recalling the products in question. He agreed with the MAPAQ and the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal to disseminate this warning as a precautionary measure. People who have these products in their possession are advised not to consume them; they must either return them to the establishment where they purchased them or throw them away, even if the affected products do not show any signs of spoilage or a suspicious odor, consuming them may represent a risk to health. It should be noted that no case of illness associated with the consumption of these foods has been reported to MAPAQ so far.