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Denmark – Update – Milk with a sour taste – Bacterial Contamination

Posted on April 19, 2023 by | Leave a comment

DVFA

Milk with a sour taste

Thise Dairy is recalling mini milk and skimmed milk from the brands Änglamark, Irma and COOP 365, as the products taste sour as a result of the growth of bacteria. The products are unsuitable as food and should be returned to the store where they were purchased or discarded.

Updated on 19/04/2023 with two new products.

Recalled foods , Published: April 14, 2023

Modified April 19, 2023

​​​​​​​​​​Which foods:
Änglamark mini milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5701975300922
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023 ( see picture of the date marking here )


Änglamark skimmed milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5701975300915
Production date: 09/04/2023
Best before date: 20/04/2023

Änglamark mini milk, 1/2 liter
EAN: 5701975305101
Production date: 09/04/2023
Best before date: 20/04/2023

COOP, 365 mini milk 1/1 liter 
EAN: 5701975300953
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023


COOP 365 skimmed milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5701975300946
Production date: 09/04/2023
Best before date: 20/04/2023

Irma mini milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5718146420228
Production date: 09/04/2023
Best before date: 20/04/2023


Irma skimmed milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5718146420242
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023

Irma mini milk, 1/2 liter
EAN: 5718146123587
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023

Sold in:
Kvickly, Super Brugsen, Dagli’ Brugsen, Irma and COOP-365 stores all over the country.

Why are the foods being recalled:
​​After several customer complaints about sour milk, the dairy has established that there has been a break in the cold chain. This means that there has been an opportunity for bacteria to grow in the milk, and this has made the milk sour and therefore unsuitable as food.

What should you do as a consumer:
​​​​The Food and Drug Administration advises consumers to return the products to the store where they were purchased, or to discard them.

Who is recalling:
​Thise Mejeri
Sundsørevej 62
7870 Roslev

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Denmark – Milk with a sour taste- Bacterial Contamination

Posted on April 17, 2023 by | Leave a comment

DVFA

Thise Dairy is recalling mini milk and skimmed milk from the brands Änglamark, Irma and COOP 365, as the products taste sour as a result of the growth of bacteria. The products are unsuitable as food and should be returned to the store where they were purchased or discarded.

Recalled foods , Published: April 14, 2023

Modified April 14, 2023

​​​​​​​​​​Which foods:
Änglamark mini milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5701975300922
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023 ( see picture of the date marking here )


Änglamark skimmed milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5701975300915
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023


COOP 365 mini milk, 1/1 liter 
EAN: 5701975300953
Production date: 09/04/2023
Best before date: 20/04/2023

COOP 365 skimmed milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5701975300953
Production date: 09/04/2023
Best before date: 20/04/2023

Irma mini milk , 1/1 liter
EAN: 5718146420228
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023


Irma skimmed milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5718146420242
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023

Sold
in: Kvickly, Super Brugsen, Dagli’ Brugsen, Irma and COOP-365 stores all over the country.

Why the food recalled:
​After several customer complaints about sour milk, the dairy has established that there has been a break in the cold chain. This means that there has been an opportunity for bacteria to grow in the milk, and this has made the milk sour and therefore unsuitable as food.

What should you do as a consumer:
​​​​The Danish Food and Beverage Agency advises consumers to return the products to the store, where they were purchased, or to discard them.

Who is recalling:
Thise Mejeri
Sundsørevej 62
7870 Roslev

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Research – Bacterial signaling across biofilm affected by surface structure

Posted on April 10, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Science Daily

Bacteria are also able to communicate with each other through chemical signals, a behavior known as quorum signaling (QS). These chemical signals spread through a biofilm that colonies of bacteria form after they reach a certain density, and are used to help the colonies scavenge food, as well as defend against threats, like antibiotics. Researchers examined how different structures affects biofilm growth and QS by the bacteria in the presence of antibiotics. They found structure does have an effect on QS in some strains of the bacteria.

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Various brands of Chicken Soup Products recalled due to swollen containers – Microbiological Contamination

Posted on April 3, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Summary

Product
Chicken Soup Products
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Other
What to do

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

Audience
Retail

Affected products

Issue

Various brands of Chicken Soup Products recalled due to swollen containers.

The recalled products have been sold nationally.

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Canada – Solstice Ciderworks brand Haskap Cider recalled due to bursting cans – Microbial Contamination

Posted on April 3, 2023 by | Leave a comment

CFIA

Summary

Product
Haskap Cider
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Non harmful (quality or spoilage)
What to do

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

Audience
Retail

Affected products

Solstice Ciderworks brand Haskap Cider recalled due to bursting cans.

The recalled product has been sold in the Yukon.

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RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Microbiological Contamination – Hay

Posted on March 17, 2023 by | Leave a comment

RASFF

Microbiological deviation in hay for animals from Austria in Croatia

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Denmark – Unwanted bacterial growth in mayonnaise

Posted on March 6, 2023 by | Leave a comment

DVFA

Stryhns Gruppen A/S is recalling Mayonnaise, Neutral, due to the risk of unwanted bacterial growth, which makes the mayonnaise unsuitable as food.

The mayonnaise is sold in ABC Low Price stores in Jutland and on Funen.

Consumers should discard the product or return it to the store where it was purchased.

Recalled foods , Published: March 6, 2023

What Food

Net weight: 400g
Best before date: 08.06.2023
EAN barcode: 5701295292686
Sold in : ABC low-cost stores in Jutland and on Funen
Why
The company has measured an excessively high pH value in the product. A high pH value means that there is a risk of the growth of unwanted bacteria in the mayonnaise, and the product can have a different smell and taste, which makes it unsuitable as food.
What should you do as a consumer?
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased or to discard it. 
Who is recalling this product
Stryhns Gruppen A/S
Vester Kirkevej 13-19
4000 Roskilde

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Switzerland – Swiss checks find microbially contaminated fruit salads

Posted on February 28, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

Listeria and coagulase-positive Staphylococci have been found during inspections of fruit salads in Switzerland, according to the Swiss Association of Cantonal Chemists (ACCS).

Cantonal chemists analyzed the microbiological quality of fruit salads by taking 205 samples.

During the control, organized from May to September 2022, the samples of fruit salads were taken throughout Switzerland and Liechtenstein to check the microbial quality and for the presence of bacteria that could pose a health risk.

Food control is done by cantons, which carry out inspections and laboratory analyses with the help of cantonal chemists. Switzerland is made up of 26 regions called cantons.

Fruit salads can represent a health risk, particularly if storage temperatures and times are not adequate and products are intended for vulnerable people in retirement homes, nursing homes, or hospitals.

Targeted sampling looked at types of fruit more likely to be contaminated by bacteria such as low-acid fruits like melon or watermelon and followed criteria set in food legislation.

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France – 4 waffles – Microbiological Contamination

Posted on February 17, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Cereals and baked goods
  • Product brand name Stephan Pastry
  • Model names or references723: Brussels waffles x 4,280 g in blister pack
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Lot Date
    3533950000617 03823A Date of minimum durability 07/02/2025
  • Packaging Brussels waffles x 4 – 280g in blister pack
  • Marketing start/end date From 02/11/2023 to 02/25/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information Break in the cold chain during transport
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Regions: Hauts-de-France
  • Distributors Carrefour – Montsoult logistics warehouse
  • List of points of sale Traceability_Frozen_waffle_Carrefour.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Break in the cold chain during transport
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Other biological contaminants
    Organoleptic changes
  • Additional description of the risk Bacteriological risk due to the breaking of the cold chain – yeasts, moulds

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Australia – Update – JS Health x Inside Out Almond Milk and Oat Milk 1 L – Potential Biotoxin Formation

Posted on February 17, 2023 by | Leave a comment

FSANZ

​Updated: 17 February 2023 (This update is due to further investigation following the initial single product recall due to potential biotoxin contamination)​

Product information

Inside Out Nutritious Goods Pty Ltd is conducting a recall of multiple products:

JS Health x ​​Inside Out Unsweetened Almond Milk Collagen + Calcium + Prebiotics, 1 L​.

JS Health x ​​Inside Out Unsweetened Oat Milk Collagen + Calcium + Prebiotics, 1 L

JS Health x ​​Inside Out Barista Oat Milk Collagen + Calcium + Prebiotics, 1 L

The products have been available for sale at Woolworths nationally.

Date markings

USE BY DATE up to and including 18 MAY 2023 ​

​

Problem

The recall is due to missing storage instructions. Product is not labelled with directions to ‘keep refrigerated’.

Food safety hazard

Failure to refrigerate this product may lead to microbial growth and biotoxin contamination which may cause illness/injury if consumed.

Country of origin

Australia

What to do​

This product must be kept refrigerated. Consumers should not drink this product if it has not been kept refrigerated (stored below 4 degrees C). Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.

Note: this product is sold refrigerated.

For further information please contact:

Inside Out Nutritious Goods Pty Ltd

02 9737 9771

https://insideoutng.com.au​

Click to access JS%20Health%20x%20Inside%20Out%20and%20Almond%20and%20Oat%20milk%20Recall%20Notice.pdf

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