Category Archives: cross contamination

France – Buckwheat pancake with buckwheat and Guérande salt from Monoprix – Listeria monocytogenes

https://www.oulah.fr/rappel-produit-galette-de-sarrasin-au-ble-noir-et-sel-de-guerande-de-marque-monoprix/

Product recall: Buckwheat pancake with buckwheat and Guérande salt from Monoprix

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of Listeria

PROPOSED SOLUTION

Those in possession of this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased.

People who have consumed this product and who have a fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him 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
3350030209254

▸ DLC
09/13/20

▸ Lot
237

▸ Source
https://www.economie.gouv.fr/

Photo: https://fr.openfoodfacts.org/

Northern Ireland – Faughan Foods is recalling Glensallagh Roast Chicken Breast Pieces because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

FSA

Faughan Foods is recalling Glensallagh Roast Chicken Breast Pieces because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in the product. This product was sold in Lidl Northern Ireland stores only

Product details

Glensallagh Roast Chicken Breast Pieces (Family pack)
Pack size 240g
Batch code P3527
Best before 13 September 2020

Risk statement

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product listed above. 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. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.

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

Our advice to consumers

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

 

Belgium – Loué brand White Farmer chicken fillet – Salmonella

AFSCA

Recall of Carrefour
Product: Loué brand White Farmer chicken fillet.
Problem: suspected presence of salmonella.

Following a control and as a precautionary measure to guarantee consumer safety, the company LDC – SABLE SAS requests to withdraw from the trade the White Farmhouse Chicken Fillet of the Loué brand sold in the butcher’s department of certain Carrefour stores in Belgium and the reminds consumers of the possible presence of salmonella.

Product description:

Name: White
farmhouse chicken fillet from the Loué brand EAN: 2951079500000
Expiry date (DLC): 08-10 /
09/20 LOT 2020037371

The company LDC – SABLE SAS is proceeding today as a precaution to withdraw from the sale ofLoué brand White Farm chicken fillet following the suspicion of the presence of salmonella.

All products have been withdrawn from sale. Some of these products were, however, marketed on the Belgian market before the withdrawal measure. It is therefore recommended that people who hold the products described above do not consume them and destroy them or return them to the point of sale where they will be reimbursed to you.

Foodborne illnesses caused by salmonella result in
gastrointestinal disturbances often accompanied by fever within 12 to 72 hours of
consuming the contaminated products. These symptoms may be aggravated in
young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly.

People who have consumed the products mentioned above
and who have these symptoms, are invited to consult their doctor by notifying him of this consumption.

For any further information , you can contact the Carrefour Belgium consumer service by dialing the free number 0800.9.10.11 , from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on working days and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused.

 

Lithuanian – Lithuanian officials seize poultry meat due to Salmonella

Lithuanian authorities have seized more than 40 tons of imported poultry meat due to potential Salmonella contamination in the space of three months.

From June to August of this year, the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) banned the placing on the market of 10 batches of poultry meat imported to Lithuania from Poland, Hungary, and Romania.

More than half of the non-compliant meat (25 tons or seven batches) was imported from Poland. A total of 12 tons, or two lots, originated in Hungary and three tons, or one lot, came from Romania.

Lithuanian officials seize poultry meat due to Salmonella

RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – Frozen Berry Mix

European Food Alerts

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norovirus (GI /25g) in frozen berry mix from the Netherlands in Germany

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norovirus (GI /25g) in frozen red berry mix from Germany in Italy

Vietnam – Lethal bacteria in vegan pate puts seven people on life support – Clostridium botulinum

VN Express

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Foodborne botulism caused by Minh Chay vegan pate has put seven people on ventilators, including one paralyzed and entirely dependent on the machine.

The ICU and Poison Control Department at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City is treating two middle-aged sisters from Long An Province who fell seriously sick after eating Minh Chay pate, said hospital director Nguyen Van Vinh Chau.

Minh Chay pate is produced by Loi Song Moi Company in Hanoi’s Dong Anh District.

The duo from southern Vietnam was admitted with difficulties in swallowing and opening their mouth. Their condition worsened quickly, causing paralysis in their body and respiratory muscles. They had to be put on ventilators. After two weeks of treatment, the younger sister can move her arms and legs and her reliance on the ventilator has reduced.

“The older one’s situation is more serious; she is awake but only can move the tips of her fingers, toes and lip

Research – New technology creates hard metal surfaces that kill bacteria

Food Safety News

A treatment to infuse hardened metal surfaces with naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides has been developed by researchers at Purdue University.

In other words, the Purdue research team’s technology can create hard metal surfaces that kill bacteria trying to attach to it.

David Bahr, team leader and professor of materials engineering at Purdue, said this technology applies primarily to food processing and cutting surfaces, which can be especially vulnerable to bacteria growth because of the materials and surface designs.

This technology can reduce the risk of cross-contamination. Cross-contamination is the transfer of harmful bacteria to food from other foods, cutting boards, utensils, etc. This is especially true when handling raw meat, poultry, and seafood, as placing them on the same hard surface as already cooked or ready-to-eat foods and fresh produce can spread harmful bacteria.

UK -Cardiff City Road restaurant found infested with salmonella-carrying cockroaches

Wales Online

A popular City Road café in the Welsh capital was closed down after around 100 cockroaches were discovered in the kitchen and dining area.

The insects were found at Mr Tikka on City Road in Roath, Cardiff, when council officers carried out an unannounced routine inspection on May 7 of last year.

When officers arrived, the owner, Rubi Begum, was seen sweeping two live insects off the counter and white powder – believed to be an insecticide – was on the kitchen floor.

More insects, including German cockroaches, which pose a significant health risk, were later discovered in the kitchen and dining area where customers were eating.

Research – COVID-19 expert explains what soap does to SARS-CoV-2 virus

Mayo Clinic

Your hand has oils on it, and viruses stick to that oil. They have an electrostatic charge to them. But when you’re washing with soap, soap has things that decrease surface tension in them so you are physically rubbing by friction and washing away that virus. It is the most effective thing we know to do. That’s why surgeons, for example, scrub their hands so very carefully before they go into an OR. It works, and it works really well.

RASFF Alert – Cronobacter – galacto oligosaccharide powder

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RASFF – Cronobacter (presence /600 g) in galacto oligosaccharide powder from China in the Netherlands