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Germany – MORBIER MAISON MONTS&TERROIRS loaves 7KG – STEC E.coli

Posted on December 14, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Lebensmittelwarnung

Alert type: Groceries
Date of first publication:

December 14, 2023

Product name:

MORBIER MAISON MONTS&TERROIRS loaves 7KG

Product images:

Product image.jpg
Manufacturer (distributor):

ROUTE OF THE TERROIR

Reason for warning:

Suspicion of the presence of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Durability:

All batches of this product/range until 17/01/24

Production date:

Sales from 10/18/2023 Sales until 12/13/23

Lot identification:

Health mark: FR 39.558.002 CE; EAN 13: 3123939471257

Additional Information:

Escherichia coli (E.coli)

Most E. coli strains are harmless colonizers of the human intestine. However, they are an
indication of contamination of a food. There are also some E. coli strains that
can cause intestinal infections. E. coli infection manifests itself within a few days of
infection with diarrhea, abdominal pain and occasionally vomiting and a slight fever. The
symptoms usually go away on their own after several days. In particular,
infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can
develop more severe illnesses. People who have eaten this food and
develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and
report a possible E. coli infection. Seeking preventive medical treatment without symptoms
does not make sense.

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RASFF Alert- E.coli – Mussels

Posted on November 17, 2023 by | Leave a comment

RASFF

Presence of Escherichia coli (non-EHEC) in mussels from Spain in France

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Norway -Updated: Serious E. coli outbreak is not over.

Posted on November 2, 2023 by | Leave a comment

FHI

There is still a serious outbreak caused by the stomach and intestinal bacteria E. coli (EHEC), which in the worst case can cause acute kidney damage in children, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems. Infection has so far been detected in 24 people. More than half of those infected are children under the age of 13, and 9 of these have developed serious illness.

The outbreak is still ongoing. Infection has so far been detected in 24 people. They fell ill from July to October 2023 and all are infected in Norway. They are aged 1 to 55 and live in Trøndelag (15), Viken (4), Vestfold and Telemark (2), Innlandet (1), Møre and Romsdal (1) and Nordland (1). 15 of the infected are under the age of 13. Nine of the children have developed the serious complication haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS).

There is close cooperation between the Institute of Public Health, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the Veterinary Institute and the concerned municipal chief medical officers. The outbreak bacterium has been found in hamburger, but other minced meat and stuffing products where the same raw materials have been used have also been withdrawn. The tracking work is complicated, and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority cannot rule out that more products may be withdrawn from the market. FHI clarifies that it is therefore very important that people follow the advice for good food hygiene. 

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Norway – Ongoing outbreak of E.coli

Posted on October 11, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Matportalen

At the end of July, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority was notified by the Institute of Public Health about a national outbreak of the gastrointestinal bacterium EHEC. Infection was then detected in a small number of people, living in different parts of the country. An outbreak investigation was initiated in collaboration between the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the Veterinary Institute and municipal chief medical officers.

In the outbreak investigation, the same bacteria that has made people sick has been found in hamburgers. Raw material that was used to make the hamburgers has also been used to make a number of other meat products that have been withdrawn from the market.

– The Norwegian Food Safety Authority always recommends that hamburgers should be thoroughly cooked in order for them to be safe. Also wash hands and equipment after touching both frozen and fresh hamburgers. The bacteria withstand freezing well, says Catherine Signe Svindland, senior adviser in the biological food safety section of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. 

Also read: Is it risky to eat medium fried hamburgers?

Infection has so far been detected in 20 people. More than half of those infected are children under the age of 13. Seven of the children have developed the serious complication hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Read more about this at the Institute of Public Health: Serious E.coli outbreak is not over

The outbreak investigation is still ongoing. There may be further withdrawals.

Products that have been withdrawn from the market:

General advice on good kitchen hygiene

  • All stuffed foods (minced meat, hamburgers, meatballs, etc.) must be well done or cooked through.  
  • Other meat products should be well cooked on the surface.  
  • Wash your hands well if you have touched meat and meat products, including frozen ones.  
  • Avoid unpasteurized milk and products made from unpasteurized milk.  
  • Vegetables to be eaten raw should be rinsed well and dried.  
  • Store food at refrigeration temperature (+4°C).  
  • Wash hands after using the toilet, after contact with animals and before cooking and eating. EHEC is very easily transmitted between people.  
  • Wash knives, cutting blades and kitchen equipment that have been contaminated by raw and frozen ingredients before using the equipment for other food. 

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Germany – Semi-hard cheese: “house brand spicy”, “house brand pepper” -STEC E.coli

Posted on September 27, 2023 by | Leave a comment

LMW

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

September 26, 2023

Product name:

Semi-hard cheese: “house brand spicy”, “house brand pepper”

Manufacturer (distributor):

Achim Uhl Mobile cheese dairy Hartensteiner Straße 105 OT Oberdorf 09366 Stollberg DE SN 10682 EG

Reason for warning:

The above-mentioned products are classified as harmful to health due to the detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in the brine and lubricating water used for production.

Packaging Unit:

1.7 – 2 kg/piece, 5 – 6 kg/piece (large)

Durability:

House brand spicy: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th, 2023/ October 7th/ October 8th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 19th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand Pfeffer: October 1st, 2023/ October 7th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 14th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand with pepper (large): October 13, 2023.

Additional Information:

An illness with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli usually manifests itself within a week of infection with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In particular, infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can develop more severe illnesses with bloody diarrhea. Rarely, especially in small children, acute kidney failure can occur in a second attack a few days after the onset of diarrhea. People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report a possible EHEC infection.

The above-mentioned cheeses may also have been sold differently from the manufacturer by other distributors (possibly partly direct marketers) and possibly also with different cheese names, so that identification should be carried out in particular using the identification mark (DE SN 10682 EG), or this can be done by the be asked from sellers.

Customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected products.

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Germany – Semi-hard cheese: “House brand nature”, “House brand fenugreek seeds” -STEC E.coli

Posted on September 27, 2023 by | Leave a comment

LMW

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

September 26, 2023

Product name:

Semi-hard cheese: “House brand nature”, “House brand fenugreek seeds”

Manufacturer (distributor):

Achim Uhl Mobile cheese dairy Hartensteiner Straße 105 OT Oberdorf 09366 Stollberg DE SN 10682 EG

Reason for warning:

The above-mentioned products are classified as harmful to health due to the detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in the brine and lubricating water used for production.

Packaging Unit:

1.7 – 2 kg/piece, 5 – 6 kg/piece (large)

Durability:

House brand nature: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand fenugreek seeds: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th/6th/ October 7th/ October 8th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 14th, 2023/ October 19th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand with fenugreek seeds (large): October 6th, 2023/ October 12th/ October 13th, 2023.

Additional Information:

An illness with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli usually manifests itself within a week of infection with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In particular, infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can develop more severe illnesses with bloody diarrhea. Rarely, especially in small children, acute kidney failure can occur in a second attack a few days after the onset of diarrhea. People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report a possible EHEC infection.

The above-mentioned cheeses may also have been sold differently from the manufacturer by other distributors (possibly partly direct marketers) and possibly also with different cheese names, so that identification should be carried out in particular using the identification mark (DE SN 10682 EG), or this can be done by the be asked from sellers.

Customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected products.

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Germany – Semi-hard cheese: “House brand dill”, “House brand cumin”, “House brand black cumin”, “House brand pumpkin seeds”, “House brand caraway”, “House brand chives”, “House brand garlic” – STEC E.coli

Posted on September 27, 2023 by | Leave a comment

LMW

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

September 26, 2023

Product name:

Semi-hard cheese: “House brand dill”, “House brand cumin”, “House brand black cumin”, “House brand pumpkin seeds”, “House brand caraway”, “House brand chives”, “House brand garlic”

Manufacturer (distributor):

Achim Uhl Mobile cheese dairy Hartensteiner Straße 105 OT Oberdorf 09366 Stollberg DE SN 10682 EG

Reason for warning:

The above-mentioned products are classified as harmful to health due to the detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in the brine and lubricating water used for production.

Packaging Unit:

1.7 – 2 kg/piece, 5 – 6 kg/piece (large)

Durability:

House brand Dill: October 1st, 2023, October 12th, 2023, October 19th, 2023, October 22nd, 2023; House brand with dill (large): October 12, 2023; House brand cumin: October 19, 2023; House brand black cumin: October 5th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023; House brand pumpkin seeds: October 12, 2023; House brand Kümmel: October 12, 2023; House brand chives: October 12, 2023; House brand garlic: October 14, 2023.

Additional Information:

An illness with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli usually manifests itself within a week of infection with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In particular, infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can develop more severe illnesses with bloody diarrhea. Rarely, especially in small children, acute kidney failure can occur in a second attack a few days after the onset of diarrhea. People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report a possible EHEC infection.

The above-mentioned cheeses may also have been sold differently from the manufacturer by other distributors (possibly partly direct marketers) and possibly also with different cheese names, so that identification should be carried out in particular using the identification mark (DE SN 10682 EG), or this can be done by the be asked from sellers.

Customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected products.

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Norway – Meat dough quick is withdrawn from the market due to suspicion of E.coli (EHEC)

Posted on September 20, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Matportalen

Nordfjord Kjøtt AS is withdrawing one more product in connection with the outbreak of E.coli (EHEC). The product is called Jjøttdeigsnabb, and is marked with a use-by date of 13.06.24.

  • The product is sold in REMA 1000 stores throughout the country.
  • Consumers who may have products lying around at home are asked to throw the product away or return it to the store where it was purchased for a refund.
  • Good kitchen hygiene and correct heat treatment will prevent you from getting sick from eating the products in question. Consumers who think they have become ill after eating the products are asked to contact a doctor for advice and follow-up.

This product is part of an outbreak of E.Coli.

In the past, Nordfjord Kjøtt has pulled several items, see overview here:

Hamburgers and mincemeat/carbonade dough are withdrawn from the market due to suspicion of E.coli (EHEC)

Raw Hamburger Classic frozen 800 g and Big Beef Burger 2 x 180 g are withdrawn from the market due to suspicion of E.coli (EHEC)

Contact person Nordfjord Kjøtt AS:
Randi Støyva, email: randis@nordfjord-as.no , phone: 40 55 17 81

Food Safety Authority contact person:
Bente Sande, e-mail: bente.sande@mattilsynet.no , phone: 91 52 42 85

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Norway – Hamburgers and mincemeat/carbonade dough are withdrawn from the market due to suspicion of E.coli (EHEC)

Posted on September 15, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Matportalen

Nordfjord Kjøtt AS withdraws certain shelf life of hamburgers and minced meat in connection with the outbreak of E.coli (EHEC)

  • The products are sold in REMA 1000 stores throughout the country.
  • Consumers who may have products lying around at home are asked to throw the product away or return it to the store where it was purchased for a refund.
  • Good kitchen hygiene and correct heat treatment will prevent you from getting sick from eating the products in question. Consumers who think they have become ill after eating the products are asked to contact a doctor for advice and follow-up
  • The recall only applies to products with a shelf-life date as described in the link above:

Contact person Nordfjord Kjøtt AS:

Randi Støyva, email: randis@nordfjord-as.no , phone: 40 55 17 81
Contact person for the Norwegian Food Safety Authority:

Bente Sande, email: bente.sande@mattilsynet.no , phone: 91 52 42 85

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Norway – Raw Hamburger Classic frozen 800 g and Big Beef Burger 2 x 180 g are withdrawn from the market due to suspicion of E.coli (EHEC)

Posted on September 11, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Matportalen

The products are sold in REMA 1000 stores throughout the country.

Consumers who may have products lying around at home are asked to throw the product away or return it to the store where it was purchased for a refund.

Good kitchen hygiene and correct heat treatment will prevent you from getting sick from eating the products in question. Consumers who think they have become ill after eating the products are asked to contact a doctor for advice and follow-up.

Contact persons:

Contact person Nordfjord Kjøtt AS:
Randi Støyva, e-mail: randis@nordfjord-as.no, mobile 40 55 17 81

Contact person for the Norwegian Food Safety Authority:
Head of Department Bente Sande, Nordfjord Department. E-mail: bente.sande@mattilsynet.no, mobile 91 52 42 85

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