Category Archives: food contamination

USA – Sausage Recalled Over Listeria monocyotenes concern

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Malone’s Fine Sausage Inc., a Milwaukee, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 26,323 pounds of ready-to-eat pork head cheese product that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The ready-to-eat pork head cheese items were produced on various dates from Aug. 27, 2018 through Oct. 5, 2018.

USA – Bazzini LLC Recalls Certain Pistachio Products Because of Possible Health Risk – Salmonella

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BazziniI LLC of Allentown, PA out of an abundance of caution, is recalling4,000 pounds of Roasted and Salted Colossal Natural, Super Colossal Natural and Rams Head Natural In Shell Pistachios received from one of its suppliers because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. NO OTHER BAZZINI PISTACHIOS OR BAZZINI PRODUCTS ARE IMPACTED OR PART OF THIS RECALL. The recall is being initiated voluntarily and no illnesses have been reported to date.

Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

Affected product was distributed through retail sale, direct delivery, and mail order in New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, Washington DC, and Virginia.

RASFF Alerts – Backdated 22/9/18 – 05/10/18 – Listeria monocytogenes – Cooked Ham – Frozen Sliced Grilled Pork – Frozen Organic Spinach Tofu Fillets – Frozen Herring – Mortadella with Pistachio

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RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in cooked ham from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen sliced grilled pork from Sweden in Finland

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (2000; 10000 CFU/g) in frozen organic spinach tofu fillets with raw material from Turkey in Germany

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (<10 CFU/g) in frozen herring from Norway in the Netherlands

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in spinach and red chard from Ireland in Ireland

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (90 CFU/g) in mortadella with pistachio from Italy in France

RASFF Alerts – Backdated 22/9/18 – 5/10/18 – Patulin – Apple Puree

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RASFF-patulin (31 µg/kg – ppb) in apple puree from Chile in Spain

RASFF Alerts – Backdated 22/9/18 – 05/10/18 – Salmonella – Frozen Chicken BroilerLegs – Chilled Turkey Meat Preparations – Chicken Carcases – Minced Meat – Cheese Cubes – Sesame Seeds – Minced Beef – Whitish Sesame Seeds – Chicken Products

 

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RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (1 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen chicken broiler legs from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled turkey meat preparations from Slovenia in Croatia

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (present /25g) in chilled chicken carcasses used to produce mechanically separated meat from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF-Salmonella in chilled minced meat from the Netherlands, via Denmark in Sweden

RASFF-Salmonella (present /25g) in cheese cubes from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Corvallis (in 2 out of 5 units /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen minced beef from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Kisarawe (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in whitish sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken fillets from Poland in France

RASFF-Salmonella ((in 1 out of 5 samples) /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from India in Poland

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken meat from Poland in France

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Havana (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from Nigeria, via Turkey in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled chicken hamburger from Slovenia in Croatia

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen chicken leg quarters from Poland, via Estonia in Finland

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Johannesburg (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece.

 

RASFF Alerts – Backdated 22/9/18 – 05/10/18 – Moulds – Lemonade

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RASFF-lemonade from Denmark infested with moulds in the Netherlands

RASFF Alerts – Backdated 22/9/18 – 05/10/18 – Ochratoxin A – Paprika Powder – Popcorn in Grain

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RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 17.3; Tot. = 40.7 µg/kg – ppb) and ochratoxin A (8.7 µg/kg – ppb) in popcorn in grain from France in Germany

RASFF-ochratoxin A (36 µg/kg – ppb) in paprika powder from Spain, packaged in Germany in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Backdated 22/9/18 – 05/10/18 – E.coli – Live Clams – Live Mussels

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RASFF-too high count of Escherichia coli (930 MPN/100g) in live clams (Venus verrucosa) from Portugal, purified in France in France

RASFF-too high count of Escherichia coli (1300 MPN/100g) in live mussels (Mytilus Galloprovincialis) from Greece in Italy

RASFF Alerts – Backdated 22/9/18-05/10/18 – Campylobacter – Chilled Chicken Products

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RASFF-Campylobacter jejuni (upto 2200 CFU/g) in chilled chicken products from Poland in Denmark

RASFF Alerts – Backdated 22/9/18 – 05/10/18 – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts – Groundnut Kernels – Pistachios – Almond Kernels -Salted and Roasted Watermelon Seeds – Popcorn in Grain – Basmati Rice – Hazelnuts – Peanut Paste – Pistachio Cream – Hazlenut Meal

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RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 8.7; Tot. = 8.7 / B1 = 96; Tot. = 110 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 10; Tot. = 16 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 12; Tot. = 22 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 28; Tot. = 31.2 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios in shell from the United States in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 18.7 µg/kg – ppb) in almond kernels from the United States in Spain

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 5.7; Tot. = 6.4 µg/kg – ppb) in salted and roasted watermelon seeds from Turkey in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 17.3; Tot. = 40.7 µg/kg – ppb) and ochratoxin A (8.7 µg/kg – ppb) in popcorn in grain from France in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 7.5; Tot. = 7.5 µg/kg – ppb) in basmati rice from Pakistan in Belgium

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 10; Tot. = 11 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 6.9 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 21; Tot. = 33 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 5.0; Tot. = 6.2 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 28; Tot. = 31 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnuts from Turkey in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 85; Tot. = 98 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios in shell from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 38; Tot. = 46 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 8; Tot. = 20.1 / B1 = 11.5; Tot. = 18 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnuts from Turkey in the UK

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 11; Tot. = 13 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 4.2; Tot. = 6.4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 8.5 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted watermelon seeds (egusi) from Turkey in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 18.1; Tot. > 24 µg/kg – ppb) in almond kernels from the United States in Spain

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 6; Tot. = 24.4 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled almonds from the United States in Spain

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 203; Tot. = 297 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut paste from Mali in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 17.5; Tot. = 18.6 µg/kg – ppb) in almonds from the United States in Spain

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 36; Tot. = 39 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio cream from Switzerland, with raw material from Germany in Switzerland

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 9.9; Tot. = 11 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Georgia in Bulgaria

RASFF-aflatoxins (Tot. = 16.9 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut meal from Turkey in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 9.3 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts in shell from China in the UK