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RASFF Alert – Microbial Spoilage – Milk

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Microbiological spoilage of milk from Belgium in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Peanuts – Pistachio – Dried Figs – Groundnuts – Hazelnut Kernels – Figs

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Aflatoxins in peanuts from the United States in Germany

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Aflatoxins in pistachios from USA via Turkey in Belgium

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Level of aflatoxins exceeding limits in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Too high content of aflatoxins in groundnuts from USA in France

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Aflatoxin in Egyptian groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in pistachios from the Islamic Republic of Iran in Germany

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Aflatoxins in hazelnut Kernels from Georgia in Bulgaria and Germany

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Level of aflatoxins exceeding limits in figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxins in peanuts from India in Belgium

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RASFF Alert- Total Microbial Count – Leg of Lamb

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Spoilage and increased total microbial count in chilled leg of lamb from New Zealand in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Lamb Rump Steak – Minced Meat – Horse Meat

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VTEC/EHEC in chilled lamb rump steaks from New Zealand in Austria, Germany and Sweden

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STEC (stx+;eae+) in minced meat in Belgium and the Netherlands

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STEC (stx+;eae+) in horse meat from Italy in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria Outbreak in Italy

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Listeria ST155 outbreak in Italy

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella -Polish Chicken Products – Sesame Seeds – Crayfish – Tahini Halva – Dried Fenugreek Leaves – Roast Turkey and Pork – Herb Tea – Halal Minced Meat – Laurel

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SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA in Greece

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Salmonella in cooked frozen crayfish from China in Sweden

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Salmonella group C in tahini halva from Turkey in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden

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Salmonella Reading in dried fenugreek leaves from India in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia and Spain

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Detection of Salmonella spp in roast turkey with pork bard from France in Belgium

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Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken neck skin samples from Poland in Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland and Spain

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Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella C1 in chicken neck skin from Poland in Hungary, Lithuania and Netherlands

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Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken neck skin samples from Poland in the Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia and Netherlands

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Salmonella in herb tea from Germany in Slovenia

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Salmonella spp on halal minced steak from Spain in France

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Salmonella spp. in tahini from Türkiye in Germany

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Salmonella spp in Laurel from Turkey in Spain

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Cheese – Gouda

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Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from France in Germany and Spain

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Listeria monocytogenes in Gouda cheese from Germany in Austria

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RASFF Alert – Vibrio vulnificus – Frozen Raw Shrimps

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Detection of vibrio vulnificus in frozen raw shrimps from Ecuador in France

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Ireland- Recall of Batches of Meadow Park Free Range Duck Eggs Due to the Possible Presence of Salmonella

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Summary
Category 2: For Information
Alert Notification: 2022.46
Product: Meadow Park Free Range Duck Eggs; pack size: 6 pack
Batch Code: All best before dates up to and including 08/08/2022
Country Of Origin: Ireland

Message:

Meadow Park Eggs is recalling the above batches of Meadow Park 6 Free Range Duck Eggs due to the possible presence of Salmonella. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.

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Czech Republic – Smoked Cumin Flank – Mold/Mould

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Place of inspection:
Sopotnice ( Sopotnice 226, 56115 Sopotnice )
ID: 00032212
Food group: Meat and meat products / Heat-treated perishable products

Smoked cumin flank
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

There was mold visible to the eye on the surface of the food. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

Unsuitable storage temperatures for this food were not detected during the inspection. The food did not have an expiration date. The sample was taken from the loaded package.

Batch: 220608
Expiration date: 25/07/2022
Packaging: not packed
Quantity of the product in the package: 0.374 kg
Producer: Klášterecké masne pochoutky, as, 561 82 Klášterec nad Orlicí
Country of origin:  Czechia
Date of sample collection: 7/14/2022
Reference number: 22-000256-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

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