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Belgium – Small jar of cream dessert “Swiss cherry” brand Crelem Bakeries – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on December 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment

AFSCA

Crelem Recall Bakeries
Product: Small jar of cream dessert “Swiss cherry” brand Crelem Bakeries.
Problem: possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

In consultation with the FASFC, Crelem Bakeries is withdrawing
the Crelem Bakeries brand “cherry Swiss” dessert cream jar from sale and is reminding consumers of it because of the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

Crelem Bakeries asks its customers not to consume this product and to bring it back to the point of sale.

Product Description

Product name: Swiss cream
verrine with cherries Brand: Crelem Bakeries Best before
date (BBD): from 12/23/21 to 12/29/21 inclusive
Sales period: from 12/16/21 to 12/22/21 inclusive
Packaging type: Plastic
jar Weight: 100 g

The product was sold through several supermarkets and retail stores.

For more information , please contact:

Crelem Bakeries Quality Service

E-mail: Quality@crelembakeries.be

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Canada – Moncton Fish Market brand Bar Clams recalled due to potential presence of dangerous bacteria – Clostridium botulinum

Posted on December 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment

CFIA

Moncton Fish Market - Bar Clams: 153 g

Moncton Fish Market - Bar Clams: 153 g

Product
Bar Clams
Issue
Food » Microbial Contamination » Clostridium botulinum
What to do

Do not consume the recalled product

Affected products

Brand Product Size UPC Codes
Moncton Fish Market Bar Clams 153 g 8 78173 00004 8 All jars that were sold unrefrigerated

Issue

Moncton Fish Market Ltd. is recalling Moncton Fish Market brand Bar Clams that have been sold unrefrigerated from the marketplace because the product may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum.

The recalled product has been sold at Moncton Fish Market, Moncton, New Brunswick.

What you should do

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor
  • Check to see if you have the recalled product in your home
  • Do not consume the recalled product
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms in adults can include facial paralysis or loss of facial expression, unreactive or fixed pupils, difficulty swallowing, drooping eyelids, blurred or double vision, difficulty speaking, including slurred speech, and a change in sound of voice, including hoarseness. Symptoms of foodborne botulism in children can include difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, generalized weakness and paralysis. In all cases, botulism does not cause a fever. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

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France – Poussin démarrage miette -Salmonella

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Gov france

Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Food for farm animals
  • Product brand name Unbranded
  • Names of models or references Crumb boot chick
  • Product identification
    Lot Date
    301110501100

    /301111201100

    /301120201500/

    301121001000

    		 Recommended

    consumption date 06/01/2022
  • Products List affected_customers.pdf Attachment
  • Packaging Bulk 2 or 3 Tons
  • Start date / End of marketing From 03/11/2021 to 12/10/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors poultry farmers

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Detection of a Salmonella Typhimurium on a raw material (standard soybean meal) composing the food likely to be contaminated
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

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Italy – Sausage – Salmonella

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Salute

Brand : Salumificio Bonalumi srl

Name : Sausage

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 24 December 2021

Click to access C_17_PubblicazioneRichiami_1619_azione_itemAzione0_files_itemFiles0_fileAzione.pdf

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France – 160g superior knacks – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov france

Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Meats
  • Product brand name PIERRAT CHARCUTERIE
  • Names of models or references160g superior knacks
  • Product identification
    Lot Dated
    493 Use-by date 12/30/2021
  • Packaging160 g tray
  • Start date / End of marketing From 12/16/2021 to 12/23/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 88.470.033 CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors Fresh Stores and Savoyard Market (St Alban)

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recallDetection of Listeria monocytogenes
  • Risks incurred by the consumerListeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

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Germany – Smoked gourmet goose breast – Salmonella

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LMW

Goose Breast.jpg

Warning type:

Food

Date of first publication:

December 23, 2021

Product name:

Smoked gourmet goose breast – top quality

Product pictures:

Manufacturer

Manufacturer (distributor):

Klaas + Pitsch Fleisch- & Wurstwaren GmbH Industriestr. 51 57258 Freudenberg Sales via real and Metro

Reason for warning:

In the course of a self-monitoring test, Salmonella spp. positive / 25g detected.

Packaging Unit:

60 g, cut

Durability:

Best before date 05/01/2022 and 13/01/2022

Lot marking:

Lots L439 and L540

Further information:

For further information, please refer to the attached press release / the attached recall letter.

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Research – Investigating the Campylobacter enteritis winter peak in Germany, 2018/2019

Posted on December 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Nature.com

Campylobacter kswfoodworld

Surveillance of notified Campylobacter enteritis in Germany revealed a recurrent annual increase of cases with disease onset several days after the Christmas and New Year holidays (“winter peak”). We suspected that handling and consumption of chicken meat during fondue and raclette grill meals on the holidays were associated with winter peak Campylobacter infections. The hypothesis was investigated in a case–control study with a case-case design where notified Campylobacter enteritis cases served as case-patients as well as control-patients, depending on their date of disease onset (case-patients: 25/12/2018 to 08/01/2019; control-patients: any other date between 30/11/2018 and 28/02/2019). The study was conducted as an online survey from 21/01/2019 to 18/03/2019. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) were determined in single-variable logistic regression analyses adjusted for age group and sex. We analysed 182 data sets from case-patients and 260 from control-patients and found associations of Campylobacter infections after the holidays with meat fondue (aOR 2.2; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2–3.8) and raclette grill meals with meat (aOR 1.5; 95% CI 1.0–2.4) consumed on the holidays. The associations were stronger when chicken meat was served at these meals (fondue with chicken meat: aOR 2.7; 95% CI 1.4–5.5; raclette grill meal with chicken meat: aOR 2.3; 95% CI 1.3–4.1). The results confirmed our initial hypothesis. To prevent Campylobacter winter peak cases in the future, consumers should be made more aware of the risks of a Campylobacter infection when handling raw meat, in particular chicken, during fondue or raclette grill meals on the holidays.

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RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Raw Milk Cheddar – Yellow Stripe Trevally – Frozen Mackerel

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RASFF

Histamine in frozen mackerel (Scomber japonicus) from China in Poland

RASFF

Histamine in dried, frozen yellowstripe trevally (Selaroides leptolepis) from Thailand in Germany

RASFF

Histamine in organic raw milk cheddar cheese from Ireland in the UK

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Pistachios – Dried Figs – Hazelnuts – Crispy Peanut Candies –

Posted on December 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment

RASFF

Aflatoxins (B1 = 15.7; Tot. = 19.9 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted pistachios in shell from Turkey, via Bulgaria in Austria, France and Germany

RASFF

Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Luxembourg

RASFF

Aflatoxin in hazelnuts from Azerbaijan in Germany and Slovakia

RASFF

Aflatoxins (B1 = 3.8; Tot. = 21.8 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnuts from Georgia in Italy and Bulgaria

RASFF

Aflatoxin in crispy peanut candies from Russia in Latvia

RASFF

Aflatoxins in pistachios in shell from Turkey in Germany

RASFF

Aflatoxin above legal limit in shelled pistachios from Iran in Italy

RASFF

Aflatoxin B1 in Hazelnut kernels from AZERBAIJAN in Italy and Luxembourg

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Chicken Products – Black Pepper – Turkey – Beef – Pork Meat – Talinum triangulare and Gnetum africana – Mussels

Posted on December 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment

RASFF

Salmonella (S.Enteritidis) in fresh chicken thigh meat from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF

Salmonella in Talinum triangulare and Gnetum africana from Cameroon in Finland

RASFF

Salmonella in Brazilian black pepper in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis in chilled poultry meat from Poland in Slovakia

RASFF

Salmonella Newport, Salmonella Poona, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Reading 0:5- and Salmonella Rubislaw in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella Newport in chilled chicken meat from Poland in the Czech Republic and Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (detected /25g) in chilled chicken breast fillets from Poland in Italy

RASFF

Salmonella in black pepper from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella Rubislaw, Salmonella Freetown, Salmonella Kiambu, Salmonella Newport, Salmonella Poona and Salmonella Sandiego O:5- in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella Minnesota, Salmonella Oranienburg, Salmonella Morehead and Salmonella Saphra in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella spp. in turkey carcasses from Poland in Cyprus

RASFF

Salmonella Braenderup, Salmonella Dreetown and Salmonella Abaetetuba in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella typhimurium in beef from Estonia in Finland

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken breast fillets from Poland in Sweden

RASFF

Salmonella spp. in cozze “Mitilo Spagna” prodotto da Co.Pe.MO Soc. Coop. – Ancona from Italy in Italy

RASFF

Salmonella Javiana, Salmonella Newport, Salmonella Poona and Salmonella Abaetetuba in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella in pork meat from Germany in Finland

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen meat from chickens reared in Czech Republic and slaughtered in Poland

RASFF

Salmonella spp. in chilled chicken breast from Poland in France in the Netherlands and UK

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