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Ireland – Recall of a Batch of Derg Cheddar due to Elevated Levels of Histamine

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FSAI

Summary
Category 2: For Information
Alert Notification: 2021.49
Product: Derg Cheddar
Batch Code: 176-0, best before date: 20/10/2021
Country Of Origin: Ireland

Message:

The above batch of Derg Cheddar is being recalled by Derg Farmhouse Cheese due to the presence of elevated histamine levels.  In some people, elevated levels of histamine can cause symptoms which are similar to those of an allergic reaction. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in The Cheese Shop, Tralee and some Sheridan Cheesemonger stores supplied with the implicated batch.

Derg

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New Zealand – Various sandwiches, wraps and salads from LSG Sky Chefs New Zealand Ltd

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MPI

19 July 2021: LSG Sky Chefs New Zealand Ltd is recalling various sandwiches, wraps and salads due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

Product identification

Product type Ready-to-eat meals
Name of product (size) Date marking
Sweet Chilli Chicken Sandwich (194g) Best Before: 20/07/2021, 22/07/2021, 23/07/2021
Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich (214g) Best Before: 20/07/2021, 22/07/2021, 23/07/2021
Starbucks brand Peri Peri Chicken Pide (225g) Use By: 19/07/2021, 21/07/2021, 22/07/2021
Naturezone brand Sweet Chilli Chicken & Asian Slaw Premium Sandwich (194g) Use By: 19/07/2021, 21/07/2021, 22/07/2021
Naturezone brand Chicken Schnitzel Premium Sandwich (214g) Use By: 19/07/2021, 21/07/2021, 22/07/2021

Wild Bean Café brand Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich (245g)

 Best Before: 20/07/2021, 22/07/2021, 23/07/2021
Wild Bean Café brand Chicken Peri Peri Sandwich (167g) Best Before: 20/07/2021, 22/07/2021, 23/07/2021
Wild Bean Café brand Chicken Teriyaki Sandwich (167g) Best Before: 20/07/2021, 22/07/2021, 23/07/2021
Wild Bean Café brand Chicken Noodle Salads (360g) Best Before: 21/07/2021, 22/07/2021
Wild Bean Café brand Raw Vegetable Salads (275g) Best Before: 21/07/2021, 22/07/20
Naturezone brand Chicken Schnitzel Salad Wrap (175g) Use By: 19/07/2021, 21/07/2021, 22/07/2021
Package size and description The products are sold in various weights. The sandwiches are sold in plastic wedges, the wrap is sold in a plastic sleeve, and the salads are sold in plastic bowls.
Distribution Sweet Chilli Chicken Sandwich and Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich are sold at selected PAK’nSAVE and Four Square supermarkets throughout the North Island and selected New World supermarkets in Wellington.

Starbucks brand Peri Peri Chicken Pide is sold in Starbucks nationwide.

All Wild Bean Cafe brand products are sold at BP petrol stations nationwide.

Naturezone brand Chicken Schnitzel Premium Sandwich and Sweet Chilli Chicken & Asian Slaw Premium Sandwich are sold at selected Countdown supermarkets nationwide and Caltex petrol stations in Auckland and Hawkes Bay.

Naturezone brand Chicken Schnitzel Premium Sandwich, Sweet Chilli Chicken & Asian Slaw Premium Sandwich and Chicken Schnitzel Salad Wrap are sold at Bunnings nationwide.

Naturezone brand products are also sold at other selected retailers in the Auckland and Waikato area.
Notes This recall does not affect any other batches of these listed products or any other products from LSG Sky Chefs New Zealand Ltd.

Consumer advice

Customers are asked to check the date marking printed on the packaging.

Affected products should not be consumed. There have been no reports of associated illness, however if you have consumed any of these products and have any concerns about your health, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the products to their retailer for a full refund.

More information on Listeria

Who to contact

If you have questions, contact LSG Sky Chefs New Zealand Ltd:

  • Phone: 09 2500 700
  • Address: 11 Laurence Stevens Drive, Auckland Airport

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France – Product recall: Unbranded shallot pâté – Listeria monocytogenes

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ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who may have 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 present with fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their attending physician, 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

▸ DLC – DDM
08/02/2021

▸ Packaging
Product sold in the section Charcuterie Cut

▸ Start date / End of marketing
From 07/09/2021 to 07/15/2021

▸ Geographical sales area
ISSOUDUN

▸ Distributors
E.LECLERC ISSOUDUN

▸ Source
LIMOISE DISTRIBUTION E.LECLERC

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USA – Listeria Outbreak: Three sick with one dead in long-term care facility or hospital linked to Tyson chicken

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Food Poison Journal

2 sick, with 1 dead in Texas, 1 ill in Delaware.

All of the sick people in this outbreak ate foods served at a long-term care facility or hospital.

Tyson Foods Inc., has recalled frozen, fully cooked chicken products, such as chicken strips and diced chicken, and products made with fully cooked chicken, supplied by Tyson Foods Inc.

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USA – Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Typhimurium: BrightFarms Packaged Salad Greens (July 2021) – Update

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FDA

Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Typhimurium in BrightFarms Sunny Crunch Salad - Product Image (July 15, 2021)

Do not eat, sell, or serve recalled BrightFarms Packaged Salad Greens produced in IL facility

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Ireland – Recall of Certain Batches of Sheridan’s Cheesemongers Ltd 15 Fields Whole Wheels due to the Detection of Listeria monocytogenes

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FSAI

Summary
Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2021.48
Product: Sheridan’s Cheesemongers Ltd 15 Fields Whole Wheel
Batch Code: 1137 and 1138
Country Of Origin: Ireland

Message:

Sheridan’s Cheesemongers Ltd. is recalling the above batches of its 15 Fields Whole Wheels due to the detection of Listeria monocytogenes. The implicated batches may have been sold via cheese counters and delis.  Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.

Nature Of Danger:

Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection can include mild flu-like symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.  In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications. Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria monocytogenes infections, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly.  The incubation period (time between initial infection and first symptoms appearing) is on average 3 weeks but can range between 3 and 70 days.

Action Required:

Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, caterers & retailers:

Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores where the affected batches were sold.

Consumers:

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.

Sheridan’s Cheesemongers

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France – Mainly children ill in French Salmonella outbreak – Fuet

Posted on July 19, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

Almost 50 people are sick in France with Salmonella infections after eating a type of dry cured sausage from Spain.

In total, 45 people have been affected including 27 children. All sick people interviewed so far mentioned eating fuet before onset of symptoms.

Strains of monophasic Salmonella typhimurium sharing the same genetic characteristics were identified between June 24 and July 15 by the National Reference Center for Salmonella. This means they are likely to be from the same source.

The link with consumption of fuet produced by the Spanish company Embutidos Caula SL was made by the General Directorate of Food (DGAL), General Directorate of Health and Santé Publique France.

All batches and dates of fuet sold under different brand names that are marked ES 10.01865/GE CE have been withdrawn from sale or recalled.

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France – Product recall: Brie de Normandie with raw milk stuffed with MONS brand truffles – Listeria monocytogenes

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ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who may have 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 present with fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their attending physician, 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

▸ Names of models or references
Les Truffiers – Brie de Normandie with raw milk

▸ Barcode
…

▸ Lot
040621
080621
250521

▸ DLC – DDM
06/25/2021
06/29/2021
06/15/2021

▸ Packaging
…

▸ Start date / End of marketing
From 05/31/2021 to 06/29/2021

▸ Health mark
42.232.001

▸ Geographical area of ​​sales throughout
France

▸ Distributors
THE COMPTOIR DES NEW FROMAGERS EURL MONS HALLES DIDEROT EURL MONS CHARLIEU FROMAGERIE DE LA CROIX ROUSSE FROMAGERIE DU CANNET FROMAGERIE MONS – HALLES DE LYON FROMAGERIE MONS -8- FRERES LUMIERE

▸ Consumer service contact
…

▸ Source
Mons Fromager Affineur

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France – Product recall: le habert brand yogurt – E.coli

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Oulah

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of Escherichia coli

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who hold the product in question are asked not to consume them – and more particularly young children, pregnant women, immunocompromised people and the elderly – and to return them to the point of sale where they were purchased.

People who have consumed it and who present symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain or vomiting should consult their doctor as soon as possible, mentioning this consumption and the possible link with the bacterium Escherichia coli.

In the absence of symptoms within 10 days after consuming the affected products, there is no need to worry and consult a doctor.

The E. coli bacterium is naturally present in the digestive microflora of humans and warm-blooded animals. Some strains of E. coli are pathogenic, and can be responsible in humans for various disorders ranging from mild diarrhea to more serious forms such as hemorrhagic diarrhea or severe kidney damage such as HUS, mainly in young children.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Model names or references
yogurt le habert

▸ Barcode
…

▸ Lot
25.06

▸ DLC – DDM
06/25/2021

▸
Yoghurt packs sold by 2

▸ Start date / End of marketing
From 06/03/2021 to 06/15/2021

▸ Health mark
FR 73-107-006 CE

▸ Geographical sales area
ISERE (38), SAVOIE (73)

▸ Distributors
Grocery Jay le Sappey in Chartreuse / Fromagerie Arpin in Saint Pierre d’Entremont / Spar in Saint Pierre d’Entremont / Sica du granier Store in Entremont le vieux / Sica du granier Market in Saint Etienne de Crossey / Spar in Saint Pierre de Chartreuse

▸ Consumer service contact
0620654562

▸ Source
ESPOIR 73 Fromagerie le habert

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France – Product recall: le habert brand cheese – E.coli

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Oulah

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of Escherichia coli

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who hold the product in question are asked not to consume them – and more particularly young children, pregnant women, immunocompromised people and the elderly – and to return them to the point of sale where they were purchased.

People who have consumed it and who present symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain or vomiting should consult their doctor as soon as possible, mentioning this consumption and the possible link with the bacterium Escherichia coli.

In the absence of symptoms within 10 days after consuming the affected products, there is no need to worry and consult a doctor.

The E. coli bacterium is naturally present in the digestive microflora of humans and warm-blooded animals. Some strains of E. coli are pathogenic, and can be responsible in humans for various disorders ranging from mild diarrhea to more serious forms such as hemorrhagic diarrhea or severe kidney damage such as HUS, mainly in young children.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Names of models or references
Planou / Gros Planou / Fagotin

▸ Barcode
…

▸ Lot
94
96

▸ DLC – DDM
…

▸
Yoghurt packs sold by 2

▸ Start date / End of marketing
From 06/19/2021 to 07/05/2021

▸ Health mark
FR 73-107-006 CE

▸ Geographical area of ​​sales throughout
France

▸ Distributors
Grocery Jay le Sappey in Chartreuse / Fromagerie Arpin in Saint Pierre d’Entremont / Spar in Saint Pierre d’Entremont / Sica du granier Store in Entremont le vieux / Sica du granier Market in Saint Etienne de Crossey / Spar in Saint Pierre de Chartreuse

▸ Consumer service contact
0620654562

▸ Source
ESPOIR 73 Fromagerie le habert

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