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Belgium – Aldi – Fine sliced ​​sausage 150g – Salmonella

Posted on February 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

AFSCA

02/25/2021
Recall of Aldi
Product: Fine sliced ​​sausage 150g.
Problem: possible presence of Salmonella.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Name: Fine sliced ​​sausage 150g
EAN code: 270 6001 8
Brand: Délifin
Type of packaging: plastic
Batch codes and expiration dates:

Lot codes Expiration dates
GUS164702 (1) 027 03/14/2021
GUS164702 (1) 029 03/14/2021
GUS164702 (1) 032 03/17/2021
GUS164702 (1) 034 03/17/2021
GUS164702 (1) 035 03/17/2021
GUS164702 (1) 040 March 20, 2021
GUS164702 (1) 041 March 20, 2021
GUS164702 (1) 042 March 20, 2021
GUS164702 (1) 043 21.03.2021

Points of sale: ALDI stores

NATURE OF THE PROBLEM

Salmonella has been detected in the product mentioned above.

ALDI has therefore decided, in consultation with the AFSCA, to withdraw this product from the market and to recall it to consumers.

Other ALDI products are not affected by this product recall.

DESCRIPTION OF THE RISK

The possible symptoms of poisoning caused by salmonella are: fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea, and this within 12 to 48 hours after consumption of the contaminated food. The risk of infection is higher in the elderly, children, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.

People who have consumed these products and who present this type of symptoms are invited to consult their doctor without delay, notifying him of this consumption.

ADVICE FOR CONSUMERS

Please do not consume these products and bring them back to the store.
The returned products will be reimbursed (also without receipt).
For any further information, you can contact ALDI via serviceclients@aldi.be .

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Israel – Recall in the tahini brand El Erez in light of suspicion of the presence of Salmonella

Posted on February 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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טחינה אל ארז / צילום: שני מוזס, גלובס

Recall in the tahini brand El Erez in light of suspicion of the presence of Salmonella.

Click to access RCL_21022021.pdf

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India – One dead and 14 fall ill in Andhra village, food poisoning suspected

Posted on February 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

The News Minute

Around 15 persons in Ternekal village of Andhra’s Kurnool district have fallen sick with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea in the past four days, causing anxiety among the residents. One of the affected persons, a 62-year-old man named Venkatesh, died while undergoing treatment at Kurnool GGH (Government General Hospital) on Tuesday. Authorities have said that the illness could have been caused by consumption of stale food. Water samples have been sent to a regional lab to test for water contamination.

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Italy – STRACCHINO Colli di S. Fermo – Raw milk cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on February 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Brand : AZIENDA AGRICOLA E AGRITURISMO S. ANTONIO – GRONE (BG)

Name : STRACCHINO Colli di S. Fermo – Raw milk cheese

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 25 February 2021

Documentation

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Sweden – Salmonella outbreak in Sweden sickens 12

Posted on February 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Outbreak News Today

kswfoodworld salmonella

The Swedish Public Health Agency is reporting a nationwide Salmonella outbreak.

Twelve cases of Salmonella Enteritidis disease have been linked using whole genome sequencing (analysis of the bacterium’s genome). Eight of the twelve patients are children under the age of ten and the cases are resident in ten different regions. All cases except one have fallen ill on January 20 or later. There are as many women / girls as men / boys who that have fallen ill.

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Switzerland – Cheese Firm In Switzerland Investigated Over Listeria Link

Posted on February 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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listeria

Swiss authorities are investigating if cheese from one company is linked to the deaths of 10 people with listeriosis since 2018.

The Schwyz Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened criminal proceedings in connection with Listeria in dairy products and is investigating allegations against the owner of the cheese firm.

A total of 34 cases are believed to have been infected with the same Listeria strain that was detected in brie from the dairy, according to the criminal complaint. Ten of the 34 sick people died. This resulted from analyzes commissioned by the federal government.

The ongoing investigation, with Schwyz police, includes whether the business owner is responsible for the illnesses and has violated food law.

Käserei Vogel AG, based in Steinerberg, a municipality of Schwyz, found Listeria in semi-hard cheese and at its production site in May this year. The company issued a recall, told authorities and informed its buyers to remove the products from shelves. The cheesemaker has already closed the business. More than 25 items sold across Switzerland were recalled and distribution also included Belgium and Germany.

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UK – Salmonella outbreak causes hundreds of cases and several deaths in UK

Posted on February 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment

New Food Magazine

A Salmonella outbreak has swept the UK, causing nearly 500 people to fall ill with the bacteria and several products to be recalled form supermarket shelves.

According to the Daily Mirror, five people are reported as having died and hundreds seriously ill after eating chicken imported from Poland.

The newspaper reports that 480 cases of Salmonella have been reported in the UK, with around 44 per cent of those affected believed to be children.

Note: There have been many RASFF Alerts concerning Salmonella in chicken products from Poland for over a year now.

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Bizarre Cases of Food Poisoning on Three Different Ships

Posted on February 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Maritime Executive

Three ships operating in different parts of the world are all reporting cases of food poisoning among their crew. At least two crew members have died while others have been transferred from their ships and hospitalized. It might be coincidental or an outbreak of the more common norovirus, a common gastrointestinal disease, but it rarely causes deaths.

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UK – SFC recalls SFC Chicken products because of the presence of Salmonella

Posted on February 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment

FSA

SFC are recalling SFC Chicken Poppets and Take Home Boneless Bucket because Salmonella has been found in the products. Batch codes starting PKW are displayed on the outside of the box. Batch codes starting with an L are displayed on the inner packaging inside the box.

Product details

SFC Chicken Poppets
Pack size 190g
Batch code L 15520 L 13720
Best before 24 September 2021
SFC Chicken Poppets
Pack size 190g
Batch code L13720
Best before 31 October 2021
SFC Chicken Poppets
Pack size 190g
Batch code PKW008A
Best before 28 February 2022
SFC Chicken Poppets
Pack size 190g
Batch code PKW011A
Best before 28 February 2022
SFC Take Home Boneless Bucket
Pack size 650g
Batch code L19720
Best before 28 November 2021

Risk statement

The presence of Salmonella in the products listed above.

Symptoms caused by Salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

Action taken by the company

SFC is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.
Customer Notice: SFC recalls chicken products(Opens in a new window)

Our advice to consumers

If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund or alternatively, email a photo of the product packaging clearly showing the batch code information printed on the inner bag of the products to customerservices@sfcwholesale.co.uk for a refund and then safely dispose of the product at home.

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Indian Ocean – Bamboo shoots blamed for fatal mass poisoning on Precious bulker

Posted on February 23, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Trade Winds News

A seafarer has died and many others taken ill following a food poisoning incident on a Precious Shipping bulker.

A jar of pickled bamboo shoots is said to be the source of the incident, which occurred earlier this month on the 34,000-dwt handysize bulker Lanna Naree (built 2012) in the Indian Ocean.

The chief cook passed away and up to 13 others were reported to have become unwell before the bulker could divert to Male in the Maldives.

Four crew members who did not eat the pickle suffered no ill effects.

Hashim said all seafarers who had shown symptoms were replaced in Male as a safety precaution.

“We are now in the process of getting this pickle analysed and reporting the same to the authorities so that action can be taken to avoid any such incident in the future,” Hashim said.

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