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Australia – Australian egg industry cracks down on Salmonella

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Food Processing.com.au

The Australian egg industry has continued to work closely with authorities to respond to and eliminate the threat of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) since its initial outbreak in September 2018.

Additional legislation was introduced in New South Wales in the form of a Biosecurity (Salmonella Enteritidis) Control Order to manage the risk of SE to consumers. It has been in effect since August 2019.

In its 2019–20 Annual Report, NSW Food Authority reported a reduction in compliance of the food safety program across the NSW egg industry as a result of increased regulatory controls placed on industry due to the introduction of the Biosecurity (Salmonella Enteritidis) Control Order.

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Belgium – Watermelon Seeds, Roasted & Salted – Aflatoxin – Ochratoxin A

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AFSCA

Following a notification via the RASFF system (European Food and Feed rapid alert system), the AFSCA withdraws from sale and recalls the following product to consumers: watermelon seeds “watermelon seeds, roasted & salted” of the brand Ciloglu due to a too high content of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A.

The AFSCA asks not to consume this product and to bring it back to the point of sale where it was purchased.

Product Description:

• Product Category: Watermelon Seeds
• Product Name: watermelon seeds, roasted & salted
• Brand: Ciloglu
• Date of Minimum Durability (DDM)
: 09/28/2021
• Lot: NTX591477 • Weight: 200g

Ce product was sold through several points of sale in Belgium.

For any further information , you can contact the AFSCA contact point for consumers: 0800 / 13.550 or pointdecontact@afsca.be .

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USA – Sushi related outbreak stumps health officials; more than 150 sickened

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Food Safety News

Public health officials in North Carolina have concluded their investigation of a foodborne illness outbreak linked to sushi, saying they were unable to determine the specific cause behind the illnesses of more than 150 people.

Only a handful of ill people who ate the suspect sushi sold at two Harris Teeter grocery stores agreed to provide samples for pathogen testing, according to the Cabarrus Health Alliance environmental health director. Officials also tested one sample of sushi.

All patient samples and the product specimen were tested for a broad range of pathogens in an attempt to identify the agent responsible for the illnesses. 

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Peanut Butter – White Rice – Groundnut Kernels –

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RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 6.3; Tot. = 7.4) in peanut butter from India in Poland

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.0 / B1 = 3.1 / B1 = 2.2 µg/kg – ppb) in white rice from Pakistan in Spain

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 12; Tot. = 14 / B1 = 100; Tot. = 120 µg/kg – ppb) in organic groundnut kernels from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 6.4 µg/kg – ppb) in organic groundnut kernels from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 99; Tot. = 110 µg/kg – ppb) in organic groundnut kernels from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 23; Tot. = 27 / B1 = 73; Tot. = 85 µg/kg – ppb) in organic groundnut kernels from Egypt in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – Listeria monocytogenes – Goat Cheese

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European Food Alerts

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (<10 CFU/g) in goat cheese from Spain in Spain

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RASFF Alert – Ochratxin A – Organic Liquorice Root

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European Food Alerts

RASFF

ochratoxin A (91 µg/kg – ppb) in organic licorice root powder from unknown origin, via the Netherlands and via Denmark in Finland

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RASFF Alert – Mycotoxin – DON – Popcorn

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European Food Alerts

RASFF

deoxynivalenol (DON) (2174 µg/kg – ppb) in popcorn from Hungary, packaged in Poland in Poland

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RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Oysters

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European Food Alerts

RASFF

norovirus (presence /2g) in oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in Italy

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chicken Fillets – Chicken Meat with Cheese – Chilli Powder – Stuffed Roast Duck

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European Food Alerts

RASFF

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

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in chicken meat preparation with cheese from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF

Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilli powder from China in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Chester (presence /25g) in chilled stuffed roast duck from France in France

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Ireland – Recall of a Batch of Makar Bakalie Popcorn Due to Elevated Deoxynivalenol (DON) – Mycotoxin

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FSAI

Thursday, 7 January 2021

Summary
Category 2: For Information
Alert Notification: 2021.02
Product: Makar Bakalie Popcorn ziarno kukurydzy do prazenia; pack size: 100g
Batch Code: 6447 2710; best before: 01/09/2021
Country Of Origin: Hungary

Message:

A batch of Makar Bakalie Popcorn is being recalled as it contains Deoxynivalenol (DON) in excess of the legal limit. Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin primarily produced by Fusarium fungi, occurring predominantly in cereal grains. Short-term (acute) exposure to high levels of DON has been reported to cause symptoms including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, headaches, dizziness and fever in humans. Evidence of adverse health effects in humans due to long-term (chronic) exposure to DON is lacking, however, adverse effects such as reduced body weight gain have been observed in animal studies. The levels of DON detected exceed the maximum legal limit, however, health concerns are not expected from consuming the implicated batch.

Makar Popcorn

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