Category Archives: food handler

France – Superior pure pork dry sausage 250g – Salmonella

Gov france

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name unbranded
  • Model names or references superior pure pork dry sausage 250g
  • Product identification
    GTIN Batch Date
    3369579994019 305685 Minimum durability date 10/19/2023
  • Packaging bag of 1 sausage of 250g
  • Start/end date of marketing From 08/14/2023 to 10/19/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Health mark FR 69.238.010 CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors Auchan

France – Pure Pork Dry Sausage – Salmonella

Gov france

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Others
  • Product brand name Carre four Original
  • Model names or references Carrefour Original Pure Pork Dry Sausage – 250g bag
  • Product identification
    GTIN Batch Date
    3560070672417 305444 Minimum durability date 10/18/2023
    3560070672417 305561 Minimum durability date 10/18/2023
    3560070672417 306864 Minimum durability date 10/27/2023
  • Packaging 250g bag
  • Start/end date of marketing From 08/10/2023 to 09/25/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Health mark FR.69.238.010 CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors Crossroads

Italy – Meat tartare – Salmonella

Salute

Brand : Fiorani & CSpa

Name : Meat tartare

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 22 September 2023

Documentation

Documentation

Hong Kong – CFS urges public not to consume a kind of prepackaged cheese sauce imported from Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with Bacillus cereus

CFS

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 25) urged the public not to consume a kind of prepackaged cheese sauce imported from the Netherlands due to possible contamination with Bacillus cereus. The trade should stop using or selling the affected batches of the product immediately if they possess it.

Product details are as follows:

Product name: DIP NACHO CHEESE STYLE
Brand: Santa Maria
Place of origin: The Netherlands
Net weight: 250 grams
Batch code: 2329019 and 2329231
Best-before date: June 7, 2025 and June 20, 2025
Importer: Pear & Carrot Limited

“The CFS received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Commission that the above-mentioned batches of product might have been contaminated with Bacillus cereus and are being recalled. Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted the concerned local importer for follow-up. A preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported into Hong Kong and ordered the affected batches of the product concerned,” a spokesman for the CFS said.

The importer concerned has stopped sales, has removed the imported affected product from shelves and has initiated a recall according to the instructions of the CFS. Enquiries about the recall can be made to the importer’s hotline at 3616 0248 during office hours. The CFS will also mark and seal the product ordered by the importer upon its arrival to Hong Kong and ensure that the product will not enter the local market.

“Bacillus cereus is commonly found in the environment. Unhygienic conditions in food processing and storage may give rise to its growth. Consuming food contaminated with excessive Bacillus cereus or its heat-stable toxins may cause gastrointestinal upset such as vomiting and diarrhoea,” the spokesman said.

The spokesman urged consumers not to consume the affected product if they have bought any. The trade should also stop using or selling the product concerned immediately if they possess it.

The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, and will continue to follow up and take appropriate action. The investigation is ongoing.

France -Multivitamins 1.5L – Yeasts

Gov france

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Soft drink
  • Product brand name Tropicana
  • Model names or references Tropicana Multivitamins 1.5L
  • Product identification
    GTIN Batch Date
    5410188011326 0004603145 Recommended consumption date 02/29/2024
    5410188011333 0004603145 Recommended consumption date 02/29/2024
  • Products List LIST_OF_PRODUCT.pdfAttachment
  • Packaging 1.5L PET bottle
  • Start/end date of marketing From 08/30/2023 to 09/04/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors Auchan; Crossroads; Casino; Monoprix; Leclerc; Intermarche; U system
  • List of points of sale List_Customers_Delivered_Multivitamins.pdf

France – Meat – Hand-drawn pallet 1.2 Kg – Salmonella

Gov france

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name MAURER
  • Model names or references Hand-drawn pallet 1.2 Kg
  • Product identification
    GTIN Batch Date
    3301091120415 23261 Use-by date 10/26/2023
  • Packaging under a vacuum
  • Start/end date of marketing From 09/21/2023 to 09/22/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to keep in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 68.166.001 CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors Crossroads

USA – Safeway Fresh Foods Recalls Sunnyside Farms Organic Butternut Squash Because of Possible Health Risk – STEC E.coli

FDA

Sunnyside Farms Organic Butternut Squash label Item number and best by code

Company Announcement

Safeway Fresh Foods of Vineland, NJ, is recalling its 32-oz. Diced Organic Butternut Squash product as it has the potential to be contaminated with Escherichia coli O45. E. coli O45 causes a diarrheal illness often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some people develop a form of kidney failure called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). HUS is most likely to occur in young children and the elderly; the condition can lead to serious kidney damage and even death.

The 32-oz. diced Butternut was distributed only to Costco in the following states, Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virgina

Consumers who specifically purchased Costco item 20522, UPC 040232244124, 32-oz. diced Organic Butternut Squash between September 7, 2023, and September 15, 2023, with a use by date of 09/19/2023 date code are urged to return this item to your local Costco. If you have any product with this date code remaining, do not consume.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by the company detected the presence of E. coli O45.

Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-856-692-7200 Monday to Friday 8:00am ET to 4:00pm ET.


Company Contact Information

Consumers:
Safeway Fresh Foods
 1-856-692-7200

Belgium – Sauces – Cheddar Cheese Sauce (3 kg) et Dip Nacho Cheese Style (250g) de la marque Santa Maria.- Bacillus cereus

AFSCA

The FASFC withdraws the Sauces products – “Cheddar Cheese Sauce (3 kg)” and “Dip Nacho Cheese Style (250g)” of the Santa Maria brand from sale and recalls them from consumers due to the possible presence of Bacillus cereus .

You are asked not to consume these products and to return them to the point of sale where they were purchased.

Product description

– Name of the products: Cheddar Cheese Sauce (3 kg) and Dip Nacho Cheese Style (250g)
– Brand: Santa Maria
– Minimum durability dates (MBD) (“Best before”):
           Cheddar Cheese Sauce (3 kg): from 06/01/2024 to 08/31/2024
           Dip Nacho Cheese Style (250g): from 06/01/2025 to 08/31/2025
– Batch numbers: all batches are affected
– Nature of packaging: plastic pots

The products were distributed through different points of sale.

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

Denmark – Bacillus cereus in cheese dip

Foedevarestyrelsen

Paulig Denmark A/S is recalling Santa Maria Dip Nacho Cheese Style, as Bacillus cereus bacteria have been found in the product. The product should be discarded or returned to the store where it was purchased.

Image of the product

Which food is recalled

Santa Maria Dip Nacho Cheese Style
Net content: 250g
Best before dates: From 01.06.2025 to 31.08.2025

Where is the product sold

The product is sold in grocery stores throughout the country.

Why is the product being recalled?

The bacterium Bacillus cereus has been detected in the product. The symptoms of infection with the bacteria are typically vomiting or diarrhea.

What should you do as a consumer?

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased, or discard it.

If you experience symptoms in connection with consuming the product, you should contact your own doctor.

Who recalls the product

Paulig Denmark A/S
Ringager 2A
2605 Brøndby

Norway – Santa Maria recalls Cheddar Cheese Sauce and Dip Nacho Cheese Style after discovery of food poisoning bacteria – Bacillus cereus

Matportalen

Santa Maria is recalling Cheddar Cheese Sauce and Dip Nacho Cheese Style due to the discovery of the food poisoning bacteria Bacillus Cereus. The recall includes Cheddar Sauce with best before dates from 01/06/24 to 08/31/2024, and Dip Nacho Cheese Style with best before before dates from 01/06/2025 to 31/08/2025.

Cheddar Cheese Sauce is sold to the large household market, while Dip Nacho Cheese Style is sold to Coop Norge, NorgesGruppen and Rema 1000 stores.

Santa Maria Norway asks consumers who have purchased the product to throw it away, or return it to the store where it was purchased for a refund.

Food poisoning caused by Bacillus cereus can cause both vomiting and diarrhoea. Bacillus cereus is a commonly occurring bacterium in soil. The bacterium is most often found in foods where the raw materials are eggs, milk, meat, rice or cereal products. The bacteria can survive cooking because it forms spores.

Vomiting is caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria in the food, while diarrhea is caused by toxins produced in the intestine after the bacterium has established itself there.

Contact:
Santa Maria Norway: Press contact Stian Hvaal Møller, tel.: 91 55 69 69