Category Archives: food handler

Various brands of Chicken Soup Products recalled due to swollen containers – Microbiological Contamination

Gov france

Summary

Product
Chicken Soup Products
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Other
What to do

Do not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product.

Audience
Retail

Affected products

Issue

Various brands of Chicken Soup Products recalled due to swollen containers.

The recalled products have been sold nationally.

USA – Seven Seas International USA, LLC is Voluntarily Recalling Biltmore Smoked Sockeye Salmon Because of Possible Health Risk – Listeria monocytogenes

FDA

Summary

Company Announcement Date:
FDA Publish Date:
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Fish
Foodborne Illness
Reason for Announcement:
Potential Foodborne Illness/Listeria
Company Name:
Seven Seas International USA, LLC.
Brand Name:
Biltmore
Product Description:
Biltmore Smoked Wild Sockeye Salmon

Company Announcement

Date: March 14, 2023
Sold at Publix Supermarkets only

Seven Seas International USA, LLC of St. Petersburg, Florida is voluntarily recalling 295 cases of Biltmore Smoked Sockeye Salmon with production lot R4058 because Listeria monocytogenes may be present in some product. The issue was discovered through routine regulatory testing conducted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Consumers who have purchased this product with this lot code are being advised not to consume it and return it to the store where it was originally purchased for a full refund. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in preschool age children, older adults, or people who are immune compromised. Additionally, it can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women. Only packages sold prior to 14th March 2023 which have a lot code R4058 printed on the clear plastic film that protects the product are affected by this recall, please check for this code, no other production codes are affected by this recall.

Customers who have additional questions or concerns may contact Seven Seas International USA, LLC at 1(888) 627-5668 or visit their website at www.7siusa.comExternal Link Disclaimer.

Information regarding Biltmore Salmon products sold at Publix affected by this recall:

Product Name: Biltmore Smoked Sockeye Salmon
GTIN #: 007-36211-88774
Lot Code/Best By Date: R4058/April 14 2023


Company Contact Information

Consumers:
Seven Seas International USA, LLC
 1(888) 627-5668
 www.7siusa.com

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France – DRY GOAT CHEESE – STEC E.coli

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name CHEVRIGNY CHEVENET
  • Model names or references Churns Mini Churns
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3503963014208 087 Date of minimum durability 05/15/2023
    3503965270008 065 Date of minimum durability 04/24/2023
  • Packaging plastic tray
  • Marketing start/end date From 06/03/2023 to 29/03/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR-71-235-001-CE
  • Further information Dry goat cheese
  • Geographic area of ​​saleRegions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, , , , , , , Burgundy-Franche-Comté, , , , , , , Grand-Est, , , , , , , New-Aquitaine, , , , , , , Occitanie, , , , , , , Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
  • Distributors FROMAGER des HALLES SOUTH EAST INTERMARCHE St Quentin Fallavier BUTCHERS ANDRE

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Recall for health reasons
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Toxigenic Shiga Escherichia coli (STEC)

France – DRY GOAT CHEESE – STEC E.coli

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name CHEVRIER des CRAYS – CHEVRIGNY
  • Model names or references Maconnais
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3503962313005 061 Date of minimum durability 04/17/2023
    3503960021506 062 Date of minimum durability 04/24/2023
  • Packaging wooden tray
  • Marketing start/end date From 03/03/2023 to 10/03/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health markFR-71-235-001-CE
  • Further information Mâconnais goat cheese
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Regions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, , , , , , Burgundy-Franche-Comté, , , , , , Centre-Val de Loire, , , , , , Grand-Est, , , , , , Hauts-de-France, , , , , , Île-de-France, , , , , , New-Aquitaine, , , , , , Occitanie, , , , , , Provence-Alpes-Côte d’azur
  • Distributors FROMAGER des HALLES SOUTH EAST BUTCHERS ANDRE AUCHAN FRANCE CARREFOUR SOUTH EAST

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Recall for health reasons
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Toxigenic Shiga Escherichia coli (STEC)

Canada – Solstice Ciderworks brand Haskap Cider recalled due to bursting cans – Microbial Contamination

CFIA

Summary

Product
Haskap Cider
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Non harmful (quality or spoilage)
What to do

Do not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product.

Audience
Retail

Affected products

Solstice Ciderworks brand Haskap Cider recalled due to bursting cans.

The recalled product has been sold in the Yukon.

France – ASC smoked salmon from Norway 4 slices – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Fishery and aquaculture products
  • Product brand name Nautical
  • Model names or references ASC smoked salmon from Norway 4 slices 140g
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    4056489615156 G0540372 Use-by date 03/26/2023
  • Packaging 140g
  • Marketing start/end date From 03/01/2023 to 03/26/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark EN 76.664.003 EC
  • Geographic area of ​​sale See List of affected stores
  • Distributors Some LIDL supermarkets (see List attached)
  • List of points of sale List_stores_concerned.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall A self-check revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

France – Thin cuts of Roquefort made from frozen raw sheep’s milk – Staphylococcal Toxins

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name ROQUEFORT COMPANY
  • Model names or references fine cuts of Roquefort made from frozen raw sheep’s milk – ROQUEFORT SOCIETE
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3023260030232 L61821 Date of minimum durability 30/08/2023
  • Packaging 500g bag
  • Marketing start/end date From 08/11/2022 to 03/28/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to keep in the freezer
  • Health mark FR 12-203-011 EC
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors Restaurants and wholesalers

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Staphylococcus aureus (causative agent of staphylococcal poisoning)

Italy – NORTHERN SHRIMPS IN BRINE – Listeria monocytogenes

Salute

Brand : GIOIA DI MARE

Name : NORTHERN SHRIMPS IN BRINE

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Date of publication : 31 March 2023

Documentation

Documentation

Czech Republic – Cheese KROLEWSKI 45%, slices – Mold/Mould

Potravinynapranyri

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Place of inspection:
Valašské Meziříčí ( Boženy Němcové 411, 757 01 Valašské Meziříčí )
ID: 44012373
Food group: Milk and milk products Cheese

Cheese KROLEWSKI 45%, slices
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

Some of the packaging was found to contain mold visible to the naked eye. These packages had a broken package in the seam.

The product did not have an expired minimum shelf life date, during the inspection no unsatisfactory storage temperatures of this product were found.

Batch: 1012032
Best before date: 04/05/2023
Packaging: PE with print
Quantity of the product in the package: 100 g
Distributor: for the Czech Republic: Milkpol spol. s ro, Reinerova 1657/23, 163 00 Prague 6
Country of origin:  Poland
Date of sample collection: 2/17/2023
Reference number: 23-000133-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Research – Rare Recombinant GI.5[P4] Norovirus That Caused a Large Foodborne Outbreak of Gastroenteritis in a Hotel in Spain in 2021 – Food Handler

Journals ASM

Noroviruses are among the most important causes of acute gastroenteritis (AGE). In summer 2021, a large outbreak of norovirus infections affecting 163 patients, including 15 norovirus-confirmed food handlers, occurred in a hotel in Murcia in southeast Spain. A rare GI.5[P4] norovirus strain was identified as the cause of the outbreak.
The epidemiological investigation determined that norovirus transmission might have been initiated through an infected food handler. The food safety inspection found that some symptomatic food handlers continued working during illness. Molecular investigation with whole-genome and ORF1 sequencing provided enhanced genetic discrimination over ORF2 sequencing alone and enabled differentiation of the GI.5[P4] strains into separate subclusters, suggesting different chains of transmission. These recombinant viruses have been identified circulating globally over the last 5 years, warranting further global surveillance.
IMPORTANCE Due to the large genetic diversity of noroviruses, it is important to enhance the discriminatory power of typing techniques to differentiate strains when investigating outbreaks and elucidating transmission chains. This study highlights the importance of (i) using whole-genome sequencing to ensure genetic differentiation of GI noroviruses to track chains of transmission during outbreak investigations and (ii) the adherence of symptomatic food handlers to work exclusion rules and strict hand hygiene practices. To our knowledge, this study provides the first full-length genome sequences of GI.5[P4] strains apart from the prototype strain.