Category Archives: Food Hazard

Australia – Harris Smokehouse Smoked Fish – Listeria monocytogenes

FSANZ

Harris Smokehouse is conducting a recall of:
Hot Smoked Barramundi 150g Use by 28/7/2022 through to 4/8/2022
Hot Smoked Trout Blackening Spice 150g Use by 1/8/2022 through to 4/8/2022
Everyday Smashed Smoked Salmon 150g Use by 20/7/2022 through to 28/7/2022
Premium Smoked Salmon 100g, 250g, 500g, 1kg. Use by 18/7/2022 through to 8/8/2022​
Smoked Salmon Trimmings 250g Use by 25/7/2022 through to 29/7/2022
The products have been available for sale at independent food retailers including IGAs in QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, NT, SA and WA.

Date markings

Use by as listed above

Problem

The recall is due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food safety hazard

Listeria monocytogenes may cause illness in pregnant women and their unborn babies, the elderly and people with low immune systems.

Country of origin

Australia

What to do​

Consumers should not eat these products. Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.
Customers should return the products to the place of purchase for a full cash refund.

For further information please contact:

Harris Smokehouse

08 8388 7000​

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Research – WHO Seeks Experts on Microbial Hazards

Food Safety News

The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking for people with experience on risk assessment of microbiological hazards.

The call comes as the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) is renewing its expert roster for January 2023 to December 2027.

JEMRA is an international scientific expert group run by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and WHO. Meetings are convened on an ad-hoc basis, depending on requests from Codex.

One of the main aims is to provide a review of scientific advice on the state of microbiological risk assessment, and to develop the means of achieving risk assessments for specific pathogen -commodity combinations. Work often includes an evaluation of the impacts of different risk management options in the reduction or control of microbiological risks in food based on an analysis of the available knowledge.

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France – Potato gnocchi 1kg METRO CHEF – Bacillus cereus

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Prepared meals and snacks
  • Product brand name METRO CHEF
  • Model names or references Potato gnocchi 1kg METRO CHEF
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3439496603001 1442 Use-by date 07/23/2022
  • Marketing start/end date From 02/06/2022 to 12/07/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors SUBWAY

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presumed presence of Bacillus cereus above the alert threshold
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Bacillus cereus

USA – Florida officials order Big Olaf Creamery to stop all activities as part of outbreak investigation – Listeria monocytogenes

Food Safety News

State officials have ordered Big Olaf Creamery to stop use of processing equipment in a plant associated with a deadly outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.

The Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) is still waiting for results of product sampling, but the evidence of Listeria in the production plant is enough for the state to take action.

Twenty-three people have been infected with Listeria and one has died. One pregnant women suffered a miscarriage.

A spokesman with the Florida Department of Health told Food Safety News today that the agency has been investigating the outbreak for a year.

The agriculture and consumers services department took more than 100 samples at the manufacturing plant of Big Olaf Creamery and nine came back positive, including one from a transfer pipe from pre mix to an ice cream machine.

“FDACS has issued a stop use order of the processing equipment where the Listeria monocytogenes was found. This will effectively shut down all operations at this processing facility, which had already been done voluntarily by the company,” according to a statement today from the department.

Netherlands – AH long-life semi-skimmed milk 6×200 ml – Bacillus cereus

NVWA

Safety warning AH long-life semi-skimmed milk 6×200 ml

Albert Heijn warns against long-life semi-skimmed milk. The product may contain Bacillus Cereus which can cause food poisoning. Do not drink this product.

See the website of Albert Heijn

Which product is it?

  • AH long-life semi-skimmed milk 6×200 ml
  • Best before date 27-11-2022
  • Lot code 513867 E

Sincerely

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Chicken/Turkey Products -Sesame Seeds -Tahini – Sesame Paste – Stuffed Pork Fillets

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Salmonella spp. in tahini (halva) from Syria in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in chicken leg from Poland in Germany and Slovakia

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Salmonella spp. and Salmonella Mbandaka in sesame paste from Syria in Germany

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Salmonella Enteritidis, Infantis, Newport in 25g of poultry meat from Poland in Czech Republic, Denmark, Latvia

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Salmonella enterica Typhimurium in chilled turkey from Poland in Belgium

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Salmonella spp in tahini sesame paste from Ethiopia in Austria, Germany, Jordan, Netherlands and Switzerland

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Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Spain

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Salmonella Spp. detected in Stuffed Pork Fillet from Ireland in Northern Ireland

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Salmonella Enteritidis in frozen chicken meat from Poland in France, Greece, Netherlands and Spain

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Salmonella infantis in fresh chicken elements from Poland in Slovakia

RASFF Alert – Mold/Mould – Dried Medium Hard Cheese Powder

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Recall of a batch of dried medium hard cheese powder of due to the possible presence of mould from the Netherlands in Ireland

RASFF Alert – E.coli – Mollusc

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E.Coli in shell (mollusc) from France in Luxembourg, Spain and Belgium

RASFF Alerts – Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin A – Nutmeg

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Ochratoxin A in broken nutmeg from Indonesia in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin in Nutmeg from the UK in the Netherlands

RASFF Alert – Mycotoxin – Ergot Alkaloids

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Ergot alkaloids in rye flour from France in Belgium