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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Black Pepper – Salted Chicken Half Breast – Organic Pork and Veal Sausage – Pine Nuts – Chicken Wings – Chicken Cutlets – Chicken Legs – Chicken Fillets

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Javiana (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. München (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Javiana (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in frozen salted chicken half breasts from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Matadi (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Saintpaul (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Abaetetuba (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Bredeney (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Münster (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella II 42:r:- (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Gaminara (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Gaminara (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Minnesota (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Poona (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Saintpaul (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella (in 2 out of 5 samples /10g) in chilled organic pork and veal sausage (chipolata) from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in pine nuts from Turkey in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken wings from Poland in the Czech Republic

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

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Morehead (present /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Oranienburg (present /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis and Salmonella enterica ser. Kottbus in frozen chicken legs from Poland in Bulgaria

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

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Dried Figs – Groundnuts – Pistachios – Roasted Chopped Hazlenuts – Hazlenuts – Organic Peanut Butter

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 12.02; Tot. = 12.33 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 7.54; Tot. = 8.89 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in Poland

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 8.4; Tot. = 11.5 / B1 = 7.3; Tot. = 12.9 / B1 = 44; Tot. = 127 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in France

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10.8; Tot. = 11.6 / B1 = 23; Tot. = 26 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in France

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 15.4; Tot. = 16.1 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 47.9; Tot. = 53.2 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from the United States in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 53; Tot. = 57.6 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the UK

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 17.1; Tot. = 21.9 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Turkey, with raw material from the United States in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (Tot. = 17.2 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted chopped hazelnut kernels from Turkey in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 77; Tot. = 127 / B1 = 320; Tot. = 370 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnuts with shell from Azerbaijan in France

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 9.9; Tot. = 11.7 µg/kg – ppb) in organic peanut butter from the United Kingdom, via the Netherlands in Denmark

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 8.86 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Poland

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RASFF Alert- STEC E.coli – Chilled Beef Steak Tartare

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RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx2+ /25g) in chilled beef steak tartare from Poland in Poland

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak – Salmonella – Eggs

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis in organic eggs from Italy in France

 

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak – Shigella – Fresh Sugar Snap Peas

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by Shigella sonnei in fresh sugar snap peas from Kenya, via the Netherlands in Norway

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RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – Foodborne Outbreak – Live Oysters –

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France

RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France

RASFF – foodborne outbreak caused by live oysters from France, via the Netherlands in Sweden

RASFF – norovirus in live mussels from France in Switzerland

RASFF – norovirus in live bouchot mussels from France in the Netherlands

RASFF – norovirus in oysters from France in the Netherlands

RASFF – withdrawal of bivalve molluscs harvested in France because of possible contamination with norovirus in Luxembourg

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India – Food poisoning leaves 2 dead, 22 in hospital

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Times of India

KANNUR: Two inmates how now  died and 22 others have been hospitalised following food poisoning at a destitute home near Oduvally. The inmates suffered food poisoning apparently after they consumed ghee rice, chicken curry and salad.

 

 

 

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France – Hundreds ill in France after eating contaminated raw shellfish – Noroviurs?

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More than 650 people have fallen ill in France this past month after eating contaminated raw shellfish.

Since the start of December 2019, Santé publique France has received 123 reports of collective food poisoning suspected to be linked to consumption of raw shellfish, mainly oysters.

The majority, 87 of the 123 alerts, occurred from Dec. 23, 2019, and forward. A peak of illnesses hit from December 25 to 27.

A total of 668 people were sick and 17 needed hospital treatment. Most are more than 15 years old. Of the 415 patients with age information available, 15 were younger than 15.

Much higher than recent years
Symptoms, mainly diarrhea and vomiting, as well as incubation times, are consistent with norovirus or other enteric virus infections. Stool tests have confirmed the presence of these viruses. Symptoms of norovirus appear one to two days after being infected and typically last for two or three days.

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USA – Fresh Location Announces Product Recall Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

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Fresh Location, of Lenoir City, Tennessee is recalling:

  • Protein Snack Tray 6.44 oz total weight packaged in a 4-compartment plastic tray with UPC: 8-5511000804-6 and with Fresh by lot dates of: 12/21/19, 12/22/19, 12/24/19, 12/27/19, 12/28/19, 12/29/19, 12/31/19, 01/03/20, 01/04/20
  • Protein Trail Mix 3.52 oz total weight packaged in a 10.5 ounce plastic cup with UPC: 8-5511000813-8 and with Fresh by lot dates of: 12/23/19, 12/24/19, 12/26/19, 12/29/19, 12/30/19, 12/31/19, 01/02/20, 01/05/20, 01/06/20

Due to possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Almark Foods which manufactures the Hard-Boiled at the Gainesville facility may be associated with a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that has been linked to several reported illnesses and one reported death.

Affected product could have been delivered in the following states through convenience stores, micro markets, hospitals, hotels and vending machines: Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana, and Mississippi.

Label, Fresh Location Protein Snack Tray

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Europe – Officials raise concerns over safety of Polish poultry products – Salmonella

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An increasing number of food safety alerts linked to Salmonella in poultry have been issued in Poland, according to the report. This has led to the establishment of official sampling procedures in poultry slaughterhouses. The auditors noted that these systems have been revealing higher rates of Salmonella detection than the companies’ own checking systems.

 

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