Category Archives: Food Hygiene

USA -Lipari Foods Issues Voluntary Recall of Premo Brand & Fresh Grab Turkey & Swiss Submarine Sandwiches Due to Potential Contamination of Listeria Monocytogenes

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Lipari Foods, LLC has issued a voluntary recall of Premo Brand and Fresh Grab turkey and Swiss submarine sandwiches produced and packaged by sister company JLM due to potential contaminatLipari Foods, LLC has issued a voluntary recall of Premo Brand and Fresh Grab turkey and Swiss submarine sandwiches produced and packaged by sister company JLM due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenesis an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The products were produced on July 17, 2018 and distributed to food service and retail stores throughout Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

 

Brand Product Lipari Product # Weight Sell By Date Lot # UPC
Premo Brand Turkey & Swiss Sub 915537 4/6 OZ 08/06/2018 17201807 612510001042
Fresh Grab Turkey & Swiss Sub 251694 18/6 OZ 08/06/2018 17201807 612510001042

Products were distributed under the following brand names: Premo Brand & Fresh Grab.

Bahamas -Vibrio cases linked to conch in the dozens

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In a follow-up on the Vibrio parahaemolyticus outbreak linked to conch meat in the Bahamas, Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands says the number of confirmed cases has risen to 27, according to local media.

In addition, there are 22 cases awaiting lab results.  Among those now suffering from the illness are tourists.

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a bacterium in the same family as those that cause cholera. It lives in brackish saltwater and causes gastrointestinal illness in humans. V. parahaemolyticus naturally inhabits coastal waters in the United States and Canada and is present in higher concentrations during summer.

UK -PepsiCo recalls Tropicana Trop 50 Multivitamins Juice

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As a precautionary measure, PepsiCo is undertaking a recall of its Tropicana Trop 50 Multivitamins Juice, due to fermentation. This is causing spoilage of the implicated batch.

Product details

Tropicana Trop 50 Multivitamins Juice

Pack size 1 litre
Best before 14/10/2018

No other PepsiCo products are known to be affected.

RASFF Alertss -Aflatoxin -Groundnuts – Hazlenuts – Almonds -Pistachios – Dried Figs –

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RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = >24; Tot. = >24 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled groundnuts from China in Spain

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 13; Tot. = 14.9 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled hazelnuts from Turkey in Italy

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 39; Tot. = 42.7 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled almonds from the United States in Italy

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 15.2; Tot. = 17.2 µg/kg – ppb) in organic hazelnut kernels from Turkey in Italy

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 3.61 µg/kg – ppb) in basmati rice from unknown origin, via the United Kingdom in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 14; Tot. = 44 µg/kg – ppb) in unshelled pistachios from Iran, via Turkey in Portugal

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 14.8; Tot. = 19.9 µg/kg – ppb) in diced dried figs from Turkey in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 10.3; Tot. > 24 / B1 = 4.8; Tot. = 5.7 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from China in Spain

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 15.5; Tot. = 17.8 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from the United States in Belgium

RASFF Aletrt – Norovirus – Live Oysters

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RASFF -norovirus (GI /2g) in live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in Italy

RASFF alert – Campylobacter -Chilled Chicken Meat

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RASFF -Campylobacter jejuni (between 1700 and 43000 CFU/g) in chilled chicken meat from Poland in Denmark

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocyotgenes – Cooked Diced Chicken – Sheep and Goats Milk Cheese –

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RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in frozen cooked diced chicken from the United Kingdom in the Netherlands

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes in sheep and goat milk cheese from France in Germany

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (<10 CFU/g) in sheep and goat pasteurized milk cheese from France in France

RASFF Alert -Foodborne Outbreak -Chicken Fried Rice with Mushrooms

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RASFF -consumer recall of frozen chicken fried rice with mushrooms from France in relation to a multi-country foodborne outbreak  in France

RASFF Alert – Bacterial Contamination – Infant Formula

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RASFF-suspicion of bacterial contamination in infant formula from France in France

RASFF Alerts- Ochratoxin A – Raisins – Salted Pistachios

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RASFF -ochratoxin A (14.1 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Turkey in Germany

RASFF-ochratoxin A (17.0 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted salted pistachios from the United States, packaged in Lithuania in Finland