RASFF-ochratoxin A (19 µg/kg – ppb) in organic raisins from Turkey in France
RASFF-ochratoxin A (52.4 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Turkey in Italy
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Category Archives: Food Hygiene
USA – Superior Foods Company Voluntarily Recalls 487 lbs. of Smoked Salmon Spreads – Listeria monocytogenes
No illnesses have been reported to date
Superior Foods Company located in Kentwood, Michigan is voluntarily recalling a specific lot of Smoked Salmon Spreads (487 lbs.) that were produced on March 26, 2018. This voluntary action is being undertaken in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Listeria monocytogenes was identified through routine inspection and testing by MDARD.
The products in question could potentially be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, pregnant women and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths and fatal infection in pregnant women. People experiencing these problems should seek immediate medical attention.
RASFF Alert – E.coli – Fresh Sweet Basil
RASFF-high count of Escherichia coli (1680; 610; 410; 270; 680 CFU/g) in fresh sweet basil from Thailand in Norway
UK – Manning Impex Ltd recalls Buenas Grated Coconut as it may contain Salmonella
Product details
Product: Buenas Grated Coconut
Pack size: 454g
‘Best before’ date: 20 February 2019
No other Manning Impex Ltd products are known to be affected.
USA – Eight in Alaska Jail Linked to Chopped Romaine E. coli O157 Outbreak
Alaska state officials are responding to an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by Escherichia coli (E.coli) O157:H7 bacteria in the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center in Nome. Eight confirmed cases have been identified to date. The recently discovered cases appear to be connected to a nationwide E. coli outbreak affecting at least 53 persons in 16 states and linked to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona.The state departments of Health and Social Services, Environmental Conservation, and Corrections are working together to investigate and control the outbreak.
USA – Viable Solutions, LLC Recalls Certain Kratom-Containing Powder Products Because of Possible Health Risk – Salmonella
Viable Solutions ofNampa, ID has initiated a recall of certain Kratom-containing powder products, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
The potentially affected powder products are packaged in kaft paper, foil-lined heat sealed pouches and sold in 25 grams, 100 grams, 250 grams, and 1000 grams sizes. The units were sold directly to consumers nationwide in January and February of 2018 via company websites. The products description are as follows:
Recall Product Identification:
| Brand | Product Name | Net Wt. |
|---|---|---|
| Herbal-Salvation.com | Mitragyna Speciosa Leaf Powder-Red Vein Sumatra | 25 grams, 100 grams, 250 grams, 1000 grams |
| Herbal-Salvation.com | Mitragyna Speciosa Leaf Powder-Red Vein Bali | 25 grams, 100 grams, 250 grams, 1000 grams |
| Herbal-Salvation.com | Mitragyna Speciosa Leaf Powder-Green Horn | 25 grams, 100 grams, 250 grams, 1000 grams |
| Herbal-Salvation.com | Mitragyna Speciosa Leaf Powder-Thai Maeng Da | 25 grams, 100 grams, 250 grams, 1000 grams |
The lot numbers being recalled can be found on the packaging and are as follows:
RVS1380182301
RVB1380182201
GVH1380171512
MD13120181601
RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – Live Oysters
RASFF Alert – ASP – Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning – Chilled Scallops
RASFF-Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) toxins – domoic acid (21180 µg/kg – ppb) in chilled scallops (Pecten maximus) from Norway in Norway
USA – New Kratom Recalls – Salmonella
All Powdered Kratom from Triangle Pharmanaturals Recalled
Triangle Pharmanaturals, LLC (“Triangle”) of Las Vegas, Nevada is recalling all kratom (mitragyna speciosa) powder products it manufactured, processed, packed, and/or held, between April 4, 2017 to Present.
A company in Utah is recalling “NxtGen Botanicals Maeng Da Kratom” labeled bottles of kratom supplements because they has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. At least one illness has been reported in connection with this brand of kratom.
The recall notice does not specify what strain of Salmonella federal inspectors found in the NxtGen kratom, but at least 132 people in 38 states have been infected in an ongoing Salmonella outbreak traced to kratom products, according to the Food ad Drug Administration’s latest list of recalled kratom products.
Canada – Updated Food Recall Warning – Culinary Creations Gourmet brand & Denny’s Express brand roast beef-containing sandwiches recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
Recall details
Ottawa, April 18, 2018 – The food recall warning issued on April 17, 2018 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.
R.T. Fresh Prepared Foods Inc. is recalling Culinary Creations Gourmet brand & Denny’s Express brand roast beef-containing sandwiches from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
The following products were sold through retailers and automatic vending machines in Alberta and Ontario.
Recalled products
| Brand Name | Common Name | Size | Code(s) on Product | UPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Creations Gourmet | Beef and Cheese on Onion Bun | 190 g | Best Before AL 24 AL 30 MA 01 MA 02 MA 08 MA 17 |
6 89069 18085 6 |
| Culinary Creations Gourmet | Roast Beef Sandwich | 155 g | Best Before AL 30 MA 08 MA 16 |
6 89069 18093 1 |
| Culinary Creations Gourmet | Jumbo Beef & Swiss Submarine (halved) | 250 g | Best Before AL 30 MA 02 MA 07 MA 08 MA 14 MA 15 MA 17 |
6 89069 18097 9 |
| Culinary Creations Gourmet | Jumbo Beef & Swiss Submarine | 250 g | Best Before AL 30 MA 07 MA 15 |
6 89069 18097 9 |
| Denny’s Express | Beef & Swiss Submarine | 250 g | 0998 | 7 76393 40003 0 |
