Category Archives: Food Hygiene

RASFF Alert- Stenotrophomonas maltophilia – Drinks

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in drinks from the Netherlands in Spain

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RASFF Alert – Powder rice cream – Cronobacter

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Presence of Cronobacter in powder rice cream from Italy in San Merino, Albania and Greece

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RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – Dried Figs

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Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye in Italy

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High content of ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye in Italy

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High content of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye in Italy

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RASFF Alert- Mussels – Oysters

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Norovirus in mytilus galloprovincialis from Spain in Italy

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes -Smoked Salmon

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Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Lithuania in Italy and Slovenia

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Listeria detected smoked salmon from France in the Seychelles

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Poultry Products – Sesame Seeds – Fish Meal – Organic Dried Goji Berries – Chicken Thigh Satay

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Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

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Salmonella detected in a batch of fish meal from Spain in France

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Salmonella spp. in organic dried goji berries from China, via Austria in  Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland.

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Salmonella Enteritidis in chilled chicken breast from Poland in Slovakia

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Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

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Salmonella in Chicken thigh satay from Romania in Poland and the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Shelled Pistachios – Dried Figs – Peanuts

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Aflatoxins beyond the permitted limits in shelled pistachios from Iran in Italy

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Aflatoxins beyond the permitted limits in-shell pistachios from Türkiye in Italy

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Aflatoxin B1 in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxin B1 in U.S.A. peanuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in pistachios in shell from Iran in Greece and Turkey

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Germany – Honestly organic! Fruit, nut & chocolate, berry & crunchy

Posted on December 28, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Lebensmittelwarnung

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

12/28/2023

Product name:

Honestly organic! Fruit, nut & chocolate, berry & crunchy

Product images:

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Manufacturer (distributor):

Organic food production and trading GmbH, Gewerbestraße 2, AT – 5082 Grödig

Reason for warning:

Salmonella

Packaging Unit:

150g

Durability:

July 5, 2024

Additional Information:

Reference is made to the company’s attached recall information.

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UK – STEC O145 E. coli tainted cheese sickens 30 in the UK

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There have been at least 30 confirmed cases of this specific outbreak strain of STEC in the UK.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland, (FSS) and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are warning the public not to eat four Mrs. Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese which has been recalled because they may be contaminated with a specific type of E. coli bacteria called Shiga toxin producing E. coli, also known as STEC or VTEC or E. coli O145.

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Belgium – “BERGERONNETTE PERAIL DU FEDOU” cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

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Recall from the AFSCA
Product: “BERGERONNETTE PERAIL DU FEDOU” cheese
Problem: Possible presence of Listeria
Following a notification via the RASFF system (European Food and Feed rapid alert system), the FASFC withdraws the product “BERGERONNETTE PERAIL DU FEDOU” due to the possible presence of Listeria.

Product description:

– Product name: BERGERONNETTE Pérail du Fédou
– Lot: 23.333.002
– Expiry date (Best before date): 01/08/2024
– Weight: 150g



The product was distributed by different points of sale.

For any further information, you can contact the AFSCA contact point for consumers: 0800/13.550 or pointdecontact@afsca.be .

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