Category Archives: Food Hygiene

RASFF Alerts – Mold/Mould – Date Hazelnut Cream – Mortadella

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Mold in organic date hazelnut cream from Poland in Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Switzerland

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Mould in mortadella from Italy in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Spinach and Arugula – Salami with Truffles – Bovine Carcass – Bovine Meat

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STEC in Spinach and arugula from the Netherlands in Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Kuwait, Netherlands, Portugal, USA, UK, Qatar and Spain

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Suspicion of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli in salami with truffles from Italy in Germany

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STEC (stx+;eae+) in bovine carcass from Belgium in the Netherlands

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Presence of E.coli STEC in bovine meat (sirloin) from Uruguay in Spain

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Pistachios – Peanuts

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Aflatoxins B1 and total over the limits allowed in Pistachio in shell from Iran in Italy and Germany

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Aflatoxins in peanuts in shell from Egypt in Germany

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RASFF Alert – Listeria monocytogenes – Chilled Beef Snout Salad

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Listeria monocytogenes (180 CFU/g) in chilled beef snout salad from Germany in France

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RASFF Alerts – Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin A – Organic Dried Figs – Dark Raisins – Sultana Raisins

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High content of Ochratoxin A in organic dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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Ochratoxin A in dark raisins from Uzbekistan in Poland

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Exceeding the maximum level of mycotoxins (Ochratoxin A) in sultana raisins from Turkey in Poland

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Chicken Products – Sesame Seeds – Betel Leaves – Crayfish -Pasteurised Egg White – Pork Crackling – Sow Meat – Chicken Thighs – Salted Chicken Fillet – Black Pepper – Tahini Halva with Cocoa

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Salmonella in betel leaves from Bangladesh in Italy

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Salmonella spp. in chicken broiler drumettes from Poland in Lithuania

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Suspicion of salmonella in crayfish from China in Sweden

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Salmonella in pasteurized egg white from France in Spain

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Salmonella Typhimurium in turkey neck skin from Poland in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in pork crackling meal from Italy in Germany

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Salmonella Infantis in sow meat from Germany via Estonia in Finland

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SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA in Greece

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SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA in Greece

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SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA in Greece

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Salmonella Infantis (in 2 out of 5 samples) in chicken thighs from Lithuania in Latvia

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Salmonella spp. in salted chicken (inner)fillet from Brazil in Germany and the Netherlands

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Salmonella enteritidis in chicken from Poland in UK, France, Netherlands and Luxembourg

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Salmonella Coeln (in 1 out of 5 samples) in chicken thighs from Poland in Latvia

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Salmonella spp. in tahini halva with cocoa from Türkiye in Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden

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Salmonella spp. in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

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SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA in Greece and Turkey

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SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA in Greece

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Netherlands – Safety warning Jumbo Spinach Washed 600 grams from Jumbo (attention) -STEC E.coli

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Safety warning Jumbo Spinach Washed 600 grams from Jumbo

This is an addition to the previous Safety Warning Jumbo Spinach Unwashed 450 grams. Jumbo now also warns for Jumbo Spinach Crops 600 grams. The warning on the Jumbo and our website has been adjusted. Below is the modified text with addition.  

Jumbo warns about the Jumbo Spinach Unwashed 450 grams and the Jumbo Spinach Washed 600 grams and is recalling the products. The products may contain the STEC bacteria. Do not eat the products! Eating the products can pose a health hazard, especially in pregnant women, young children, the elderly and people with a weakened immune system.

See Jumbo’s website

Which products are involved?

  • Jumbo Spinach Unwashed 450 grams
  • Barcode: 8711715882363
  • Jumbo Spinach Washed 600 grams
  • Barcode: 8718452309870
  • Best before: 06-09-2022

Sincerely

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority

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Denmark -Growth of bacteria in raspberry cake cream

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Fynbo Foods A/S is recalling Fynbo Hindbær Cake Cream after finding bacterial growth in the product.

Recalled Foods , Published: August 31, 2022

Which food:
Fynbo Raspberry Cake Cream (see picture here )
Best before date: 17.11.2022
Batch number: 11.
EAN code: 5707446120013

Sold in:
Bilka, Føtex and Meny stores throughout the country.

Company that is recalling:
Fynbo Foods A/S, Sigenvej 9, 9760 Vrå

Reason:
The company has detected microbial growth in glass with the cake cream. An analysis of the product showed a growth of bacteria.

Risk:
Bacterial growth makes the product unsuitable as food.

Advice to consumers:
The Danish Food and Drug Administration advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased, or to discard it.

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Netherlands – Safety warning Jumbo Spinach Unwashed 450 grams from Jumbo (attention) – STEC E.coli

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Safety warning Jumbo Spinach Unwashed 450 grams from Jumbo

Jumbo warns about Jumbo Spinach Unwashed 450 grams. The product may contain the STEC bacteria. Do not eat the product! Eating the product may pose a health hazard, especially in pregnant women, young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.

See Jumbo’s website

Which product is it?

  • Jumbo Spinach Unwashed 450 grams
  • Barcode: 8711715882363

Sincerely

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority

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Belgium – Unwashed spinach (450g) and washed spinach (600g) from the Jumbo brand -STEC E.coli

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Recall of Jumbo
Products: Unwashed spinach (450g) and washed spinach (600g) from the Jumbo brand.
Problem: Possible presence of STEC bacteria (E. Coli).
In agreement with the FASFC, Jumbo withdraws the products “unwashed spinach” (450g) and “washed spinach” (600g) from the Jumbo brand and recalls them from consumers due to the possible presence of STEC bacteria (E. Coli ).

Jumbo asks its customers not to consume these products and to bring them back to the point of sale where they were purchased, where they will be reimbursed.

Description of the products Product

name: Spinazie Ongewassen (Unwashed spinach)
Brand: Jumbo
EAN on the label: 8711715882363
Batch number: SPIN MI 8×450 FP KKZ624 BPR NA JU 4P 8NL
Sale period: from 2022-08-25 to 30 -08-2022
Nature of packaging: Plastic packaging
Weight: 450g

Product name: Spinazie Gewassen (Washed spinach)
Brand: Jumbo
EAN on the label: 8718452309870
Sale period: 31-08-2022 between 7 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.
Nature of packaging: Plastic packaging Best before
date (BOD): 06 -09-2022
Weight: 600g

The products were sold through Jumbo’s subsidiaries in Belgium.

For more information , customers can contact customer services on 0800 – 98998 or Jumbo.com. Our apologies for the inconvenience caused.

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