Category Archives: Food Hygiene

Denmark – Layer cake bases with risk of mold

Posted on January 18, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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CDC Fusarium

Coronet Cake Company ApS is recalling layer cake bases, as there is a risk of mold formation.

Recalled Foods , Published: January 18, 2021

Which food:
Our Layer Cake bases, light, 3-part
Best before date: 22.02.2021
EAN bar code no .: 5711044917739

Sold in: The
store chains Bilka, Føtex and Salling throughout the country.

Company recalling:
Coronet Cake Company ApS

Cause:
There is a risk of mold formation on the layer cake bases.

Risk: The
formation of mold means that the layer cake bases are considered unsuitable as food.

Advice for consumers: The Danish
Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to deliver the product back to the store where it was purchased or to discard it.

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USA – Washington State juice maker shut down by federal judge for toxins

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Food Safety News

At the  FDA’s request, a federal court in Washington State has shutdown a 51-year-old juice maker who was annually supplying 2.9 million apple juice servings to USDA’s national school lunch program.

FDA found juice products at Valley Processing at 108 Blaine Ave in Sunnyside, WA, with inorganic arsenic and patulin, both toxins that pose a health risk to consumers.

Judge Stanley A Bastian on Jan. 14 approved a Consent Decree for Permanent Injunction against Valley Processing, closing the company that employed 71 people in Washington’s Yakima Valley.

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Singapore – Eng’s Heritage at Northpoint suspended after 26 people had food poisoning

Posted on January 15, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Yahoo News

Authorities have suspended the licence of Eng’s Heritage from Wednesday (13 January) until further notice, after 26 people who ate at the wonton noodle chain’s Northpoint outlet came down with food poisoning.

Five of the 26 cases are currently hospitalised and are in a stable condition, while one additional case has been discharged from hospital, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a joint release.

The patrons reportedly had gastroenteritis symptoms after they consumed food at the outlet between 7 and 9 January, MOH and SFA added.

All food handlers working in the suspended premises are required to re-attend and pass the Basic Food Hygiene Course, before they can resume work as food handlers.

The appointed food hygiene officers working at the suspended premises are also required to re-attend and pass the food hygiene officer course before they can resume work.

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RASFF – Aflatoxins – Almonds – Dried Figs – Organic Pistachios Kernels – Groundnut Kernels

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European Food Alerts

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aflatoxins (B1 = 10; Tot. = 23 µg/kg – ppb) in almonds from the United States in Spain

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aflatoxins (B1 = 15.6; Tot. = 22 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Denmark

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aflatoxins (B1 = 110; Tot. = 120 µg/kg – ppb) in organic pistachio kernels from Turkey in the Netherlands

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aflatoxins (B1 = 30; Tot. = 33 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Blanched maize Kernels – Swett Chilli Chicken Wraps – Chilled Cheese

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Listeria monocytogenes (present /25g) in frozen blanched sweet maize kernels from Hungary in Switzerland

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Listeria monocytogenes (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled sweet chilli chicken wraps from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

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Listeria monocytogenes (<10 CFU/g) in chilled cheese from the Netherlands in France

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RASFF Alert – Hepatitis A – Dried Tomato’s

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European Food Alerts

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hepatitis A virus (presence /25g) in dried tomatoes from Turkey in Greece

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RASFF Alert -Ochratoxin A – Dried Figs

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ochratoxin A (131 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

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RASFF Alert – E.coli – Raw Milk Sheeps Cheese

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high count of Escherichia coli (1300000 CFU/g) in raw milk sheep’s cheese from Portugal in France

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RASFF Alert – DSP – Frozen Shelled Mussels

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Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (96.5 µg/kg – ppb) in frozen shelled mussels from Spain in France

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak -Salmonella – Salami

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foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by Salmonella (presence /25g) in salami from Italy in Italy

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