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RASFF Alert – Sulphite Reducing Clostridia – Sheep Casings

Posted on December 31, 2020 by | Leave a comment

European Food Alerts

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Clostridium sulphite reducer (up to 72000 CFU/g) in sheep casings from Iran it Italy

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RASFF Alert – Histamine – Chilled Tuna

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European Food Alerts

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histamine (300.7 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled tuna (Thunnus albacares) from Sri Lanka, via the United Kingdom in Ireland

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Black Pepper – Chicken Legs -Chicken Tulips

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Salmonella enterica ser. Abaetetuba (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Glostrup (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Kiambu (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella enterica ser. Saintpaul (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in the Netherlands

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Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken legs from Poland in Romania

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Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken tulips from Poland in France

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France – Product recall: Cooked pork tongue with Tradition et Terroir du Sud-Ouest vinaigrette – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on December 30, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Product recall: Cooked pork tongue with Tradition et Terroir du Sud-Ouest vinaigrette

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of Listeria

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who may have this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased.

People who have consumed this product and who present with a fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption.
Pregnant women should pay special attention to these symptoms, as well as immunocompromised people and the elderly. These symptoms may suggest listeriosis, a disease that can be serious and can take up to eight weeks to incubate.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Barcode
3 493 600 000 810

▸ Lot
203429009

▸ DDM
12/27/2020

▸ Health
stamp FR 33.550.010 CE

▸ Consumer service contact
06 07 55 19 27

▸ Source
https://www.geantcasino.fr/

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USA – Organic Basil,15 bags – Cyclospora

Posted on December 30, 2020 by | Leave a comment

FDA

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Product Description: Organic Basil,15 bags, Net. Wt.15Lbs case.

Reason for Recall:Possible contamination with Cyclospora

Product Quantity:280 boxes/4200 pounds

Recall Number:F-0185-2021

Code Information:Lot#LP814

Classification:Class II

Event Details

Event ID:86877

Voluntary / Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Product Type:Food

Initial Firm Notification of Consignee or Public:Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Status:Ongoing

Distribution Pattern:Distributed to direct accounts in VA and FL

Recalling Firm:Vallarta Organics LLC

1 S Prospect Dr
Coral Gables, FL 33133-7003
United States

Recall Initiation Date:11/27/2020

Center Classification Date:12/22/2020

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Norway – Yersinia outbreak in Norway linked to salad

Posted on December 29, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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A Yersinia outbreak in Norway has been solved and declared over just days after it was announced.

Folkehelseinstituttet (the Norwegian Institute of Public Health) said the national outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica O3 was likely caused by a pre-mixed salad product.

Less than a week earlier, the agency had announced an investigation into a recent rise in Yersinia infections.

The outbreak started in mid-November and involved 10 confirmed patients. All of them are women aged 11 to 59 years old who became ill in mid to late November with the last case on Nov. 26. Three people live in Viken, two each in Oslo, Innlandet, and Vestland, and one in Telemark and Vestfold.

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France – Product recall: BORDE brand extra dried porcini mushrooms – Salmonella

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Product recall: BORDE brand extra dried porcini mushrooms

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of Salmonella

PROPOSED SOLUTION

Those in possession of this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased for
reimbursement.

Foodborne illness caused by Salmonella results in gastrointestinal disturbances, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain, often accompanied by fever; these symptoms may be more serious in young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly. The incubation period can range from 6 to 72 hours.
People who have consumed the products mentioned below and who have these symptoms are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Net weight
40g

▸ Barcode
3112300101824

▸ Lot
E02218

▸ Best before
12/31/2022

▸ Consumer service contact
The Quality Department of BORDE is available to consumers to answer their questions at the telephone number: 04.71.77.70.70

▸ Source

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USA – Imported herring in oil is recalled for risk of Listeria

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B&I Overseas Trading Inc located in  Van Nuys, CA over the holiday recalled frozen “Veladis herring in oil with Italian spices” because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Others 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 recalled ” Veladis herring in oil with Italian spices” were sold at select International retail stores in the State of Washington. All affected product has been removed from sale. There were approximately 400 units sold in the months of November and December 2020.

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Germany – Delicious dried figs, 250g – Ochratoxin A

Posted on December 29, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Warning type: Food
Date of first publication:December 24, 2020
Product name:

Delicious dried figs, 250g

Product pictures:

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Company Eurogroup Germany GmbH

Manufacturer (distributor): Company Eurogroup Deutschland GmbH, 40764 Langenfeld Sales through branches of the REWE Group
Reason for warning:

Detection of ochratoxin A

Packaging Unit: 250 g
Durability: 04/16/2021
Lot identification: OA350020356 / 2 – 11 – 443
Further information:

Products with different best-before
dates and batches are not affected by this measure .

Further information can be found in the enclosed consumer information.

Contact to the responsible authorities:

Hesse:Schnellwarnung@rpda.hessen.de

North Rhine-Westphalia:poststelle@mulnv.nrw.de
Rhineland-Palatinate:Poststelle.Referat22@lua.rlp.de
Saxony-Anhalt:poststelle@ms.sachsen-anhalt.de
Thuringia:LM-Ueberendung@tlv.thueringen.de
Press releases and information
title Attachment or web link
Consumer information
Consumer information_Delicious figs 250g.pdf

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Research – Investigation and Follow-Up of a Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Outbreak Linked to the Consumption of Traditional Hand-Crafted Alm Cheese

Posted on December 26, 2020 by | Leave a comment

MDPI

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Staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) is one of the most important foodborne diseases. This work describes a SFP event linked to the consumption of alm cheese and involved three people belonging to the same family. Leftovers of the consumed cheese, samples from the grocery store and the producing alm were collected and tested for Coagulase positive staphylococci (CPS) enumeration and for the presence of staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs). Isolates were typed with MLST, spa typing, and tested for SEs and methicillin resistance genes. An in vitro test evaluated SEs production in relation to bacterial growth. The presence of CPS and SEs was detected in all cheese samples and all isolates belonged to the same methicillin sensitive ST8/t13296 strain harbouring sed, ser and sej genes. The in vitro test showed the production of enterotoxins started from 105 CFU/mL. The farmer was prescribed with corrective actions that led to eradication of the contaminating strain. View Full-Text

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