Category Archives: Food Hygiene

RASFF Alert – Moulds – Organic Cashew Nuts

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RASFF – organic cashew nuts from Indonesia infested with moulds in Germany

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RASFF Alert – Chilled Smoked Salmon

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (130 CFU/g) in chilled smoked salmon from Germany in Switzerland

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Crushed Chilli

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RASFF – ochratoxin A (47 µg/kg – ppb) in crushed chilli from India in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – Ciguatera Poisoning – Frozen Red Snapper Steaks

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RASFF – ciguatera poisoning suspected to be caused by frozen red snapper steaks (Lutjanus bohar) from India, via France in the Netherlands

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RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) – Live Clams

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RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins in live clams from France in France

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RASFF Alerts -Salmonella – Chicken Breast – Chicken Thigh – MSM Turkey – Raw Poultry Meat -Almonds – Turkey Meat and Poultry Sausage – Chicken Nuggets – Spinach – Turkey Breast

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen chicken breast fillets from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella ( 7:k:- /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Houtenae (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen half chicken breasts from Brazil, via the Netherlands in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken thigh meat from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /10g) in frozen mechanically separated (MSM) turkey meat from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled raw poultry meat from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breasts from Poland in Slovakia

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in shelled almonds from the United States in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Saintpaul (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled turkey meat and poultry sausages from France in France

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in frozen salted chicken half breasts from Brazil in France

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken quarters from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breast from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (four out of five samples /25g) in frozen chicken nuggets from Slovakia in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in spinach from Italy in Finland

RASFF – Salmonella (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen turkey breast fillets from Poland in Italy

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Aflatoxin – Blanched Groundnut Kernels

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 123 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from India in the UK

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 89; Tot. = 120 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut Kernels from India in the Netherlands

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Malaysia – Terengganu ‘puding buih’ food poisoning case claims first victim

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KUALA TERENGGANU, June 3 — A victim of the puding buih food poisoning incident in Terengganu has died at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital (HSNZ), said state Health director Dr Nor Azimi Yunus.

He said the 25-year-old woman, who was admitted to the hospital on May 24, died at 10.40am today.

“She was treated for 10 days at the Intensive Care Unit of HSNZ. The death was caused by septicaemia shock and multi-organ failure,” he told reporters via WhatsApp.

It had been reported that 99 people in Terengganu were treated at HSNZ and other healthcare facilities for diarrhoea, vomiting and fever after consuming puding buih which they bought online on May 22.

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Viet Nam – Vietnam reports more food poisoning deaths in 5 months

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Xinhuanet

HANOI, June 2 (Xinhua) — In the first five months of this year, 694 people in Vietnam suffered from food poisoning, of whom 15 died, according to the country’s Preventive Health Department on Tuesday.

In the same period last year, 806 people were affected by food poisoning, of whom five died.

Between January and May, Vietnam spotted 26,900 dengue fever patients, including three fatalities, 4,921 foot-and-mouth disease cases and 186 viral encephalitis sufferers.

Vietnam currently has 210,500 HIV carriers, of whom 97,154 have become AIDS patients. To date, 98,705 people in the country have died of AIDS-related diseases, the department said. Enditem

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Hong Kong – Not to consume a batch of bottled apple juice drink contaminated with patulin

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Issue Date 29.5.2020
Source of Information Routine Surveillance Programme of the Centre for Food Safety
Food Product A bottled apple juice drink imported from Australia
Product Name and Description Product name: Cold Pressed Granny Smith Apple

Brand: Presha Fruit

Country of origin: Australia

Importer/Distributor: A.S. Watson Group (HK) Ltd.

Volume: 350ml per bottle

Best-before date: August 7, 2020
Reason For Issuing Alert
  • The test result showed that a sample collected from a supermarket in To Kwa Wan contained patulin at a level of 110 parts per billion (ppb), exceeding the action level of 50 ppb adopted by the CFS. The action level is the same as the standard of the Codex Alimentarius Commission on patulin in apple or apple juice.
  • Patulin mostly occurs in rotten apple and its products. Animal studies showed that ingesting high doses of patulin can induce liver, spleen and kidney damage, as well as toxicity to the immune system. For humans, nausea, gastrointestinal disturbances and vomiting have been reported.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety
  • The CFS has informed the importer, PARKnSHOP (HK) Limited and distributor concerned of the irregularity. The importer and distributor have stopped sale and removed from shelves all batches of the affected product and initiated a recall of the affected batch of the product according to the CFS’ instruction.
  • The CFS will alert the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action to safeguard food safety and public health. Investigation is ongoing.
Advice to the Trade Stop using or selling the affected products immediately if they possess them.
Advice to Consumers Not to consume the affected products.
Further Information The CFS press release

Members of the public may call the distributor’s hotline at 2606 8658 for enquiries about the recall during office hours.

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