Category Archives: Food Hygiene

RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak Norovirus – Live Oysters

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected (norovirus) to be caused by live oysters from France, via the Netherlands in Sweden

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RASFF Alert- Bacillus cereus – Dark Chocolate Insect Protein Bar

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RASFF – Bacillus cereus diarrhoeal enterotoxin (3.8x10E3) in dark chocolate insect protein bar from France in Germany

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RASFF Alert – Listeria monocytogenes – Smoke Trout Slices

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (1400 CFU/g) in frozen smoked trout slices from Poland in Poland

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RASFF Alert – Moulds – Gluten Free Wraps

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RASFF – gluten free wraps from Italy infested with moulds in the Netherlands

 

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnut Kernels – Shelled Groundnuts – Dried Figs

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 30; Tot. = 34 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10.9 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled groundnuts from the United States in Norway

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 14.7; Tot. = 23.3 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Spain in Switzerland

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A- Sultanas

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RASFF – ochratoxin A (16.7 µg/kg – ppb) in sultanas from Turkey in Germany

 

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RASFF Alert – Mycotoxin – Fumonsins – Corn Flour

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RASFF – fumonisins (3048 µg/kg – ppb) in corn flour from Germany in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chilled Chicken Fillets – Sesame Seeds – Chicken Legs – Chicken Meat – Frozen Chicken and Turkey Kebab – Rice Flour

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

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Benin (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Chester (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Elisabethville (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Jalisco (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Gaminara (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken legs from Poland in Bulgaria

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Amager (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Adelaide (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan, via the United Arab Emirates in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken meat from Poland in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Utrecht (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Gaminara (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Putten (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Singapore (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan, via the United Arab Emirates in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken and turkey kebab from Slovenia in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Charity (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Karamoja (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Minnesota (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Menston gr. C (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Braenderup (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Karamoja (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Reading (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken fillets from Poland in Bulgaria

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from India in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in frozen kebab from Slovenia in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in rice flour from Italy in Germany

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Hong Kong -Review of Food Incidents in 2019

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Review of Food Incidents in 2019

 

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Highlight of ways to prevent cross-contamination.

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Hong Kong – Review of Food Poisoning Outbreaks Related to Food Premises and Food Business in 2019

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Food poisoning is a statutory notifiable disease in Hong Kong.  The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, in collaboration with the Department of Health (DH), is responsible for the investigation and control of food poisoning outbreaks related to local food premises and food business.  In this article, we will review the food poisoning outbreaks reported to the CFS in 2019.

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