Category Archives: Food Inspections

RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Sardines

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RASFF – histamine (between N. D. and 267 mg/kg – ppm) in sardines in oil from Indonesia in Germany

RASFF – histamine (152: 160 mg/kg – ppm) in sardines in soybean oil from Indonesia in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Pine Nuts – Chicken – Frozen Sparrows – Clams – Pork

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RASFF -Salmonella Montevideo (presence /10g) in poultry sausages (merguez) from France

RASFF -Salmonella Hadar (presence /25g) in pine nuts from Pakistan in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella typhimurium in chicken breast from Thailand in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella in frozen poultry meat preparations from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence) in frozen poultry preparations from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF -Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen sparrows from Tunisia in Italy

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen clams (Meretrix spp) from Vietnam in Portugal

RASFF -Salmonella (presence /10g) in pork cordon bleu from Belgium

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /10g) in frozen gyros-like pork roasting spit from the Czech Republic, with raw material from Germany

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Soybean – Rapeseed – Fish Meal

RASFF -Salmonella Oranienburg in soybean meal from Italy in Austria

RASFF-Salmonella Agona (presence /25g) and Salmonella Mbandaka (presence /25g) in rapeseed extraction meal from Germany

RASFF -Salmonella Llandoff (1 out of 10 /25g) in soybean meal – non GMO from Italy in Austria

RASFF -Salmonella spp. in fish meal from Mauritania in Denmark

USA – More Cheese Recalls – Listeria

Food Poisoning Bulletin

As part of an ongoing investigation, testing of cheese products by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is presumptively positive for Listeria bacteria.  The products were made by Roos Foods of Kenton, Delaware.  While confirmatory testing is underway, DHMH advises consumers not to eat any cheese products made by Roos Foods, or foods that have been made with these cheeses.  Roos Foods include the following brands:  Santa Rosa de Lima, Amigo, Mexicana, Suyapa, La Chapina, and La Purisima Crema Nica.

Canada – Dried Egg Products Recall – Salmonella

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Vanderpol’s Eggs Ltd. is recalling Ova Easy brand Tasty Nutritious Egg dried egg product from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

This recall was triggered by a recall in another country. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products.  If other high-risk products are recalled the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

No illnesses have been reported

USA – Egg Product Recall – Salmonella

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Nutriom LLC of Lacey, WA, is recalling approximately 226,710 pounds of processed egg products that may be contaminated with Salmonella,the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Saturday.

USA – FDA – Recall – Curly Parsley – Salmonella

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ROTH FARMS Inc. of Belle Glade, Fl , is recalling its “ bunched Curly Parsley” because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

The recalled “Curly Parsley” was distributed in South Florida distribution centers.

The product comes in a 3 Wire Wooden Crate with the lot # AG01GN on the outside tag.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by the company revealed the presence of Salmonella in some Curly Parsley samples.”

Scotland – Food Safety Manual for Butchers

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The ‘ButcherSafe’ manual has been developed to help butchers comply with the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) requirements of food safety legislation. The guidance was developed by the Scottish Food Enforcement Liaison Committee (SFELC) HACCP Working Group.

The FSA in Scotland has been given the rights to print and distribute the manual to this sector and, while the text is available electronically (at http://multimedia.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/publication/butchersafe-manua…), those wishing to request hard copy should contact their nearest local authority. [Source: FSA in Scotland News Release, 31 January 2014. http://www.food.gov.uk/scotland/news-updates/news/2014/jan/butchers]

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Smoked Fish

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (310 CFU/g) in smoked sprats (Sprattus sprattus) from Belgium in Franc

RASFF Alerts – Afaltoxin – Dried Figs – Paprika Powder – Ochratoxin – Dried Figs

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RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 12.9, Tot.=16.7 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Estonia

RASFF -ochratoxin A (433.1 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 36; Tot. = 39 µg/kg – ppb) in paprika powder from Turkey, via Sweden in Finland