RASFF -Salmonella Rissen in corn gluten meal from the Netherlands in Sweden
RASFF -Salmonella spp. in pet food from Mauritius in Italy
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 4.8 / B1 = 28.4 / B1 = 55.9 µg/kg – ppb) in organic soy beans from Kazakhstan in Denmark.
Posted in Aflatoxin, Animal Feed, Bacteria, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Microbiology, Pathogen, Pet Food, RASFF, Recall, Salmonella, Uncategorized
Tagged corn gluten meal, rasff, salmonella, salmonella spp, Sweden RASFF
The current study was carried out to estimate the risks of infection due to consumption of RTE vegetables contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes in Brazil. The risk assessment model was composed of five different modules comprising the retail-consumption steps. Scenarios were simulated using prevalence and concentration levels reported in RTE vegetables in Brazil as well as considering values 10 times lower. In addition, scenarios in which temperature during transportation and storage are maintained below 5 °C were also evaluated. Models built in Excel spreadsheets were run (100,000 iterations) using @Risk software. The two outputs were risk of infection per month (probability of infection per month due to consumption of RTE vegetables) and number of infections per month (number of people that consumed RTE vegetables and get infected per month). The QMRA models predicted that the mean risk of Salmonella infection per month is 5.7E-03, while the mean risk of infection for L. monocytogenes was 8.1E-06 per month. The reduction of prevalence of Salmonella from 1.7% to 0.17% resulted in a decrease of risk of infection per month by about 6 times. In the case of L. monocytogenes, the reduction of prevalence from 2.2% to 0.22% resulted in decrease of risk of infection from 8.1E-06 to 1.0E-06. The risks and number of cases predicted in scenarios in which temperature was kept below 5 °C were reduced for both pathogens studied when compared to scenarios where this was not the case. The scenario where prevalence and concentration of pathogens was reduced and where temperature was <5 °C led to the lowest number of infections due by Salmonella and L. monocytogenes (187 and 3.3E-05 cases, respectively). The results suggest that effective mitigation strategies need to be adopted. The strict control of temperature during transportation, storage and consumption was more effective to reduce risk and number of cases due to L. monocytogenes than to Salmonella. More data is needed to improve the accuracy of risk assessment models developed.
Coop Norway is recalling Coop Wild Berry (Coop Skogsbær) because some of the batches may be contaminated with norovirus. Norovirus can cause acute onset of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and watery diarrhea, and in addition, some flu-like symptoms such as fever, muscle and joint aches and headaches. The symptoms usually last from one to three days.
The recalled product is frozen Coop Wild Berry (Coop Skogsbær) packed in 300g packs with packing dates: 30.10.2013 , 13.11.2013 and 20.11.2013.
For more information consumers may contact Coop: ph. 22 89 95 95.
Coop Norway is recalling Coop Wild Berry (Coop Skogsbær) because some of the batches may be contaminated with norovirus. Norovirus can cause acute onset of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and watery diarrhea, and in addition, some flu-like symptoms such as fever, muscle and joint aches and headaches. The symptoms usually last from one to three days.
The recalled product is frozen Coop Wild Berry (Coop Skogsbær) packed in 300g packs with packing dates: 30.10.2013 , 13.11.2013 and 20.11.2013.
For more information consumers may contact Coop: ph. 22 89 95 95.
Four more cases of E coli have been linked to the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, health bosses said.
The new cases bring the total number to 15 and are all linked to events at the venue on January 17, 18 and 19.
An investigation by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) alongside other public health bodies has indicated that burgers sold at the Hydro could have been the cause of the outbreak.
Posted in Bacteria, E.coli, E.coli O157, Eurofins Laboratories, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Foodborne Illness, HUS, Laboratory, Microbiology, outbreak, Pathogen, Uncategorized
Tagged Glasgow, health bodies, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, STV News, the SSE Hydro
This recall involves all production lots of the following filters, manufactured between July 2011 and September 2013 and distributed between October 2011 – 2013.
Risk: Exposure to harmful bacteria may occur when the fiber filter or the sealing compound holding the fiber in place breaks apart. If the filter breaks, consumers could be exposed to bacteria or viruses, which could result in infection or death. Reports of one death and one infection are associated with this recall.
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RASFF – norovirus in live clams (Ruditapes decussatus) from Tunisia in Itaky
RASFF –aflatoxins (B1 = 80.2; Tot. = 88.4 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut kernels from China in Greece
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 4.1 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 7.1; Tot. = 8.9 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from Uganda in Belgium
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 63.1; Tot. = 68.4 µg/kg – ppb) in almonds from Spain, via the Netherlands in Germany
Posted in Aflatoxin, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Microbiology, Moulds, Mycotoxin, Poisoning, RASFF, Recall
Tagged aflatoxins, Greece RASFF, ppb, rasff
RASFF-Salmonella (present /25g) in processed animal protein of chicken from the Netherlands in Sweden
RASFF– Salmonella Give (present /25g) in fish meal from Spain in Hungary
RASFF– Salmonella Montevideo and Salmonella Tennessee in non GMO soy bean meal from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Austria
RASFF– aflatoxins (B1 = 190 / B1 = 150 / B1 = 29 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Sudan in the UK
RASFF– aflatoxins (B1 = 0.084 mg/kg – ppm) in maize from Croatia in Slovenia
RASFF– aflatoxins (B1 = 333 / B1 = 287 µg/kg – ppb) in sunflower seeds from Egypt in Belgium
