Category Archives: Food Inspections

Belgium – Tupelo Farm brand chicken sausages 1 kg (frozen) – Salmonella

AFSCA

Recall of Aldi
Product: Tupelo Farm brand chicken sausages 1 kg (frozen).
Problem: Possible presence of Salmonella


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Denomination: Chicken sausages 1 kg – frozen
EAN code: 270 0883 6
Brand: Tupelo farm
Type of packaging: plastic bag
Expiration dates
: 01/20/2023 Batch code: 211458064
Points of sale: ALDI stores

NATURE OF THE PROBLEM
Possible presence of Salmonella in the above article.
ALDI has therefore decided, in consultation with the AFSCA, to withdraw this product from the market and to recall it to consumers.
Other ALDI products are not affected by this product recall.

DESCRIPTION OF THE RISK
Possible symptoms of salmonella poisoning are fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea within 12 to 48 hours of consuming the contaminated food. The risk of infection is higher in the elderly, children, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.
People who have consumed these products and who present this type of symptoms are invited to consult their doctor without delay, notifying him of this consumption.
ADVICE FOR CONSUMERS
Please do not consume these products and bring them back to the store.
The returned products will be reimbursed (also without sales receipt).
For any further information, you can contact ALDI via serviceclients@aldi.be .

Ireland – Recall of a Batch of Bosna Smoked Roast Beef Due to the Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

FSAI

Smoked Roast Beef FOP

Summary
Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2021.82
Product: Bosna Ready-to-eat Smoked Roast Beef / Bosna Suho Meso Zarebnica Geräuchertes Roastbeef Delikatess; pack size: 400g
Batch Code: Best before date: 03.11.2021
Country Of Origin: Poland

Message:

The above batch of Bosna ready-to-eat smoked roast beef is being recalled due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.  Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batch.

Nature Of Danger:

Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection can include mild flu-like symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.  In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications. Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria monocytogenes infections, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly.  The incubation period (time between initial infection and first symptoms appearing) is on average 3 weeks but can range between 3 and 70 days.

Action Required:

Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, caterers & retailers:

Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores where the affected batch was sold.

Consumers:

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch.

Belgium – Bouchot mussels (1.4kg), Mytilimer brand. – E.coli

AFSCA

WE ARE RECALLING THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED BELOW FOLLOWING A NON-COMPLIANCE WHICH MAY LEAD TO A RISK FOR THE CONSUMER:

Expiration dates (
BBD ): 07/10/2021 Lot: 9152709271

These products were sold in the Match supermarkets in Couvin (5660) and Marcinelle (6001).

Match has decided, in consultation with the AFSCA (Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain) to recall this product to consumers.
Customers who have purchased this product will be asked not to consume it and return it to the point of sale, where it will be refunded.

In the meantime, the product has been taken off the shelves of all stores.

We sincerely apologize to our customers for these inconveniences and assure them that we are taking the most effective measures to prevent such incidents.

Any customer who wants more information can contact our quality department by e-mail at the following address : jan.clara@foodqualityassistance.be

Match quality service

South Africa – South African oysters linked to illness in Hong Kong

Food Safety News

Oysters from South Africa have been linked to cases of food poisoning in Hong Kong.

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in Hong Kong ordered the suspension of imports of raw oysters produced by Zwembesi Farm Limited in South Africa this past week.

Six food poisoning clusters have been identified after consumption of raw oysters at one restaurant in Mong Kok and another in Tsim Sha Tsui. It is not clear what the infectious agent is or how many people are sick.

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) previously reported it was investigating two clusters involving 11 illnesses in people that had dinner at a restaurant in Mong Kok.

Czech Republic – Chilled chicken breast fillet – From Poland – Salmonella

Potravinynapranyri

Illustration photo no. 1

Place of inspection:
Prostejov ( Vrbatky, 79813 Prostejov )
Company ID: 28624297
Food group: Meat and meat products / Unpacked: meat, minced meat, meat preparations

Chilled chicken breast fillet
Category: Dangerous food
Unsatisfactory parameter:

Salmonella Newport

The presence of the pathogenic bacterium Salmonella Newport was detected in the chilled chicken breast fillet . This bacterium can cause a condition called salmonellosis.

Lots: 2067/21 / ZLC / 1
Expiration date: 8/23/2021
Packaging: unpacked
Importer: ZPD MARICA Sp. z oo, PL24034301 WE
Country of origin:  Poland
Date of sampling: 19. 8. 2021
Reference number: 21-000057-SVS-CZ
The sample was found by official inspection of the State Veterinary Administration.

Czech Republic – Chilled chicken legs from Poland – Salmonella

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Place of inspection:
Dolni Brezany ( Ke Dvoru 340, 25241 Dolni Brezany )
Company ID: 62420224
Unsatisfactory parameter:

Salmonella Bardo

The presence of the pathogenic bacterium Salmonella Bardo was detected in the chilled meat . This bacterium can cause a condition called salmonellosis.

Expiration date: 7/26/2021
Distributor: Ubojnia Brojlex, Poland, PL02013901 WE
Country of origin:  Poland
Date of sampling: July 22, 2021
Reference number: 21-000063-SVS-CZ

Germany – Go Fresh Selection Wrap Pulled Pork – Listeria monocytogenes

LMW

Warning type: Food
Date of first publication: 10/01/2021
Product name: Go Fresh Selection Wrap Pulled Pork
Product pictures:

Product photo.jpg

Food IQ GmbH

Manufacturer (distributor): Food IQ GmbH Europaallee 57 50226 Frechen
Reason for warning:

It cannot be ruled out that the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria.

Packaging Unit: 200 g
Durability: Best before: 04.10.2021
Additional Information: EAN: 4049768002440

For further information, please refer to the attached customer notice.
Contact to the responsible authorities:

Baden-Württemberg:poststelle@mlr.bwl.de

Bavaria:poststelle@lgl.bayern.de
Berlin:poststelle@senjustva.berlin.de
Brandenburg:Konsumenterschutz@Msgiv.Brandenburg.de
Bremen:Schnellwarnung@gesundheit.bremen.de
Hamburg:poststelle@justiz.hamburg.de
Hesse:Schnellwarnung@rpda.hessen.de
Lower Saxony:poststelle@ml.niedersachsen.de
North Rhine-Westphalia:poststelle@mulnv.nrw.de
Rhineland-Palatinate:Poststelle.Referat22@lua.rlp.de
Saxony:poststelle@sms.sachsen.de
Saxony-Anhalt:poststelle@ms.sachsen-anhalt.de
Schleswig-Holstein:poststelle@jumi.landsh.de
Press releases and information
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Customer notice

USA – Cyclospora cases top 1000 in the US, 36 states reporting cases

Outbreak News Today

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 156 additional Cyclospora cases in the past month, putting the total cases since May 2021.

The 1,020 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis were reported in people who had no history of international travel during the 14-day period before illness onset. Cases have been reported in 37 jurisdictions, including 36 states and New York City.

Seventy people required hospitalization for their illness.

Russia – Yersinia enterocolitica outbreak reported in Norilsk

Outbreak News Today

Yersinia p

Norilsk is is a city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located above the Arctic Circle. Earlier this week, the head of the Rospotrebnadzor department for the Krasnoyarsk Territory Dmitry Goryaev reported an  Yersinia enterocolitica outbreak affecting 44 workers of Velesstroy LLC in Norilsk.

“As part of the sanitary and epidemiological investigation, according to the results of laboratory tests, the pathogen that causes intestinal yersiniosis, Yersinia enterocolitica, was identified in the patients,” he noted.

Earlier, the regional Rospotrebnadzor reported on the identification of violations of the requirements of sanitary legislation in the company canteen.

USA – More patients identified in hepatitis A outbreak linked to restaurants

Food Safety News

At least three people have been admitted to hospitals in a growing outbreak of hepatitis A linked to restaurants in Virginia.

There are now 14 people confirmed infected, according to state health officials. Four of those patients are new since the outbreak was initially reported on Sept. 24. 

Additional patients are highly likely to be identified. It takes 15 to 50 days for hepatitis A symptoms to develop, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The infected people ate at three Famous Anthony’s restaurants, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Cynthia Morrow from the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts provided an update on the outbreak earlier this week.