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RASFF Alert – Salmonella – Polish Chicken Products – Mechanically Separated Meat -Cumin Powder – Whole Banana Chips – Mustard Seeds – Sesame Seeds – Black Pepper – Tahini/Halva

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Salmonella enteritidis in chilled poultry meat from Poland in Poland and Belgium

RASFF

Salmonella Infantis in poultry mechanically separated meat from Germany in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella in cumin powder from India in Finland

RASFF

Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken quarters from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF

Salmonella in chilled chicken meat from Poland in France, Netherlands, Poland and the UK

RASFF

Salmonella Infantis in chilled chicken leg quarters from Poland in Latvia

RASFF

Salmonella Enterica ser. Enteritidis and Salmonella Infantis in chilled chicken meat from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF

Salmonella group C (in 5 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken hearts from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF

Salmonella spp. in fresh chicken broiler fillet from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF

Salmonella Typhimurium in turkey meat from Poland in Poland and Latvia

RASFF

Salmonella infantis in poultry meat from Poland in Italy

RASFF

Salmonella in whole banana chips from the Philippines in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands , Poland and South Africa

RASFF

Salmonella detected in mustard seed from Russia in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and The Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella in black pepper from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella Enteritidis in fresh chicken meat from Poland in Slovakia

RASFF

Salmonella Infantis in frozen dumplings from Lithuania in Ireland

RASFF

Salmonella Infantis in chicken from Poland, Latvia, Poland, Netherlands and Czech Republic

RASFF

Salmonella group C in Sesame seeds from Poland in Poland, Ireland, Norway, Spain and the UK

RASFF

Salmonella in Brazilian black pepper in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella in tahini and halva from Syria in Germany, Norway and Sweden.

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RASFF Alert – Histamine in Yellow Fin Tuna

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Histamine in chilled yellowfin tuna from Sri Lanka in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland

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RASFF Alert – E.coli – Live Mussels

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Too high count of Escherichia coli in live mussels (Mytilus edulis) from the Netherlands in France

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RASFF Alert – Listeria monocytogenes – Chicken Curry Salad – Pasta Salad with Tuna

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Listeria monocytogenes in chicken curry salad from Belgium in the Netherlands

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Listeria in pasta salad with tuna from Belgium in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Blanched Jumbo Peanuts – Groundnuts

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High level of aflatoxin in Blanched jumbo peanuts from USA in Norway

RASFF

Aflatoxin in Egypt groundnuts in the Netherlands

RASFF

Aflatoxins in groundnuts from India in Italy

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UK – Helen Browning’s recalls Helen Browning’s Organic Corned Beef due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

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FSA

Helen Browning’s is recalling Helen Browning’s Organic Corned Beef because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in the product.

Product details

Helen Browning’s Organic Corned Beef
Pack size 150g
Use by 08 July 2021 and 18 July 2021

Risk statement

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product listed above.

Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.

Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.

Action taken by the company

Helen Browning’s is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.
Customer notice: Helen Browning’s recalls Helen Browning’s Organic Corned Beef(Opens in a new window)

Our advice to consumers

If you have bought any of the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.

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Belgium – Whole wheat pasta made from spelled flour – Spirelli of the Naturata brand – Mycotoxin – Ergot Alkaloids

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AFSCA

06/30/2021 (update 06/28/2021)
Recall from the AFSCA
Product: Whole wheat pasta made from spelled flour – Spirelli of the Naturata brand .
Problem: presence of alkaloids of the Naturata brand .


The AFSCA is today recalling consumers of wholemeal pasta made from spelled flour – Spirelli of the Naturata brand .

This recall follows a notification via the RASFF system (European Food and Feed Rapid Alert System) concerning the presence of ergot alkaloids in this product.

It was therefore decided to withdraw this product from sale and to recall it to consumers.
The AFSCA asks not to consume it and to bring it back to the point of sale where it was purchased.

Product description Product

category: wholemeal pasta made from spelled flour
Product name: Dinkel vollkorn Spirelli
Brand: Naturata Best before
date (DDM): 28/10/2022
Content: 500g

This product was sold in Belgium via

– Yadoki Organics (Alexianenweg 16 – 2530 Boechout (Antwerpen))
– Bioshop Gent BV (Charles de Kerchovelaan 423 – 9000 Gent)
– Bioshop “De Zonnebloem” (Parkstraat 25 – 9700 Oudenaarde)

For any further information, you can contact the AFSCA contact point for consumers: 0800 / 13.550 or pointdecontact@afsca.be

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Czech Republic- Beef tartare – E.coli EPEC

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Illustration photo no. 1

Place of inspection:
Velka Bystrice ( CSA 987, 783 53 Velka Bystrice )
Company ID: 64945880
Unsatisfactory parameter:

Escherichia coli enteropathogenic (EPEC)

Escherichia coli enteropathogenic, which causes diarrhea and vomiting , has been detected in the product  .

Lots: DP 10.05.2021
Expiration date: 10.05.2021
Packaging: food packaging
Quantity of product in package: 250 g
Producer: Uzeniny Příbram, as Antala Staška 1670/80, Prague 4, Czech Republic
Date of sampling: 4. 5. 2021
Reference number: 21-000165-CAFIA-CZ
The sample was found by an official inspection of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority.

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Austria – Poké Bowl salmon – Listeria monocytogenes

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AGES

The AGES informs about a public notice from the company EatHappy ToGo Austria GmbH. On June 30th, 2021, the company issued information about the product Poké Bowl salmon:

Food recall

Poké Bowl salmon
Recall reason Listeria
Manufacturer EatHappy ToGo Austria GmbH
Expiry Date June 23, 2021

Public notice “Poké Bowl Salmon”

“Poké Bowl Salmon” with the production date: 20.06.2021 Consumption date: 23.06.2021 is not suitable for consumption due to contamination with Listeria.

In the product “Poké Bowl Salmon” from the manufacturer “EatHappy ToGo Österreich GmbH”, “Listeria monocytogenes” was found in an analysis. The product “Poké Bowl Salmon” with the production date: 20.06.2021 and the use-by date: 23.06.2021 is affected. This product was not suitable for consumption and is no longer available on the shelves.

“EatHappy ToGo Österreich GmbH” fulfills its personal responsibility in accordance with the food law provisions and informs customers as a precautionary measure.

Inquiries & contact: EatHappy ToGo Österreich GmbH
Telephone: +43 1 226 00 55
E-Mail: info @ eathappy.at

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Czech Republic- Chicken china spicy – Salmonella

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Place of inspection:
Breznice ( Hlubynska 502, 26272 Breznice )
Company ID: 07387156
Food group: Meat and meat products / Meat semi-finished products

Chicken china spicy
Category: Dangerous food
Unsatisfactory parameter:

Salmonella enterica serum. Newport

The pathogenic bacterium Salmonella enterica serum was detected in the meat preparation . Newport . This bacterium can cause a condition called salmonellosis.

Lots: 5/12/2021
Producer: ZEMAN meat – sausages, Hlubyňská 502, Březnice
Country of origin:  Czechia
Date of sampling: 13. 5. 2021
Reference number: 21-000028-SVS-CZ
The sample was found by official inspection of the State Veterinary Administration.

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