Category Archives: Food Inspections

India – Uttar Pradesh: Over 40 hospitalised due to food poisoning after having meal at event in Sitapur

Times Now News

Lucknow: Over 40 people took ill after consuming food at an event in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Subsequently, they were taken to a hospital for treatment.

“Around 40-50 people are admitted to the hospital after they had a meal at an event in Mahmudabad,” an official said.

After having food at the event in Sitapur’s Mahmudabad town, the health of the people worsened, following which they were rushed to a hospital for food poisoning treatment.

Belgium – Apple juice (3l) of the Dupigny brand – Patulin

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Farm of Assonleville recalled
Product: Apple juice (3l) of the Dupigny brand.
Problem: too high patulin content.

In agreement with the AFSCA, the Ferme d’Assonleville is withdrawing the product Apple juice (3l) of the Dupigny brand from sale and is recalling it to consumers. The product contains too high a patulin content.

The Ferme d’Assonleville asks its customers not to consume this product and to contact the farm of Assonleville at info@pressoir.net mentioning the quantity purchased and attaching a photo of the products.

Despite our vigilance and the steps taken, 6 pouch-ups of 3L were sold to consumers in 1 point of sale.

Product description

– Product name: Apple juice
– Brand: DUPIGNY
– Date of minimum durability (DDM) (“
Best before (or end)”) : 07/26/2022 – Lot number: 04B21JOP – 00
– Sales period: from 02/15/2021 to 23 / 02/2021
– Type of packaging: Pouch Up 3l
– Weight: 3l

The product has been distributed by the Proxy Ferrières store (Rue Pré du Fa 6a, 4190 Ferrières).

For any further information , contact:
La ferme d’Assonleville with email: info@pressoir.net

USA – CORE Response Teams – Update

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Ireland – Recall of a Batch of SFC Chicken Poppets Due to Presence of Salmonella

FSAI

Recall of a Batch of SFC Chicken Poppets Due to Presence of Salmonella

Friday, 26 February 2021

Summary
Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2021.20
Product: The Original SFC Chicken Poppets, pack size:190g
Batch Code: Best before date: 28.02.2022
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

Message:

SFC is recalling the above batch of its Chicken Poppets due to the detection of Salmonella. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in Tesco stores.

Nature Of Danger:

People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours.  The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody.  Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps.  The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.

Action Required:

Consumers:

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch.

SFC Chicken Poppets

Germany – Pizza-Pizza roast fillet 160 g – Pasteurisation not complete

LMW

Warning type:Food
Date of first publication:02/26/2021
Product name:Pizza-Pizza roast fillet 160 g
Product pictures:

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Customer information

Manufacturer (distributor):Manufacturer: Taifun-Tofu GmbH, 79108 Freiburg
Reason for warning:

A gap has appeared in the documentation for the pasteurization of these products. Therefore, it can be assumed that the shelf life will be significantly shorter than the best before date promised.

Packaging Unit:160 g
Durability:04/18/2021
Lot identification:L198
Further information:Reference is made to the company’s customer information sheet attached.
Contact to the responsible authorities:

Baden-Württemberg:poststelle@mlr.bwl.de

Bavaria:poststelle@lgl.bayern.de
Hamburg:poststelle@justiz.hamburg.de
Hesse:Schnellwarnung@rpda.hessen.de
Lower Saxony:poststelle@ml.niedersachsen.de
Schleswig-Holstein:poststelle@jumi.landsh.de
Press releases and information
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Customer information

EU – Nine countries part of Salmonella outbreak linked to raw, frozen poultry products

Food Safety News

Salmonella

Nearly 200 people in eight European countries and the United Kingdom are involved in a Salmonella outbreak ongoing since May 2018.

Salmonella Enteritidis infections have been linked to frozen breaded chicken products from Poland with the most recent illness in the UK in December 2020.

Denmark has two infections, Finland has four, France has 33, Germany has six, Ireland has 12, the Netherlands has three, Poland has five, Sweden has six, and the United Kingdom has 122. One probable case was reported in Canada in 2019 but that person had travelled to Europe during the exposure period.

Germany – Florina with soft cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

LMW

Warning type:Food
Date of first publication:02/26/2021
Product name:Florina with soft cheese
Product pictures:

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Manufacturer (distributor):Palatum Feinkost KG
Reason for warning:

Listeria monocytogenes were found in the article.

Packaging Unit:see attached press release
Durability:see attached press release
Production date:see attached press release
Lot identification:see attached press release
Further information:Reference is made to the attached press release from the food company.
Contact to the responsible authorities:

Bavaria:poststelle@lgl.bayern.de

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Press release

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts – Hazlenuts – Dried Peppers – Peanut Butter – Salted Pistachios

European Food Alerts

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 5.4; Tot. = 6.2 / B1 = 21; Tot. = 24 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 48; Tot. = 53 / B1 = 489.2; Tot. = 562 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnuts from Georgia in Bulgaria

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 12.77; Tot. = 13.5 µg/kg – ppb) in dried peppers from India in Spain

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.7 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut butter from the United States in Germany

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 24.53 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted salted pistachios from Turkey in Germany

RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Veal Meat – Chilled Fillet Americain

European Food Alerts

RASFF

shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in veal meat from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF

shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O26 stx2+ eae+ /25g) in chilled filet americain from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF Alerts – E.coli – VP Live Mussels – Truffle Egg Tagliatelle

European Food Alerts

RASFF

too high count of Escherichia coli (up to 920 MPN/g) in vacuum-packed live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

RASFF

Escherichia coli (76000 CFU/g) in truffle egg tagliatelle from Italy in Austria