Category Archives: Food Inspections

Canada – Food Recall Warning – Belle Grove brand Whole White Mushrooms recalled due to potential presence of dangerous bacteria – Clostridia botulinum

CFIA

Recall details

Ottawa, January 9, 2021 – Monaghan Mushrooms Ltd. is recalling Belle Grove brand Whole White Mushrooms from the marketplace because they may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

Recalled product

Brand Product Size UPC Codes
Belle Grove Whole White Mushrooms 227 g 8 87462 00000 3 Best Before 15 Jan

What you should do

If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.

Check to see if you have the recalled product in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick.

Symptoms in adults can include facial paralysis or loss of facial expression, unreactive or fixed pupils, difficulty swallowing, drooping eyelids, blurred or double vision, difficulty speaking, including slurred speech, and a change in sound of voice, including hoarseness.

Symptoms of foodborne botulism in children can include difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, generalized weakness and paralysis. In all cases, botulism does not cause a fever. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

Background

This recall was triggered by the company. 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.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled product from the marketplace.

Illnesses

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

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  • Belle Grove - Whole White Mushrooms

Public enquiries and media

Public enquiries
Toll-free: 1-800-442-2342 (Canada and U.S.)
Telephone: 1-613-773-2342 (local or international)
Email: cfia.enquiries-demandederenseignements.acia@canada.ca
Media relations
Telephone: 613-773-6600
Email: cfia.media.acia@canada.ca

Australia – Australian egg industry cracks down on Salmonella

Food Processing.com.au

The Australian egg industry has continued to work closely with authorities to respond to and eliminate the threat of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) since its initial outbreak in September 2018.

Additional legislation was introduced in New South Wales in the form of a Biosecurity (Salmonella Enteritidis) Control Order to manage the risk of SE to consumers. It has been in effect since August 2019.

In its 2019–20 Annual Report, NSW Food Authority reported a reduction in compliance of the food safety program across the NSW egg industry as a result of increased regulatory controls placed on industry due to the introduction of the Biosecurity (Salmonella Enteritidis) Control Order.

Belgium – Watermelon Seeds, Roasted & Salted – Aflatoxin – Ochratoxin A

AFSCA

Following a notification via the RASFF system (European Food and Feed rapid alert system), the AFSCA withdraws from sale and recalls the following product to consumers: watermelon seeds “watermelon seeds, roasted & salted” of the brand Ciloglu due to a too high content of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A.

The AFSCA asks not to consume this product and to bring it back to the point of sale where it was purchased.

Product Description:

• Product Category: Watermelon Seeds
• Product Name: watermelon seeds, roasted & salted
• Brand: Ciloglu
• Date of Minimum Durability (DDM)
: 09/28/2021
• Lot: NTX591477 • Weight: 200g

Ce product was sold through several points of sale in Belgium.

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

USA – Sushi related outbreak stumps health officials; more than 150 sickened

Food Safety News

Public health officials in North Carolina have concluded their investigation of a foodborne illness outbreak linked to sushi, saying they were unable to determine the specific cause behind the illnesses of more than 150 people.

Only a handful of ill people who ate the suspect sushi sold at two Harris Teeter grocery stores agreed to provide samples for pathogen testing, according to the Cabarrus Health Alliance environmental health director. Officials also tested one sample of sushi.

All patient samples and the product specimen were tested for a broad range of pathogens in an attempt to identify the agent responsible for the illnesses. 

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Peanut Butter – White Rice – Groundnut Kernels –

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 6.3; Tot. = 7.4) in peanut butter from India in Poland

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.0 / B1 = 3.1 / B1 = 2.2 µg/kg – ppb) in white rice from Pakistan in Spain

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 12; Tot. = 14 / B1 = 100; Tot. = 120 µg/kg – ppb) in organic groundnut kernels from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 6.4 µg/kg – ppb) in organic groundnut kernels from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 99; Tot. = 110 µg/kg – ppb) in organic groundnut kernels from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 23; Tot. = 27 / B1 = 73; Tot. = 85 µg/kg – ppb) in organic groundnut kernels from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF Alert – Listeria monocytogenes – Goat Cheese

European Food Alerts

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (<10 CFU/g) in goat cheese from Spain in Spain

RASFF Alert – Ochratxin A – Organic Liquorice Root

European Food Alerts

RASFF

ochratoxin A (91 µg/kg – ppb) in organic licorice root powder from unknown origin, via the Netherlands and via Denmark in Finland

RASFF Alert – Mycotoxin – DON – Popcorn

European Food Alerts

RASFF

deoxynivalenol (DON) (2174 µg/kg – ppb) in popcorn from Hungary, packaged in Poland in Poland

RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Oysters

European Food Alerts

RASFF

norovirus (presence /2g) in oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in Italy

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chicken Fillets – Chicken Meat with Cheese – Chilli Powder – Stuffed Roast Duck

European Food Alerts

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (present /25g) in frozen chicken fillets from Poland in France

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in chicken meat preparation with cheese from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF

Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilli powder from China in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Chester (presence /25g) in chilled stuffed roast duck from France in France