Category Archives: Food Inspections

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Smoked Salmon – Semi Smoked Sausages – Fresh Shrimps

European Food Alerts

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Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled cold smoked sockeye salmon trimmings (Oncorhynchus nerka) with dill from Latvia in Estonia

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Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in semi-smoked sausages from Romania in Romania

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Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in fresh shrimps from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF Alert – E.coli – Live Cockles – Live Mussels

European Food Alerts

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too high count of Escherichia coli (16000 CFU/100g) in live cockles from the United Kingdom in the UK

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Escherichia coli (from 790 to 3500 MPN/100g) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

RASFF Alert – Histamine – Canned Mackerel

European Food Alerts

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histamine (806 mg/kg – ppm) in canned mackerel fillets from Poland in the Czech Republic

UK – Bettinehoeve recalls Bettine Blanc Goat’s Cheese because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

FSA

Bettinehoeve has taken the precautionary step of recalling Bettine Blanc Goat’s Cheese because the product might contain Listeria monocytogenes. This product has been sold at Waitrose deli counters during the period 04/09/20 – 29/10/20.

Product details

Bettine Blanc Goat’s Cheese (Counter Line)
Pack size All pack sizes

Risk statement

The product listed above might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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.

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

Bettinehoeve is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling the product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Our advice to consumers

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

RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Boneless Bovine Meat – Brie Cheese – Fontina – Raw Cheese – Frozen Beef Burgers

European Food Alerts

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shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1 positive, stx2 negative /25g) in Brie cheese from France in Germany

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shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1- stx2+ /25g) in fontina from Italy in Italy

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shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in raw cheese from France in Germany

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shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx2+, eae+ /25g) in frozen beef burgers from Lithuania in Latvia

RASFF

shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen boneless bovine meat from Brazil in Italy

Netherlands – Important safety warning Milbona Selection Brie de Nangis 100 grams Lidl – E.coli

NVWA

Producer Jermi Käsewerk GmbH is recalling the product ‘Milbona Selection Brie de Nangis French soft cheese from raw milk, approx. 100 grams’ with an expiry date 31-10-2020. This product is sold in Lidl Netherlands stores. The E.coli bacteria has been found in the product. Customers are urged not to consume the brie, but to return it to a Lidl store.

USA – Most Listeria Cases Are in Massachusetts in Deli Meat Listeria Outbreak

Food Poisoning Bulletin

Most Listeria cases are in Massachusetts in the deli meat Listeria monocytogenes outbreak announced last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All ten patients have been hospitalized, and one person, who  lived in Florida, has died.

Netherlands – Important safety warning for various ripened goat cheeses Bettinehoeve – Listeria monocytogenes

NVWA

Bettinehoeve is preventively recalling its ripened goat’s cheeses with white mold rind due to a possible listeria contamination.

It concerns the following products:  

Warning
Product name EAN code ce Expiry dates
  • Bettine matured goat cheese 200g
  • 8712023011292
Between 10/28/2020 and 12/30/2020
  • Bettine Blanc matured goat cheese 450g
  • 8712023020089
Between 10/28/2020 and 12/30/2020
  • Bettine Blanc matured goat cheese 1kg
  • 8712023011209
  • 8712023001774
  • 8712023020027
  • 8712023000852
  • 8712023000821
  • 290020CWWWWWC
  • 2885220WWWWWC
Between 10/28/2020 and 12/30/2020
  • Bettine BIO Blanc matured goat cheese 1kg
  • 8712023014156
Between 10/28/2020 and 12/30/2020

Bettinehoeve advises not to consume these cheeses, because they may contain traces of Listeria monocytogenes. This can pose serious health risks, especially in risk groups such as very young children, pregnant, elderly and people with low immunity. 

No contamination has been demonstrated on the end products. A potential source of contamination has only been identified during testing in the environment at the production site. Bettinehoeve has decided to recall all matured goat cheese products (with white mold crust) as a precaution from distributors, retailers and food service partners. 

Contamination is excluded for all other products such as fresh goat’s cheeses and dairy products. These goat dairy products are not contaminated, because these products are produced at a different production location. 

Consumers can call the telephone number +31 (0) 76-502 22 47 

See also: website Bettinehoeve

Download ‘Important safety warning for various ripened goat cheeses Bettinehoeve’

PDF document | 1 page | 127 KB

Warning | 28-10-2020

Different packs of goat cheese

Germany – Turkey breast ham, sliced ​​(approx. 100 – 150g) and turkey breast ham in one piece (approx. 200 – 250g) – Salmonella

LMW

Warning type:

Food

Date of first publication:

28.10.2020

Product name:

Turkey breast ham, sliced ​​(approx. 100 – 150g) and turkey breast ham in one piece (approx. 200 – 250g)

Manufacturer (distributor):

Gönnataler Putenspezialitäten GmbH Gönnabach 2 07778 Altengönna

Reason for warning:

Salmonella in 25g

Durability:

November 8, 2020 to November 19, 2020

Production date:

09/10/2020

Additional Information:

The manufacturer voluntarily recalls the above-mentioned products in terms of preventive consumer protection. The products were placed on the market in the federal states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony, Hesse, Saxony and Thuringia.

Contact to the responsible authorities:

Brandenburg:

Konsumenterschutz@Msgiv.Brandenburg.de

Hesse:

Schnellwarnung@rpda.hessen.de

Lower Saxony:

poststelle@ml.niedersachsen.de

Saxony:

poststelle@sms.sachsen.de

Saxony-Anhalt:

poststelle@ms.sachsen-anhalt.de

Thuringia:

LM-Ueberektiven@tlv.thueringen.de

Germany – French soft cheese made with raw milk, 100 g – STEC E.coli

LMW

Warning type:

Food

Date of first publication:

28.10.2020

Product name:

My cheese dairy Brie de Nangis, French soft cheese made with raw milk, 100 g

Product pictures:

Image Filialplakat.png

Branch poster

Manufacturer (distributor):

JERMI Käsewerk GmbH, distributed by Lidl

Reason for warning:

Detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia (E.) coli

Packaging Unit:

100 g

Durability:

October 27, 2020

Lot identification:

Lot numbers 394 and 395 with identity mark DE BW 331 EG

Additional 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

Berlin:

poststelle@senjustva.berlin.de

Brandenburg:

Konsumenterschutz@Msgiv.Brandenburg.de

Bremen:

Schnellwarnung@gesundheit.bremen.de

Hamburg:

poststelle@bgv.hamburg.de

Hesse:

Schnellwarnung@rpda.hessen.de

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania:

poststelle@lm.mv-regierung.de

Lower Saxony:

poststelle@ml.niedersachsen.de

North Rhine-Westphalia:

poststelle@mulnv.nrw.de

Rhineland-Palatinate:

Poststelle.Referat22@lua.rlp.de

Saarland:

poststelle-luv@lav.saarland.de

Saxony:

poststelle@sms.sachsen.de

Saxony-Anhalt:

poststelle@ms.sachsen-anhalt.de

Schleswig-Holstein:

poststelle@jumi.landsh.de

Thuringia:

LM-Ueberektiven@tlv.thueringen.de