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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Pistachios – Pakistan Rice – Hazelnuts – Groundnuts – Dried Figs

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Aflatoxin B1 above maximum level in rice from Pakistan. in Spain

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Aflatoxins in hazelnuts from Azerbaijan in Germany and Slovakia

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Presence of Aflatoxins beyond the permitted limits in shelled Pistachio from Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxins in Organic raw groundnuts from Bolivia in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece and the Netherlands

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Presence of Aflatoxins beyond the permitted limits in shelled Pistachios from Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxins in rice from Pakistan in Spain

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Aflatoxins in hazelnuts FROM GEORGIA in Bulgaria

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Aflatoxin in pistachios nuts from Iran in Poland

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Aflatoxins in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Slovenia

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Aflatoxins in roasted dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxin in Indian groundnuts in the Netherlands and Switzerland

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Chicken Products – Polish Turkey Product – Chicken Meat Preparation – Sesame Seeds – Paprika Powder

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Salmonella Typhimurium and gr. C1 in chicken elements from Poland in the Czech Republic

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Salmonella Derby in frozen turkey meat from Poland in Italy

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Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Spain

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Salmonella spp. in raw poultry kebab from Poland in the Czech Republic

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Salmonella Enteritidis in fresh poultry meat from Poland in Slovakia

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Salmonella Kedougou and Salmonella Sandiego in frozen minced poultry from Poland meat in Italy

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Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken breast meat single with inner from Poland in the Netherlands and UK

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Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in whole egg powder from Bulgaria, with raw material from Poland and Bulgaria in Greece, Bulgaria and Republic of North Macedonia.

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Salmonella in chicken meat preparation from Thailand in the Netherlands

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Salmonella Brandenburg (in 2 out of 5 samples) chicken leg quarter from Poland in Latvia

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Salmonella spp in paprika powder from China in Spain

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RASFF Alert – Bacillus cereus – Ginger Powder

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Presumptive Bacillus cereus in ginger powder from India in Switzerland

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RASFF Alert – Possible foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by fresh tuna fish – Czech Republic – Histamine

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Possible foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by fresh tuna fish from India via Netherlands in the Czech Republic

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RASFF Alert- STEC E.coli – Bovine Meat

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Escherichia coli STEC in bovine meat from Brazil. in Bulgaria and Spain

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RASFF Alert – E.coli – Young Sweetcorn

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E. Coli in young sweetcorn from Thailand in Norway and the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Vibrio cholerae – Shrimps

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Presence of Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador in Spain

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Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador in Spain

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RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Enterobacteriaceae – Dog Chews

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Enterobacteriaceae in dog chews from the Netherlands in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Dog Chews – Organic Soya Cake – Soybean Meal – Chicken Necks – Complementary Feed for Dogs – Fish Meal – Sunflower Seed Cake

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Salmonella enterica ser. Agona in organic soybean meal from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Salmonella in organic soya cake from the Netherlands in Sweden and Denmark

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Salmonella in soybean meal from USA in Finland and Canada

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Salmonella spp. in chicken necks as feed material from Poland in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in chews for dogs from Poland in Lithuania

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Salmonella spp. in complementary feed for dogs from China in Austria, France and Germany

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Salmonella Senftenberg in sunflower seed cake from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Salmonella in fishmeal from Denmark in Belgium

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USA – Irvington Seafood recalls crab due to Listeria monocytogenes

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Irvington Seafood of Irvington, AL, is recalling its 1 lb. packages of “Crabmeat: Jumbo, Lump, Finger, and Claw meat” because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The recalled “Crabmeat: Jumbo, Lump, Finger, and Claw meat” were distributed to distributors located in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

The product comes in a 1 lb. containers, package marked with license number AL 111-C with the company name “Irvington Seafood.”

Please look for the following batch number written on the bottom of the container: 130, 131, 132, 134, 137, 139, 141, 144, 145, 146,148, 150

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

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