Category Archives: Food Microbiology Blog

Czech Republic – Smoked ribs – Visible Mold/Mouldi

Potravinynapranyri

Illustrative photo #2

Place of inspection:
Pardubice ( Railway Regiment 2005, 530 02 Pardubice )
ID: 05457891
Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

There was white and green mold visible to the naked eye on the surface of the food. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

Packaging: not packed
Quantity of the product in the package: 0.822 kg
Date of sample collection: 3/4/2024
Reference number: 24-000176-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

France – FROZEN CHICKEN WINGS – Salmonella

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Others
Product brand name
Inter NATURAL
Model names or references
CHICKEN WINGS – Class A Frozen product
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
5903424690244 850 Minimum durability date 09/27/2024
Packaging
Filmed tray
Start/end date of marketing
From 05/17/2023 to 10/16/2023
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the freezer
Health mark
PL 24174302 WE
Geographical sales area
Departments: GUADELOUPE (971)
Distributors
Departmental supermarkets and commercial catering

Belgium – BACON BURGER (1pc, 2 pcs or 12pcs) – Salmonella

AFSCA

Burger Norenca

Norenca NV is withdrawing the item below from sale and recalling it from consumers due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

Norenca asks its customers not to consume this product and to return it to the point of sale.

Product Description :

– Product name: BACON BURGER (1pc, 2 pcs or 12pcs)
– Batch numbers: 02417113 and 02417114
– Expiration dates (DLC): 04/29/2024 and 04/30/2024
– Weight: 1 x 140g, 2 x 140g, 12 x 140g
– Sales period: since 04/24/2023

Information for consumers

Possible symptoms of a food infection caused by Salmonella are as follows: fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea, within 12 to 48 hours after consuming the contaminated food. The risk of infection is higher in the elderly, children, pregnant women and immunocompromised people.
People who have consumed this product and who present this type of symptoms are invited to consult their doctor without delay and report this consumption.

For further information , please contact:
NORENCA NV     
2440 GEEL
info@norenca.be
014/58.45.11

Iceland – Suspicion of Listeria in breaded ham

MAST

The Swedish Food Agency wants to warn against the consumption of two batches of breaded ham from Stjörnugrís due to suspected listeria. The company has recalled the ham in consultation with the Swedish Food Agency.

The recall only applies to the following production batches:

  • Product name: Breaded ham
  • Producer: Star Pig
  • Last date of use: 16.05.2024
  • Batch number: 606124096
  • Distribution: Bonus, Kronan, Netto, School food.
  • Product name: Breaded ham
  • Producer: Star Pig
  • Last date of use: 14.05.2024
  • Batch number: 606124093
  • Distribution: Bonus, Kronan, Netto, School food

Consumers who have purchased the product are advised not to consume it, dispose of it or return it to the store.

Advanced material

Press release from Star Pig

Canada – Kingwuu brand and T&T Kitchen brand meat and vegetable products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

CFIA

Kingwuu - Cold Pork Head - 180 g - Front

Meat and vegetable products
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Listeria
What to do

Do not consume, use, sell, serve or distribute recalled products

Distribution
Alberta
British Columbia
Possibly other provinces and territories

Issue

The affected products are being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What you should do

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, contact your healthcare provider
  • Check to see if you have recalled products
  • Do not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

Germany – Organic orchard fruit pear juice 1 litre – Mycotoxin – Patulin

Lebensmittelwarnung

Alert type: Groceries
Date of first publication: April 26, 2024
Product name:

Organic orchard fruit pear juice 1 liter

Product images:

Image Pear Juice.PNG

customer information; Illustration of a glass bottle with a label and a bottle cap with a printed best-before date

Manufacturer (distributor):

Jung Fruit Juices GbR Goethestr. 18 79331 Teningen-Köntreiben Email: info@jung-saefte.de Telephone: 07641 96 22 02 2 Sales are limited to Baden-Württemberg.

Reason for warning:

An increased patulin content was found during an examination of an individual sample.

Packaging Unit: 1 L
Durability: 12/13/25
Lot identification: EAN 4028748000089
Additional Information:

Excerpt from the attached customer information:

The company Jung Fruchtsäfte informs that an increased patulin content was found in the product. Organic Scattered Fruit Pear Juice 1l, EAN 4028748000089
as part of an investigation on a single sample.

Only bottles with a best-before date of December 13, 2025 are affected.
The best before date can be found on the lid of the bottle.

If you have already purchased bottles of this type of juice with the stated best-before date, please return them to the market.
You will then get them exchanged. Please do not consume this product!

The JUNG FRUCHTSÄFTE company sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience caused to you.

Click to access 6323_Marktaushang_Jung_Birnensaft.pdf

USA – Tama Corporation Recalls Product Because of Possible Health Risk – Listeria monocytogenes

FDA

Tama Corporation of Doral FL is recalling 24-ounce containers of “Queso de Mano PAISA” have contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Listeria infection may cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Because of our commitment to the safety of our consumers, at Tama Corporation, we demand rigorous quality controls from our products suppliers. In this regard, we were informed by the co-packer of our QUESO DE MANO PAISA, that a batch of 18 cases distributed in Salt Lake City, Utah, was suspicious of Listeria monocytogenes contamination, and we immediately contacted the involved supermarket chain to halt its sale and account for all the product belonging to that vat.

Today, it has been confirmed that a sample from this batch is contaminated.

  • The recalled “Queso de Mano Paisa” was only sold in Utah, at Rancho Markets stores.
  • The product is packaged in a 24-ounce plastic container. Recalled lot number is: 2420104. BEST BY MAY 16, 2024
  • Lot code can be found on the clear plastic lid of the container. Product UPC: 838795000338.

The recall was initiated after one laboratory analysis came out suspicious of that lot sample being contaminated. After a second analysis, this was confirmed. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

We assure all our consumers, clients and distributors that we have taken all necessary actions, hand in hand with the product manufacturer, the FDA, and the USDA, to prevent the situation from happening again.

Consumers with questions may contact the company at 305-592-1717 Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST or via email: info@elpaisa.net.

France – Grated 3 cheeses Maasdam, Emmental, Mozzarella 200g NETTO – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
CLEAN
Model names or references
Grated 3 cheeses Maasdam, Emmental, Mozzarella 200g NETTO
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3250392354404 107B (all times) Minimum durability date 06/26/2024
Packaging
200g
Start/end date of marketing
From 04/17/2024 to 04/24/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 44.023.001 CE
Geographical sales area
Departments: AISNE (02), ARDENNES (08), AUBE (10), COTES-D’ARMOR (22), FINISTERE (29), GIRONDE (33), ILLE-ET-VILAINE (35), LANDES (40), LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE (44), MARNE (51), MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE (54), MEUSE (55), MORBIHAN (56), NORD (59), PAS-DE-CALAIS (62), PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64 ), HAUTES-PYRENEES (65), SOMME (80)
Distributors
CLEAN

Research – Changes in the Quality and Microbial Communities of Precooked Seasoned Crayfish Tail Treated with Microwave and Biological Preservatives during Room Temperature Storage

MDPI

Abstract

The qualities of precooked foods can be significantly changed by the microorganisms produced during room temperature storage. This work assessed the effects of different antibacterial treatments (CK, without any treatment; microwave treatment, MS; microwave treatment and biological preservatives, MSBP) on the physicochemical properties and microbial communities of precooked crayfish tails during room temperature storage. Only the combination of microwave sterilization and biological preservatives significantly inhibited spoilage, as evidenced by the total viable count (4.15 log CFU/g) after 3 days of room temperature storage, which satisfied the transit time of most logistics companies in China. Changes in pH and TVB-N were also significantly inhibited in the MSBP group compared with those in the CK and MS groups. More than 30 new volatile compounds were produced in the CK groups during room temperature storage. However, in the MSBP groups, the volatile compounds were almost unchanged. The correlations between the microbial composition and volatile compounds suggested that specific bacterial species with metabolic activities related to amino acid, energy, cofactor, and vitamin metabolism, as well as xenobiotics biodegradation and metabolism, were responsible for the changes in volatile compounds. These bacteria included Psychrobacter, Arthrobacter, Facklamia, Leucobacter, Corynebacterium, Erysipelothrix, Devosia, Dietzia, and Acidovorax. Overall, our findings provide a foundation for the development of strategies to inhibit spoilage in precooked crayfish tails stored at room temperature.

France – MERGEZ HALAL COUSCOUS – Salmonella

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
Unbranded
Model names or references
763930
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3267411546009 970/241130031 Use-by date 05/10/2024
Packaging
Plastic tray under modified atmosphere
Start/end date of marketing
From 04/22/2024 to 05/10/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 35.353.003 CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
METRO FRANCE
List of points of sale
List_of_METRO_sales_points.pdf