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Place of inspection:

THI TAM TRAN

Letohrad ( Tyršova 351, 561 51 Letohrad )

ID: 68800061

Food group: Bakery products / Perishable pastries

Wafers with strawberry filling

Category: Dangerous foods

Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

The food had a damaged and soot-contaminated packaging. The food smelled strongly of spoilage, it was overgrown with mold.

Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

Batch:	105
Best before date:	15/02/2024
Packaging:	plastic foil
Quantity of the product in the package:	175 g
Date of sample collection:	20/07/2023
Reference number:	23-000507-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Spoilage, Food Testing, mold, Mould/Mold, Potravinynapranyri, Visible Mould/Mold

Czech Republic – Gran Castelli – Visible Mold/Mould

Posted on August 23, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

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Place of inspection:

Kroměříž ( Velehradská 3254/105, 767 01 Kroměříž )

ID: 45308314

Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese

Gran Castelli

Category: Dangerous foods

Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

All inspected packages were found to contain mold visible to the naked eye under the packaging. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

The food did not have an expired minimum durability date. Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection.

Batch:	L35310404
Best before date:	12/08/2023
Packaging:	plastic vacuum packaging
Quantity of the product in the package:	125 g
Country of origin:	Italy
Date of sample collection:	17/07/2023
Reference number:	23-000546-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Czech Republic – Parmigiano Reggiano – Visible Mold/Mould

Posted on August 23, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

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Place of inspection:

Kroměříž ( Velehradská 3254/105, 767 01 Kroměříž )

ID: 45308314

Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese

Parmigiano Reggiano

Category: Dangerous foods

Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

Some of the inspected packages were found to contain mold visible to the naked eye under the packaging. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

The food did not have an expired minimum durability date. Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection.

Batch:	L51310705
Best before date:	10/08/2023
Packaging:	plastic – protective atmosphere
Quantity of the product in the package:	125 g
Country of origin:	Italy
Date of sample collection:	17/07/2023
Reference number:	23-000549-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Spoilage, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing, mold, Mould/Mold, Potravinynapranyri, Visible Mould/Mold

Czech Republic -Gran Castelli – Visible Mold/Mould

Posted on August 23, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

Illustrative photo #3

Place of inspection:

Kroměříž ( Velehradská 3254/105, 767 01 Kroměříž )

ID: 45308314

Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese

Gran Castelli

Category: Dangerous foods

Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

All inspected packages were found to contain mold visible to the naked eye under the packaging. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

The food did not have an expired minimum durability date. Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection.

Batch:	L35314207
Best before date:	19/09/2023
Packaging:	plastic vacuum packaging
Quantity of the product in the package:	125 g
Country of origin:	Italy
Date of sample collection:	17/07/2023
Reference number:	23-000547-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Spoilage, Food Testing, mold, Mould/Mold, Visible Mould/Mold

Czech Republic – Grana Padano – Visable Mould/Mold

Posted on August 23, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

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Place of inspection:

Kroměříž ( Velehradská 3254/105, 767 01 Kroměříž )

ID: 45308314

Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese

Grana Padano

Category: Dangerous foods

Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

In some of the inspected packages, the presence of mold visible to the naked eye was detected under the packaging. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

The food did not have an expired minimum durability date. Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection.

Batch:	L37315213
Best before date:	24/09/2023
Packaging:	plastic – protective atmosphere
Quantity of the product in the package:	200 g
Country of origin:	Italy
Date of sample collection:	17/07/2023
Reference number:	23-000548-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Spoilage, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing, mold, Mould/Mold, Potravinynapranyri, Visible Mould/Mold

Italy – Plain Halawa – Salmonella

Posted on August 23, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

Salute

Brand : Halwani Bros

Name : Plain Halawa

Reason for Report : Microbiological Recall

Release Date : August 23, 2023

Documentation

Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Testing, Salmonella

Gluten free Walnut biscuit from the brand Damhert Nutrition NV. Aflatoxin B1

Posted on August 23, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

AFSCA

Recall by Damhert Nutrition NV
Product: Gluten free Walnut biscuit from the brand Damhert Nutrition NV.
Problem: Too high content of aflatoxin B1 in rice flour.

In agreement with the FASFC, Damhert Nutrition NV withdraws the product “Gluten free Walnut Biscuit” from sale and recalls it from consumers because of too high aflatoxin B1 content in rice flour.

Damhert Nutrition NV asks its customers not to consume this product and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased.

If you are in possession of this product, please return it to your local point of sale so that we can refund the purchase price. For more information, you can contact Damhert Consumer Services on +32 11 42 50 39, available Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by e-mail at info@damhert.com .

Product description

– Product name: Gluten free Walnut cookie
– Brand: Damhert Nutrition NV
– Dates of minimum durability (BDD) (“Best before (or end)”) and batch numbers: 20/12/2023, 5/01/2024, 12/01/2024 & 01/26/2024
– Sales period: from 06/14/2023 to 08/14/2023
– Type of packaging: plastic tray and plastic film with label
– Weight: 160g

The product was distributed by various points of sale.

For more information , you can contact Damhert Consumer Services on +32 11 42 50 39, available Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by e-mail at info@damhert.com .

Posted in Aflatoxin, Aflatoxin B1, afsca, Aspergillus Toxin, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Mold Toxin, Mould Toxin, Mycotoxin

Finland – Large outbreak linked to school meals in Finland; hundreds sickened

Posted on August 23, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

More than 600 people have fallen ill in a suspected food poisoning outbreak at several schools in a Finnish city.

This past week, officials from the city of Mikkeli sent a questionnaire to parents of students and staff about symptoms that occurred during or after school meals on Aug. 16. As of Monday morning, answers had been received from nearly 3,800 parents and 350 employees.

All schools in Mikkeli have had at least a few patients. The incident is being investigated with the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) and National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL).

Samples taken from different foods and raw materials are being examined to find out the cause of the epidemic. Results of laboratory tests are expected later this week.

Posted in Decontamination Microbial, food bourne outbreak, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, foodborne outbreak, foodbourne outbreak, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk, outbreak

UK – Urgent health warning as Brits returning from holiday with grim parasite amid outbreak – Cyclopsora

Posted on August 23, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

The Mirror

Cyclospora_LifeCycle201

Holidaymakers returning to the UK from Mexican all-inclusive resorts have been hit by a severe gastro-parasite infection, as the government warns of a large outbreak.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is investigating the cluster of Cyclospora infections in the United Kingdom among people who visited Mexico between May and August. Between May 12 and August 14, 74 cases of Cyclospora cayetanensis — a nasty gastric illness caused by a parasite only endemic in certain countries — were reported in England, Wales, and Scotland.

Posted in Cyclospora, Cyclosporiasis, food bourne outbreak, Food Illness, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, Foodborne Illness, foodborne outbreak, foodbourne outbreak, Illness, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk, outbreak

France – Fresh minced steaks 5% fat – STEC E.coli O103

Posted on August 23, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

Product category Food
Product subcategory Meats
Product brand name Charal
Model names or references Ground beef weekly pack 5% 130g X 1 Ground beef weekly pack 5% 130g X 2 Ground beef under atm 5% 100g X 6

Identification of products

GTIN	Batch	Date
3181232220071	71502305	Use-by date 08/14/2023
3181232220286	71502305	Use-by date 08/14/2023
3181232120128	71502305	Use-by date 08/09/2023
3181232120128	71502305	Use-by date 08/08/2023

Marketing start/end date From 02/08/2023 to 14/08/2023
Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
Health mark FR.49.099.002 EC
Geographic area of sale Whole France
Distributors AUCHAN, CARREFOUR, CASINO, DIAPAR, FRANCAP, FRANPRIX LEADER PRICE, INTERMARCHE, LECLERC, MATCH, MONOPRIX, SIMPLY MARKET, SYSTEM U, SEGUREL, ANTONA DISTRIBUTION FEES