Category Archives: Food Microbiology Blog

France – Stripped beef – Salmonella

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name unbranded, sold in the traditional department
  • Model names or references Stripped beef
  • Identification of products
    Batch
    manufacture of 05/16/2023
  • Packaging bulk
  • Marketing start/end date From 05/16/2023 to 05/17/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors Leclerc Lescure

France -Mussels – Salmonella

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Fishery and aquaculture products
  • Product brand name FISH WORKSHOP
  • Model names or references FISHING MOLD WORKSHOP POISSONNERIE P/ANE X2KG 6UVC PFX
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3664335050801 L19SEA Use-by date 05/17/2023
    3664335050801 L19SEA Use-by date 05/18/2023
    3664335050801 L19SEA Use-by date 05/19/2023
  • Packaging 2KG tray
  • Marketing start/end date From 05/11/2023 to 05/19/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark EN 50.058.164 EC
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors E. Leclerc
  • List of points of salelist_of_stores.pdf

Canada – Simply Hot brand Thai Green Peppers recalled due to Salmonella

CFIA

Summary

Product
Thai Green Peppers
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Salmonella
What to do

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

Affected products

Issue

The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The recalled product has been sold in Alberta, Saskatchewan and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories.

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 Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

 Italy – Pancetta stretched salted, p. arr. s/c, the panseta de la bergamasca, p. to the axis, p. rustic c/c -Listeria monocytogenes

Salute

Brand : Salumificio Bonalumi srl

Denomination : Pancetta stretched salted, p. arr. s/c, the panseta de la bergamasca, p. to the axis, p. rustic c/c

Reason for reporting : Reminder for microbiological risk

Publication date : 24 May 2023

Documentation

Documentation

USA – Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Backyard Poultry

CDC

Public health officials are investigating multistate outbreaks of Salmonella linked to contact with backyard poultry. Any backyard poultry can carry Salmonella germs that can make you sick. Always take steps to stay healthy around your flock.

Fast Facts
  • Illnesses: 104
  • Hospitalizations: 19
  • Deaths: 0
  • States: 31
  • Investigation status: Active
Backyard Poultry and Salmonella

Backyard poultry, like chickens and ducks, can carry Salmonella germs even if they look healthy and clean. These germs can easily spread to anything in the areas where the poultry live and roam.

You can get sick from touching your backyard poultry or anything in their environment and then touching your mouth or food and swallowing Salmonella germs.

What Backyard Flock Owners Should Do
  • Wash your hands
    • Always wash your hands with soap and water immediately after touching backyard poultry, their eggs, or anything in the area where they live and roam.
    • Use hand sanitizer if soap and water are not readily available. Consider keeping hand sanitizer at your coop.
  • Be safe around backyard flocks
    • Don’t kiss or snuggle backyard poultry, and don’t eat or drink around them. This can spread Salmonella germs to your mouth and make you sick.
    • Keep your backyard flock and supplies you use to care for them (like feed containers and shoes you wear in the coop) outside of the house. You should also clean the supplies outside the house.
  • Supervise kids around flocks
    • Always supervise children around backyard poultry and make sure they wash their hands properly afterward.
    • Don’t let children younger than 5 years touch chicks, ducklings, or other backyard poultry. Young children are more likely to get sick from germs like Salmonella.
  • Handle eggs safely
    • Collect eggs often. Eggs that sit in the nest can become dirty or break.
    • Throw away cracked eggs. Germs on the shell can more easily enter the egg through a cracked shell.
    • Rub off dirt on eggs with fine sandpaper, a brush, or a cloth. Don’t wash eggs because colder water can pull germs into the egg.
    • Refrigerate eggs to keep them fresh and slow the growth of germs.
    • Cook eggs until both the yolk and white are firm, and cook egg dishes to an internal temperature of 160°F to kill all germs.

Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these severe symptoms:

  • Diarrhea and a fever higher than 102°F
  • Diarrhea for more than 3 days that is not improving
  • Bloody diarrhea
  • So much vomiting that you cannot keep liquids down
  • Signs of dehydration, such as:
    • Not peeing much
    • Dry mouth and throat
    • Feeling dizzy when standing up

Italy- GORGONZOLA DOP DOLCE MALGA PARADISO – Listeria monocytogenes

Salute

Brand : MALGA PARADISO

Denomination : GORGONZOLA DOP DOLCE MALGA PARADISO

Reason for reporting : Remind for microbiological risk

Date of publication : 24 May 2023

Documentation

Documentation

Italy – GORGONZOLA DOP DOLCE LETTERE DALL’ITALIA – Listeria monocytogenes

Salute

Brand : LETTERE DALL’ITALIA

Denomination : GORGONZOLA DOP DOLCE LETTERE DALL’ITALIA

Reason for reporting : Remind for microbiological risk

Date of publication : 24 May 2023

Documentation

Documentation

Italy – GORGONZOLA DOP DOLCE LETTERE DALL’ITALIA – Listeria monocytogenes

Salute

Brand : LETTERE DALL’ITALIA

Denomination : GORGONZOLA DOP DOLCE LETTERE DALL’ITALIA

Reason for reporting : Remind for microbiological risk

Date of publication : 24 May 2023

Documentation

Documentation

UK – 50 sick in Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to farm

Food Safety News

water contamination

Fifty cases of Cryptosporidium have been traced to a farm on an island off the south coast of England.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)’s South East branch has tried to contact people who visited Hazelgrove Farm from April to the start of May on the Isle of Wight.

People are thought to have become sick after coming into contact with animals. The farm halted animal petting activity in early May.

No ongoing risk
Dr. Anand Fernandes, the health protection consultant for UKHSA South East, said there is no ongoing risk to the public associated with the farm.

Denmark – Insufficient heat treatment of ready-to-eat chicken tenderloin – possible bacterial contamination

DVFA

HKScan Denmark A/S is recalling ROSE Stegt Barbecue Tenderloin, as there is a risk that the product has not been heat-treated sufficiently and may therefore contain disease-causing bacteria. The product should be returned to the store where it was purchased or discarded.

Updated on 23/05/2023 with new points of sale.

Recalled foods , Published: May 23, 2023

Modified 23 May 2023

​​​​​​​Which product:

ROSE Stegt Barbecue Tenderloin ( see a picture of the product here )
Net content : 150g
Last date of use: 25.05.2023
EAN barcode number: 5760725234450

Sold in: Kvickly, SuperBrugsen, Dagli’Brugsen, 3654discount, Irma, Meny, Spar, Min Købmand, Let – Buy and Løvbjerg throughout the country as well as on Wolt and Nemlig.com.

​Why is the product being recalled:

There is a risk that the product has not been sufficiently heat treated at the manufacturer. When the product has not been properly heated through, there may be bacteria that have not been killed and that can make consumers sick if they eat the product straight from the package.

What should you do as a consumer:

​The Danish Food Agency advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased, or discard it.

If you have questions about illness or symptoms, you must contact your own doctor.

​Who is recalling the product:

​HKScan Denmark A/S
Tværmosevej 10
7830 Vinderup