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RASFF Alert – Food born outbreak due to Norovirus in mussels

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Food born outbreak due to norovirus in mussels from Sweden in Norway

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RASFF Alert- Listeria monocytogenes – Kebabs Slices

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Detection of listeria on kebab slices from Germany in France

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RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – Oysters

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Norovirus in oysters from France in Italy

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Norovirus in oysters ((Crassostrea gigas) in Sweden and Finland origin unknown

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Norovirus in oysters from France in Sweden

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne outbreaks suspected to be caused by Norovirus in oysters.

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Foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by norovirus in oysters from Netherlands in Sweden and Finland.

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Almonds – Peanut Butter

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Aflatoxins above MRL in almonds from USA in Spain

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Aflatoxin in Indian Peanut Butter in Germany and the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – Vibrio cholerae – Frozen Shrimps

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Presence of Vibrio Cholerae in frozen shrimps from Ecuador in Spain

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Chicken Products – Sesame Seeds – Chilled Chicken Breast – Frozen Beef Patties – Sweet Paprika – Turkey Fillets

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Salmonella Bovismorbificans in Chilled chicken wings from Latvia in Estonia

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Salmonella Mbandaka in chilled chicken breast from Ukraine in Hungary and Slovakia

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SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH PRESEMCE OF SALMONELLA in Greece

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Salmonella Newport and Campylobacter in fresh poultry meat from Poland in Italy

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Salmonella Enteritidis in poultry meat from Poland in Lithuania

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Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken thighs from Poland, via Germany in Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, UK.

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Salmonella Dublin in frozen beef patties from Italy in Poland

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Salmonella enterica ser. Chester in sweet paprika from Türkiye in Switzerland

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Salmonella enteritidis in ready to cook creamy garlic chicken breasts from Poland in Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey and UK

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Detection of salmonella typhimuruim on turkey fillets from France in Belgium

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Detection of Salmonella enteritidis on chicken legs from Poland in France

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Salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece and Turkey

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Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken meat from Poland in the Czech Republic

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SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA in Greece

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SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA in Greece

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RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Enterobacteriaceae – Dog Chews

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High content of Enterobactericeae in dog chews from India in Germany and the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Dog Treats – Rapeseed Extraction

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Salmonella enterica ser. Derby in horse meal from the Netherlands, used to produce dog treats from Belgium in the Netherlands and Germany

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Salmonella spp. in rapeseed extraction meal from Germany in Denmark

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India – Mumbai: Seven Blind School students fell sick due to food poisoning

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At least seven children fell sick due to food poisoning at the Victoria Memorial Blind School in Mumbai’s Tardeo as reported at around 1 am on Tuesday.

The brief further said that five children are complaining vomiting and abdominal pain, whereas two others are suffering from fever.

All the seven children are admitted to BMC’s Nair Hospital and reported to be in “stable condition”.

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