Category Archives: Food Microbiology Blog

France – Smoked salmon fillet – Listeria monocytogenes

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Fishery and aquaculture products
  • Product brand name Unbranded
  • Model names or references Smoked salmon fillet 2 slices Smoked salmon fillet 4 slices Smoked salmon scraps
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    0255186000000 260123 Use-by date 07/02/2023
    0255038000000 260123 Use-by date 07/02/2023
    0255367000000 260123 Use-by date 07/02/2023
  • Marketing start/end date From 01/26/2023 to 02/07/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Parthenay
  • Distributors E.LECLERC Parthenay

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

USA – Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak Linked to American Cruise Lines

Daily Hornet

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to American Cruise Lines after 3 passengers got Legionnaire’s disease and the company failed to adequately treat the ships’ drinking water.

The first confirmed case of Legionnaire’s disease was reported in April 2021, with two more cases reported in September and October 2021.

Between April and August 2022, FDA inspectors tested the drinking water on the American Star and American Heritage and found ongoing evidence of Legionella bacteria.

Shockingly, 93% of water samples on the American Star tested positive for Legionella bacteria in April 2022, including samples taken from showerheads in the rooms for passengers and crew.

In June 2022, multiple samples of drinking water from showerheads and faucets on the American Heritage also tested positive for Legionella, according to the FDA.

Despite problems with Legionella contamination and illnesses, the FDA said that American Cruise Lines failed to take adequate stops to treat the ships’ water supply.

Jordan – 120 food poisoning cases reported in Jerash

Roya News

Approximately 120 food poisoning cases have been reported in Jerash, including two children, according to Roya’s correspondent Wednesday.

The Jodan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) had shut down a fast food restaurant in Jerash Tuesday, as a precaution, after a significant number of people reported feeling ill after eating from that restaurant.

Sweden – The number of sick in the Swedish egg Salmonella outbreak continues to increase

Food Safety News

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The number of people sick in a Salmonella outbreak in Sweden traced to eggs has gone up again to nearly 80.

The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) said 76 people were sick, which is up from 48 in a previous update.

Patients from 16 different regions have been confirmed as infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis.

Sick people include 36 women and 40 men who fell ill between early December 2022 and the end of January 2023. They are one to 91 years old with a median age of 35.

Quebec- Notice not to consume trout gravlax prepared and sold by Poissonnerie Ô inc – Listeria monocytogenes

Quebec

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ), in collaboration with the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal and the company Poissonnerie Ô inc., located at 3414, rue Ontario Est, in Montreal, warns the public not to consume the product indicated in the table below, because this food is likely to contain the bacterium Listeria  monocytogenes . Even if the expiration date of the product has passed, some consumers may have it in their possession.

Product name

Format

Affected lot

“Trout gravlax with Rosemont rum and its aromas”

150 g

Best before

2023.FE.14

The product that is the subject of this warning has been offered for sale at the establishment named above only. The product was placed on a golden cardboard and vacuum-packed. It was sold chilled. The product label included, in addition to its name, the words “Poissonnerie O”.

The operator is voluntarily recalling the product in question. It has agreed with MAPAQ and the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal to distribute this warning as a precautionary measure. In addition, people who have this product in their possession are advised not to consume it. They must return it to the establishment where they bought it or throw it away.

Italy – Movida catering -Shelled Almonds -Aflatoxin

Salute

Brand : Movida catering

Name : shelled almonds

Reason for reporting : Chemical risk recall

Publication date : February 14, 2023

Documentation

Documentation

Italy – DATTILO Shelled Almonds – Aflatoxin

Salute

Brand : DATTILO

Name : Shelled almonds

Reason for reporting : Recall due to chemical risk

Publication date : 14 February 2023

Documentation

Documentation

 Italy – I&D Srl – Shelled Almonds – Aflatoxin

Salute

Brand : I&D Srl

Name : shelled almonds

Reason for reporting : Recall due to chemical risk

Publication date : 14 February 2023

Documentation

Documentation

Italy – Shelled almonds recalled due to Aflatoxin risk – breaking latest news

Breaking Latest News

Several batches of shelled almonds branded Dattilo, Movida Catering and I&D Srl were withdrawn as a precaution by the Ministry of Health, due to the risk of contamination from aflatoxins, substances (potentially toxic) produced by some mushrooms that can develop during cultivation and harvesting. These are the withdrawn lots. Type it: 40 gram sachets with lot numbers 277/22 and 290/22; Movida Catering: 700 gram buckets with lot numbers 270/22, 294/22 and 273/22; Movida Catering: 1 kg buckets with lot numbers 277/22 and 291/22; I&D Srl: unbranded compostable 200 gram and 400 gram trays with lot numbers 279/22, 280/22 and 295/22. The notice reads: «Product not to be consumed. To be brought back to the point of sale.’

Kenyans warned against eating meat from animals fed with contaminated maize

The Star

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation has warned Kenyans against consuming livestock, and chicken from animals fed with contaminated maize.

Kalro director general, Dr Eliud Kireger told the Star on Tuesday that contaminated maize that is given to livestock passes over residual effects to humans.

“The residual effects are passed on to humans through the consumption of related products including milk, eggs and meat,” he said.

He said aflatoxin is a fungal toxin that commonly contaminates maize and other types of crops during production, harvest, storage or processing.

In Kenya, acute aflatoxin poisoning results in liver failure and death in up to 40 per cent of cases.

In May 2006, an outbreak of acute aflatoxicosis was reported in the Makueni, Tharakanithi and Machakos regions of Kenya where aflatoxin contamination of homegrown maize was a recurrent problem.