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Belgium – “Zencefil” – Ground ginger from the Basak brand – Bacillus cereus

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FASFC recall
Product: “Zencefil” – Ground ginger from the Basak brand.
Problem: Possible presence of Bacillus Cereus.

The FASFC withdraws “Zencefil” – Ground Ginger of the Basak brand from sale and recalls it from consumers because of a possible presence of Bacillus Cereus.

It has therefore been decided to withdraw this product from sale and to recall it from consumers. Customers who have purchased this product are advised not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale.

Product Description :

Product name: “Zencefil” – Ground ginger
Brand: Basak
Batch number: L4349M
Weight: 100g
Expiry date: DDM: 06/01/2023

This product was sold via various points of sale in Belgium.

For any additional information, you can contact the FASFC contact point for consumers: 0800/13.550 or pointdecontact@afsca.be .

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Italy – Preparation based on cod – Listeria monocytogenes

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Salute

Brand : Sødergården

Denomination : Preparation based on cod.

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : November 14, 2022

Documentation

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Italy – TALEGGIO DOP BONTALEGGIO DI GROTTA – Food Safety

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Salute

Brand : MAURI FORMAGGI

Name : TALEGGIO DOP BONTALEGGIO DI GROTTA

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 14 November 2022

Documentation

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USA – Cooper’s Hawk Duval County Cyclospora Outbreak Attributed to Contaminated Basil

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Food Poisoning News

The final investigation of the 2019 Cyclospora outbreak in Duval County, Florida found the most likely cause of the Cooper’s Hawk outbreak was serving food containing contaminated fresh basil – ironically, to-date Cooper’s Hawk continues to deny it served contaminated food. The Florida Department of Health of Duval County (DOH-Duval) first announced the potential outbreak on June 22, 2019 after one of Cooper’s Hawks own restaurant managers notified them of an estimated 20 employees who had became sick with gastrointestinal illness beginning on June 18, 2019. After the first report of employee infections, reports of illnesses in customers came pouring in, with a total of 153 gastrointestinal illnesses.

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Research – UK food microbiology lab notes less contact with the EU

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Food Safety News

The United Kingdom leaving the European Union has resulted in reduced communication between UK and EU food networks, according to a new report.

The annual report covers work of the UK’s national reference laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology between April 2021 and March 2022.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provides this service for the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for Listeria monocytogenes, coagulase-positive staphylococci, E. coli, Campylobacter, Salmonella and antimicrobial resistance.

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Spain – New information on the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in cooked pork head meat

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ACSA

pig's head meat cooked from the alert

In relation to the alert for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in cooked pork head meat from Spain , the withdrawal is extended to another batch of the same product.

With this new information, the data of the product involved are:

Denomination: Special pig’s head

Brand: FRIAL

Lot: 2238402, with expiration date 12/14/2022.

Batch: 2238403, with expiration date 12/23/2022.

According to the information available, the distribution of the products has been in the Basque Country, Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Extremadura, Cantabria and Galicia, although it is not ruled out that there is distribution to other autonomous communities.

With the information available there is NO record of any reported case associated with this alert.

The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition has received this information from the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha and has transferred it to the competent authorities of the autonomous communities through the Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information (SCIRI) in order to that the withdrawal of the affected products from the marketing channels be verified.

As a precautionary measure, it is recommended that people who have the product indicated above in their homes refrain from consuming it and return it to the points of sale.

In the case of having consumed this product from the affected batches and presenting symptoms compatible with listeriosis (fever, headache, vomiting or diarrhea), it is recommended to go to a health center.

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Belgium – Roasted pistachios – Roasted and salted pistachios from the Alesto brand – Ochratoxin A.

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AFSCA

Recall of Carl Wilhelm Clasen GmbH
Product: Pistachios – “Pistazienkerne geroostet” (Roasted pistachios) and “Pistazienkerne geroostet & gesalzen” (Roasted and salted pistachios) from the Alesto brand.
Problem: too high content of Ochratoxin A.

In agreement with the FASFC, Carl Wilhelm Clasen GmbH withdraws Pistachios – “Pistazienkerne geroostet” (Roasted pistachios) (70g) and “Pistazienkerne geroostet & gesalzen” (Roasted and salted pistachios) (70g) from the sale and recalls them from consumers because of an excessively high Ochratoxin A content.

Lidl Belgium asks its customers not to consume these products and to return them to the point of sale where they were purchased. You will be reimbursed even without presenting the receipt.

Product description: Product

name Pistazienkerne geroostet
(Roasted pistachios) Pistazienkerne geroostet & gesalzen
(Roasted and salted pistachios)
Brand Alesto Alesto Use-by
dates (BDD) 25/03/2023 23/03/2023
Weight 70g 70g
Sales period From 5/07/2022 to 10/11/2022 inclusive From 5/07/2022 to 10/11/2022 inclusive
Type of packaging Plastic bag Plastic bag

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Romania – Scandinavian style cod fishcakes – Listeria monocytogenes

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ANSVSA

Jeka Fish recalls Sødergaarden Chifteluțe de cod, în stil scandinav / Scandinavian style cod fishcakes (340g; Use by 15.09.2022 and 25.11.2022) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.