Category Archives: Food Microbiology Testing

RASFF Alert- Clostridium botulinum – Chilled Soup

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Clostridia producing botulinum toxin in chilled soup with emmer and vegetables from Italy in Malta

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RASFF Alert – ASP Marine Biotoxins – Scallops

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ASP toxins in scallop shell from UK in France

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RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Oysters

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Hollow oyster (Crassotrea gigas) – Presence of Norovirus from Portugal in Spain and Italy

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RASFF Alert – Visible Mould – Corn Tortilla

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Visible mold on corn tortilla from the Netherlands in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Two Week Catch Up – Mycotoxin – Alternaria Toxins – Ketchup – Paprika Spice

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High content of alternaria toxin Alternariol in Ketchup from Turkey in Switzerland and Austria

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High content of alternaria toxin Tenuazonic acid in Paprika spice from Serbia in Switzerland

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RASFF Alerts – Two Week Catch Up -STEC E.coli – Beef – Raw Milk Soft Cheese – Capreolus Cuts

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E. Coli STEC en carne de vacuno de Brazil. E. Coli STEC in beef from Brazil. in Spain

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Recall of Soft Cheese Made with Raw Milk Associated with Two Cases of Shigatoxigenic E coli from Ireland in Northern Ireland

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STEC in Capreolus cuts from United Kingdom in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts- Two Week Catch Up- Listeria monocytogenes – Cheese- Raw Milk Cheese – Salad – Meat- Roasted Duck – Chicken Schnitzel

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Listeria in cheeses from France in Belgium

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Listeria in meat from Germany in the Netherlands

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Listeria monocytogenes in frozen, roasted duck from Kosovo in Germany

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Listeria monocytogenes in chicken schnitzel from Germany in Luxembourg

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Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk cheese from Portugal in France

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Listeria in raw sheep’s milk, from Portugal in France and the Netherlands

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Listeria monocytogenes in salad from France in Italy

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Suspected contamination with Listeria monocytogenes in soft cheeses from Germany in Luxembourg and Austria

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RASFF Alerts – Two Week Catch Up- Salmonella – Polish Poultry Products – Brazilian Poultry Products – Sesame Seeds – Minced Meat- Chicken Legs – Merguez Sausage – Ground Sweet Pepper – Garlic Leaves -Duck Meat – Chicken Meat – Pistachios – Chicken Minced Meat

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Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella in beef from the UK used for minced meat in Denmark

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Detection of Salmonella enteritidis in frozen chicken legs from Romania in Belgium

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Salmonella Enteritidis in chilled poultry elements from Poland in Slovakia in the Netherlands

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Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken from Poland in the Netherlands and UK

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Salmonella detected in merguez sausages in the Netherlands and Portugal

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Detection of the presence of Salmonella spp. in 25 g of ground sweet peppers from Spain in Germany, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden

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Salmonella in 25 g of the product (garlic leaves) from Germany in Poland

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Presence of Salmonella Typhimurium in duck meat from Hungary in Italy and Slovenia

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Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella Newport (in 1 out of 5 units) in fresh turkey thighs from Poland in Latvia

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Salmonella spp. in frozen and salted poultry breast halves from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in frozen and salted poultry breast halves from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in frozen and salted poultry breast halves from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in chicken meat preparations from Brazil in France and the Netherlands

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Salmonella in chicken meat from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Mali in Greece

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Salmonella spp and aflatoxins in kernel pistachios from Jordan in Greece

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Salmonella Infantis (in 4 out of 5 units) in fresh chicken thighs from Poland in Lativa

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Salmonella infantis in frozen chicken wings from Poland, obtained from whole chickens slaughtered in Slovakia in the Netherlands and Italy

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Salmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast from Ukraine in Hungary and the Netherlands

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Detection of Salmonella enteritidis in refrigerated lower chicken legs from Romania in Kosovo

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Salmonella in turkey meat from Poland in Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and UK

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Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Chad in Greece and Mali

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Salmonella Minnesota in frozen chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella Heidelberg in frozen chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella Minnesota in poultry meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella Minnesota in poultry meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella Minnesota in chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella Minnesota in chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella Minnesota in poultry meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken/turkey kebab from Poland in Italy

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Salmonella infantis in frozen chicken minced meat from the Netherlands from the Netherlands in Italy

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Salmonella Newport and Salmonella Minnesota in frozen chicken meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella Minnesota in poultry meat preparation from Brazil in Germany

 

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UK- Update 1: Food Alert “For Action”: To: Consumers and Food Business who have purchased products from Bread Spread Ltd – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on May 17, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED AND SUPPLIED BY BREAD SPREAD SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM SALE AND NOT CONSUMED BECAUSE OF SERIOUS FOOD SAFETY RISKS

Environmental Health and Trading Standards Services have been alerted to remove chilled and ready-to-eat products that include baguettes, french sticks, sandwiches, rolls, wraps and pasta salads manufactured and supplied by Bread Spread Ltd, 22 Balfour Business Centre, Balfour Road, Southall, England, UB2 5BD, under the brand name, Bread Spread, Orbital Foods and Perfect Bite because they have not been manufactured in accordance with food law requirements.

Listeria monocytogenes has been found in some of the products. These products are also subject to a number of hygiene and traceability contraventions which makes them unsafe to eat.

All food businesses such as catering establishments and corner shops, across the UK supplied by Bread Spread Ltd should withdraw from sale any chilled and ready-to-eat foods and recall from consumers any of these products sold at retail because they are unsafe to eat. Products should be disposed of safely.

It is a developing situation, the list of affected products below may be incomplete. All chilled and ready-to eat foods with a use-by date up to and including 20 May 2024 manufactured or supplied by Bread Spead Ltd are affected.

This recall has been extended to include the pasta salads.

Product details

Tuna sweetcorn French stick
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Ham cheese French stick
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Egg sausage sandwich
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken tikka sandwich
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken salad sandwich
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken sweetcorn sandwich
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Ham cheese sandwich
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Cheese ploughman sandwich
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken may soft roll
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Tuna sweetcorn soft roll
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Egg mayo soft roll
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Ham cheese torpedo
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken tikka French stick
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Tuna sweetcorn torpedo
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken bacon twist
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Egg mayo torpedo
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Cheese onion soft roll
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken tikka soft roll
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken sweetcorn pasta
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 20 May 2024
Chicken tikka pasta
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 20 May 2024
Tuna and sweetcorn pasta
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 20 May 2024
Chicken sweetcorn French stick
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken salad sandwich
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken sweetcorn baguette
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Egg mayo sausage baguette
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Tuna sweetcorn torpedo
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken mayo torpedo
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Tuna sweetcorn twist
Pack size All sizes
Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024

Risk statement

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a number of hygiene and traceability contraventions which makes these products unsafe to eat.

Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.

Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.

Our advice to consumers

If you have purchased any products listed above, or any other products that are chilled or ready-to-eat from Bread Spread Ltd , do not eat them. Instead, dispose of the products safely, at home.

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France – Julienne slices 800g bag – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on May 16, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Fishing and aquaculture products
Product brand name
Riberalves
Model names or references
Julienne slices 800g bag Riberalves
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
5601809014875 23474963 Minimum durability date 05/16/2025
Packaging
800g bag
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/18/2024 to 05/10/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the freezer
Health mark
PTB003101PCE
Geographical sales area
Departments: GUADELOUPE (971)
Distributors
Supermarkets, commercial catering, individuals, butchers

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