Category Archives: Food Microbiology Testing

Italy – Dried Figs with Rum – Baked Almond Figs – Ochratoxin A

Salute

Brand : M. GRECO srl

Name : Dried Figs with Rum – Baked Almond Figs

Reason for reporting : Recall due to chemical risk

Publication date : 15 February 2024

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Italy – CASTELMAGNO DOP – STEC E.coli

Salute

Brand : TERRE D’ITALIA

Name : CASTELMAGNO DOP

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 15 February 2024

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Czech Republic – AW Olomouc cottage cheese wreaths – Visible Mold/Mould

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Illustrative photo #6

Place of inspection:
Tesco Stores CR as
Brno ( Skandinávská 128/2, 619 00 Brno )
ID: 45308314
Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese
AW Olomouc cottage cheese wreaths
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:
fungi visible to the eye
In almost all the checked packages, there were white and greenish colored mold colonies on the surface of the cheese. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection. The food did not have an expired minimum durability date.

Batch: L145 232
Best before date: 24 01 24
Packaging: 5 PP
Quantity of the product in the package: 0.125 kg
Manufacturer: AW spol. s ro, Palackého 4, 789 83 Loštice
Country of origin: Czechia
Date of sample collection: 10/1/2024
Reference number: 24-000092-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Czech Republic – Tesco Parmigiano Reggiano grated – Visible Mold/Mould

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Illustrative photo #5

Place of inspection:
Tesco Stores CR as
Brno ( Skandinávská 128/2, 619 00 Brno )
ID: 45308314
Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese
Tesco Parmigiano Reggiano grated
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:
fungi visible to the eye
In part of the package, there were greenish-colored mold colonies under the intact packaging on the surface of the cheese. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection. The food did not have an expired minimum durability date.

Best before date: 28.01.24
Packaging: PP bag with weld and print
Quantity of the product in the package: 0.1 kg
Manufacturer: Seller: Tesco Stores ČR as, Vršovická 1527/68b, 100 00 Prague 10
Country of origin: Italy
Date of sample collection: 10/1/2024
Reference number: 24-000093-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Czech Republic – AW Olomouc cottage cheese large – Visible Mold/Mould

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Illustrative photo #6

Place of inspection:
BILLA, spol. s.r.o
Brno ( Makovského náměstí 2574/1, 616 00 Brno )
ID: 00685976
Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese
AW Olomouc cottage cheese large
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:
fungi visible to the eye
There were greenish and white mold colonies on the surface of the food in part of the packaging. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

The food did not have an expired minimum durability date. Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection.

Batch: L145 241
Best before date: 25 01 24
Packaging: PP 5
Quantity of the product in the package: 0.167 kg
Manufacturer: AW spol. s ro, Palackého 4, 789 83 Loštice
Country of origin: Czechia
Date of sample collection: 1/11/2024
Reference number: 24-000097-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxins – Brazil Nuts –

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Aflatoxins in U.S.A. peanuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins B1 and total in shelled pistachios from Iran with transfer from Greece in Italy

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Aflatoxins in in-shell pistachios originating from Iran transferred from Greece to Italy

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Aflatoxins in in-shell pistachios from Iran in Italy

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Aflatoxins in Brazil nuts from Bolivia in Greece and Austria

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chicken Breast- Onion Powder Seasoning – Fresh Chicken Products – Black Pepper

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Salmonella spp in frozen chicken breast, from Ukraine in the Netherlands and Cyprus

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Salmonella in seasonings made with onion powder from India made in Spain in Columbia

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Presence of Salmonella Enteritidis in Fresh Skinless Chicken and Fresh Untrussed Chicken from France in Belgium and the UK

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Salmonella spp in black pepper from Vietnam in Spain

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Salmonella in seasonings from Spain with Indian onion powder in Costa Rica, Honduras and Mexico

RASFF Alert- Mycotoxin – Ergot Alkaloids – Organic Einkorn Flour

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Ergot (Claviceps purpurea) alkaloids in organic einkorn flour from France in Belgium

RASFF Alert – Rotavirus – Oysters

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Rotavirus in oysters from Ireland in the Netherlands

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Andouilles Sausages – Black Pudding

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Presence of Listeria in andouilles sausages from Spain in France

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Listeria detected in black pudding from France in Cameroon and Andorra

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Listeria monocytogenes in cold smoked salmon from the UK in Italy, Estonia and Denmark