Category Archives: Food Microbiology Testing

France – MAQUEREL FILLET WITH PEPPER – Histamine

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Fishing and aquaculture products
Product brand name
E.LECLERC LAGORD Center
Model names or references
PEPPER AND SMOKED MACKEREL
Product identification
GTIN Batch
0209400010828 All lots
Packaging
Packaging in cardboard pouch – product sold vacuum packed.
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/13/2024 to 01/26/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Further information
The product was sold in the freshly packaged catering section of the E.LECLERC Center in Lagord.
Geographical sales area
Departments: CHARENTE-MARITIME (17)
Distributors
The E.LECLERC Center in LAGORD

France – Minced meat – Salmonella

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
Traditional butcher’s department
Model names or references
Traditional minced steak on request
Product identification
Batch Date
9063471 Use-by date 01/30/2024
Products List
ALERT_RETRAIT_MEAT_HACHE_(002).pdfAttachment
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/29/2024 to 01/29/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
Thoiry 01
Distributors
Migros France Thoiry 01710 Thoiry

France – Various Duck Products – Risk of Clostridium botulinum

Gov France

Duck Confit Hearts

Gov France

Duck friton

Gov France

Duck rillette 120 gr

Gov France

Whole duck foie gras 100, 200 and 270 gr

Gov France

Duck confit gizzards

Gov France

Whole neck duck confit per 5

Gov France

Duck fat

Gov France

Duck confit legs by 1 and by 2

Gov France

Duck confit 10 fins

Gov France

Duck terrine different varieties

Gov France

Duck breast confit by 1 and by 2

France – Rapé County Cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
unbranded
Model names or references
Rapé county
Product identification
Batch Date
03206 Minimum durability date 02/29/2024
Products List
scan0103.pdfAttachment
Packaging
vacuum bag
Start/end date of marketing
From 02/08/2024 to 02/10/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
direct sales store of the cheese factory
Distributors
direct sales store of the cheese factory

USA – Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Charcuterie Meat Products Due to Possible Under Processing

FSIS USDA

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2024 – Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc., a Mount Olive, N.J. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat charcuterie products containing Coppa that may be under processed, which may have resulted in possible contamination with foodborne pathogens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The RTE Coppa products have various best by dates. The products subject to the recall and the product labels can be viewed here.

FSIS is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health partners to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella. FSIS collected unopened RTE Coppa product as part of the investigation, which tested positive for Salmonella, but that product was not released into commerce. After further investigation, FSIS determined that the product subject to the recall may be under processed. Further testing is ongoing to determine if the product sample that tested positive for Salmonella is related to the outbreak. The company conducted a recall of charcuterie products on January 3, 2024, related to possible Salmonella contamination and FSIS issued a public health alert on January 18, 2024, related to additional charcuterie products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.

Romania – Nixe Anchovy fillets in olive oil 80g – Histamine

ANSVA

Lidl Romania is preventively recalling the product “Nixe Anchovy fillets in olive oil 80g” from the batch 145/220 and with a validity period of 25.05.2024, as a result of a suspicion related to determination of high values ​​for the histamine parameter.

Typical manifestations of intoxication with histamine include flushing of the skin, rashes, gastrointestinal symptoms and headaches.

People who have consumed this food and develop severe symptoms should request healthcare.

France – Fresh farmhouse cheese made from raw milk – Salmonella

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
MUSTIRATES
Model names or references
Fresh farmhouse cheese made from raw milk
Product identification
Batch Date
036 2 Use-by date 02/19/2024
Packaging
black tray transparent lid 300 g
Start/end date of marketing
From 02/07/2024 to 02/12/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR64086102CE
Geographical sales area
Departments: PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64)
Distributors
CARREFOUR, LECLERC, INTERMARCHE
List of points of sale
list_of_points_of_sale.pdf

USA – Rizo-López Foods and Fresh Creations Foods, Along with the FDA, Have Issued a Recall of All Chicken Street Taco Meal Kit Units Due to the Potential Contamination of Listeria Monocytogenes

FDA

Rizo-López Foods and Fresh Creations Foods, along with the FDA, have issued a recall of all Chicken Street Taco Meal Kit Units due to the potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. The select meals and kits include crema cup which contain a recalled cheese ingredient. Product was sold in Sprouts stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

The affected product lots of the following product:

  • Chicken Street Taco Meal Kit (UPC 205916414990; Best by Date 11/29/2023-3/4/2024)

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multi-year, multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to queso fresco and cotija cheeses manufactured by Rizo-López Foods.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

Customers who have purchased these items are urged not to consume these products and to dispose of them or return the items to their local store for a full refund. The FDA recommends in these cases that anyone who purchased or received any recalled products to use extra vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing any surfaces and containers that may have come in contact with these products to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. Listeria monocytogenes can survive in refrigerated temperatures and can easily spread to other foods and surfaces.

Customers who have purchased affected product are urged to discard the meal kit or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Customers with questions may contact Sprouts Customer Relations at customerrelations@sprouts.com.

Media Contact: media@sprouts.com

FDA Outbreak Investigation

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Company Contact Information

Consumers:
Sprouts Customer Relations
 customerrelations@sprouts.com

Czech Republic – Pate with cranberries – Visible Mold/Mould

Potravinynapranyri

Illustrative photo #4

Place of inspection:
Vratimov ( Buničitá 1239, 739 32 Vratimov )
ID: 64945880
Food group: Meat and meat products Heat-treated perishable products

Pate with cranberries
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

There were colonies of mold on the surface of the food. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

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

Batch: DP20.01.2024
Expiration date: 20/01/2024
Packaging: cardboard
Quantity of the product in the package: 0.2 kg
Manufacturer: Alimpex- Maso sro, Kubánské náměstí 1391/11, 100 00 Prague 10
Country of origin:  Czechia
Date of sample collection: 9/1/2024
Reference number: 24-000074-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

France – Smoked Trout – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Fishing and aquaculture products
Product brand name
Ciron Farm
Model names or references
Sliced ​​smoked trout 100g, Sliced ​​smoked trout 200g, Diced smoked trout 100g, Smoked trout chiffonades 150g, Whole smoked trout fillet
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3760013863203 sliced ​​smoked trout 100g Use-by date 02/20/2024
3760013863609 sliced ​​smoked trout 200g Use-by date 02/20/2024
3760013863111 diced smoked trout 100g Use-by date 02/20/2024
3760013863715 smoked trout chiffonades 150g Use-by date 02/20/2024
whole smoked trout fillets Use-by date 02/20/2024
Packaging
Vacuum bag
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/31/2024 to 02/09/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 47-007-014 CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
Producers’ stores, grocery stores