Category Archives: Food Microbiology Testing

RASFF Alerts- Listeria monocytogenes – Hot Spicy Chicken Fillets – Smoked Salmon

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Listeria in HOT SPICY Chicken Filet’s from France in Belgium

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Listeria monocytogenes in smoked Scottish salmon (Salmo salar) from Lithuania in Italy

RASFF Alert- Mycotoxin – Ergot Alkaloids – Rye Flour – Rolled Rye – Ground Rye

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Ergot alkaloids in rye flour and ergot sclerotia in rolled rye and grinded rye from Germany in Belgium and the Netherlands

RASFF Alert- Mycotoxin – Fumonisins – Corn Flour

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Fumonisins in corn flour from Italy via France in Luxembourg

France – Chicken cordon bleu – Salmonella

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
unbranded (sold in the stand section with service)
Model names or references
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Product identification
Batch
product sold between 01/15/2024 and 01/19/2024
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/15/2024 to 01/19/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
/
Further information
Product sold at the butcher’s stand with service between 01/15/2024 and 01/19/2024
Geographical sales area
cora Strasbourg (67)
Distributors
cora Strasbourg (67)

France – Chicken cordon bleu LS – Salmonella

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
unbranded (sold in the self-service section packaged on site)
Model names or references
chicken cordon bleu x 1 and x2
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
2054553000000 FAB1501 Use-by date 01/19/2024
2054556000000 FAB1501 Use-by date 01/19/2024
Packaging
product packaged in tray under film x 1 and x 2
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/15/2024 to 01/19/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
/
Further information
Product sold in the self-service section until 01/19/2024
Geographical sales area
cora Strasbourg (67)
Distributors
cora Strasbourg (67)

France- MORBIER AOP RAW MILK PORTION 2/300 G PP – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Monnin cheese shop
Model names or references
MORBIER AOP RAW MILK PORTION 2/300 G PP
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3428450204224 025 08 Minimum durability date 02/15/2024
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/26/2024 to 01/29/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 25-120-001 CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
Colruyt France

France – Cantonese rice – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Prepared meals and snacks
Product brand name
Caterer Leclerc Enval
Model names or references
sold by weight in the traditional catering section
Product identification
GTIN Batch
00000000 All lots
Packaging
trays of different sizes depending on the quantity desired by the customer
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/25/2024 to 01/27/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Further information
product sold by weight in the traditional catering section from 01/25/24 to 01/27/24
Geographical sales area
Enval (63) and its surroundings
Distributors
E. Leclerc Enval

USA – Conoco View Dairy Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak in PA

Food Poisoning Bulletin

A Conoco View Dairy raw milk Campylobacter outbreak in Pennsylvania has sickened at least 11 people, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Officials are warning consumers to immediately discard all of this milk.

The Department ran tests after 11 reports of illness in December 2023 and January 2024 were received. Campylobacter contamination was confirmed in the dairy’s products.

The press release states that, “While the source of the bacteria is clear, every specific production date could not be pinpointed. All products, including those in consumers’ freezers, should be discarded.”

USA – Update: Quaker Issues Revised Recall Notice With Additional Product Due to Possible Health Risk – Salmonella

FDA

January 31, 2024 – An additional granola bar has been added to the U.S. Recalled Products list as indicated on the first row of the chart below. This product was discontinued in September 2023 and has “Best Before” dates of February 10 or 11, 2024. Consumers should check their pantries and dispose of the product.

A previous press release was issued on 12/15/2023.

CHICAGO, Illinois – January 11, 2024 – The Quaker Oats Company today announced an expansion of the December 15, 2023, recall to include additional cereals, bars and snacks listed below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

The products listed below are sold throughout the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and Saipan. Consumers should check their pantries for any of the products listed below and dispose of them. Additionally, consumers with any product noted below can contact Quaker Consumer Relations (9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CST, Mon.-Fri.) at 1-800-492-9322 or visit www.QuakerRecallUSA.comExternal Link Disclaimer for additional information or product reimbursement.

Consumers can scan the SmartLabel QR code on the product package to determine if it has been recalled. Click here for information on how to use SmartLabel.

Quaker has informed the FDA of our actions.

This recall applies to the specific products listed below, in addition to the products announced on December 15, 2023. A combined list of recalled products is available on www.QuakerRecallUSA.comExternal Link Disclaimer.

Complete List of Quaker Products.

Link to 1st Expanded Press Release

Link to Initial Press Release


Company Contact Information

Consumers:
Quaker Consumer Relations
 1-800-492-9322

Czech Republic – Pilos Eidam grated, 200g – Visible Mold/Mould

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Illustrative photo #4

Place of inspection:
Veselí nad Moravou ( class Masarykova 170, 698 01 Veselí nad Moravou )
ID: 26178541
Food group: Milk and milk products Cheese

Pilos Eidam grated, 200g
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

In some of the inspected packages, the occurrence of mold was detected on the food under the intact packaging. 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: DMT: 12/01/2024
Best before date: 12/01/2024
Packaging: plastic bag printed, sealed
Quantity of the product in the package: 200 g
Manufacturer: Milchwerke Oberfranken West eG, Sulzdorfer Straße 7, 96484 Meeder, Germany
Date of sample collection: 12/12/2023
Reference number: 24-000056-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.