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France – Canned goods and Verrines – Microbiological Risk

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Others
Product brand name
mark the gascon
Model names or references
All verrines and preserves
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
12765432789076 All lots Use-by date 01/30/2026
Products List
IMG_3180.PDF.pdfAttachment
Packaging
Canned verrines
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/11/2024 to 03/11/2026
Storage temperature
Product to be stored at room temperature
Further information
the Gascon
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
The Gascon

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France -Two Varieties of Turkey Skewers – Salmonella

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France – Sheep’s Tomme, Tommette, soft pasta with raw sheep’s milk – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Bergerie du Tilh
Model names or references
Tomme, Titou, Bichon, Arriel
Product identification
Batch Date
Lots of 1 to 10 Recommended consumption date 02/18/2024
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/11/2023 to 18/01/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
64,059,100
Geographical sales area
Regions: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie
Distributors
Farm sale, Ferm’Envie, Aux Saveurs de la Ferme, Points Verts, Les 5C, AMAP

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France – Norovirus suspected in large Airbus outbreak

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Norovirus has been determined to be the suspected cause of a large outbreak at Airbus in France in late 2023, according to public health officials.

The Loire-Atlantique regional health agency (ARS) believes norovirus was behind almost 700 people falling sick at the Airbus Atlantic Christmas lunch in mid-December. Findings are based on the clinical symptoms in patients and the time it took for them to appear.

Sick people reported suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea after the event in Montoir at the company’s restaurant. Testing of food leftovers was negative for norovirus. No detail was given on whether patients or food handlers had been tested.

The varied menu is said to have included a cheese plate, a starter with scallops, a foie gras terrine, beef in sauce, and a lobster dish.

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New Zealand – Lindsay Farm HB Ltd is recalling specific batches of its Lindsay Farm brand Organic Raw Milk (unpasteurised) as the product may contain Campylobacter.

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Product identification
Product type Raw (unpasteurised) drinking milk
Name of product (size) Lindsay Farm brand Organic Raw Milk (unpasteurised) 2L
Batch marking Lot numbers: 2612, 2712, 2812, 2912, 3112, 0101, 0201, 0301, 0401
Date marking Use by dates: 30.12.23, 31.12.23, 01.01.24, 02.01.24, 04.01.24, 05.01.24, 06.01.24, 07.01.24, 08.01.24
Package size and description The product is sold in a plastic 2L bottle.
Distribution The product is sold in the Hawke’s Bay region via home deliveries and the following registered depots:

Betta Electrical, 46 – 48 Ruatainwha Street, Waipukurau

Chantal Shop, 45 Hastings Street, Napier

Cornucopia – The Organic Shop, 221 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings

Dawnacres Florist, 208 Havelock Road, Akina, Hastings

Nature’s Nurture – The Organic Grocer, 100 High Street, Waipawa

Tangaroa Seafoods, 7 Tangaroa Street, Ahuriri, Napier

Unichem Taradale Pharmacy, 288 Gloucester Street, Taradale, Napier.

The product has not been exported.
Notes This recall does not affect any other batches of Lindsay Farm brand Organic raw milk (unpasteurised).

Point of sale notice for retailers

If you are a retailer of the product in this recall, download a copy of the point of sale notice. You need to display it in your store for one month.

Point of sale notice – Lindsay Farm brand Organic Raw Milk (unpasteurised) [PDF, 128KB]

Consumer advice

Customers are asked to check the lot number and Use by date printed on the bottle.

If you have purchased any of the affected product listed on this notice, do not consume it. Customers should return the product to their retailer for a full refund. Alternatively, consume after heating to 70°C and holding at this temperature for one minute. If you don’t have a thermometer, heat the milk until it nearly reaches a boil (or scald the milk) before drinking it.

There have been two notifications of possible associated illness. If you have consumed any of this product and have any concerns about your health, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the product to their retailer for a full refund.

How to reduce the risk of illness if you drink raw unpasteurised milk

Campylobacter infection: symptoms and advice

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RASFF Alert- Campylobacter – Duck Drumsticks

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Salmonella group C and Campylobacter jejuni in frozen duck drumsticks from Poland in Germany

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RASFF Alert -Streptomyces soil-based spores and bacteriophage blend

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Unauthorised novel food ingredients Streptomyces soil-based spores and bacteriophage blend in a food supplement from the United States in Slovenia

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RASFF Alerts- Aflatoxin – Pistachios – Groundnuts – Peanuts – Peanut Butter – Dried Figs – Brazil Nuts – Almonds

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Aflatoxin limit exceeded in peanuts from China in Spain

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Aflatoxin in Pistachio from Turkey in Italy and Germany

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Aflatoxins in peanut butter from India in Germany and Austria

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Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

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High level of aflatoxins (B1 and total) in pistachios in shell from Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxin in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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Aflatoxin B1 and total in Pistachios peeled from Iran in the Netherlands and Germany

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Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxins in Pistachios in shell from Türkiye in Italy

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Aflatoxins in pistachios from the United States of America, via Türkiye in Italy and Germany

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Aflatoxin in Groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins (B1,B2,G1,G2) in raw groundnuts, from the USA in the Netherlands and Switzerland

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Aflatoxin B1 in Brazil nuts from Bolivia in the UK and Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 in almonds from Spain in the Netherlands

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Groundnuts USA Aflatoxin GGB 23105780 in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert- Ochratoxin A – Sultanas

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Presence of Ochratoxin A above the limit value in sultanas from Turkey in Italy

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Ochratoxin A in clipped, halved dried figs from Turkey in France , Germany and Poland

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RASFF Alerts- Salmonella – Sesame Seeds – Polish Chicken Products – Parsley -Northern Cod Fillets – Sesame Halva – Duck Drumsticks – Pork Meat

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Salmonella spp Frozen Northern Cod Fillets from China in Italy

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Presence of Salmonella in parsley from Egypt in Spain

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Salmonella spp. in sesame halva from Poland in Germany. Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden

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Salmonella Infantis in frozen chicken kebab from the Czech Republic, raw material from Poland in Germany

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Salmonella group C and Campylobacter jejuni in frozen duck drumsticks from Poland in Germany

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Salmonella spp. in pork meat from Spain in Romania

RASFF

Presence of Salmonella spp. in Indian hulled sesame seeds from India in Greece

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