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Denmark – Unwanted bacterial growth in mayonnaise

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Stryhns Gruppen A/S is recalling Mayonnaise, Neutral, due to the risk of unwanted bacterial growth, which makes the mayonnaise unsuitable as food.

The mayonnaise is sold in ABC Low Price stores in Jutland and on Funen.

Consumers should discard the product or return it to the store where it was purchased.

Recalled foods , Published: March 6, 2023

What Food

Net weight: 400g
Best before date: 08.06.2023
EAN barcode: 5701295292686
Sold in : ABC low-cost stores in Jutland and on Funen
Why
The company has measured an excessively high pH value in the product. A high pH value means that there is a risk of the growth of unwanted bacteria in the mayonnaise, and the product can have a different smell and taste, which makes it unsuitable as food.
What should you do as a consumer?
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased or to discard it. 
Who is recalling this product
Stryhns Gruppen A/S
Vester Kirkevej 13-19
4000 Roskilde

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Ireland – Boil Water Notice as parasite detected in East Limerick water -Cryptosporidium

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Approximately 470 consumers living close to the Tipperary border have been issued a Boil Water Notice. Traces of cryptosporidium was detected in the Glengar Public Water Supply. A map of the affected area is available to view on the supply and service section of water.ie

Following consultation with the (HSE), Uisce Éireann and Tipperary County Council, all consumers affected by this notice are advised to boil their water before drinking it.

supplied by the Glengar Public Water Supply scheme.  Uisce Éireann and Tipperary County Council are issuing this Boil Water Notice with immediate effect.

The notice impacts customers in Glengar, Leugh, Knockanavar, Moher East, Moher West, Shanacloon, Gortaderry, Ballyhane East, Ballyhane West and surrounding areas.

Vulnerable customers who have registered with Uisce Éireann will receive direct communication on this Boil Water Notice and are reminded that the water is safe to consume once boiled and cooled.

Water must be boiled for Drinking;

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Czech Republic – Meat Product – Visible Mould/Mold

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Place of inspection:
Dobruška ( Za Universitou 997, 51801 Dobruška )
ID: 75541092
Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

There were colonies of mold on the surface of 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: L75333
Best before date: 28.01.23
Packaging: plastic packaging
Quantity of the product in the package: 700 g
Manufacturer: PEJSKAR & Co., Ltd. sro, Kostelecká 894/61, Prague 9 – Čakovice 196 00
Date of sample collection: 10/1/2023
Reference number: 23-000089-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

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France – THIN SLICE SMOKED SAVOY HAM VPF 100G – Salmonella

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Others
  • Product brand name PEGUET SAVOY
  • Model names or references100G
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3034910651004 210159079 Date of minimum durability 06/14/2023
  • Products List List_Recall_product.pdf Attachment
  • Packaging 100G
  • Marketing start/end date From 02/25/2023 to 03/03/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark EN 11.262.047 EC
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors SCHIEVER, SHERPA

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of Listeria monocytogenes
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

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 Italy – Salametto Milano type – Salmlonella

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Brand : Salumeo

Name : Salametto Milano type

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 6 March 2023

Documentation

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Research – Italy sees most HUS cases for decades – STEC E.coli

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Italy has reported the highest annual total of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) cases since records began.

From January to December 2022, 91 cases were recorded. This is the most observed in a single year since the start of surveillance in 1988. HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infection that causes kidney failure and can result in lifelong, serious health problems and death.

The number is still lower than in France, which recorded 128 HUS cases in 2021. This was the lowest figure since 2017 and was down from 167 in 2020. Data for 2022 is not yet available but a rise is expected due to an outbreak linked to Nestlé Buitoni Fraîch’Up brand frozen pizzas.

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India- Manipur: 500 hospitalised after suspected food poisoning in Kangpokpi

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Imphal: At least 500 people, most of them children and women, were hospitalised on Sunday after suspected food poisoning in the Chalwa Kuki villa area of Manipur‘s Kangpokpi district.

According to preliminary reports from health officials, around 1000 villagers had taken part in a grand feast as part of a local ritual and traditional festival at around 6.30 pm on Saturday.

Seventy individuals taken ill were given injections and life-saving drugs.

Two medical camps have also been opened to treat the patients. The cause of the food poisoning is still being investigated.

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Food Safety News – USA- Publisher’s Platform: It’s time to deal with hepatitis A and food service workers

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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides advice and guidance to the Director of the CDC regarding use of vaccines and related agents for control of vaccine-preventable diseases in the civilian population of the United States. Recommendations made by the ACIP are reviewed by the CDC Director and, if adopted, are published as official CDC/HHS recommendations in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Presently, approximately 5% of all hepatitis A outbreaks are linked to infected food-handlers.

Here is what the CDC continues to say about vaccinating food-handlers:

Why does CDC not recommend all food handlers be vaccinated if an infected food handler can spread disease during outbreaks?

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Research – Survey shows Germans underestimate the risk of raw foods

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People in Germany often eat raw or unheated food and are not fully aware of the related risks, according to a survey.

Findings come from a special edition of the consumer monitor by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) that focused on raw foods.

“The health risks of raw foods are often underestimated. Diseases can be avoided with simple kitchen hygiene rules. Sensitive groups of people in particular should only eat raw animal food that has been sufficiently heated,” said Andreas Hensel, BfR president.

The survey of 1,004 people in September 2022 aimed to find out which food groups are eaten raw and how often, how Germans assessed their benefits and health risks, and which pathogens are associated with which foods.

Many respondents did not feel well informed about the health risk of raw flour but more people were comfortable with hygiene recommendations and storage advice for raw food.

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Greece – Catered food linked to school outbreak in Greece – Clostridium perfringens

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A suspected Clostridium perfringens outbreak affected 30 people in Greece in 2021, according to a study.

In May 2021, several gastroenteritis cases were reported among students and staff of a high school on a Greek island. Daily hot lunches were delivered by a catering company and consumed in classrooms.

In late May, the Hellenic National Public Health Organization was informed by a regional unit of the Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) about a cluster of gastroenteritis cases among 12 to 18-year-old students and teachers. The school is in a small town on a remote north-eastern Aegean Greek island, which had limited capacity for specific laboratory testing.

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