Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador in Spain
Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Toxin, RASFF, Vibrio, Vibrio cholera, vibrio cholerae
High amount of Bacillus cereus in prepared dish from Slovakia in Austria
Posted in Bacillus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus cereus, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Toxin, RASFF
Presence of Norovirus RNA (genotype GII) detected in frozen strawberries from Egypt
Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Virus, Norovirus, RASFF, Virus
Salmonella Agona in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) produced in Italy and harvested in Spain
Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Italy in Germany
Salmonella Enteritidis (in 2 out of 5 units) in chicken hearts from Poland in Latvia
Salmonella Infantis (in 1 out of 5 units) in fresh chicken thighs from Poland in Estonia and Latvia
Salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece
Salmonella spp. in organic poultry meat preparation from Austria in Germany
Salmonella Infantis (in 4 out of 5 units) in chicken breast from Poland in Latvia
Salmonella Enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 units) in fresh chicken quarters from Poland in Latvia
Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Polish Chicken Salmonella, RASFF, Salmonella, Salmonella in Chicken, Salmonella Poland, Salmonella Sesame Seeds
Aflatoxin B1 in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands
Aflatoxins in peanuts from the United States in Germany
Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from Turkey in Germany
Aflatoxins in pistachios from Turkey in Germany
Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Greece
Aflatoxins in peanuts from the United States in Germany
Posted in Aflatoxin, Aspergillus Toxin, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Mold Toxin, Mould Toxin, Mycotoxin, RASFF
Listeria in salmon used in ready to eat salad from Sweden in Denmark
Listeria monocytogenes in smoked eel fillets from Poland in Germany
Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Denmark in Italy
Listeria monocytogenes in bullet steak from the Netherlands in Belgium
Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, RASFF
Salmonella Enteritidis in potato starch for feed from Belgium in the Netherlands
Salmonella in complete feed for dogs from Netherlands in Belgium
Salmonella in fishmeal from Spain in Belgium
Posted in Animal Feed, Animal Feed Salmonella, Animal Feed Testing, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk, Pet Food, Pet Food Salmonella, Pet Food Testing, RASFF, Salmonella
Lidl GB is extending the recall of Smoked Trout to include Smoked Salmon products, produced by St James Smokehouse because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
| Lidl Deluxe Oak Smoked Scottish Louch/ Loch Trout | |
|---|---|
| Pack size | 100g |
| Use by | All use-by dates between and including 20 December 2022 and 06 January 2023 |
| Lidl Lighthouse Bay Smoked Trout Trimmings | |
|---|---|
| Pack size | 120g |
| Use by | All use-by dates between and including 20 December 2022 and 06 January 2023 |
| Lidl Deluxe Mild & Delicate Smoked Scottish Salmon | |
|---|---|
| Pack size | 100g |
| Use by | 11 January 2023 |
| Lidl Deluxe Smoked Scottish Salmon with Ben Bracken Whisky | |
|---|---|
| Pack size | 100g |
| Use by | 11 January 2023 |
| Lidl Lighthouse Bay Smoked Scottish Salmon Trimmings | |
|---|---|
| Pack size | 120g |
| Use by | 31 December 2022 |
The possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the products listed above.
Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.
Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.
Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, fsa, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes
The Handwashing Handbook is based on the experience of the Global Handwashing Partnership and presents best practices and new concepts to improve the uptake of handwashing. The Handwashing Handbook focuses on:
The Handwashing Handbook is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Posted in Decontamination Microbial, food handler, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, Hand Washing, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk
Flour is a natural product and a valuable foodstuff.
However, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) were detected in multiple flour samples (wheat, spelt and rye) during routine food monitoring in Germany in 2018. Escherichia (E.) coli are bacteria that occur naturally in the intestines of animals and humans and the detection of E. coli in food is a strong indicator of a faecal contamination.
Bacteria from the faeces or stool can be shed into the environment and subsequently contaminate various animal- and plant-based foods. Direct transmission between animals and humans and from humans to humans are also possible. Certain toxin producing variants of E. coli can cause serious diseases in animals and humans.
E. coli variants that can form Shiga toxins are of particular importance for humans. These are abbreviated as STEC. STEC, which cause diseases in humans, are referred to as entero-hemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC). The symptoms of an infection with STEC are initially gastrointestinal.
The possible severity of the disease ranges from watery to bloody diarrhea. In adults, the course of the disease can also proceed without symptoms. A particularly severe complication is the hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is a disease that manifests in acute kidney failure, blood coagulation disorders and destruction of the red blood cells and can lead to death in individual cases. This form of the disease affects particularly sensitive groups of people, such as young chil-dren.
Posted in E.coli, EHEC, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome, HUS, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk, Shigatoxin, STEC, STEC E.coli
