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France – Goat cheese with raw milk 4x100g – STEC E.coli

Posted on October 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name Crays goatherd
  • Model names or references Goat cheese by 4
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    2503961310043 255 Date of minimum durability 11/10/2022
  • Marketing start/end date From 09/12/2022 to 09/20/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark EN.71235001.CE
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Regions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Burgundy-Franche-Comté
  • Distributors Fromagerie des Halles, AUchan, Carrefour

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of Escherichia coli O103:H2
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Toxigenic Shiga Escherichia coli (STEC)

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France – Smoked cooked chicken – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on October 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Others
  • Product brand name The Poultry Stall
  • Model names or references Smoked cooked chicken 1.25kg
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    220618000000 5412190087 Use-by date 09/11/2022
    220618000000 5412190135 Use-by date 09/11/2022
  • Marketing start/end date From 19/10/2022 to 22/10/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Geographic area of ​​sale see list of stores in PJ
  • Distributors LIDL
  • List of points of saleCopy_of_20221003_List_Supermarkets.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of Listeria monocytogenes less than 10 before DLC
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

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France – BEECH WOOD SMOKED CHICKEN – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on October 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name EVERY DAY
  • Model names or references BEECH WOOD SMOKED CHICKEN EVERY DAY
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    5412190093 Use-by date 07/11/2022
  • Packaging Tray under film
  • Marketing start/end date From 17/10/2022 to 21/10/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 56 017 002 EC
  • Further information Smoked chicken with Tous les jours brand, health stamp FR 56 017 002 CE
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors Casino

Practical information regarding the recall

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

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France – Leader Price Smoked Cooked Chicken 1.5 kg (variable weight) – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on October 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name LEADER PRICE
  • Model names or references1.5 kg (varying weight)
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    0285847000000 5412190095 Use-by date 07/11/2022
  • PackagingIn tray under film
  • Marketing start/end date From 21/10/2022 to 22/10/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 56 017 002 EC
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors FRANPRIX AND FRANPRIX DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS

Practical information regarding the recall

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

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France – Smoked Cooked Chicken – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on October 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name Corril
  • Model names or references Smoked cooked chicken
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    5412190071 Use-by date 07/11/2022
  • Packaging Polystyrene tray and film – variable weight
  • Marketing start/end date From 20/10/2022 to 21/10/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark EN 56.017.002 CE
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors ALDI

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Detection of listeria monocytogenes on finished product.
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

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France – SAINT NECTAIRE FARM 280g – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on October 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name DISTRISUD
  • Model names or references 554115 Farmer’s Saint Nectaire 1/6 280g
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    All lots Use-by date between 28/10/2022 and 01/11/2022
  • Marketing start/end date From 18/10/2022 to 22/10/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR.34.108.004 CE
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors Let’s eat fresh, Provenc’Halles, dairy

Practical information regarding the recall

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

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France – Smoked Chicken – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on October 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product
  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name western breeder
  • Model names or references Beech wood smoked chicken
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3276724209013 5412190094 Use-by date 07/11/2022
  • Packaging Tray under film
  • Marketing start/end date From 17/10/2022 to 21/10/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 56 017 002 EC
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors Leclerc SCARMOR

Practical information regarding the recall

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

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Research – Bacterial Infections and Ice Cream – a Risky Mix

Posted on October 24, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Food Poison Journal

Great article to read at the above link, the table below is edited there is more information in the article.

Year State Agent Brand
2014 Washington Listeria Snoqualmie Ice Cream
2010-2015 Multistate Listeria Blue Bell
2008 Vermont E. coli O157 Homemade ice cream, unpasteurized milk
2008 Minnesota Salmonella  Homemade ice cream
2008 California E. coli O157 Consumed at a restaurant; brand or pasteurization unknown
2007 California Norovirus Ice cream with berries; berries were likely the contaminated ingredient
2007 Pennsylvania Campylobacter Homemade ice cream
2007 Minnesota Hepatitis A Ice cream or yogurt at a restaurant
2007 West Virginia Salmonella Homemade ice cream
2006 Belgium E. coli O145 Ice cream at a farm
2006 California Salmonella Homemade ice cream
2005 Multistate Salmonella  Cold Stone Creamery (cake batter was the contaminated ingredient)
1994 Multistate Salmonella Schwan’s Ice Cream – the estimated # of ill cases is 224,000!
1993 Florida Salmonella  Homemade ice cream

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Belgium – Barry Callebaut site back to normal after Salmonella scare

Posted on October 24, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

A Barry Callebaut chocolate factory in Belgium is back operating at full capacity after a Salmonella contamination scare earlier this year.

Cleaning of the factory in Wieze is nearing completion so it has returned to running at normal levels after operations were stopped in late June.

“I would like to express my deepest gratitude to our customers for their understanding during this difficult period, and to all our employees who worked tirelessly for weeks to get the Wieze factory up and running again,” said Peter Boone, CEO of Barry Callebaut.

The company previously warned the incident is expected to have a significant financial impact when the full year result figures are published in November.

Mondelez was one of several companies impacted, as it is supplied by Barry Callebaut. The alert meant it had to limit the retail availability of several ranges of biscuits.

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Research – France – Haemolytic-uremic syndrome surveillance data in 2021

Posted on October 24, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Sante Publique

In 2021, the overall annual incidence of pediatric HUS was lower than that observed for the past four years.

Even if this decrease in annual incidence is observed in children under three years of age, the incidence in this age group remains high and much higher than that observed in older children. As every year, regional heterogeneity is observed. In 2021, the Bourgogne-France-Compté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions were particularly affected.

In 2021, serogroup O26 remains the majority, followed by serogroup O80. After several years of decrease in the share of cases due to O157, a slight increase in the number of O157 strains is observed in 2021.

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