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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Hot Smoked Mackerel – Frozen Hamburger Patties – Smoked Bacon – Smoked Salmon – Smoked Chicken Meat – Napoli Salami – Pates

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Listeria in hot smoked mackerel from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Listeria monocytogenes in frozen hamburger patties from Austria in Germany

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Listeria monocytogenes (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled smoked bacon from Poland in Germany, Ireland and UK

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Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Poland, raw material from Norway

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Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled cooked smoked chicken meat from France in Belgium and Luxembourg

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Listeria monocytogenes in sliced Salami napoli from Italy in Poland

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Pâtés with potential listeria contamination from France in Switzerland

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella = Polish Chicken Products – Polish Duck Products – Sesame Seeds – Mungo Beans Sprouts -Dried Fungus – Mussels – Turkey Roll

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Salmonella Enteritidis in poultry meet from Poland in Bulgaria

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Salmonella Typhimurium in mussels from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Salmonella Enteritidis in frozen duck fillet from Poland in Lithuania

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SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH SALMONELLA in Greece

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Salmonella enteritidis in chilled poultry meat from Poland in Austria

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Salmonella enterica ser. Stanley (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in dried fungus from Vietnam, via the Netherlands in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,

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Salmonella Enteritidis in chilled poultry meat from Poland in Slovakia

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Salmonella infantis in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) reared in Spain in Italy

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Salmonella Agmeni in canned Mungo Bean Sprouts from France in Italy

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Salmonella spp in frozen turkey roll from Italy in Greece

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Salmonella Infantis (in 5 out of 5 samples) in chicken broiler thighs from Poland in Lithuania

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Italy – RAW MILK TALEGGIO DOP – STEC E.coli O26

Posted on October 27, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Brand : TERRE D’ITALIA

Name : RAW MILK TALEGGIO DOP

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 October 2022

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Italy – TALEGGIO DOP A LATTE CRUDO -STEC E.coli O26

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Brand : PASCOLI DEL FATTORE

Name : TALEGGIO DOP A LATTE CRUDO

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 October 2022

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New Zealand – 21 Hepatitis A cases now linked to New Zealand Berries

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Since 28 June 2022, 21 locally-acquired cases of hepatitis A associated with frozen berry consumption have been identified, including three in the past week. All New Zealand cases have reported significant consumption of uncooked imported frozen berries. Nine (43%) cases were hospitalised.

Of all New Zealand cases, 17 have an identical sequence profile, which indicates they likely came from the same source.

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Luxembourg – DELHAIZE SMOKED CHICKEN – Listeria monocytogenes

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Last name Smoked Chicken
Mark Delhaize
Unity +/- 1.3kg
bar code 2223380000000
Use-by date (DLC) 11/07/2022
Batch 5412190116

Danger: Potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes can cause fever, headache and gastroenteritis. Vulnerable people such as immunocompromised and elderly people and young children may present with neurological symptoms due to meningitis. Pregnant women should also be especially alert to these symptoms. Gastroenteritis can appear between a few hours and 3 days after consumption, while neurological symptoms can only appear after 3 months. People who have consumed these products and have these symptoms are invited to consult a doctor and report this consumption to him.

Click to access 2022-10-25-delhaize-poulet-cuit-fume-listeria-fr-002.pdf

Sale in Luxembourg by: Delhaize

Source of Information: Delhaize Recall Notification

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France – Ground Ginger – Salmonella

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Herbs and spices
  • Product brand name Sami
  • Model names or references 100g
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3276650132003 22AC495 Date of minimum durability 04/01/2025
  • Packaging100g
  • Marketing start/end date Since 04/26/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographic area of ​​saleWhole France
  • DistributorsLarge surfaces and grocery stores

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of Salmonella
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

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UK – Listeriosis in England and Wales: summary for 2020

Posted on October 26, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Main points for 2020

This report summarises the number, demographics and clinical outcomes of confirmed cases of listeriosis in England and Wales in 2020:

A total 124 cases of listeriosis were reported in England and Wales.

Incidence rates of listeriosis were highest in people aged 80 years and over.

Overall, the crude incidence of listeriosis was lower in men than women, but reported cases among men aged 60 to 69 were 4 times higher than in women aged 60 to 69.

Pregnancy associated infections accounted for a fifth of all reported cases and, a 34.8% of pregnancy-associated cases resulted in stillbirth or miscarriage.

Among non-pregnancy associated cases of listeriosis, death was reported for 29 cases (29.3%), of whom 17 (17.2%) were known to have listeriosis recorded as a cause of death on the death certificate.

Incidence of listeriosis varied geographically, with the lowest incidence in the North West (0.15 per 100,000 population) and the highest in the East Midlands (0.27 per 100,0000 population).

There were 2 listeriosis outbreaks investigated in England, including a national outbreak associated with smoked salmon.

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USA – Pennsylvania recalls raw milk and cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes

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Consumers should immediately discard raw whole milk or chocolate milk sold in Dauphin County and other southcentral Pennsylvania retail stores under the BeiHollow label between October 12 and 21. BeiHollow pasteurized cheese melt and cup cheese sold between September 20 and October 21 should also be discarded due to possible contamination. Tests following a report of potential listeria contamination confirmed the presence of listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

Raw whole and chocolate milk was sold in plastic half- and three-quarter gallons at BeiHollow Farm stores in Elizabethville and Lykens, Dauphin County. Cheese melt and cup cheeses of various sizes were sold in the same stores. The producer would not supply a list of other locations where the products were sold.

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France – SMOKED CHICKEN – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on October 26, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name CHICKEN SMOKED WITH BEECH WOOD RONSARD OVALYS
  • Model names or referencesBEECH WOOD SMOKED CHICKEN
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    5412190115 Use-by date 09/11/2022
  • Packaging CHICKEN IN FILM
  • Marketing start/end date From 20/10/2022 to 21/10/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 56 017 002 EC
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Regions: Brittany
  • Distributors NETTO VITRE – 35 – INTER BRIEC DE L ODET – 29- HYPER U COMBOURG – 35- INTER CHANTEPIE – 35- C. LECLERC LANESTER – 56- NETTO SARAH BERNARDT – 35- SUPER U MUZILLAC – 56- INTER BUBRY – 56- INTER BAIN FROM BRITTANY -35- NETTO SENE – 56-

Practical information regarding the recall

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

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