Category Archives: Food Pathogen

Netherlands – Ekonomik Tahin Kakaolu Helva / Halva mit Kakao 300 grams – Salmonella

NVWA

Ekonomik Tahin Kakaolu Helva / Halva mit Kakao

Safety warning Ekonomik Tahin Kakaolu Helva / Halva mit Kakao 300 grams

Enka Horeca BV warns against Ekonomik Tahin Kakaolu Helva / Halva mit Kakao. Salmonella bacteria is present in the product. Do not eat this product.

Which product is it?

  • Ekonomik Tahin Kakaolu Helva / Halva mit Kakao 300 grams
  • Expiration date 02-2024
  • Lot number L 16 B 22
  • Article number 22940
  • Barcode 4260065871007

Germany – Meat Salad – Listeria monocytogenes

LMW

Alert type: Food
Date of first publication: 09/02/2022
Product name:

meat salad

Product images:

Meat Salad.JPG

Manufacturer’s customer notice

Manufacturer (distributor):

Theo Hahn GmbH & Co. KG Schmidtgasse 2 36341 Lauterbach – Frischborn

Reason for warning:

It cannot be ruled out that the product contains Listeria monocytogenes.

Packaging Unit: 125g and 250g cups
Durability: 09/02/2022 and 09/06/2022

For further information, please refer to the manufacturer’s attached customer notice.

Germany – Teewurst in the gut, smoked – Listeria monocytogenes

LMW

Alert type: Food
Date of first publication: 09/02/2022
Product name:

Teewurst in the gut, smoked

Product images:

Teewurst.JPG

Manufacturer’s customer notice

Manufacturer (distributor):

Theo Hahn GmbH & Co. KG Schmidtgasse 2 36341 Lauterbach – Frischborn

Reason for warning:

It cannot be ruled out that the product contains Listeria monocytogenes.

Packaging Unit: 200 g
Production date: 08/18/2022
Further information:

Listeria disease usually manifests itself within 14 days after infection with diarrhea and
fever. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with a weakened immune system in particular
can develop more severe courses of the disease with blood poisoning and meningitis. In
pregnant women, even without symptoms, the unborn child can be harmed.
Anyone who has eaten this food and develops severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report possible Listeria infection. Pregnant women who have eaten this food should seek medical treatment and advice even if they have no symptoms. For other people without symptoms, this is not useful.

For further information, please refer to the manufacturer’s attached customer notice.

Contact to the competent authorities:

USA – St. James Smokehouse Voluntary Recalls Scotch Reserve Scottish Smoked Salmon 4oz (Lot# 123172) Because Of Possible Health Risk – Listeria monocytogenes

FDA

Label, front of package St. James Smokehouse Scotch Reserve Scottish Smoked Salmon

Summary

Company Announcement Date:
FDA Publish Date:
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Fish
Foodborne Illness
Reason for Announcement:
Listeria monocytogenes
Company Name:
St. James Smokehouse
Brand Name:
St. James Smokehouse
Product Description:
Seafood/Fish

Company Announcement

St. James Smokehouse of Miami, Florida is voluntary recalling 93 cases of St. James Smokehouse brand, Scotch Reserve Scottish Smoked Salmon, 4oz Packages (Product of Scotland) because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product was sold and distributed by St. James via distributors between February and June 2022. The recalled product was distributed to stores located in: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Washington State, Virginia and Wisconsin as well as Safeway Washington State stores.

The recalled product is St. James Scotch Reserve Scottish Smoked Salmon (Product of Scotland), 4oz packages, bearing the lot# 123172 and UPC code 060022710356.The recall is specifically this lot ONLY, NO other products, brands or lots are associated with this recall.

If consumers have products matching the above description and lot# in their possession, they should dispose of it immediately or return it to the store for a full refund.

As of Friday, September 2, 2022 no illnesses have been reported.

France – Baskeriu Pure Sheep Cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name Baskeriu
  • Model names or references Baskeriu pure sheep
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    2022214102 Use-by date 08/26/2022
  • Marketing start/end date From 08/16/2022 to 08/26/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Hypermarket Leclerc Dinan and Express Lanvallay
  • Distributors Hypermarket Leclerc Dinan and Express Lanvallay

Practical information regarding the recall

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

France – Shrimp assortment platter 430g – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Others
  • Product brand name Vitasia
  • Model names or references Shrimp assortment tray 430g VITASIA
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    20534714 223133C Use-by date 08/26/2022
  • Packaging Tray
  • Marketing start/end date From 08/08/2022 to 08/26/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health markFR.36.231.017.CE
  • Further information Assorted platter made up of spring rolls with prawns, prawn fritters and ravioli with prawns
  • Geographic area of ​​sale See the list of stores concerned
  • Distributors LIDL
  • List of points of saleList_Supermarkets.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall A self-check revealed the presence of listeria
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

France – HELVA COCOA 300G – Salmonella

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Sweet products
  • Product brand name EKONOMIK
  • Model names or references EKONOMIK HELVA COCOA 300G
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    L16B22 Use-by date 02/29/2024
  • Packaging Transparent and plastic tray, lid of the packaging coloured in yellow background and the format is 300g
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information Helva is a pastry composition that is made from tahini (sesame cream)
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: ISERE (38)
  • Distributors IYI MARKET GRENOBLE (38100), IYI MARKET Saint Martin d’Hères (38400) and GANI MARKET Echirolles (38130)

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Improper consumption due to Salmonella contamination
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

France – HELVA NATURE 300G – Salmonella

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Sweet products
  • Product brand name EKONOMIK
  • Model names or references EKONOMIK HELVA NATURE 300G
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    L04M21 Use-by date 11/30/2023
  • Packaging Transparent and plastic tray, lid of the packaging coloured yellow background and the format is 300g
  • Marketing start/end date From 02/05/2022 to 16/08/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information Helva is a pastry composition that is made from tahini (sesame cream)
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: ISERE (38)
  • Distributors IYI MARKET GRENOBLE (38100), IYI MARKET Saint Martin d’Hères (38400) and GANI MARKET Echirolles (38130)

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Unfit for consumption due to Salmonella contamination
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

France – MARINE BACON – Salmonella

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name WITHOUT
  • Model names or references slice of bacon
  • Identification of products
    Batch
    01d1222923050
  • Marketing start/end date From 08/23/2022 to 08/24/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Charleville-Mezieres
  • Distributors intermarche 69 roads of monthermé

Practical information regarding the recall

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

Research – Virulence Characteristics and Distribution of the Pathogen Listeria ivanovii in the Environment and in Food

MDPI

Listeria ivanovii and L. monocytogenes, are the only pathogenic species of the genus Listeria and share many virulence factors and mechanisms of pathogenicity. L. ivanovii shows host tropism towards small ruminants and rodents and much lower virulence for humans compared to L. monocytogenes. However, severe infections caused by L. ivanovii, resulting in bacteremia, abortion and stillbirth, occasionally occurred in immunocompromised persons and in pregnant women, while in immunocompetent hosts L. ivanovii can cause gastroenteritis. In this review, the updated knowledge on virulence aspects and distribution of L. ivanovii in the environment and in food is summarized. Recent research on its virulence characters at genome level gave indications on how pathogenicity evolved in this bacterial species. As for L. monocytogenes, L. ivanovii infections occurred after the ingestion of contaminated food, so an overview of reports regarding its distribution in food products was carried out to obtain indications on the categories of foods exposed to contamination by L. ivanovii. It was found that a wide variety of food products can be a source of this microorganism and that, like L. monocytogenes, L. ivanovii is able to persist in the food production environment. Studies on its ability to grow in enrichment and isolation media suggested that its occurrence in nature might be underestimated. Moreover, virulence varies among strains for differences in virulence character regulation, presence/absence of genetic regions and the possible instability of a Listeria pathogenicity genomic island, LIPI-2, which is unique to L. ivanovii. We can conclude that L. ivanovii, as a possible pathogen for animals and humans, requires more focused investigations regarding its occurrence in the environment and in food and on intra-species variability of pathogenic potential. View Full-Text