Category Archives: Food Pathogen

Ireland – BakeAway Recalls Various Raw Pastry and Dough Products due to Presence of Salmonella

FSAI

Galberts

Tesco pastry

Summary
Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2022.03
Product: Please see table below.
Batch Code: Please refer to use by dates in the table below.
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

Message:

BakeAway is recalling specific batches of various raw pastry and dough products due to the presence of Salmonella. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.

Nature Of Danger:

People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours.  The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody.  Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps.  The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.

Action Required:

Inspectors:

Distribution information will be emailed to PEHOs. Please notify the FSAI of any concerns.

Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, caterers & retailers:

Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and inform their customers by a prominent point-of-sale recall notice in stores where the affected batches were sold and by any other suitable communication routes.

Wholesalers/distributors are requested to contact their affected customers to recall the implicated batches and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retailer customers.

Consumers:

Consumers are advised not to use the implicated batches.

BakeAway Products

Luxembourg – UPDATE: RECALL: QUESO DE CABRA FROM THE DELHAIZE BRAND – Listeria monocytogenes

SAP

Last name Queso de cabra
Brand Delhaize
Bar code 2205473000000
Date of Minimum Durability (DDM) 01/03/2022
Sale period from 23/12/2021 to 24/12/2021 included
Lots * PBN-478565; PBN-478566; PBN-479108; PBN-479114

Danger  : Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes can cause fever, headache, and gastroenteritis. Vulnerable people such as the immunocompromised and the elderly and young children may experience neurological symptoms due to meningitis. Pregnant women should also pay special attention to these symptoms. Gastroenteritis can appear between a few hours and 3 days after consumption, while neurological symptoms may not appear until after 3 months. People who have consumed these products and who have these symptoms are advised to consult a doctor, notifying him of this consumption.

Click to access 2021-12-27-QUESO-DE-CABRA-Delhaize-Lux.pdf

France – Roast pork stuffed 800g – Salmonella

Gov france

Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product categoryFood
  • Product sub-categoryMeats
  • Product brand nameunbranded
  • Names of models or referencesRoast pork stuffed 800g
  • Product identification
    GTIN Lot Dated
    3700502720006 22003-1938 Use-by date 01/11/2022
  • Packagingvacuum packaging
  • Start date / End of marketingFrom 01/04/2022 to 01/11/2022
  • Storage temperatureProduct to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health markFR 13.097.003 CE
  • Geographical sales areaWhole France
  • DistributorsFRESH

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recallsalmonella detection
  • Risks incurred by the consumerSalmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

Canada – King Ranch Casserole recalled due to Salmonella

CFIA

Product
King Ranch Casserole
Issue
Food » Microbial Contamination » Salmonella
What to do

Do not consume the recalled products

Issue

Doughgirls Baking Inc. (dba, Doughgirls Comfort Kitchen & Bakeshop) is recalling King Ranch Casserole from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The recalled products have been sold at Doughgirls Comfort Kitchen & Bakeshop located at 3322 Shrum Lane, Vancouver, British Columbia.

What you should do

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor
  • Check to see if you have the recalled products in your home
  • Do not consume the recalled products
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

UK – Update: BakeAway recalls raw pastry products because Salmonella has been found in the products

FSA

BakeAway is recalling several raw pastry products because Salmonella has been found in the products. This product recall information notice has been updated to include two additional products.

Product details

Aldi Ready Roll Pizza
Pack size 400g
Use by 13 January 2022
Asda Pizza Dough
Pack size 400g
Use by 15 January 2022
Morrisons Puff Pastry Block
Pack size 500g
Use by 25 January 2022
Morrisons Ready Roll Light Puff Pastry
Pack size 375g
Use by 17 January 2022
Pizza Express Ready to Roll Dough
Pack size 400g
Use by 20 January 2022
Pizza Express Pre Rolled Dough
Pack size 400g
Use by 17 January 2022
Tesco Finest Butter Enriched Ready Roll Puff Pastry
Pack size 320g
Use by 14 January 2022
Tesco Pizza Dough
Pack size 400g
Use by 17 January 2022
Tesco Ready Roll Puff Pastry
Pack size 375g
Use by 24 January 2022
Tesco Ready Roll Puff Pastry
Pack size 375g
Use by 25 January 2022
Asda Ready Roll Light Puff Pastry
Pack size 375g
Use by 16 January 2022
Asda Ready Roll Puff Pastry
Pack size 375g
Use by 24 January 2022
Galberts Ready Roll Puff Pastry
Pack size 375g
Use by 24 January 2022
Galberts Ready Roll Short Pastry
Pack size 375g
Use by 24 January 2022
by Sainsbury’s Ready Roll Puff Pastry
Pack size 375g
Use by 17 January 2022
by Sainsbury’s Ready Roll Puff Pastry
Pack size 375g
Use by 21 January 2022
Morrisons Pizza Dough
Pack size 400g
Use by 17 January 2022
Morrisons Puff Pastry Block
Pack size 500g
Use by 24 January 2022

Risk statement

The presence of salmonella in the products listed above.

Symptoms caused by salmonella typically include fever, diarrhoea, and abdominal cramps.

Action taken by the company

BakeAway is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought any of the products.

Our advice to consumers

If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.

Canada – Aoun brand Tahineh recalled due to Salmonella – Update

CFIA

Product
Tahineh – Ground Sesame 100%
Issue
Food » Microbial Contamination » Salmonella
What to do

Do not consume the recalled product

Aoun – Tahineh - Ground Sesame 100% - 800 g (front)

Issue

Phoenicia Group Inc. is recalling Aoun brand Tahineh from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The recalled product has been sold in Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories.

Denmark – Deadly E. coli O157 outbreak sickens 13 in Denmark

Food Safety News

Officials in Denmark are investigating a deadly outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157 that has affected more than a dozen people.

The outbreak began in December 2021 and includes 13 patients with a possible common source of infection, said the Statens Serum Institut (SSI). Nine people have been hospitalized and an elderly patient has died.

Since early December, 13 patients have been detected and samples from nine of those sick are closely related after an analysis by whole genome sequencing at the Statens Serum Institut. This means they were likely infected by a common source.

Ireland – Recall of a Batch of Sauda Pipirai Ground Allspice Due to the Presence of Salmonella

FSAI

Sauda Ground All Spice

Summary
Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2022.02
Product: Sauda Pipirai Ground Allspice; pack size: 100g
Batch Code: Lot no.: 40, best before date: 31/01/2023
Country Of Origin: Mexico

Message:

The above batch of Sauda Pipirai Ground Allspice is being recalled due to the presence of Salmonella. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batch.

Nature Of Danger:

People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody.  Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.

Action Required:

Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, caterers & retailers:

Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores where the affected batch was sold.

Wholesalers/distributors are requested to contact their affected customers, recall the affected batch and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retail customers.

Caterers should not use the implicated batch.

Consumers:

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch.

Canada – Moncton Fish Market brand “La” Stimpson’s Surf Clams recalled due to potential presence of Clostridium botulinum

CFIA

Summary

Product
“La” Stimpson’s Surf Clams
Issue
Food » Microbial Contamination » Clostridium botulinum
What to do

Do not consume the recalled product

Moncton Fish Market brand "La" Stimpson's Surf Clams – 153 grams

Moncton Fish Market brand "La" Stimpson's Surf Clams – 153 grams – ingredients

Issue

Moncton Fish Market Ltd. is recalling Moncton Fish Market brand “La” Stimpson’s Surf Clams that have been sold unrefrigerated from the marketplace because the product may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum.

The recalled product has been sold at Moncton Fish Market, Moncton, New Brunswick.

What you should do

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor
  • Check to see if you have the recalled product in your home
  • Do not consume the recalled product
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms in adults can include facial paralysis or loss of facial expression, unreactive or fixed pupils, difficulty swallowing, drooping eyelids, blurred or double vision, difficulty speaking, including slurred speech, and a change in sound of voice, including hoarseness. Symptoms of foodborne botulism in children can include difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, generalized weakness and paralysis. In all cases, botulism does not cause a fever. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

Canada – Aoun brand Tahineh recalled due to Salmonella

CFIA

Product
Tahineh – Ground Sesame 100%
Issue
Food » Microbial Contamination » Salmonella
What to do

Do not consume the recalled product

Aoun – Tahineh - Ground Sesame 100% - 454 g (front)

Fattal International North America Inc. is recalling Aoun brand Tahineh from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The recalled product has been sold in Ontario and Quebec and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories.