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France – Recall Update – “mini Mont d’Or” raw milk cheese (cow) from the Mont de Joux brand – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 26, 2021 by | Leave a comment

AFSCA

03/26/2021 (update of the product recall of 03/24/2021)
Communication from the AFSCA
Product: “mini Mont d’Or” raw milk cheese (cow) from the Mont de Joux brand.
Problem: Presence of Listeria Monocytogenes.

Today, the AFSCA is recalling the “mini Mont d’Or” cheese from the Mont de Joux brand from consumers.

This recall follows a notification via the RASFF system (European Food and Feed Rapid Alert System) concerning the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes.

It was therefore decided to withdraw this product from sale and to recall it to consumers.

Product Description :

Product name: mini Mont D’or
Brand: Mont de Joux
Batch number: 3053
Expiration dates (BBD): 01/04/2021, 02/04/2021 and 08/04/2021
Weight: 460g

The product has been sold via:

La fromagerie Saint-Octave
• Rue Haute 254, 1000 Bruxelles
• Chaussée d’Alsemberg 54/1, 1060 Saint-Gilles
• Chaussée de Waterloo 1241/1, 1180 Uccle

La Fromagerie “Happiness is in the Meadow”: Rue Saint-Paul, 30, 4000 Liège

VDS Food Barchon: Rue Prés-champs, 4, 4671 Barchon

For any further information, you can contact the AFSCA contact point for consumers: 0800 / 13.550 orpointdecontact@afsca.be .

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Vietnam – Woman dies in HCMC after eating toxic vegan pate – Clostridium botulinum

Posted on March 26, 2021 by | Leave a comment

VN Express

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A 42-year-old woman has died and two others are in critical condition in HCMC after consuming vegan food that might have been contaminated with the botulinum toxin.

The woman, her 16-year-old daughter and 53-year-old sister had bowls of rice vermicelli on March 20. Among its ingredients was pate from an inflated can, indicating possible contamination.

All three women later developed symptoms of muscle weakness, respiratory and circulatory failure. They were rushed from the southern province of Binh Duong to the 115 People’s Hospital in HCMC. While one woman died, the other two were in critical condition as of Thursday.

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Boneless Chicken – Poultry Meat – Black Pepper – Gluten Free Battered Chicken Fillet Chunks – Chilled Pork Meat – Mixed Herbs – Chilled Pork Sides

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European Food Alerts

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Salmonella in frozen boneless chicken products from Poland in Spain

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Salmonella enterica ser. Houtenae (presence /25g) in poultry meat from Bulgaria in Italy

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Salmonella enterica ser. Ealing (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Kiambu (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Newport (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

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Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (detected /25g) in frozen gluten-free battered chicken fillet chunks from Ireland, with raw material from Poland, dispatched from the United Kingdom in Ireland

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Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium monophasic (presence /25g) in chilled pork meat from Germany in Norway

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in mixed herbs from Germany in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium monophasic (presence /25g) in chilled pork meat from Germany in Norway

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Derby (presence /25g) in chilled pork sides from Germany in Norway

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RASFF Alert – E.coli – Live Mussels

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European Food Alerts

RASFF

too high count of Escherichia coli (6800 MPN/100g) in live mussels from Spain in France

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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Chilled Beef Rump Tails

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European Food Alerts

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shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O26 stx+ eae+ /25g) in chilled beef rump tails from Argentina in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Frozen Boar Products – Raw Cows Milk Cheese

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European Food Alerts

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Listeria monocytogenes (up to 400 CFU/g) in frozen boar products from Poland in Germany

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Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in raw cow’s milk cheese from France in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – Live Oysters

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European Food Alerts

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norovirus in live oysters from France in France

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norovirus (presence /2g) in live oysters from France in Italy

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UK – Home Cooking and Selling Risks

Posted on March 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

LEX

With the country in lockdown and having more spare time than ever before, there has been a concerning rise in food businesses operating out of people’s homes and selling on social media. Many of these businesses have been set up by people who have lost their jobs or are on furlough, including professional chefs hit by the closure of restaurants. Instead of opening the next market stall or restaurant, they are using the power of Instagram and Facebook to try and succeed in the crowded market.

However, the food safety watchdog has issued an alert that Britons could be putting their health at serious risk as many of these ‘home-cookers’ are not registering as official food businesses, meaning that their food hygiene arrangements are not checked. They are operating under the radar and often you won’t find any trace of them outside of Instagram, not even a website. They simply post a picture of something freshly prepared and the rest of the conversations happens on a ‘DM’ to decide on the price and the location from where the order is to be picked up.

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There has been a “concerning” rise in food businesses operating out of people’s homes during lockdown, according to the food safety watchdog.

Many of them are selling food through social media, putting further pressure on a hygiene inspection system that is under strain because of the crisis.

And other experts are also worried.

“Little food businesses are popping up like mushrooms in lockdown,” said Julie Barratt from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).

“There are rank outsiders operating off the radar, who think, ‘Oh, my mum can cook’, and confuse cooking with catering,” she added. They sell to locals on apps such as Whatsapp, Instagram and Nextdoor.

Many are failing to register as food businesses, meaning their hygiene arrangements are not checked by local authorities.

But even those that do register are often not getting an inspection – despite new businesses usually being a priority – because the system is struggling to keep up during the pandemic.

Hygiene inspections ceased completely during the first lockdown and since then a scaled-back operation has focused on high-risk cases.

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USA – Acute Hepatitis A Case in a Food Service Worker in Orono, Maine

Posted on March 25, 2021 by | 1 comment

Food Poison Journal

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified a case of acute hepatitis A virus infection in an Orono, Maine, food service worker. The individual handled food while infectious on the following dates: March 6-9, March 13-16, and March 20-21, 2021.

Epidemiological assessment of the employee’s illness determined that patrons of the establishment may be at risk for hepatitis A infection. Maine CDC recommends that anyone who ate food prepared at or who worked at the Circle K at 2 Stillwater Avenue in Orono, Maine, from March 13 through 16 and March 20 through 21 receive hepatitis A vaccine within 14 days of their potential exposure. There is a 14-day window during which prophylaxis is effective after exposure.

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Belgium – “mini Mont d’Or” raw milk cheese (cow) from the Mont de Joux brand – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

AFSCA

Communication from the AFSCA
Product: “mini Mont d’Or” raw milk cheese (cow) from the Mont de Joux brand.
Problem: Presence of Listeria Monocytogenes.

Today, the AFSCA is recalling consumers of the Mont de Joux brand “mini Mont d’Or” cheese.

This recall follows a notification via the RASFF system (European Food and Feed Rapid Alert System) concerning the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes.

It was therefore decided to withdraw this product from sale and to recall it to consumers.

Product Description :

Product name: mini Mont D’or
Brand: Mont de Joux
Batch number: 3053 Best before
dates (BBD): 01/04/2021 and 08/04/2021
Weight: 460g

The product was sold via:

La fromagerie Saint -Octave
• Rue Haute 254, 1000 Brussels
• Chaussée d’Alsemberg 54/1, 1060 Saint-Gilles
• Chaussée de Waterloo 1241/1, 1180 Uccle

La Fromagerie “Happiness is in the Meadow”: Rue Saint-Paul, 30, 4000 Liège

VDS Food Barchon: Rue Prés-champs, 4, 4671 Barchon

For any further information, you can contact the AFSCA contact point for consumers: 0800 / 13.550 or pointdecontact@afsca.be .

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