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Netherlands -Recall from Albert Heijn Product: “Extra Gekruide Kip Grillworst” (Chicken grill sausage with spices) from the brand Zandvliet. – Campylobaccter

Posted on June 26, 2020 by | Leave a comment

AFSCA

In agreement with the AFSCA, Albert Heijn removes ‘Extra Gekruide Kip Grillworst’ from the Zandvliet brand (with durability date 30 July – EAN code 87244465) from the sale and reminds it to consumers.

Campylobacter has been found in this product, which can cause stomach and intestinal upset, flu, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Consult your doctor if you have questions about health problems.

Albert Heijn asks his customers not to consume this product and to bring it back to the point of sale in which it was purchased. The product will be refunded or changed. Please contact a doctor in case of health problems.

Product Description
– Product name: Zandvliet Extra Gekruide Kip Grillworst (Chicken grill sausage with spices)
– Brand: ZANDVLIET
– Date of minimum durability (DDM): 30/07 (included) – EAN code 87244465
– Type of packaging: packaging in plastic
– Sales period: from 19/06 to 25/06 (inclusive)
– Weight: 225 g

For any further information , please contact Albert Heijn via 0800 777 05

 

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New Zealand -Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections linked to raw mussels in New Zealand

Posted on June 26, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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In New Zealand, officials are encouraging the public to ensure they cook raw mussels thoroughly after an increase in cases of food poisoning associated with commercially grown mussels from the Coromandel area.

“Testing is being done to confirm the type of Vibrio parahaemolyticus that has caused this illness. New Zealand Food Safety has an ongoing survey program to test mussels and growing waters to help us understand why this occurred.

“Until we have more information, New Zealand Food Safety is reminding consumers to take care when handling, preparing and consuming mussels. Our advice to consumers who are pregnant or have low immunity is to avoid eating raw shellfish,” says Paul Dansted.

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Denmark – Cooked giant prawns contaminated with vibrio cholerae

Posted on June 25, 2020 by | Leave a comment

DVFA 

Nordic Seafood A / S recalls COOP giant prawns, cooked after the company itself found Vibrio cholerae in a sample of the product.

Recalled Foods , Published: June 22, 2020

Amended June 24, 2020

What food:
COOP prawns, cooked
See pictures of the front , rear and lot number
Weight: 300 g
Packing date: 18-03-2020, 19-03-2020 and 20-03-2020
Best before: 18-03-2022, 19-03-2022 and 20-03-2022
Lot number: TASE_20 / 15
EAN: 7340011454953

Sold at:
Kvickly, SuperBrugsen, LokalBrugsen and Facts.
Company recalling:
Nordic Seafood A / S
9850 Hirtshals

Cause:
The company’s own analyzes have found Vibrio cholerae in the product

Risk:
Vibrio cholerae is a sign of contamination and can cause vomiting and diarrhea.

Consumer Advice: The
Food Agency advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased or to discard it.

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Belgium -Colruyt recall Product: Burgers with cheese ± 300 g. Problem: possible presence of Salmonella.

Posted on June 25, 2020 by | Leave a comment

AFSCA

During internal microbiological checks in his lab, Colruyt noted the presence of Salmonella in a limited quantity of cheese burgers with the expiration date of 06/28/2020 .
In consultation with the AFSCA, Colruyt therefore decided to withdraw the products concerned from the sale.

These cheese burgers were sold in 11 Colruyt stores where there is no butchery department. These stores are: Bouillon, Courcelles, Dampremy, Sambreville, Antwerpen-Zuid (Jonghelinckstraat), Bouwel,, Deurne Noord (Eyendijkstraat), Eppegem, Haacht, Helchteren, Maaseik ,.

The 223 other Colruyt stores with a butchery department are NOT affected.
Colruyt guarantees 100% that the products concerned are no longer in the 11 stores mentioned above.

Customers who bought these products are invited not to consume them and bring them back to the store, where they will be reimbursed Product

description:

Cheese
burgers ± 300 g Expiration date (DLC): 28/6/2020
Period of sale: from 17/6/2020 to 22/6/2020 included
Article number: 11059

Possible symptoms of Salmonella poisoning

Possible symptoms of Salmonella poisoning are fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. These symptoms generally appear within 12 to 48 hours after ingestion.

Symptoms usually last 4 to 7 days, and most people recover without specific treatment. Young children, pregnant women, immunocompromised people and the elderly are among the risk groups. In these people, the symptoms can be severe to the point of requiring hospitalization of the patient.

People who have consumed the product concerned and who present this type of symptoms are invited to consult their doctor by reporting this consumption.

For more information, customers can contact Colruyt Group’s Customer Service
on 0800 99 124 .

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France – Product reminder: Genuine Old Style Guémené Andouille from L’ATELIER DE L’ARGOAT – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on June 24, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who hold this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased for reimbursement.

People who have consumed this product and who have a fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their doctor by reporting this consumption.
Pregnant women should be especially attentive to these symptoms, as well as the immunocompromised and the elderly. These symptoms may suggest listeriosis, a disease which can be serious and which can take up to eight weeks to incubate.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Sale
between 12/06/2020 and 19/06/2020 in the TRADITIONAL department of your store

▸ Areas concerned
04 – 05 – 06 – 07 – 09 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 15 – 19 – 24 -26 – 30 – 31 – 32 – 33 – 34 – 40 – 46 – 47 – 48 – 64 – 65 – 66 – 81 – 82 – 83 – 84 – 974 -2A- 2B – ANDORRA – 16 – 17 – 18 – 22 – 23 – 29 – 35 – 36- 37 – 41- 44- 45 – 49 -53 -56- 72 -79 – 85 – 86 – 87 – 971 – 972 – 973 – 977 – 987 – 988

▸ Customer service contact
L’Atelier de l’Argoat is at the disposal of consumers to answer their questions on the telephone number 02 99 61 85 85 (call not surcharged).

▸ Source
https://www.coursesu.com/

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USA -In Association with Fresh Express Inc., ALDI Voluntarily Recalls Little Salad Bar Garden Salad

Posted on June 24, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Company Announcement

In cooperation with Fresh Express Inc., and out of an abundance of caution, ALDI has removed Little Salad Bar Garden Salad from select stores as a precautionary measure due to possible Cyclospora infection.

The recall affects all product codes of ALDI Little Salad Bar Garden Salads with use-by dates of May 16 to July 04 and distributed in the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin between May 1 and June 19.

If customers have the affected Little Salad Bar Garden Salad, they should discard it immediately.

Customers with additional questions can contact Fresh Express Consumer Response Center toll-free at (800) 242-5472 Monday – Friday during the hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.

ALDI sincerely regrets any inconvenience and concern this voluntary recall may cause.

 

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France – Product reminder: Genuine Old Style Guémené Andouille 270g approx from the U Saveurs brand – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on June 24, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who hold this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased for reimbursement.

People who have consumed this product and who have a fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their doctor by reporting this consumption.
Pregnant women should be especially attentive to these symptoms, as well as the immunocompromised and the elderly. These symptoms may suggest listeriosis, a disease which can be serious and which can take up to eight weeks to incubate.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Barcode
3368954600118

▸ Lots
• 30E300410
• 30E040520
• 30E050520

▸ DLC
• 08/01/2020
• 08/06/2020

▸ Contact customer service
For more information, you can contact the Customer Service on 09 69 36 69 36 (call not surcharged).

▸ Source
https://www.coursesu.com/

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USA – Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Salad spikes to 122 in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin – Fresh Express a likely Link

Posted on June 24, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Food Poison Journal

Cases will likely be in all of these states soon: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.  Salads contaminated with Cyclospora were sold at other stores (Walmart).  All salads appear to have been manufactured by one processor (Fresh Express)

122 people with laboratory-confirmed Cyclospora infections and who reported eating bagged salad mix before getting sick have been reported from 7 Midwestern states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin). Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 11, 2020 to June 15, 2020. 19 people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.

Epidemiologic evidence indicates that ALDI Little Salad Bar brand Garden Salad, Hy-Vee brand Garden Salad, or Jewel-Osco brand Signature Farms Brand Garden Salad are a likely source of this outbreak.

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Kenya – Students sent home over food poisoning

Posted on June 23, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Daily Nation

More than 200 students from Kituro High School in Baringo County have been sent home over suspected food poisoning.

The students, who complained of stomach pains and headache, were treated at a Kituro health centre before being sent home.

The Principal Salina Rotich on Wednesday confirmed that the students were sent home on Monday and that some of them had returned after recovering.

Mr Machocho said they suspect a supplier brought stale bread to the school canteen. The supplier has since been suspended.

According to a medical officer at Kituro health centre, who sought for anonymity, more than 50 students tested positive to food poisoning.

A spot check by the Nation at the health facility Wednesday found more than 12 students who were complaining of stomach pains waiting to be attended to.

Baringo Central Public Health Officer Agnes Chesire said they took samples from students from the school for testing and no cholera was detected.

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New Zealand -Mussel warning after spike in food poisoning

Posted on June 23, 2020 by | Leave a comment

New Zealand Herald 

A spike in cases of food poisoning has been linked to people consuming raw mussels from the Coromandel area.

New Zealand Food Safety is urging people to ensure they cook raw mussels thoroughly, as raw or undercooked mussels can make people sick.

Director of food regulation Paul Dansted said eating raw shellfish always carried a risk for food-borne illnesses.

“Cooking kills the marine micro organism Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which occurs naturally throughout the world,” he said.

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