Category Archives: Food Poisoning

Taiwan – Taipei goose meat restaurant closed over alleged food poisoning

Focus Taiwan

Taipei, July 11 (CNA) A goose meat restaurant in Taipei has been ordered to close following reports of customers experiencing severe food poisoning from food purchased on the premises, the city’s Department of Health said on Thursday.

Chou’s Goose Meat, located on Dongxing Street in Nangang District, was closed on the morning of July 7, after nearly a dozen customers filed complaints with Taipei and Taoyuan municipal health authorities, the department told CNA.

Customers reportedly exhibited severe symptoms of food poisoning including vomiting, diarrhea and fever after consuming smoked or salted goose slices purchased at the restaurant, with 11 saying they had sought medical assistance as a result, the department said.

According to the department, samples were collected from the hands of kitchen staff as well as from a wok, spatula, knife and chopping board. These were sent to the lab for testing, the results of which are expected in around two weeks.

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnut Kernels

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Aflatoxin in groundnut kernels from USA in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 in groundnut kernels, from USA in Sweden and the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in groundnut kernels from United States in France

RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – Cocoa Powder – Mulberries

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Ochratoxin A (4,89 μg/kg) in cocoa powder from Germany in Latvia, Estonia and Poland

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Ochratoxin in Mulberries from Türkiye in the Netherlands, Latvia and Italy

France – SARDINE FILLET UNDER SKIN – Histamine

Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Fishery and aquaculture products
Product brand name
Unbranded
Model names or references
SARDINE FILLET UNDER SKIN
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
0230111000000 181 Expiry date 05/07/2024
Packaging
Tray packaging under skin – variable weight
Start/End of marketing date
From 06/29/2023 to 07/05/2023
Storage temperature
Product to be kept in the refrigerator
Further information
Sold in the self-service fish counter
Geographic area of ​​sale
E.Leclerc Luçon
Distributors
E.Leclerc Luçon

France- Mackerel fillet in the traditional section – Histamine

Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Fishery and aquaculture products
Product brand name
Unbranded
Model names or references
Mackerel fillet
Product identification
GTIN Batch
2406213103003000 24173
Packaging
BULK
Start/End of marketing date
From 06/22/2024 to 06/25/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be kept in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR62.160.205 CE
Geographic area of ​​sale
LECLERC OBERNAI
Distributors
LECLERC OBERNAI

Germany – Botulism affects two in Germany; link to Russian product – Pickled Mushrooms

Food Safety News

A couple of people are sick in Germany with botulism after eating pickled mushrooms from Russia.

The two confirmed cases were caused by botulinum neurotoxin A. They had symptom onset in April and May. Both ill people consumed a mushroom-in-brine preserve of milk-white brittlegill.

A laboratory in Germany, located at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), found botulinum neurotoxin type A in an unopened jar of the product from the second patient’s household. The 500-gram item was produced on November 20, 2023, and expires on May 20, 2025.

Czech Republic – Abest JUDAS’ EAR DRIED 100 g – Bacillus cereus

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Place of inspection:
Česká Lípa ( Erbenova 2906, 470 01 Česká Lípa )
IN: 61534625
Food group: Processed vegetable and mushroom products Processed mushrooms

Abest JUDAS’ EAR DRIED 100 g
Category: Unsafe food
Unsatisfactory parameter:

Bacillus Cereus

The presence of the pathogenic bacterium Bacillus cereus , which produces a thermostable toxin, was detected in the food  . The food was evaluated as harmful to health.

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Best date: 26 03 25
Packaging: plastic bag with pap. data label
The amount of product in the package: 100 g
Importer: DALAT, spol. s ro, Libušská 319/126, 142 00, Prague
Country of origin:  Vietnam
Date of taking the sample: 3/12/2024
Reference number: 24-000181-SZPI-CZ
Sample was detected by official control of Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority.

USA – 2 California sisters in ICU with botulism amid outbreak traced to home-canned Nopales

NBC News

A family party near Fresno, California, resulted in 10 people being treated for botulism, a rare but serious illness caused by bacteria that affects the nervous system, public officials said Friday.

The culprit in the outbreak? Home-canned nopales, or cactus pads.

Two sisters are currently recovering in intensive care, a spokesperson for the Fresno County Department of Public Health told NBC News. One sister underwent a tracheostomy, a procedure to create a breathing tube in the neck, due to respiratory complications caused by the disease.

The eight other hospitalized individuals have been released, and there have been no new reported cases since.

France – Red tuna loin – Histamine

Gov France

Product Category
Food
Product subcategory
Fishery and aquaculture products
Product brand name
Red tuna loin
Model names or references
Red tuna loin
Product identification
Batch Date
2049 Expiry date between 06/18/2024 and 06/20/2024
Packaging
unpackaged product on bed of ice
Start/End of marketing date
From 06/18/2024 to 06/20/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be kept in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 85 22202 CE
Further information
The red tuna loin was sold on the Marée stall at Monoprix Passy Plaza
Geographic area of ​​sale
Monoprix Passy Plaza – 53 rue de Passy 75016 PARIS
Distributors
Monoprix

Cape Verde – Luxury Resort Facing Legal Trouble After Food Poisoning Accusations

Food Poisoning News

What should have been idyllic vacations turned into health ordeals for multiple tourists at the Riu Palace Santa Maria, a five-star resort in Cape Verde, an archipelago and island country off West Africa. Several holidaymakers have joined a legal claim against the resort after experiencing severe food poisoning and ongoing health issues, according to an article in the Independent.