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Belgium – Recall of the company Vleesgroothandel Vandenbroucke Pascal – lamb meat (stew, chops, leg, shoulder, offal, minced meat) – STEC E.coli

Posted on June 2, 2021 by KSW | Leave a comment

Recall of the company Vleesgroothandel Vandenbroucke Pascal
Product: lamb meat (stew, chops, leg, shoulder, offal, minced meat).
Problem: possible presence of STEC.

In agreement with the AFSCA, the company Vleesgroothandel Vandenbroucke Pascal is withdrawing from sale the lamb meat bearing the lot number 2021 (stew, chops, leg, shoulder, offal, minced meat) and is recalling this product from consumers due to the possible presence of STEC in this batch.

Vleesgroothandel Vandenbroucke Pascal Bvba asks its customers not to consume these products and to bring them back to the point of sale where they were purchased.

Product description Product

name and use-by date

– Lamb stew with bone – DLC 06/16/2021
– Lamb chop – DLC 06/16/2021
– Leg of lamb – DLC 06/16/2021
– Shoulder of lamb – DLC 06/16/2021
– Lamb offal – DLC 06/16/2021
– Plain minced – DLC 06/01/2021

Brand: “Vleesgroothandel Vandenbroucke Pascal Bvba”
Batch number: 2021
Type of packaging: vacuum packed

The product was sold via:

‘t Herdertje, Dorpsstraat 65, 8460 Oudenburg

For any further information , contact:

Pascal Vandenbroucke
Tel 059 / 27.43.65

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Portugal – 27 children in Faro Hospital with symptoms of food poisoning

Posted on June 1, 2021 by KSW | Leave a comment

The Portugal News

A total of 27 children were taken to the University Hospital Centre of the Algarve in Faro on 27 May “with symptoms compatible with food poisoning”, but with no need for hospitalisation, a source at the hospital told the Lusa news agency.

“There were 27 children admitted to the emergency department with symptoms compatible with food poisoning, all stable and, so far, with no need for hospitalisation”, a source at Faro Hospital explained.

The Faro District Command of Rescue Operations (CDOS) said the incident had occurred at the Dr João Lúcio primary school, in Fuseta, in Olhão.

Contacted by Lusa news agency, the mayor of Olhão, António Pina, said he was “trying to find out details”, indicating that it was possibly a case of food poisoning.

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USA – More added to patient list in E. coli outbreak tied to organic yogurt

Posted on May 28, 2021 by KSW | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

An E. coli outbreak linked to locally produced organic yogurt is growing, with 15 people now confirmed infected. Eleven of the patients are children.

Washington State health officials report nine of the patients have required hospitalization and four have developed the potentially deadly kidney complication known as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). No deaths have been reported as of the health department’s May 26 update.

“The outbreak is likely linked to PCC Community Market brand yogurt produced by Pure Eire Dairy,” according to the update and information previously reported by state and local officials. The dairy also produces organic yogurt under the Pure Eire brand.