Category Archives: Food Poisoning

Greece – Staph found in school meals linked to mass food poisoning

Posted on May 23, 2024 by | Leave a comment

EKATHIMERINI

Strains of the staphylococcus bacteria have been detected in samples of school lunches that allegedly caused mass food poisoning among dozens of primary schoolchildren in the city of Lamia last week.

According to state broadcaster ERT, staph was identified in ten food samples sent to the regional National Public Health Organization laboratory in Thessaly.

According to the Mayo Clinic, staph bacteria are one of the most common causes of food poisoning. The bacteria multiply in food and produce toxins that make people sick. Symptoms come on quickly, usually within hours of eating contaminated food. Symptoms usually disappear quickly, too, often lasting just half a day.

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Czech Republic – SALTY POPCORN Salts – Corn for preparing popcorn – Aflatoxin B1

Posted on May 20, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Place of inspection:
Studénka ( Unification 846, 742 13 Studénka )
ID: 64945880
Food group: Milled cereal products / Cereals for direct consumption

SALTY POPCORN Salts – Corn for preparing popcorn
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:

aflatoxin B1

The maximum permitted limit for the content of aflatoxin B1 was exceeded in the food.

Aflatoxins are contaminants, specifically mycotoxins produced by the fungus  Aspergillus.  These are genotoxic and carcinogenic substances that primarily affect the liver. 

Batch: dmt: 10.05.2025
Best before date: 10/05/2025
Packaging: PAP box
Quantity of the product in the package: 300 g
Manufacturer: Natais SAS, Domaine de Villeneuve, 321 30 Bezeril
Country of origin:  France
Date of sample collection: 2/19/2024
Reference number: 24-000174-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

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104 hospitalized for food poisoning in Sierra Leone

Posted on May 20, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Xinhua

FREETOWN, May 19 (Xinhua) — A total of 104 people have been hospitalized in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, after consuming contaminated food from a cookery shop.

According to a statement by the University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospitals Complex late Saturday, the 104 patients from the Mabella community, including 26 children, are all in stable condition, and no deaths have been reported.

The hospital said the patients have shown various symptoms, including vomiting, weakness, dizziness, malaise, and bloody stools, and an emergency response team was immediately activated to provide prompt and comprehensive care to those affected.

The police assisted with crowd control and the investigation of the suspected source of the contamination, which was traced to a local cookery shop, where the owner and his daughters were also affected by the incident.

Further investigation is still underway.

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France – RAW SHELLED BRAZIL NUTS -Aflatoxin

Posted on May 17, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Nuts and seeds
Product brand name
UNBRANDED
Model names or references
Packages of 20Kg Trays with variable weights
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3580281238363 047 packing date from 03/01/24 to 05/17/24 Minimum durability date between 05/01/2024 and 05/17/2024
Packaging
Packages of 20Kg Trays with variable weights
Start/end date of marketing
From 05/01/2024 to 05/17/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be stored at room temperature
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
Big Fee

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RASFF Alerts – Two Week Catch Up- Aflatoxins – Peanuts – Dried Figs- Rice – Dried Spices – Almonds – Brazil Nuts – Chilli Powder – Nutmeg – Groundnuts- Dates – Pistachios – Milk –

Posted on May 17, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxins in peanuts (in shell) from Egypt in Germany

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Aflatoxins in peanuts (in shell) from Egypt in Germany

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Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxin B1 in dried spices from Pakistan in France

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Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxins in rice from Pakistan in Spain

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Aflatoxins in almonds from United States. in Spain

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Aflatoxin (B1 17 ppb; Sum 32 ppb) in Brazil nuts from Bolivia via UK in Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands.

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Aflatoxin B1 in Indian chilli powder in the Netherlands and Germany

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Aflatoxin B1 in U.S.A. peanuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in Indonesian nutmeg in the Netherlands

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Groundnuts USA Aflatoxin in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Bulgaria, Italy and Slovakia

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Aflatoxin B1 and total Aflatoxins in peanuts from United States. in Spain

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Aflatoxin in dates from Pakistan in Germany and Denmark

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Aflatoxin B1 in rice from India. in Spain

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Exceedance of aflatoxin in pistachios, from Iran in Belgium, Curaçao, French Polynesia, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Somalia, Spain.

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Aflatoxin B1 in U.S.A. peanuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in U.S.A. peanuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in pasteurized milk from France in Spain

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Aflatoxin B1 in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxin B1 in shelled peanuts from the United States in France

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Aflatoxin B1 and total in dried spices from Pakistan in France

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Aflatoxin B1 in dried spices from Pakistan in France

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RASFF Alert- Clostridium botulinum – Chilled Soup

Posted on May 17, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Clostridia producing botulinum toxin in chilled soup with emmer and vegetables from Italy in Malta

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RASFF Alert – ASP Marine Biotoxins – Scallops

Posted on May 17, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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ASP toxins in scallop shell from UK in France

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RASFF Alerts – Two Week Catch Up – Mycotoxin – Alternaria Toxins – Ketchup – Paprika Spice

Posted on May 17, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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High content of alternaria toxin Alternariol in Ketchup from Turkey in Switzerland and Austria

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High content of alternaria toxin Tenuazonic acid in Paprika spice from Serbia in Switzerland

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Hungary – Dragon Superfoods Organic In Shape Mix 200 g – Bacillus cereus and Mould/Mold

Posted on May 16, 2024 by | Leave a comment

NEBIH

Dragon Superfoods Organic In Shape Mix 200 g

Date 2024-05-16
Name of Product Dragon Superfoods Organic In Shape Mix 200 g
Nature of the problem Presence of Bacillus cereus and molds
DetailsNébih asks customers not to consume the product that matches the identification data below!

Notifier: Culinaris Retail Kft.

Product name: Dragon Superfoods Organic In Shape Mix 200 g

Brand: Dragon Superfoods

Product origin: Bulgaria

Nature of the problem: presence of Bacillus cereus and molds

Shelf life: 02/04/2025

Item number: 02/04/2025

Packaging: 200 g

Manufacturer: Smart Organic Bulgaria

Distributor: Culinaris Retail Kft. (Budapest)

Action: Product recall, withdrawal from circulation

Culinaris Retail Kft. informed its customers about the recall on its website .

The affected product can be returned to any Culinaris store, the price of the product will be refunded even without a block. 

You can read more about the nature of the problem here .

The product recall only applies to the product identified by the above data.

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Vietnam – 350 workers at South Korean firm suffer food poisoning

Posted on May 16, 2024 by | Leave a comment

E VNExpress

Over 350 workers at a South Korean company in Vinh Phuc Province suffered food poisoning after eating lunch on Tuesday.

Over 3,290 workers at Shinwon Ebenezer Vietnam textile company ate lunch in two batches at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

The meal, cooked at the company, comprised chicken, broccoli, legumes, and pickles.

The Vinh Phuc Department of Health has collected food samples to identify the cause of the outbreak.

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