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Luxembourg – RECALL: PURASANA BRAND KLAMATH POWDER – HIGH LEVEL OF MICROCYSTINS

Posted on July 24, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Last name Klamath powder
Mark Purasana
Unit 75 g
Bar code 5400706103343
Lot 1706/04 and 1706/02

Danger  : High level of microcystins

 

Microcystin can cause adverse effects on the liver or nervous system. People who have consumed the product mentioned above are invited to consult their doctor without delay, notifying him of this consumption.

Sale in Luxembourg by: Auchan

A sale by other operators cannot be excluded.

Source of information: Auchan recall notification

Communicated by: Government Commission for Quality, Fraud and Food Safety .

Food Security Division

7A Thomas Edison Street

L-1445 Strassen

Phone. : +352 247 75620
Fax : +352 27 47 80 68
E-mail : secualim@ms.etat.lu

Further Information Link

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak caused by Histamine -Thawed Tuna

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RASFF –  foodborne outbreak caused by histamine (>490; >1000 mg/kg – ppm) in thawed tuna (Thunnus albacares) from Sweden, with frozen raw material from the Netherlands in Sweden

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RASFF Alert – Histamine – Frozen Mackerel

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RASFF – histamine (2464 mg/kg – ppm) in frozen mackerels (Scomber japonicus) from China, via the Netherlands in Italy

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Kofta Seasoning – Kuli Kuli – Almond Kernels – Groundnuts – Pistachio Kernels

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 8.1 µg/kg – ppb) in kofta seasoning mix from Pakistan in Ireland

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 44.4; Tot. = 50 µg/kg – ppb) in kuli kuli from Nigeria in the UK

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 277; Tot. = 302 µg/kg – ppb) in almond kernels from the United States, via the United Kingdom in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 5.4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 80.3; Tot. = 100.8 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Iran, dispatched from Turkey in Sweden

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RASFF Alert – Fumonsins – Organic Corn Flour

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RASFF – fumonisins (2067 µg/kg – ppb) in organic corn flour packaged in Belgium, with raw material from Italy in Belgium

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Raisins

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RASFF – ochratoxin A (40.5 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Turkey in Switzerland

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RASFF Alert – Patulin – Apple Juice

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RASFF – patulin (78.9 µg/kg – ppb) in apple juice from Serbia in Slovakia

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RASFF Alert – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) – Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) – Live Queen Scallops

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RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins (SUM of lipophilic toxins >160 µg/kg – ppb), Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid and Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins in live queen scallops (Aequipecten opercularis) from France in France

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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Chilled Lamb Meat

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RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1+ stx2+ eae- /25g) in chilled lamb meat from New Zealand in the Netherlands

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Belgium – rganic Klamath powder 75g – Super Greens from the Purasana brand. Problem: High concentration of cyanotoxins.

Posted on July 23, 2020 by | Leave a comment

AFSCA

Following a control by Sciensano, an excessively high cyanotoxin content was detected in the product “Organic Klamath in powder 75g – Super Greens” of the Purasana brand.

Purasana has therefore decided, in consultation with the AFSCA, to withdraw this product from sale.

If you have purchased this product, do not consume it and return it to the point of sale where this product was purchased.

Product description

– Product name: Organic Klamath powder 75g – Super Greens
– Brand: Purasana
– Batch numbers: 1706/04 and 1706/12
– Expiration dates (DDM): 12/30/2020 and 04/30 / 2021
– Sale period: from 12/20/2017 to 05/18/2020
– Type of packaging: Green doypack
– Content: 75g

The product has been distributed by:

For any further information , contact:

Quality department of Purasana sa
Tel .: 0032 (0) 57 20 06 75
Email: quality@purasana.be

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