Category Archives: Food Poisoning

France – NATURAL PISTACHIO POWDER 1KG METRO CHEF – Aflatoxins

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Nuts and seeds
Product brand name
METRO CHEF
Model names or references
NATURAL PISTACHIO POWDER 1KG METRO CHEF
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
4337182210528 Lot: 13341017 Minimum durability date 06/12/2024
4337182210528 Lot: 13311016 Minimum durability date 06/11/2024
Packaging
1KG BAG
Start/end date of marketing
From 12/20/2023 to 03/01/2024
Storage temperature
Product to be stored at room temperature
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
METRO FRANCE

How Did Japan Airlines Find Itself In The Middle Of A Food Poisoning Scandal In 1975?

Simple Flying

  •  In 1975, a Japan Airlines flight saw passengers become poisoned with bacteria-infected food.
  •  Over half of the 344 passengers became sick, many with diarrhea.
  •  The catering manager committed suicide after learning about the incident.

RASFF Alert – Clostridium perfringens –

RASFF

Occurrence of Clostridium perfringens in cinnamon from Vietnam. in Spain

RASFF Alert – Histamine – Tuna

RASFF

Histamine in Tuna Fillet from Sri Lanka in Belgium, Germany, Hungary and the Netherlands

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts- Dried Figs – Egusi Seeds – Nut Crackers – Hazelnut Flour – Basmati Rice – Brazil Nuts – Peanuts

RASFF

Aflatoxins (B1 = 3,94 ppb; Tot. = 5,77 ppb) in groundnuts kernels from Argentina in Poland

RASFF

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

RASFF

Elevated levels of aflatoxins in Egusi Seeds from Nigeria in Ireland

RASFF

Groundnuts China Aflatoxin in the Netherlands

RASFF

Aflatoxins in nut crackers from India in Germany

RASFF

Aflatoxin in hazelnut flour from Georgia in Germany and Bulgaria

RASFF

Elevated Aflatoxin B1 and Total Aflatoxins in Basmati Rice from Pakistan in Ireland

RASFF

Aflatoxin in brazil nuts in the UK, Finland and Sweden

RASFF

Aflatoxin B1 in peanuts from the United States in Lithuania, Netherlands, Slovakia Ukraine

RASFF

Aflatoxine B1 in peanuts from Paraguay in the Netherlands

Luxembourg – Africa Village brand white corn flour – Mycotoxin – Fumonisins

SAP

The following product is recalled in Luxembourg:

Name White corn flour
Brand Africa Village
Unit 1.0 kg
Minimum Durability Date (MBD) 03/31/2024

Danger: Too high fumonisin content

Fumonisins are toxins formed by molds of the Fusarium genus on corn under certain climatic conditions. Fumonisins are classified as “possible carcinogen” for humans.

The product can be distributed by different points of sale in Luxembourg.

Taiwan – 2nd death reported in suspected Taipei food poisoning outbreak

Focus Taiwan

Taipei, March 27 (CNA) A man in his mid-60s has become the second person to have died in a suspected food poisoning outbreak at a branch of Malaysian restaurant Polam Kopitiam in Taipei that has left at least eight people who dined there ill.

The man, who ate at the vegetarian restaurant on March 19, died Wednesday morning at Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital due to multiple organ failures after efforts to resuscitate him failed, according to Hung Tzu-jen (洪子仁), the hospital’s vice superintendent.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) on Wednesday ordered all Taipei branches of Polam Kopitiam closed as prosecutors investigate the case.

Quebec – Notice not to consume dry sausages prepared and sold by Zinman Marché de poultry St-Dominique – Staphylococcus aureus

Quebec

QUEBEC CITY , March 25, 2024 /CNW/ – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ), in collaboration with the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal and the company Zinman Marché de poultry St-Dominique , located at 7010, rue Saint-Dominique , in Montreal, advises the population not to consume the products indicated in the table below, because these foods are likely to contain the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria .

Product name

Format

Target lot

“SOFT DRY SAUSAGE”

UNITARY

Best before:  
September 16, 2024

“STRONG DRY SAUSAGE”

UNITARY

Best before: 
September 16, 2024

The products which are the subject of this warning were offered for sale until March 22, 2024, and only at the establishment designated above. The products were vacuum-packed in a transparent plastic bag. They were sold refrigerated.

The operator is voluntarily recalling the products in question. It has agreed with MAPAQ and the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal to broadcast this warning as a precautionary measure. Additionally, people who have one of these products in their possession are advised not to consume it. They must return it to the establishment where they purchased it or throw it away. Even if the affected products do not show signs of spoilage or suspicious odor, their consumption may represent a health risk.

It should be noted that no cases of illness associated with the consumption of these foods have been reported to MAPAQ to date.

Belgium – Dried Millet – from the Golden Lion brand – Aflatoxin

AFSCA

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Following a notification via the RASFF system (European Food and Feed rapid alert system), the FASFC withdraws from sale the product “Dried Millet” of the Golden Lion brand and recalls it from consumers due to a content too high in aflatoxins.

The FASFC asks not to consume this product and to return it to the point of sale in which it was purchased.

Product Description :

Product name: Dried Millet
Brand: Golden Lion
Minimum durability date (MBD): 12/31/2026
Lot: 231001
Weight: 454g

The product was sold through different outlets.

For any further information, you can contact the AFSCA contact point for consumers: 0800/13.550 or pointdecontact@afsca.be.

Malta – Powdered Food Supplement- Bacillus cereus – Mold/Mould

Health Services

In accordance with the Food Safety Act and Regulation (EC) No. 178 of 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health wishes to inform the public that, following information received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the following
product must not be consumed due to potential bacterial (Bacillus cereus) and mould contamination.
Brand: Dragon Superfoods
Product description: Powdered Food Supplement
Product name on the label: In Shape Mix
Weight: 200g
Lot: 23275
Durability date: 02/04/2025