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France – E. coli O26/O157 and Salmonella behind French cheese recalls

Posted on March 13, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

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E. coli has prompted two different recalls of cheese and there has been one due to Salmonella in France in the past few weeks.

Recalls have been due to E. coli O26, E. coli O157 and Salmonella Montevideo but no illnesses have been reported.

Fromagère du Moulin de Carel recalled camembert from the supermarket Carrefour due to E. coli O26 H11.

The affected Camembert de Normandie 250-gram product has lot code of L19009C and date of March 10, 2019. It was beginning in late January.

The company, based in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, took the action after E. coli was detected during a microbiological control test.

Fromagère de Jort, based in Bernière d’Ailly, also recalled camembert made from raw milk from Carrefour and Auchan due to finding the same pathogen during a microbiological control.

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USA – Chicago’s Supermercado Rivera Kitchen linked to Salmonella Illnesses

Posted on March 8, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Journal

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella, a bacteria that is a common cause of food poisoning. At least six people associated with the outbreak consumed carnitas or other foods purchased on February 23 or 24, 2019, from the Supermercado Rivera kitchen counter located at 4334 W. 51st St., Chicago.

If you have carnitas or other food purchased from the kitchen counter at this establishment on February 23 or 24 in your freezer, do not eat—discard.

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Hazlenuts – Groundnuts – Brazil Nuts – Basmati Rice

Posted on March 8, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 49.6; Tot. = 57 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnuts from Georgia in Bulgaria

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 35; Tot. = 41.8 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts in shell from China in Lithuania

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10.3; Tot. = 24) in brazil nuts from Brazil in Spain

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 =6.8; Tot. = 23 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnuts from Turkey in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (Tot. = 43 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 26; Tot. = 40 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 62; Tot. = 69.2 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from India in Greece

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 19.9; Tot. = 21.6 µg/kg – ppb) in basmati rice from Pakistan in Italy

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 6.8 µg/kg – ppb) in basmati rice from Pakistan in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – E.coli O157 – Raw Milk Cheese

Posted on March 8, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O157:H7 stx+ eae+) in raw milk cheese from France in France

RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in raw milk cheese from France in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – Soy Chunks – Raisins

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RASFF – ochratoxin A (44 µg/kg – ppb) in soychunks from India, via the United Kingdom in the Netherlands

RASFF – ochratoxin A (25.19 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Pakistan in Romania

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RASFF Alert – Histamine – Frozen Skipjack Tuna

Posted on March 8, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – histamine (>800 mg/kg – ppm) in frozen skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus [Euthynnus] pelamis) from the Maldives in Spain

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Research – Study: Food-borne diseases cost India $15 billion a year

Posted on March 5, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

Times of India

NEW DELHI: Unsafe food still costs India as high as $15 billion annually, even though it has almost halved from $28 billion estimated last year, a recent World Bank report says underlining the “unnecessarily high” economic burden caused by food borne diseases.

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chicken Drumsticks – Chicken Broiler Wings – Cheese – Hazlenuts -Chicken Broiler Thighs – Chilled Chicken Meat MSM – Sesame Seeds – Black Pepper – Frozen Beef Kebab – Whitish Sesame Seeds – Clams – Sesame Paste – Minced Meat

Posted on March 1, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 4 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen chicken drumsticks from Poland in Croatia

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (in 4 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken broiler wings from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in cheese from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in organic hazelnuts from Turkey in the UK

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (presence /25g) in fresh chicken broiler thighs from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (present /25g) in chilled chicken meat (MSM) from Germany in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan, via Bulgaria in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled chicken from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (present /25g) in frozen chicken legs from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Gaminara (present /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Minnesota (present /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Saphra (present /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Schwarzengrund (present /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in whitish sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen beef kebab from Poland in Croatia

RASFF – Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in whitish sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in whitish sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (in one out of five units) in whitish sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in the UK

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chicken legs from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in clams (venerupis decussata) from Italy in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame paste from Lebanon, via the Netherlands in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (in 5 out 5 samples /25g) in minced meat from Germany, via the Netherlands and packaged in Denmark in Finland