Category Archives: Food Poisoning

France – Cans/Jars – Clostridium botulinum

Posted on November 10, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Prepared meals and snacks
  • Product brand name White Clover Farm
  • Model names or references the recalled products are all jars with a DDM prior to October 18, 2026
  • Product identification
    Batch Date
    All lots Use-by date between 09/11/2023 and 13/10/2026
  • Packaging the recalled products are all jars with a DDM prior to October 18, 2026
  • Start/end date of marketing Until 10/18/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographical sales area Departments: LOIRE-ATLANTIC (44)
  • Distributors– Ferme du limeur – The Foucher sisters – Graines d’ici – Joly Coquelicot – kokolet – chap and seeds
  • Reason for recall Problem with the sterilization process
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Clostridium botulinum (causing agent of botulism)

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RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin – Ground Coffee – Dried Figs – Fruit Bars – Pistachio Kernels – Dried Paprika

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Too much Ochratoxin A in ground coffee from Kenya in Finland

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Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye in Finland

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Ochratoxin A in fruit bars from Denmark in Finland

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Ochratoxin A in Pistachio kernels, from the USA. in the Netherlands

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Ochratoxin A in dried paprika from Thailand in Switzerland

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Peanuts – Dried Organic Figs – Hazelnuts

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

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Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxin B1 in Clean and Sized Peanuts from United States in the Netherlands

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Total aflatoxins above limits (21.0+/-9.2) in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxin in hazelnuts from Georgia in Germany and Bulgaria

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Sweden – Plivit Trade recalls Klas corn flour and corn grits – Mycotoxins – Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin

Posted on November 9, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Livsmedelsverket

Plivit Trade is recalling Klas finely ground cornmeal and polenta cornmeal with best-by dates 2024-03-13 and 2024-04-28. 

During an inspection, it has been established that the products’ levels of the mycotoxins Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin exceed the applicable limit values. 

Plivit Trade’s press release

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Hong Kong – Kindergarten teacher and 10 kids affected in suspected food poisoning cluster

Posted on November 6, 2023 by | Leave a comment

The Standard HK

The Centre for Health Protection is now investigating a suspected food poisoning cluster affecting 10 children and a female teacher who have consumed steamed rice with pumpkin and diced pork.

The cluster involved eight boys and two girls, aged 3 to 5, and a female teacher, who developed abdominal pain and diarrhea about 5.5 to 15 hours after having lunch at a kindergarten in Eastern District on Wednesday.

One of them sought medical advice and none required hospitalization. All the kids and the teacher are in stable conditions.

Initial investigation of the CHP revealed that the affected persons had consumed common food and the food concerned was steamed rice with pumpkin and diced pork.

The poisoning might have been caused by Bacillus cereus or Clostridium perfringens; the CHP noted.

“The personnel from the Centre for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department have conducted an investigation at the concerned premises. The CHP’s investigation is ongoing,” it said.

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RASFF Alert- Histamine – Canned Sardines

Posted on November 3, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Presence of non-compliant histamine levels in canned sardines from Croatia in France

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RASFF Alert- Ochratoxin A – Cayenne Pepper

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Ochratoxin A in Cayenne pepper from Türkiye in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Peanuts – Groundnuts – Melon Seeds – Fig and Date Orange Chocolate Cake

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

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Aflatoxin in fig date orange chocolate cake from Spain in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in groundnuts from the USA in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 in peanuts from the USA in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in ground melon seeds, from Ghana in Austria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden

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Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Singapore – Food caterer fined $6,000 for hygiene breaches that led to 92 food poisoning cases

Posted on November 2, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Live cockroaches and rodents, as well as food waste strewn over premises, were found during inspections

Food and beverage catering company KG Catering was fined $6,000 on Wednesday (1 November) for multiple hygiene offences. This was after 92 people suffered food poisoning from consuming food prepared by the caterer.

According to a media release by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), none were hospitalised.

The gastroenteritis cases happened across three separate incidents, and were reported to the SFA and the Ministry of Health (MOH) between 20 September 2022 and 11 March 2023. The symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting.

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Finland – Salmonella in unsalted pistachios

Posted on November 2, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Ruokavirasto

Alesto unsalted pistachios 70g.

Lidl has announced a recall of unsalted pistachios. The recall concerns roasted and shelled pistachios of the Alesto brand, sold in blue 70 gram bags, with a best before date of  20 May 2024 .

The unsalted pistachios with the batch information in question have been sold from August 25 to October 5, 2023 throughout Finland.

On 24 October 2023, Lidl withdrew a batch of the salted version of the same product from sale. The recall now extends to the unsalted version as well.

In its announcement, Lidl asks   its customers who bought products with the batch information in question to return the products to a Lidl store, where the price of the product will be refunded.

More information for consumers: Lidl’s customer service, form on the website kaspalvelu.lidl.fi, 09 424 52 111

More information for the media: Lidl communications, media@lidl.fi , 09 2345 6400

The matter is handled at the Food Agency by special expert Paula Hietanen, tel. 050 596 9637,  firstname.surname@ruokavirasto.fi .

Image of the product:
(Image: Lidl)

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