Category Archives: Food Poisoning

France – Anchovy fillets salted in extra virgin olive oil – Histamine

Gov france

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Fishing and aquaculture products
  • Product brand name Constable
  • Model names or references 50g
  • Product identification
    GTIN Batch Date
    3263670008395 126550 Minimum durability date 04/03/2024
  • Packaging 50g metal box
  • Start/end date of marketing Since 06/08/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Health mark ES 12.10544/SS CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors E.LECLERC, AUCHAN, SYSTEM U, MONOPRIX, CORA, MAXIMO

Luxembourg – Medium and large tellines sold in bulk on fish stalls – DSP

SAP

Presence of lipophilic toxins (DSP) exceeding the regulatory health threshold

Name Medium and large tellina
Brand Bulk sale on Auchan fish market stall
Sales period 09/28/2023 – 10/02/2023

Danger  : Presence of lipophilic toxins (DSP) exceeding the regulatory health threshold

DSP toxins cause intoxication in consumers, the effects of which appear within 2 to 18 hours after ingestion of contaminated shellfish. The main symptoms are gastrointestinal: diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and chills.

Click to access alva-affiche-client.pdf

Sale confirmed in Luxembourg by: Auchan on fish stall .

A sale by other operators cannot be excluded.

RASFF Alerts – Bacillus cereus – Cheese Dips

RASFF

Bacillus cereus in dip sauses from Netherlands in  Austria (d)(ffup) Belgium (d)(op)(ffup) Czech Republic (d)(ffup) Denmark (d)(op)(ffup) Estonia (d)(ffup) Finland (d)(ffup) France (d)(ffup) Germany (d)(ffup) Greece (d)(ffup) Hong Kong (d)(op)INFOSAN (ffa) Iceland (d)(ffup) Ireland (d)(op)(ffup) Latvia (d)(ffup) Lithuania (d)(ffup) Luxembourg (d)(op)(ffup)(ffa) Malta (d)(ffup) Netherlands (o)(d)(op)(ffup)(ffa)Northern Ireland (d) Norway (d)(ffup) Poland (d)(ffup) Sweden (n)(d)(op)(ffup) Ukraine (d)(op)(ffup) United Kingdom (d)(ffup)

RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A- Organic Dandelion Root

RASFF

Ochratoxin A in organic dandelion root from France in Germany

USA – Food Poisoning at Central Connecticut State University

Food Poison Journal

Press reports that Central Connecticut State University officials are investigating a possible food poisoning at one of its campus dining facilities.

Officials said the university Environmental Health & Safety Department is working with the  New Britain Department of Public Health and food service provider Sodexo to investigate potential food poisoning at The Hilltop Café.

The cafe is temporarily closed while health officials try to isolate the potential cause. The other cafeterias are open. The cafe is in the eastern part of the campus, between the football field and the recreation center.

Malawi – 130 Malawian students hospitalized due to food poisoning

English News

BLANTYRE, Malawi, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — About 130 students from a secondary school in Malawi’s commercial city of Blantyre were rushed to hospital on Monday after they presented with serious signs of suspected food poisoning, according to local authorities.

The Ministry of Education said on Monday morning that 45 students were rushed to hospital and that 42 responded to the treatment and got discharged while three students were still admitted.

But a statement, released by the Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) late Monday afternoon, said a total of 131 students (from Lunzu Secondary School) were affected, and 53 students were treated as outpatients while 78 students were admitted to the hospital.

According to the statement, preliminary findings indicated that the incident may have resulted from poisoned flour, which was used to prepare the pulp that was given to the students.

Singapore- Recall of Joymom’s Musang King Snowskin Mooncake and Fragrance’s Single Yolk LotusPaste Baked Mooncake – Staphylococcus aureus

SFA

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is conducting a recall for two food products. The
products are:
i. Joymom’s Musang King Snowskin Mooncake
ii. Fragrance’s Single Yolk Lotus Paste Baked Mooncake

2 SFA has detected Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in Joymom’s Musang King
Snowskin Mooncake, and aflatoxins in Fragrance’s Single Yolk Lotus Paste Baked Mooncake,
both at levels exceeding the maximum limits stipulated in Singapore’s Food Regulations.

3 As a precautionary measure, SFA has directed the respective importers, Taste Right
Pte Ltd and Fragrance Foodstuff Pte Ltd, to recall the implicated products. The recall is
ongoing

Germany – Brick, snack loaf, ore chunks, FichtelBERG cheese – STEC E.coli

LMW

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

September 26, 2023

Product name:

Brick, snack loaf, ore chunks, FichtelBERG cheese

Manufacturer (distributor):

Achim Uhl Mobile cheese dairy Hartensteiner Straße 105 OT Oberdorf 09366 Stollberg DE SN 10682 EG

Reason for warning:

The above-mentioned products are classified as harmful to health due to the detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in the brine and lubricating water used for production.

Packaging Unit:

1kg/piece, 1.5-1.8kg/piece

Durability:

Brick: 10/01/2023/ 05/06/07/08/10/2023/ 12/13/14/10/2023/ 19/10/2023; Vesper loaf: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th, 2023/ October 7th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023; Ore chunks: 10/01/2023/ 05/06/07/08/10/2023/ 12/13/14/10/2023; FichtelBERGkäse: 09/30/2023/ 10/01/2023/ 10/13/2023; FichtelBERG cheese (small): October 1st, 2023.

Additional Information:

An illness with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli usually manifests itself within a week of infection with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In particular, infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can develop more severe illnesses with bloody diarrhea. Rarely, especially in small children, acute kidney failure can occur in a second attack a few days after the onset of diarrhea. People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report a possible EHEC infection.

The above-mentioned cheeses may also have been sold differently from the manufacturer by other distributors (possibly partly direct marketers) and possibly also with different cheese names, so that identification should be carried out in particular using the identification mark (DE SN 10682 EG), or this can be done by the be asked from sellers.

Customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected products.

Germany – Semi-hard cheese: “house brand spicy”, “house brand pepper” -STEC E.coli

LMW

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

September 26, 2023

Product name:

Semi-hard cheese: “house brand spicy”, “house brand pepper”

Manufacturer (distributor):

Achim Uhl Mobile cheese dairy Hartensteiner Straße 105 OT Oberdorf 09366 Stollberg DE SN 10682 EG

Reason for warning:

The above-mentioned products are classified as harmful to health due to the detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in the brine and lubricating water used for production.

Packaging Unit:

1.7 – 2 kg/piece, 5 – 6 kg/piece (large)

Durability:

House brand spicy: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th, 2023/ October 7th/ October 8th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 19th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand Pfeffer: October 1st, 2023/ October 7th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 14th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand with pepper (large): October 13, 2023.

Additional Information:

An illness with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli usually manifests itself within a week of infection with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In particular, infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can develop more severe illnesses with bloody diarrhea. Rarely, especially in small children, acute kidney failure can occur in a second attack a few days after the onset of diarrhea. People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report a possible EHEC infection.

The above-mentioned cheeses may also have been sold differently from the manufacturer by other distributors (possibly partly direct marketers) and possibly also with different cheese names, so that identification should be carried out in particular using the identification mark (DE SN 10682 EG), or this can be done by the be asked from sellers.

Customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected products.

Germany – Semi-hard cheese: “House brand nature”, “House brand fenugreek seeds” -STEC E.coli

LMW

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

September 26, 2023

Product name:

Semi-hard cheese: “House brand nature”, “House brand fenugreek seeds”

Manufacturer (distributor):

Achim Uhl Mobile cheese dairy Hartensteiner Straße 105 OT Oberdorf 09366 Stollberg DE SN 10682 EG

Reason for warning:

The above-mentioned products are classified as harmful to health due to the detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in the brine and lubricating water used for production.

Packaging Unit:

1.7 – 2 kg/piece, 5 – 6 kg/piece (large)

Durability:

House brand nature: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand fenugreek seeds: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th/6th/ October 7th/ October 8th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 14th, 2023/ October 19th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand with fenugreek seeds (large): October 6th, 2023/ October 12th/ October 13th, 2023.

Additional Information:

An illness with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli usually manifests itself within a week of infection with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In particular, infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can develop more severe illnesses with bloody diarrhea. Rarely, especially in small children, acute kidney failure can occur in a second attack a few days after the onset of diarrhea. People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report a possible EHEC infection.

The above-mentioned cheeses may also have been sold differently from the manufacturer by other distributors (possibly partly direct marketers) and possibly also with different cheese names, so that identification should be carried out in particular using the identification mark (DE SN 10682 EG), or this can be done by the be asked from sellers.

Customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected products.