23 students of Abutia SHS were rushed to the hospital on Friday after eating a rice meal on campus suspected to have been contaminated All 23 students showed classic symptoms of food poisoning – abdominal pains, vomiting and diarrhoea – and said they started after eating fried rice from the school’s canteen The school has not responded to the matter but the public health unit of the hospital where the students were admitted has launched an investigation
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Recall of Jumbo Supermarkten
Product: Amandelvijgenschijfjes “fig slices with almonds” from the brand Jumbo.
Problem: Too high content of Ochratoxin A.
In agreement with the FASFC, Jumbo is withdrawing the product Amandelvijgenschijfjes “slices of figs with almonds” from the Jumbo brand with the expiry date of 03/11/2023 and the EAN code 8718452424740 and is recalling it from consumers due to an excessively high content of Ochratoxin A. Jumbo asks its customers not to consume this product and to return it to the point of sale in which it was purchased, where it will be refunded to them
Product description Product
name: Amandelvijgenschijfjes “fig slices with almonds”
Brand: Jumbo
EAN code on the label: 8718452424740
Best before date (BDD): 03-11-2023
Sale period: from 12/07/2023 to 20/07/2023 inclusive
Nature of packaging: Plastic packaging
Weight: 75 g
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| Batch | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| 172 | Best before date 08/21/2023 | |
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Euro-East Oy is withdrawing from sale a lot of roasted and salted sunflower seeds, which have been found to contain ochratoxin A above the legal limit.
The recall concerns the product Cmak Sunflower seeds, roasted and salted, 300 g ( EAN 4032549004276) , whose best before date is 08.11.2023. The product has been sold in retail stores (e.g. K and S group stores, Tokmanni and Puuilo stores) all over Finland.
Consumers who bought the batch in question are asked to return the faulty products to the place of purchase or to contact Euro-East Oy’s customer service for a refund and disposal instructions: kaspalvelupa@euro-east.fi or +358 20 792 0290.
More information in Euro-East Oy’s bulletin.
The matter is handled at the Food Agency by special expert Arja Heinonen, tel. 050 464 9354, firstname.surname@ruokavirasto.fi
Picture of the product (Euro-East Oy):
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SINGAPORE – Catering firm Rasel Catering Singapore was fined $4,800 on Wednesday for multiple hygiene lapses under the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
In November 2022, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and SFA received reports of gastroenteritis involving 345 people after they ate food prepared by Rasel. Gastroenteritis symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting.
During their inspection of Rasel’s premises, MOH and SFA found several hygiene lapses, including cockroach infestations, usage of a dirty food container and pathogens in ready-to-eat food items.
Posted in Food Poisoning, Poisoning
QUEBEC CITY , July 19. 2023 /CNW/ – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ), advises the population not to consume the products indicated in the table below, because they have not been prepared and packaged to ensure their safety. Indeed, these products could promote the proliferation of the Clostridium botulinum bacterium .
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Product name |
Format |
Affected batch |
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Mussels in oil |
All sizes |
Units sold |
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Smelt |
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lobster meat |
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Lobster paste |
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Clams |
The products that are the subject of this warning were offered for sale until July 19, 2023, by Fruits de mer Fougère, located at 1189, route 199, in the Îles-de- Madeleine. The products were packaged in glass jars with a metal lid. They were sold at room temperature. The products do not have a label.
MAPAQ is issuing this warning as a precaution. In addition, people who have any of these products in their possession are advised not to consume it and to throw it away.
Even if the affected products show no signs of tampering or suspicious odors, they could be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum bacteria . Foods contaminated with the toxin of this bacterium can cause, when ingested, the following symptoms: facial paralysis, non-reactive or fixed pupils, difficulty swallowing, droopy eyelids, vision and speech disorders. In severe cases, the disease can cause death.
It should be noted that no case of illness associated with the consumption of these foods has been reported to MAPAQ to date.
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07/20/2023
Recall from the FASFC
Product: “Kaffee Wiener Art” ground coffee from the original Gina brand
Problem: excessive ochratoxin A content
The FASFC is withdrawing the original Gina brand ‘Kaffee Wiener Art’ ground coffee from sale and is recalling it from consumers due to an excessively high content of ochratoxin A. The FASFC requests that
this product not be consumed and returned to the point of sale.
Product Description :
Name: Kaffee Wiener Art
Brand: Original Gina
Lot: A19Y 1/2025
Barcode: 9002859064401
Weight: 250g
The product was sold via several points of sale in Belgium.
For any additional information, you can contact the FASFC contact point for consumers: 0800/13.550 or pointdecontact@afsca.be .
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Information on botulism cases is expanded. There are 5 confirmed cases and 2 possible with the common link of consumption in the previous days of packaged potato tortilla.
The Palacios Alimentación Business Group has issued a statement in which it informs of the voluntary withdrawal, as a precaution, from the shelves of the points of sale of the fresh packaged potato tortilla produced in the Mudrian factory, and of the temporary stoppage of its manufacture.
Although up to now it has not been possible to establish evidence, neither in the products nor in the processes, that relates cause and effect, the Palacios group asks all those people who have purchased any of these products (Palacios, Chef Select, Auchan, Eroski, Unide, Consum, DIA, the potato tortilla with onion ESSENTIALS 600 g. from Ametller (see statement from Ametller Origin), Condis, El Corte Inglés, Carrefour, Alipende, IFA i Rikissimo Group) refrain from consuming it and proceed to return it at the point of sale.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has transferred this information to the autonomous communities and cities, through the Coordinated System for Rapid Information Exchange (SCIRI) in order to verify the withdrawal of affected products from marketing channels.
When additional information is available, it will be updated.
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Histamine in mackerel from the Netherlands in Germany
High level of Histamine in fillets of mackerel from France in Italy
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Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador in Romania
Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador in Romania
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