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Hong Kong – authorities launch investigation after 20 pupils ‘fall ill at Harrow International School’

Posted on May 22, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Hong Kong health authorities are investigating a case of suspected food poisoning at a prestigious international school where 20 pupils fell ill after eating dinner at the campus cafeteria.

The Centre for Health Protection reported that the 20 students had eaten macaroni and cheese, as well as chicken, at the school’s canteen.

Officers from the centre and the Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene inspected the school’s premises on Friday and advised it on food poisoning prevention.

An investigation into the incident was ongoing.

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France – Chickpea Oyster Mushroom Tartiloop – Clostridium botulinum

Posted on May 22, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Others
  • Product brand name Champiloop – Tartiloop
  • Model names or references Chickpea oyster mushroom tartiloop, vegan spread with mushrooms
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3770025912066 2022299-1 Use-by date 26/10/2024
  • Packaging 140g
  • Marketing start/end date From 01/11/2022 to 18/04/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information weck jar
  • Geographic area of ​​sale agglomeration of Grenoble
  • Distributors38000: the little ravito, montvrac, the good pickaxe, cse synchrotron 38410: manabio

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RASFF Alerts – Mycotoxin – Aflatoxin – Pistachios – Dried Organic Sliced Figs – Groundnuts – Almonds –

Posted on May 19, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxin in Pistachio from IRAN in Italy and Germany

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Excessive aflatoxin levels (aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin) in dried, sliced organic figs from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins above the permitted limit in almonds from The United States in Italy

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Presence of Aflatoxins beyond the permitted limits in shelled Pistachios from Iran in Italy

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RASFF Alert- Mycotoxin – DON – Corn Snacks

Posted on May 19, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Deoxynivalenol (DON) (641,0 ± 97 µg/kg) in corn snacks manufactured in Poland in  Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, United Kingdom

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RASFF Alert- Vibrio – Shrimp

Posted on May 19, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Vibrio in Blue Moon Frozen Shrimp from Ecuador in Ireland

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RASFF Alert- Histamine – Tuna Steak

Posted on May 19, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Exceeded histamine content in tuna steaks from Vietnam in Slovakia and the Czech Republic

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RASFF Alerts – STEC/EHEC E.coli – Cheese – Pigtail

Posted on May 19, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Detection of E. coli STEC on cheese from France in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom.

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STEC/EHEC in pigtail from the Netherlands in Belgium

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USA – FDA – Core Outbreak Table – Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Posted on May 18, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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What’s New

Date
Posted		 Ref Pathogen
or
Cause of
Illness		 Product(s)
Linked to
Illnesses
(if any)		 Total
Case
Count
Status
4/26/2023 1152 Not Yet Identified Morel Mushroom
(suspect)		 41 Active
3/29/2023 1141 Salmonella Infantis Raw Flour See
Outbreak
Advisory		 Active
3/1/2023 1143 Hepatitis A Virus Frozen Organic
Strawberries		 See
Outbreak
Advisory		 Active
2/15/2023 1123 Listeria
monocytogenes		 Not Yet
Identified		 See
CDC
Investigation
Notice		 Active

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France – CANNED RED BEAN – Clostridium botulinum

Posted on May 17, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Fruits and vegetables
  • Product brand name DESFARGES
  • Model names or references Red beans in DESFARGES jars
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    batch F18-1212 Date of minimum durability 05/05/2025
    BATCH F48-1172 Date of minimum durability 02/12/2024
  • Packaging glass jar 600g, net drained weight 300g
  • Marketing start/end date From 10/01/2022 to 20/04/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: AIN (01), ISERE (38), RHONE (69)
  • Distributors so bio, biocoop, retail groceries, market

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France – CANNED WHITE INGOT BEANS – Clostridium botulinum

Posted on May 17, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Fruits and vegetables
  • Product brand name DESFARGES
  • Model names or references PRESERVED WHITE INGOT BEAN
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    F50-1403 Date of minimum durability 12/15/2025
    BATCH F23-1229 Date of minimum durability 07/06/2025
  • Packaging GLASS JAR 600 G, DRAINED NET WEIGHT 300 G
  • Marketing start/end date From 01/07/2022 to 20/04/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information WHITE INGO BEANS JAR
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: AIN (01), RHONE (69)
  • Distributors SO BIO, retail groceries, biocoop,

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