Category Archives: Food Poisoning

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxins -Peanut Butter – Groundnuts – Nutmeg- Organic Ground Cayenne Pepper – Almonds – Pistachios- Dried Figs

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Aflatoxin B1 and Total in Peanut butter from India in Germany and the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in Indian groundnuts in the Netherlands and Switzerland

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Aflatoxin in Indian groundnuts in the Netherlands and Switzerland

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Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in Indonesian Nutmeg in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in organic ground cayenne from Spain in Portugal and Italy

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Aflatoxin B1 above MRL in almonds from Australia in Spain

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Aflatoxins above MRL in almonds from Australia in Spain

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

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Aflatoxins above MRL in almonds from Australia in the Netherlands and Spain

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in France

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RASFF Alert – Mycotoxins – Ochratoxin A- Raisins

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Ochratoxin A (17,6 μg/kg) in raisins from Uzbekistan, via Lithuania in Latvia

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RASFF Alerts – Vibrio cholerae- Shrimps from Ecuador

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Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador in Spain

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Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador in Spain

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RASFF Alert- Mycotoxins – Fumonisins – Corn Flour Based Snacks

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Fumonisins in corn flour-based snack products from Spain with raw material from France in Norway and USA

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RASSF Alert- Bacillus cereus – Sprouts

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High amount of Bacillus cereus in sprouts from Germany in Austria

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Viet Nam – Seventy children hospitalized in Nghe An, food poisoning suspected

Posted on May 11, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Vietnamnet

More than 70 children aged from three to five from a preschool in the central province of Nghe An were rushed to hospitals after eating a snack on the evening of May 9.

Doctors at a general hospital in Do Luong District said the hospital admitted more than 70 children with symptoms of vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea and dehydration.

They suspected that the children were food poisoned and that the yogurt was suspected as the cause of the incident, as many other two-year-old kids who did not eat the yogurt were well, the local media reported.

All of the children are rehydrated and in stable condition, and an investigation into the incident is underway.

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India – Two sisters die of suspected food poisoning in Rajasthan

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The Print

Jaipur, May 9 (PTI) Two girls died and their parents and a sister fell ill due to suspected food poisoning in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district, police said on Monday.

The family members started vomiting after taking dinner on Monday night. When their condition deteriorated, locals took them to a hospital early Tuesday, Station House Officer of Gudha police station Veer Singh said.

Two girls Lakshya (8) and Tanishka (6) were declared brought at the hospital, he said, adding their father Buti Ram Meghwal (35), mother Anita (32) and sister Tanuja (11) are undergoing treatment.

The police officer said food samples have been collected for examination.

The postmortem of bodies has been conducted, he said. PTI SDA AQS AQS

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USA – Dave’s Sushi Turns Deadly: “2 have died, and another 30 injuries reported”

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Patrons of Dave’s Sushi, who ate at the establishment between March 31 and April 17th, may have been exposed to a deadly pathogen – as yet unidentified – but possibly in the Morel Mushrooms it served. The restaurant has released a statement:

“Upon being contacted by guests on Mon, April 17 about a potential issue, we stopped serving the morel mushrooms which were a specialty food item not on our regular menu and contacted the Gallatin City-County Health Department.”

While not certain, the mushrooms were served only at Dave’s in Montana – the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) stated: “The DPHHS investigation has determined that the morel mushrooms served at the restaurant were not distributed to any other restaurants or businesses in Montana. The mushrooms were cultivated in China, shipped to a distributor in California, and subsequently sent to multiple states. There are no known associated illnesses in other states identified at this time.”

As of date, two patrons have passed away due to the exposure, and as many as 30 have become ill – some have required hospitalization. The victims all seem to have become ill within a half hour (30 minutes) to four and one half hours (270 minutes) after consumption of the sushi served with the specialty item Morel Mushrooms.

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Canada – Red Chilli Powder – Extra Hot recalled by Sun Global due to Bacillus cereus

Posted on May 10, 2023 by | Leave a comment

CFIA

Summary

Product
Red Chilli Powder – Extra Hot
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Other
What to do

Do not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product

Audience
Hotels, restaurants and institutions

Affected products

Issue

Red Chilli Powder – Extra Hot recalled by Sun Global due to Bacillus cereus. The recalled product was sold in Ontario.

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Egypt – 382 fall ill after eating ice cream in Egypt

Posted on May 9, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Gulf News

Dubai: 382 people fell ill after consuming ice cream from a market in the Egyptian governorate of Qena.

According to Dr Raji Tawadros, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Qena, the number of suspected food poisoning cases has reached 382.

Tawadros further stated that out of these cases, 295 individuals were transferred to Abu Tisht Hospital for treatment.

Fortunately, all patients have since been discharged and are recovering from the ordeal. The incident sparked a swift response from the security forces in Qena province, who managed to apprehend the ice cream vendor believed to be responsible for the food poisoning.

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