Category Archives: Food Quality

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts- Dried Figs – Egusi Seeds – Nut Crackers – Hazelnut Flour – Basmati Rice – Brazil Nuts – Peanuts

Posted on March 29, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxins (B1 = 3,94 ppb; Tot. = 5,77 ppb) in groundnuts kernels from Argentina in Poland

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Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Elevated levels of aflatoxins in Egusi Seeds from Nigeria in Ireland

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Groundnuts China Aflatoxin in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in nut crackers from India in Germany

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Aflatoxin in hazelnut flour from Georgia in Germany and Bulgaria

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Elevated Aflatoxin B1 and Total Aflatoxins in Basmati Rice from Pakistan in Ireland

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Aflatoxin in brazil nuts in the UK, Finland and Sweden

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Aflatoxin B1 in peanuts from the United States in Lithuania, Netherlands, Slovakia Ukraine

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Aflatoxine B1 in peanuts from Paraguay in the Netherlands

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France – Smoked trout 4 slices HDF 140g – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 28, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Fishing and aquaculture products
Product brand name
Unbranded
Model names or references
Smoked trout 4 slices HDF 140g
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3760261181944 07301123 Use-by date 04/11/2024
Packaging
plate + vacuum bag
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/21/2024 to 03/28/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 62 667 200
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
Fresh, Grand fresh, mon-marché.fr, Biofrais

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France – COOKED SMOKED POULTRY SAUSAGE – Listeria monocytogenes

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Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
Bruno SIEBERT SA
Model names or references
COOKED SMOKED POULTRY SAUSAGE X14 SAT NC
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3343660242777 2115219024 Use-by date between 03/27/2024 and 04/08/2024
Products List
Product_recall.pdfAttachment
Packaging
UNDER PROTECTIVE ATMOSPHERE
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/14/2024 to 03/26/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 67-127-001 CE
Geographical sales area
Regions: Grand-Est
Distributors
N / A

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France – Various Sausages – Salmonella

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SAUSAGE

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FRESH SAUSAGE

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CHIPOLATA

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VACUUM FRESH SAUSAGE

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Luxembourg – Saint-Nectaire farmer AOP on straw – Le Pailloux – Listeria monocytogenes

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Name Saint-Nectaire farmer AOP on straw – Le Pailloux
Use-by date (DLC) 03/16/2024
Batch 09M020124

Danger: Possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes can cause fever, headache and gastroenteritis. Vulnerable people such as the immunocompromised and elderly and young children may experience neurological symptoms due to meningitis. Pregnant women should also be particularly attentive to these symptoms.

Gastroenteritis can appear between a few hours and 3 days after consumption, while neurological symptoms can only appear after 3 months. People who have consumed these products and present these symptoms are invited to consult a doctor and report this consumption.

The product can be distributed by different points of sale in Luxembourg.

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Luxembourg – Africa Village brand white corn flour – Mycotoxin – Fumonisins

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SAP

The following product is recalled in Luxembourg:

Name White corn flour
Brand Africa Village
Unit 1.0 kg
Minimum Durability Date (MBD) 03/31/2024

Danger: Too high fumonisin content

Fumonisins are toxins formed by molds of the Fusarium genus on corn under certain climatic conditions. Fumonisins are classified as “possible carcinogen” for humans.

The product can be distributed by different points of sale in Luxembourg.

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Canada – Eat Sum More brand Beef Biltong – Original recalled due to Salmonella

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CFIA

Product
Beef Biltong – Original
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Salmonella
What to do

Do not consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute recalled products

Distribution
Online
Ontario
Eat Sum More - Beef Biltong - Original - Variable size - Product (paper bag)
Eat Sum More - Beef Biltong - Original - Variable size - Label with list of ingredients, NFT, UPC

The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.

What you should do

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, contact your healthcare provider
  • Check to see if you have recalled products
  • Do not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

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Germany – Kober sea salt cheese | Sylt sea salt- Listeria monocytogenes

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Lebensmittelwarnung

Alert type: Groceries
Date of first publication:

March 27, 2024

Product name:

Kober sea salt cheese | Sylt sea salt

Product images:

Photo_Sea Salt Cheese.jpg

Affineur Culinaire GmbH & Co. KG

Manufacturer (distributor):

Affineur Culinaire GmbH & Co. KG Oelixdorfer Str. 2 25524 Itzehoe

Reason for warning:

Suspected contamination with unwanted bacteria (Listeria monocytogenes)

Packaging Unit: Counter goods, 700 g loaf
Durability: April 6th, 2024 – April 17th, 2024
Lot identification: Lot 244331/06

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France – Stools on Cher Cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 27, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Cheesemaker’s selection
Model names or references
Selles sur Cher Cheesemaker’s selection 150g
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
4056489759829 42017422 Use-by date 04/10/2024
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/25/2024 to 03/26/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 62 907 030 CE
Geographical sales area
See the list of supermarkets in attachment
Distributors
Some Lidl supermarkets, see list attached
List of points of sale
List_of_stores.pdf

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Canada – Enoki Mushroom recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes – Again!

Posted on March 27, 2024 by | Leave a comment

CFIA

Product
Enoki Mushroom
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Listeria
What to do

Do not consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute recalled products

Distribution
Ontario
Quebec
Possibly other provinces and territories
No brand - Enoki Mushroom - 200 g - Front
No brand - Enoki Mushroom - 200 g - Lot code
No brand - Enoki Mushroom - 200 g - UPC

The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What you should do

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, contact your healthcare provider
  • Check to see if you have recalled products
  • Do not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

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