Category Archives: Food Quality

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 Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Chicken Products – Brazilian Chicken Products – Sesame Seeds – Beef – Chicken – Chicken Mince – Tahini Paste – Pork Sausage Meat- Pork Mince Meat

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Salmonella spp. in organic sesame seeds from Uganda in Germany

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Presence of Salmonella Typhimurium in beef from the Netherlands in Italy

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Salmonella typhimurium in chicken from the Netherlands in the UK

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Salmonella Enteritidis in fresh chicken from Poland in the UK

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Salmonella infantis, Newport in frozen halal chicken wings from Poland in Italy

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Salmonella Infantis in frozen chicken mince in the Netherlands

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Salmonella in Tahini paste from Egypt in Slovenia and the Czech Republic

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Salmonella Minnesota in frozen chicken breast fillets from Brazil, via Ireland in the Czech Republic

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Presence of Salmonella Derby in pork sausage meat and pork minced meat from raw material originating in the Czech Republic in Slovakia

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Salmonella Minnesota in frozen chicken half breast fillets from Brazil in the Czech Republic and Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Raw Fermented Milk – Dry Aged Mincemeat

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E.Coli STEC in fermented raw milk in Belgium and France

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Shiga-toxin producing E. coli, serotype O104, detected in frozen dry-aged minced beef from Poland in Lithuania

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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 – Yeast Growth – Soy Dessert

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Bulging packaging of soy dessert due to yeast growth in Germany and Denmark

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Posted in Fermentation, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Spoilage, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing, RASFF, Yeasts

RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – French Oysters

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Presence of norovirus genogroup I in oyster from France in Spain

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Presence of Norovirus type I in oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France 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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RASFF Alert- Listeria monocytogenes – Whole Salmon

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Listeria in whole salmon from Norway in Sweden

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