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Germany – Salami with Wild Boar – STEC E.coli

Posted on November 28, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Alert type: Food
Date of first publication: 11/25/2022
Product name:

Salame con cinghiale, salami with wild boar, approx. 350 g

Product images:

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recall/press release

Manufacturer (distributor):

Manufacturer: Anitca Macelleria Falorni srl, Piazza G. Matteotti 71, IT-50022 Greve in Chianti (IT) Distributor: Di Gennaro Feinkost- und Weinhandelsgesellschaft mbH

Reason for warning:

The affected product with the batch mentioned should no longer be consumed, as it could possibly be contaminated with verotoxin-forming E. coli (EHEC).

Packaging Unit: 350g
Durability: 02/13/2023
Lot identification: 22259
Further information:

Reference is made to the attached press release from the food company.

Click to access Produktru%08ckruf_Falorni_final.pdf

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France – Shell Eggs – Salmonella

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Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Eggs and egg products
  • Product brand name Organic eggs
  • Model names or references 0FR3811
  • Identification of products
    Batch
    egg code: 0FR3811 bulk eggs
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information Sold on the markets: Vaise Valmy market in Lyon on Tuesday mornings; Lyon Montchat market on Wednesday morning; Lyon St Jean market on Thursday morning; Lyon Montplaisir market on Wednesday afternoon; Villefontaine market on Saturday morning; Bourgoin market on Sunday morning
  • Geographic area of ​​saledepartments 38 and 69
  • DistributorsVaise Valmy market in Lyon; Lyon Montchat market; Lyon St Jean market; Lyon Montplaisir market; Grenoble Europole market; Villefontaine market; Bourgoin Market

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of salmonella
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

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France – Vacuum-packed nature pudding – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand nameto the combined specialties
  • Model names or references Vacuum-packed plain black pudding
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3468740271390 320 Use-by date 07/12/2022
    3468740271390 320 Use-by date 08/12/2022
    3468740271390 320 Use-by date 10/12/2022
  • Products Listname_product_alert_listeria.pdfAttachment
  • Packaging under a vacuum
  • Marketing start/end date From 15/11/2022 to 18/11/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Further information pre-cooked charcuterie, preferably hot.
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributorsno distributors, only wholesale or retail customers (groceries, butchers, delicatessens).
  • List of points of salelist_of_customers_delivered.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of the Listeria Monocytogenes germ with a count < 50 cfu/g

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France – My Gourmet Beef and Cheddar Burger – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Prepared meals and snacks
  • Product brand name Madrange
  • Model names or references My Gourmet Beef Burger 210g Madrange
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3180940089758 320 Use-by date 07/12/2022
  • Products Listposter_reminder.pdfAttachment
  • Packaging 210g tray
  • Marketing start/end date From 18/11/2022 to 07/12/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors Auchan and Carrefour
  • List of points of saleChart_traceability_lot_320_-products_by_customers_alert.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall presence of Listeria monocytogenes
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

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Quebec – Notice not to consume bagels prepared and sold by Côte St-Luc Bagel inc.

Posted on November 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Quebec

QUEBEC CITY , Nov. 24, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ), in collaboration with the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal and the company Côte St-Luc Bagel inc., located at 5757 Caldwell Avenue, in Montreal, advises the public not to consume any bagel sold by the latter, because the products have not been prepared and packaged in such a way as to ensure their safety.

The products that are the subject of this warning were offered for sale until November 23, 2022, only at the establishment designated above. The products were sold and packaged by the attendant at the request of customers.

The operator is voluntarily recalling the products in question. It has agreed with MAPAQ to issue this warning as a precautionary measure. Also, people who have any of these products in their possession are advised not to consume it. They must return it to the establishment where they bought it or throw it away. Even if the affected products show no signs of tampering or suspicious odors, their consumption may represent a health risk. No case of illness associated with the consumption of these foods has been reported to MAPAQ to date.

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Research – Alerts involving global food safety network climb; frozen berries linked to multi-country outbreak

Posted on November 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

The number of food safety incidents involving an international network has gone up in the third quarter of this year compared to the previous three months.

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 58 alerts from July through September compared to 46 in the second quarter of 2022.

Thirty-two incidents fell into the biological hazard category which was dominated by Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella with 10 each. E. coli was behind with six, Clostridium botulinum and hepatitis A caused two each, and Bacillus cereus and Coxsackievirus one each.

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Research – Joint FAO/WHO Expert meeting on microbiological risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in foods

Posted on November 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

FAO

kswfoodworld Listeria monocytogenes

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert meeting on microbiological risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in foods was convened in response to a request by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) at its fifty-second session1to undertake a full farm to table risk assessment on Listeria monocytogenes in food in order to inform a possible future revision of the Guidelines on the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Foods (CXG 61-2007)2.This document summarizes the conclusions and recommendations for the development of microbiological risk assessment of L.monocytogenes in specific foods; namely, leafy greens, frozen vegetables, cantaloupe melon and ready-to-eat (RTE)seafood, in the light of new data and approaches. This document has been prepared to facilitate the deliberations of the upcoming CCFH. The full report will be published as part of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)and World Health Organization(WHO)Microbiological Risk Assessment (MRA) Series.

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Pistachios – Groundnuts – Hazelnuts

Posted on November 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxins in pistachios from USA via Turkey in Belgium and Romania

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Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in hazelnuts from Azerbaijan in Germany and Italy

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Exceeding the maximum level of aflatoxin B1 and the sum of aflatoxins B1+B2+G1+G2 and the high level of ochratoxin A in pistachios from Iran via Spain in Poland

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Aflatoxin in Groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – Histamine – Tuna

Posted on November 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

RASFF

Histamine in Tuna from Spain in Belgium

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RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Mussels

Posted on November 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

RASFF

Norovirus genogroup II in mussels from Spain in Portugal

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