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Czech Republic- Chicken quarters – Salmonella

Posted on January 4, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Place of inspection:
Prague 5 – Stodulky ( Jeremiasova 1239 / 7a, 155 00 Prague 5 – Stodulky )
ID: 00685976
Food group: Meat and meat products / Packaged meat

Chicken quarters back
Category: Dangerous food
Unsatisfactory parameter:

Salmonella enteritidis

The product has detected the presence of the pathogenic bacterium  Salmonella enteritidis, which causes a disease called salmonellosis.

Lots: L 1001111700
Expiration date: 11/25/21
Packaging: Plastic tray with foil
Country of origin:  Czechia
Sampling date: Nov 23, 2021
Reference number: 21-000605-CAFIA-CZ
The sample was found by an official inspection of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority.

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Canada – Certain Save on Foods brand combo meals recalled due to Salmonella

Posted on January 4, 2022 by | Leave a comment

CFIA

Summary

Product
Certain combo meals
Issue
Food » Microbial Contamination » Salmonella
What to do

Do not consume the recalled products

Affected products
Brand Product Size UPC Codes
Save on Foods Lemon chicken combo meal 450 g 0 056364 901057 Packed on 2021.DE.29
Best Before 2022.JA.02

Packed on 2021.DE.28
Best Before 2022.JA.01

Packed on 2021.DE.27
Best Before 2021.DE.31
Save on Foods Sweet & sour pork meal 450 g 0 056364 901064 Packed on 2021.DE.29
Best Before 2022.JA.02

Packed on 2021.DE.28
Best Before 2022.JA.01

Packed on 2021.DE.27
Best Before 2021.DE.31
Save on Foods Ginger beef combo meal 450 g 0 056364 901071 Packed on 2021.DE.29
Best Before 2022.JA.02

Packed on 2021.DE.28
Best Before 2022.JA.01

Packed on 2021.DE.27
Best Before 2021.DE.31
Save on Foods Honey garlic chicken combo meal 450 g 0 280155 908998 Packed on 2021.DE.29
Best Before 2022.JA.02

Packed on 2021.DE.28
Best Before 2022.JA.01

Packed on 2021.DE.27
Best Before 2021.DE.31

Issue

Save-on-Foods is recalling certain Save on Foods brand combo meals from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The recalled products have been sold in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Yukon.

What you should do

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor
  • Check to see if you have the recalled products in your home
  • Do not consume the recalled products
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

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USA – Alaska hit with 2 E. coli illnesses linked to Simple Truth Organic Power Greens and Nature’s Basket Organic Power Greens – E.coli O157

Posted on December 31, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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As of December 29, 2021, 13 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from six states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from November 27, 2021, to December 9, 2021.

Sick people range in age from 4 to 79 years, with a median age of 54, and 92% are female. Of 12 people with information available, four have been hospitalized and one person developed a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). No deaths have been reported.

State and local public health officials are interviewing people about the foods they ate in the week before they got sick. Of 12 people interviewed, all reported eating packaged salads. Of 10 people who provided brand information, 6 ate or bought Simple Truth Organic Power Greens and 1 ate Nature’s Basket Organic Power Greens. Both Organic Power Greens salads have the same mix of leafy greens: organic spinach, mizuna, kale, and chard. Several sick people reported using these salads in smoothies.

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France- REBLOCHON DE SAVOIE FERMIER AOP – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on December 31, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name MONOPRIX GOURMET
  • Names of models or references REBLOCHON DE SAVOIE FERMIER AOP 450G HALF REBLOCHON DE SAVOIE FERMIER AOP
  • Product identification
    GTIN Lot Dated
    3350030207922 17061221 Use-by date 02/01/2022
    02000150 17061221348 Use-by date 04/01/2022
  • Packaging450 G Half reblochon
  • Start date / End of marketing From 12/14/2021 to 12/30/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 74 211 060 CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors MONOPRIX

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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Germany – Vogtland beef crackers – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on December 31, 2021 by | Leave a comment

LMW

Warning type: Food
Date of first publication: 12/30/2021
Product name:

Vogtland beef crackers

Product pictures:

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Manufacturer

Manufacturer (distributor):

Meat salad and mayonnaise production Wolfgang Schmidt OHG Plauen

Reason for warning: Proof of listeria
Packaging Unit: 250 g
Durability: 01/02/2022 and 01/16/2022
Production date: December 2nd, 2021 and December 15th, 2021
Further information:

The product was sold in retail stores in Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia.

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France – Organic brown flax seeds – Salmonella

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Gov france

Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Others
  • Product brand name BULK RADIUS
  • Names of models or references organic brown flax seeds
  • Product identification
    GTIN Lot Dated
    3760092221048 35803 Date of minimum durability 09/06/2022
  • Packaging Bulk, produced in an organic department in the hopper
  • Start date / End of marketing From 09/15/2021 to 10/13/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Health mark Not concerned
  • Further information Bulk product found in the hopper on organic shelves
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors Carrefour Auchan Leclerc Cora G20 Intermaché K3M distri Le temps du bio Relai vert System U Match
  • List of points of sale List_stores_concerned _-_ seed_of_lin.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

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

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USA – Seven sickened by Simple Truth Organic Power Greens from QFC and Fred Meyer stores in Washington – E.coli O157

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The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) confirmed today that the state is part of an E. coli outbreak affecting six states. The seven cases of E. coli O157:H7 found so far in Washington are likely linked to Simple Truth Organic Power Greens purchased at QFC and Fred Meyer stores in Washington state. Consumers with Simple Truth Organic Power Greens with best-by dates through December 20, 2021, should discard them to prevent further illnesses.

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France – Cooked langoustines, refrigerated 16/20 – 1kg – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on December 31, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Fishery and aquaculture products
  • Product brand name House Sea – Atlantic Coast
  • Names of models or references Cooked langoustines, refrigerated 16/20 – 1kg
  • Product identification
    GTIN Lot Dated
    3457650073033 3472100214911 Use-by date 12/23/2021
  • Packaging Tray under protective atmosphere – 1kg
  • Start date / End of marketing From 12/16/2021 to 12/23/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 17.300.020 CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors WHOLESALER

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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France – dry sausage, dry sausage, dry sausage fourme, mini rosette, rosette, dry jesus – Salmonella

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Gov france

Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Meats
  • Product brand name salted meats from the royats
  • Names of models or references dry sausage dry sausage dry sausage four me mini rosette rosette dry jesus
  • Product identification
    GTIN Lot Dated
    24461310 3445021 Recommended consumption date 02/15/2022
    24461300 3445021 Recommended consumption date 02/15/2022
    24461330 3445021 Recommended consumption date 02/15/2022
    24003700 3445021 Recommended consumption date 02/15/2022
    24003710 3445021 Recommended consumption date 02/15/2022
  • Products List List_of_products_concerned.pdf Attachment
  • Start date / End of marketing From 12/15/2021 to 12/18/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographical sales area Regions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  • Distributors simply market, intermarché, super u, butcher, independent trader

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall risk of toxin infection Salmonellosis
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Chicken/Duck Products – Black Pepper from Brazil – Smoked Goose Breast

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RASFF

Salmonella Minnesota, S. Saphra in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella Oranienburg in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Matadi (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Morehead (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Saintpaul (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen duck meat from Poland in Italy

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Javiana (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany and Poland

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Newport (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Saintpaul (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella Enteritidis in chilled chicken quarters from Poland in Slovakia

RASFF

Salmonella Infantis in chicken breast from Ukraine in Slovakia and Poland

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled poultry meat from Poland in France, Germany, Netherlands, UK and Poland

RASFF

S. Rubislaw and S. Saintpaul in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella spp. in smoked goose breast from Germany, raw material from Poland in Austria, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania and Switzerland

RASFF

Salmonella Glostrup, S. Agona in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Derby (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Newport (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken meat from Poland in Belgium, Germany and Italy

RASFF

Salmonella Glostrup in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Matadi (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Minnesota (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Oranienburg (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Rubislaw (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Saphra (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

S.Poona, S. Matadi, S.Schwarzengrund in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella Derby and Salmonella Newport in chilled chicken meat from Poland in Italy

RASFF

Salmonella Saintpaul in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella Infantis in frozen chicken meat cubes with seasoning halal from Poland in France

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