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RASFF Alert – Salmonella Food Outbreak – Fuet

Posted on July 23, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Salmonella food poisoning – FUET from Spain in France, Austria, Denmark, Estonia and Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts -Salmonella – Polish Chicken Products – Sesame Seeds – Black Pepper – Meatballs

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Salmonella Enteritidis Salmonella Newport in samples of chicken neck skins from Poland in Romania

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Presence of Salmonella spp. in Nigerian hulled sesame seeds in Greece

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Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from Nigeria, dispatched from Turkey in Greece

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Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis in chilled chicken meat from Poland in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania

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Salmonella spp.-pimienta negra-BRASIL/Salmonella spp.-black pepper-BRASIL in Spain

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Salmonella spp. in chilled chicken meat from Poland in France, Netherlands and UK

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Salmonella Infantis in chicken neck skin from Poland in the Gabon, Lithuania, Poland and Latvia

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Salmonella spp. in turkey neck skin and turkey elements from Poland in Poland, Austria and Germany

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Salmonella Mishmarhaemek in sesame seeds from Uganda in Switzerland and Germany

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Salmonella in Brazilian black pepper in the Netherlands

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Salmonella Infantis Salmonella Newport in chicken neck skins from Poland in the Czech Republic, Gabon, Netherlands and Latvia

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Salmonella group C in meatballs from Bulgaria in Germany

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Salmonella Enteritidis in chilled chicken quarters from Lithuania in Latvia

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Salmonella in black pepper from Brazil in the Netherlands

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Salmonella Javiana in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

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S. Abaetetuba and S. Oranienburg in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

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RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin – Organic Groundnut Kernels – Roasted and Salted Pistachios

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Aflatoxins in organic groundnut kernels from Nicaragua in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 (53±13 µg/kg) and sum of aflatoxin (60±15 µg/kg) in pistachios in shell salted and roasted imported from Ukraine, raw material – Iran in Poland

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RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – Live Clams

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Norovirus (GII /2g) in live clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) from Spain in Italy

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RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Yellow Fin Tuna

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Histamine and E 300 – ascorbic acid unauthorised in frozen yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) from India in Italy

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RASFF Alert – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) – Live Scallops

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Withdrawal of live scallops (Aequipecten operculatis) harvested in France because of possible contamination with Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins from Spain in France

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Date Syrup

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Exceedance of maximum limits for ochratoxin A in date syrup from the Netherlands in Austria, Finland, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert- Listeria monocytogenes – Cheddar Cheese – Hot Smoked Bacon – Spicey Chicken Salad Spread

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Listeria Monocytogenes in formaggio Cheddar origine Irlanda//Listeria Monocytogenes in cheddar cheese from Ireland in Italy and France

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Listeria monocytogenes was detected in 25 g of one sample of the RTE product Mon. Hot Smoked Bacon, Number of Listeria monocytogenes <10 CFU / g from Poland in Estonia

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Listeria monocytogenes in salad spread (spicy chicken) from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Listeria monocytogenes in Brie cheese from France in Denmark

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RASFF Alert – Marine Biotoxin – Live Slipper Clams

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HIGH LEVELS OF LIPOPHILIC BIOTOXINS IN LIVE SLIPPER CLAM (VENERUPIS CORRUGATA) FROM PORTUGAL in Spain

Lipophilic marine biotoxins include okadaic acid, pectenotoxin, yessotoxin and azaspiracid groups.

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Research – Rapid Outbreak Assessment: Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Braenderup ST22, presumed to be linked to imported melons

Posted on July 22, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Between 15 March and 6 July 2021, 348 confirmed S. Braenderup sequence type 22 (ST22) cases were reported in 12 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries and the United Kingdom (UK). The cases were spread throughout the countries and only two reported travel. A total of 68 cases were hospitalised. No deaths were reported.

The case interviews and an analytical epidemiological study suggested small melons (in particular Galia melons) as the possible vehicle of infection. S. Braenderup ST22 matching the outbreak strain was isolated in the UK in two imported Galia melons from one batch from Honduras, and in Austria from a pooled sample of melons (unknown origin) including Galia melons.

Based on epidemiological, microbiological and traceability investigations, the vehicles of infection are presumed to be melons imported from outside the EU/EEA and the UK. Galia melons from the batch imported from a Honduran producer are probable vehicles of infection, at least in those cases reporting having consumed Galia melons. Further investigation is needed to identify the point of contamination along the production chain.

The first cases in the EU/EEA and the UK were detected in March 2021, before the batch found to be contaminated had been harvested. This indicates that contaminated food vehicles had been circulating in these countries earlier. This is confirmed by the detection of the outbreak strain in melons in Austria in April 2021.

Control measures have been implemented for imported melons distributed on the EU market. The Honduran producer finished harvesting melons in April 2021. These melons are no longer on the market. No additional exports from Honduras are foreseen until the new season starts in December. These measures reduce the risk of new infections. Given delays in reporting and the possibility of secondary cases, further cases may still be reported, but with decreasing frequency.

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