Category Archives: Food Safety Alert

Italy – Vegetable soup – Sulphite Reducing Bacteria

Salute

Brand : Le Delizie Emiliane

Name : Vegetable soup

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 5 July 2021

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Documentation

Documentation

Italy – Taleggio DOP raw milk – STEC E.coli O103

Salute

Brand : Pascoli del Fattore and Casarrigoni

Denomination : Taleggio DOP raw milk

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 5 July 2021

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Documentation

Documentation

France – Sarl Henri Domont brand White Boudin – Listeria monocytogenes

Oulah

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who may have this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased.

People who have consumed this product and who present with fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their attending physician, notifying him of this consumption.
Pregnant women should pay special attention to these symptoms, as well as immunocompromised people and the elderly. These symptoms may suggest listeriosis, a disease that can be serious and can take up to eight weeks to incubate.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Names of models or references
…


▸ Barcode
…


▸ Lot
173


▸ DLC – DDM
07/02/2021


▸
Sealant packaging


▸ Start / end date of marketing
…


▸ Health mark
…


▸
Hauts-de-France geographic sales area


▸ Distributors
Leclerc Salouël ITM Abbeville Super U Biache


▸ Consumer service contact
0322430140


▸ Source
SARL Henri DOMONT

France – Charolais minced steak meat style 5% mat. gr. pure beef 2x125g from Cora Degustation brand – E.coli O157:H7

Oulah

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Presence of Escherichia coli O157: H7

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who hold the product in question are asked not to consume them – and more particularly young children, pregnant women, immunocompromised people and the elderly – and to return them to the point of sale where they were purchased.

People who have consumed it and who present symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain or vomiting should consult their doctor as soon as possible, mentioning this consumption and the possible link with the bacterium Escherichia coli.

In the absence of symptoms within 10 days after consuming the affected products, there is no need to worry and consult a doctor.

The E. coli bacterium is naturally present in the digestive microflora of humans and warm-blooded animals. Some strains of E. coli are pathogenic, and can be responsible in humans for various disorders ranging from mild diarrhea to more serious forms such as hemorrhagic diarrhea or severe kidney damage such as HUS, mainly in young children.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Names of models or references
Charolais minced steak 5% Fat 2x125g


▸ Barcode
3257981177826


▸ Lot
5117001367901/10


▸ DLC – DDM
06/27/2021


▸ Packaging
black plastic tray 2x125g


▸ Start date / End of marketing
From 06/21/2021 to 06/27/2021


▸ Health mark
FR 18.033.033 CE


▸ Geographical area of ​​sales throughout
France


▸ Distributors
Cora, Migros


▸ Consumer service contact
0248509595


▸ Source
CORA, MIGROS

Denmark – Salmonella and banana chips

DVFA

The Whole Company Food A / S is recalling products containing banana chips due to the risk of salmonella. Updated on 05.07.2021 with new point of sale and new product.

Recalled Foods , Published: July 5, 2021

Modified July 5, 2021

What foods:
Banana Chips
Net Weight: 200g
Barcode: 5710183054510
Batch number: 8008853
Best before date: 09/24/2021

Net Weight: 250g
Barcode: 5710183054176
Batch number: 8008635
Best before date: 09/16/2021

Net Weight: 300g
Barcode: 5710183003488
Batch number: 8008730
Best before date: 09/16/2021

Net Weight: 500g
Barcode: 5710183003129
Batch number: 8009103
Shelf life: 20.10.2021

Hawaii mix
Net weight: 400g
Barcode: 5710183003341
Batch number: 8008732
Shelf life: 16.09.2021

Sweet and Salt
Net weight: 800g
Bar code: 5710183003822
Batch number: 8008955
Shelf life: 02.07.2021

Sold in:
Grocery stores throughout the country and online stores.

Which foods:
Banana chips
Net weight: 125g
Bar code: 0200024014186
Batch number: 8008634
Shelf life: 16.09.2021

Net weight: 150g
Bar code: 0200024015635
Batch number: 8009035
Shelf life: 14.10.2021

Sold in:
Tiger stores nationwide.

Company recalling:
The Whole Company Food A / S, Unionsvej 4, 4600 Køge

Cause:
There is a risk of salmonella in the products.

Risk:
There is a risk of infection with salmonella. The symptoms are i.a. diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, fever and vomiting.

Advice for consumers: The Danish
Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to deliver the product back to the store where it was purchased or to discard it.

Denmark – Mold in chorizo ​​sausage

DVFA

Mozami A / S is recalling Fúet Chorizo ​​sausage, as there is a risk of mold in the product.

Recalled Foods , Published: July 6, 2021

What food:
Fuet Chorizo (see picture here )
Net weight: 150 grams
Best before date: 1/11/2021
Batch number: 4040621

Sold in:
Fakta and Coop 365 stores throughout the country

Company withdraws:
Mozami A / S, By Milestone 4, 8361 Hasselager

Cause:
After receiving a number of store inquiries, the company has established that there is a risk of mold in the product.

Risk:
Mold formation makes the product unfit for human consumption.

Advice for consumers: The Danish
Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to deliver the product back to the store where it was purchased or to discard it.

Canada – Updated Food Recall Warning – Al-Rabih brand Halva / Halawa – with pistachios recalled due to Salmonella

CFIA

Al-Rabih Pistachio Halva/Halawa, 454 gram - Front

Recall details

Ottawa, July 5, 2021 – The food recall warning issued on June 25, 2021 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Phoenicia Group Inc. is recalling Al-Rabih brand Halva / Halawa – with pistachios from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

Recalled product

Brand Product Size UPC Codes
Al-Rabih Halva / Halawa – with pistachios 454 g 7 70338 10057 3 Lot #184 34920
Best before 01/DE/22
Al-Rabih Halva / Halawa – with pistachios 907 g 7 70338 10056 6 Lot #98 19620
Best before 22/JN/25

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 product in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

Background

This recall was triggered by CFIA test results. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled product from the marketplace.

Illnesses

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

Research – A Review of Significant European Foodborne Outbreaks in the Last Decade

Journal of Food Protection

Vegetable Bacteria Danger

Foodborne diseases remain a global public health challenge worldwide. The European surveillance system on multistate foodborne outbreaks integrates elements from public and animal health, and the food chain for the early detection, assessment, and control. This review aims to describe the significant outbreaks that occurred in Europe in the last decade. Their significance and relevance in public health laid in the changes, improvements, and novelties that derived and that pushed towards the building of a safer food system in the European Union, certainly driven by the One Health approach. In 2011, a point source monoclonal outbreak of infections caused by Escherichia coli serotype O104:H4 contaminating sprouted seeds recorded hundreds of cases of haemolytic-uremic syndrome and several fatalities. In 2015, a prolonged outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections caused by the contamination of frozen corn affected Europe with 47 cases and nine deaths. In 2016, a persistent polyclonal outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis was linked to the consumption of eggs and was associated with hundreds of cases. These outbreaks commonly highlighted the importance of sharing data (e.g. sequencing and tracing data) with rapidity and the need for harmonizing bioinformatics outputs and computational approaches to facilitate foodborne detection and investigation. Also, they led to the setting of the legal framework for the development of a European collaboration platform to share whole genome sequences data. These outbreaks enabled the enforcement of the existing hygiene and food safety provisions and led the development of new hygiene guidelines and best practises. This paper also briefly touches upon the new trends in information technologies that are being explored in the field of food traceability and safety. Their application aims to enhance the traceability of food throughout the supply chain to redirect the conventional tracing system towards a digitized supply chain.

India – 17 Hospitalised After Suspected Food Poisoning In Uttar Pradesh Village

NDTV

Mathura: 

Fifteen women and two children from a Uttar Pradesh village were admitted to hospital after allegedly suffering from food poisoning, the police said on Friday.

Sample of food has been sent to Food Inspector for examination.

USA – Concord Waffle House link in Hepatitis A scare

Food Poison Journal

Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA) is investigating a case of Hepatitis A in a worker at the Waffle House located at 1010 Vinehaven Dr. NE, Concord, NC 28025, located on Exit 60 off Interstate 85.

Possible exposure may have occurred in persons that bought and ate food from the Vinehaven Dr. Waffle House on June 20 between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. or June 21 between 12 a.m. and 7 a.m. If you believe that you purchased and ate food during this time period, you can receive a hepatitis A vaccine to prevent contracting the virus.