Category Archives: Food Safety Alert

France – Recall Update – “mini Mont d’Or” raw milk cheese (cow) from the Mont de Joux brand – Listeria monocytogenes

AFSCA

03/26/2021 (update of the product recall of 03/24/2021)
Communication from the AFSCA
Product: “mini Mont d’Or” raw milk cheese (cow) from the Mont de Joux brand.
Problem: Presence of Listeria Monocytogenes.


Today, the AFSCA is recalling the “mini Mont d’Or” cheese from the Mont de Joux brand from consumers.

This recall follows a notification via the RASFF system (European Food and Feed Rapid Alert System) concerning the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes.

It was therefore decided to withdraw this product from sale and to recall it to consumers.

Product Description :

Product name: mini Mont D’or
Brand: Mont de Joux
Batch number: 3053
Expiration dates (BBD): 01/04/2021, 02/04/2021 and 08/04/2021
Weight: 460g

The product has been sold via:

La fromagerie Saint-Octave
• Rue Haute 254, 1000 Bruxelles
• Chaussée d’Alsemberg 54/1, 1060 Saint-Gilles
• Chaussée de Waterloo 1241/1, 1180 Uccle

La Fromagerie “Happiness is in the Meadow”: Rue Saint-Paul, 30, 4000 Liège

VDS Food Barchon: Rue Prés-champs, 4, 4671 Barchon

For any further information, you can contact the AFSCA contact point for consumers: 0800 / 13.550 orpointdecontact@afsca.be .

Vietnam – Woman dies in HCMC after eating toxic vegan pate – Clostridium botulinum

VN Express

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A 42-year-old woman has died and two others are in critical condition in HCMC after consuming vegan food that might have been contaminated with the botulinum toxin.

The woman, her 16-year-old daughter and 53-year-old sister had bowls of rice vermicelli on March 20. Among its ingredients was pate from an inflated can, indicating possible contamination.

All three women later developed symptoms of muscle weakness, respiratory and circulatory failure. They were rushed from the southern province of Binh Duong to the 115 People’s Hospital in HCMC. While one woman died, the other two were in critical condition as of Thursday.

Denmark – Lack of heat treatment of raw materials used in smoothie

DVFA

Palæo Foods ApS is recalling a smoothie product because the raw materials are not heat-treated.
 
Recalled Foods , Published: March 16, 2021
Modified March 26, 2021
Updated 26.03.2021: Best before dates added
 
What food:
Smoothie Power Up – Strawberry Blueberry (see photo )
Net content: 330 ml
Last use date / best before date: 27.03.21, 28.03.2021 , 01.04.2021 , 05.04.21, 11.04.2021 and 12.04.21.  
EAN barcode no .: 5712889221340
 
Sold in:
7 Eleven stores nationwide
 
Calling company:
Palæo Foods ApS, Store Kongensgade 81 C, 1264 Copenhagen
 
 
Cause:
Lack of heat treatment of raw materials. 
 
Risk:
Risk of diarrhea.
 
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.

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts – Shelled Pistachios – Sesame Seeds – Black Pepper – Nutmeg

European Food Alerts

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 21; Tot. = 33 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Spain in the Netherlands

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 69; Tot. = 70 mg/kg – ppm) in shelled pistachios from Iran, via Hong Kong in Italy

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 32.6; Tot. = 36.0 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled pistachios from Iran, dispatched from Hong Kong in Italy

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 38.0; Tot. = 40.0 µg/kg – ppb), Salmonella enterica ser. Chester (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. London (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Iran in Finland

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 9.5 µg/kg – ppb) in black pepper from Indonesia, via France in Switzerland

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 43.4; Tot. = 48.8 µg/kg – ppb) in nutmeg from Indonesia in Germany

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 25; Tot. = 30 / B1 = 40; Tot. = 50 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF

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

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Boneless Chicken – Poultry Meat – Black Pepper – Gluten Free Battered Chicken Fillet Chunks – Chilled Pork Meat – Mixed Herbs – Chilled Pork Sides

European Food Alerts

RASFF

Salmonella in frozen boneless chicken products from Poland in Spain

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Houtenae (presence /25g) in poultry meat from Bulgaria in Italy

RASFF

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

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (detected /25g) in frozen gluten-free battered chicken fillet chunks from Ireland, with raw material from Poland, dispatched from the United Kingdom in Ireland

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium monophasic (presence /25g) in chilled pork meat from Germany in Norway

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in mixed herbs from Germany in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium monophasic (presence /25g) in chilled pork meat from Germany in Norway

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Derby (presence /25g) in chilled pork sides from Germany in Norway

RASFF Alert – E.coli – Live Mussels

European Food Alerts

RASFF

too high count of Escherichia coli (6800 MPN/100g) in live mussels from Spain in France

RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Broken Nutmeg

European Food Alerts

RASFF

ochratoxin A (24.3 µg/kg – ppb) in broken nutmeg from Indonesia in the Netherlands

RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Chilled Beef Rump Tails

European Food Alerts

RASFF

shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O26 stx+ eae+ /25g) in chilled beef rump tails from Argentina in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Frozen Boar Products – Raw Cows Milk Cheese

European Food Alerts

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (up to 400 CFU/g) in frozen boar products from Poland in Germany

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in raw cow’s milk cheese from France in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – Live Oysters

European Food Alerts

RASFF

norovirus in live oysters from France in France

RASFF

norovirus (presence /2g) in live oysters from France in Italy

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