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France – Leader Price brand 350g pistachios – Mycotoxin

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ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Possible presence of a mycotoxin

PROPOSED SOLUTION

Do not consume and return to the point of sale for reimbursement.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Barcode
3263853011112

▸ DLC
07/26/2020

▸ Lot
14: 49

▸ Contact customer service
For any further information, you can contact the customer service by dialing the Toll Free Number: 0 800 35 00 00 (service and call free) from Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm

▸ Source
https: //www.leaderprice.fr/

 

Japan – Over 3,400 students and teachers suffer food poisoning near Tokyo – Update – E.coli ?

Japan Times

More than 3,400 elementary and junior high school students and teachers have contracted food poisoning at 15 schools near Tokyo due to school lunches, local authorities said Thursday.

Students started to complain of food poisoning symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain on June 26 after they ate school lunches including fried chicken and seaweed salad at their schools in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture.

Concluding that the food poisoning was caused by school lunches supplied by lunch deliverer Tobu Kyushoku Center, the prefectural government ordered the company to suspend use of its kitchens for three days.

As the number of students suffering food poisoning increased, 377 students were absent from schools on Monday, though none of them were in serious condition.

E. coli bacteria was detected in the feces of some patients by a local health center.

USA – CDFA Announces Recall of Raw Milk Produced at Valley Milk Simply Bottled of Stanislaus County

PASOROBLES PRESS

Raw milk produced and packaged by Valley Milk Simply Bottled of Stanislaus County is the subject of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced by California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones. The quarantine order came following the confirmed detection of the bacteria Campylobacter jejuni in the farm’s packaged raw whole milk sampled and tested by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

New Zealand – Shellfish biotoxin alert

MPI

North Island warnings

Hawke Bay

Reason for alert Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP)

Date warning issued 2 July 2020

Media release

Affected area From Cape Kidnappers to the Mohaka River mouth, Hawke Bay
Shellfish affected Mussels, oysters, tuatua, pipi, toheroa, cockles, scallops, catseyes, kina (sea urchin) and all other bivalve shellfish.

Note, cooking shellfish does not remove the toxin.

Pāua, crab and crayfish may still be eaten if the gut has been completely removed prior to cooking, as toxins accumulate in the gut. If the gut is not removed its contents could contaminate the meat during the cooking process.

Symptoms Symptoms typically appear between 10 minutes and 3 hours after ingestion and may include:

  • numbness and a tingling (prickly feeling) around the mouth, face, and extremities (hands and feet)
  • difficulty swallowing or breathing
  • dizziness
  • headache
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • diarrhoea
  • paralysis and respiratory failure and in severe cases, death.
Other information Paralytic shellfish toxins have been detected in shellfish at levels over the safe limit of 0.8mg/kg set by MPI. Ongoing testing will continue and any changes will be communicated accordingly.

Map of the affected area

Map showing the affected area
Map from Cape Kidnappers to the Mohaka River mouth, Hawke Bay.

 

Norway – Yersinia enterocolitica outbreak linked to pre-washed spinach product

Outbreak News Today 

In a follow-up on the Yersinia enterocolitica O3 outbreak that started in mid-May in Norway, health officials are now saying based on an analysis of patient interviews and purchase information show that 22 of 23 cases (96%) state that they have eaten a pre-washed spinach product the week prior to illness. In one case, it has not been possible to conduct an interview.

RASFF Alert – Listeria monocytogenes – Smoked Salmon Bacon – Organic Young Sprouts – Pasteurised Milk Cheese – Frozen Sliced Octopus

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence) in smoked salmon bacon from France in France

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in organic young sprouts from France in Belgium

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in pasteurized milk cheese from France in France

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in frozen sliced cooked octopus from Spain in Spain

RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis – Eggs

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis in eggs from the United Kingdom in the UK

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Ochratoxin A -Soya Chunks – Dried Figs – Groundnuts

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 6.9 µg/kg – ppb) and ochratoxin A (60 µg/kg – ppb) in soya chunks from India, via the United Kingdom in Switzerland

RASFF – aflatoxins (Tot. = 13 µg/kg – ppb) in diced dried figs from Turkey in France

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 6.8; Tot. = 8.2 / B1 = 7.4; Tot. = 8.4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF Alert – E.coli – Live Clams

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RASFF – too high count of Escherichia coli (790 MPN/100g) in live clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) from Italy in Italy

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chicken Products from Poland – Almonds – Duck Eguilette – Black Pepper

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken leg meat from Poland in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /250g) in almonds from the United States in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 5 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen chicken wings from Poland in Bulgaria

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Havana (presence /25g) in chilled chicken legs from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled duck eguilette from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (in 5 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen chicken roll with cheese and bacon from Bulgaria, with raw material from Greece, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis, Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis and Salmonella enterica ser. Newport in frozen chicken fillets from Poland in France