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Canada – Fiber Plus Powder: Affected lots may contain the presence of Cronobacter contamination

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CFIA

Summary

Product
Fiber Plus Powder
Issue
Health products – Contamination
Health products – Product quality
What to do

Consult your health care professional if you have any health concerns.

Affected products

Issue

Affected lots may contain the presence of Cronobacter contamination.

What you should do

  1. Verify if your product is affected.
  2. Consult your healthcare provider prior to discontinuing use of the affected product(s), or for any health concerns.
  3. Contact the recalling firm if you have any questions about the recall.
  4. Report any health product related side effects to Health Canada.
  5. Report any other health product safety complaints to Health Canada.

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Germany – “Snack Time Salad Cup Cheese & Ham 300g” and “Snack Time Salad Menu Quinoa Salad with Goat Cream Cheese 350g” – Listeria monocytogenes

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LMW

Alert type: Food
Date of first publication: 02/02/2023
Product name:

“Snack Time Salad Cup Cheese & Ham 300g” and “Snack Time Salad Menu Quinoa Salad with Goat Cream Cheese 350g”

Product images:

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Salad menu Quinoa salad with goat's cream cheese.jpg
Manufacturer (distributor):

GARTENFRISCH Jung GmbH Distribution by ALDI Süd and ALDI Nord

Reason for warning:

The reason for the precautionary recall is that Listeria monocytogenes was found in the ham strips contained in the sample when a sample was examined.

Packaging Unit: 300g, 350g
Durability: Use by date up to and including 02/08/2023
Further information:

Reference is made to the attached press release from the food company.

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts- Melon Seeds – Pistachios – Dried Figs

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RASFF

Aflatoxin in Argentine groundnuts in the Netherlands

RASFF

Aflatoxins and Salmonella group E in ground melon seeds from Ghana, via the Netherlands in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland Romania, Sweden

RASFF

Aflatoxin B1 and Total in Pistachio nuts from Turkey in Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland and Romania

RASFF

Aflatoxin in Brazilian groundnuts in the Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine

RASFF

Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Sweden

RASFF

Aflatoxins beyond the maximum permitted limits in Pistachios in shell from Iran in Italy

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RASFF Alert – Salmonella – Polish Chicken Products – Melon Seeds – Sesame Seeds – Annatto Seeds – Black Pepper – Sesame Paste – Irish Chicken Products – Eggs

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RASFF

Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Campylobacter spp. in frozen chicken mid wings from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF

Aflatoxins and Salmonella group E in ground melon seeds from Ghana, via the Netherlands in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland Romania, Sweden

RASFF

Salmonella in annatto seeds from Côte d’Ivoire in Spain

RASFF

Salmonella spp. in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella spp. in sesame paste “Tahin” from the Republic of Sudan, via Turkey in Germany

RASFF

Detection of Salmonella ENTERITIDIS on chicken meat from Poland in France

RASFF

Salmonella Typhimurium Detected in Chicken Products from Ireland in the Netherlands

RASFF

Salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

RASFF

Salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Turkey and Greece

RASFF

Salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

RASFF

Salmonella entritidis in eggs from the Netherlands in Germany and Belgium

RASFF

SALMONELLA SPP IN SESAME PASTE FROM EGYPT in Cyprus

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RASFF Alert – Campylobacter – Polish Chicken

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RASFF

Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Campylobacter spp. in frozen chicken mid wings from Poland in Lithuania

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RASFF Alert – Histamine – Tuna Loins

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RASFF

Histamine in Tuna loins from Sri Lanka in Austria, Germany, Lithuania and Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – French Cheese – Crumbled Blue Cheese – Leverkaas – Polish Chicken

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RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes in cheeses from France in Belgium

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes in crumbled blue cheese from Denmark in Portugal and Spain

RASFF

Listeria Monocytogenes in leverkaas from Belgium in the Netherlands and Spain

RASFF

Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Campylobacter spp. in frozen chicken mid wings from Poland in Lithuania

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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Frozen Organic Herb mix

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RASFF

Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC/STEC) in frozen organic herb mix from France

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Nutmeg – Shelled sunflower Seeds – Chopped Dried Figs

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RASFF

Ochratoxin A in nutmeg from Indonesia in the Netherlands

RASFF

Ochratoxin A in shelled sunflower seeds from China, packaged in Denmark in Poland

RASFF

Ochratoxin A in Turkish chopped dried figs in the Netherlands

RASFF

Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

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Belgium – Sesame cream – EXTRA Tahine from the Mira brand – Salmonella

Posted on February 2, 2023 by | Leave a comment

AFSCA

Communication from the FASFC
Product: Sesame cream – EXTRA Tahine from the Mira brand.
Problem: Possible presence of Salmonella.

The FASFC is today recalling consumers of the product “sesame cream – EXTRA Tahine” from the Mira brand.

This recall follows a notification via the RASFF system (European Food and Feed Rapid Alert System) due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

The AFSCA asks not to consume this product and to bring it back to the point of sale where it was purchased.


Product description:

Name: sesame cream – EXTRA Tahine
Brand: Mira
Expiry date (BDD): 16/12/2023
Batch number: 003
Weight: 18kg

The product was sold via various points of sale in Belgium.

For further information, you can contact the FASFC contact point for consumers: 0800/13.550 or pointdecontact@afsca.be .

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