Histamine (up to 3743 mg/kg – ppm) in frozen yellowfin tuna loins (Thunnus albacares) from Vietnam, via the Netherlands in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Netherlands
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RASFF Alert – Histamine – Yellowfin Tuna Loins
Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Histamine, RASFF
RASFF Alert- Vibrio cholerae – Shrimps
Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador in Spain
Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Toxin, RASFF, Vibrio, Vibrio cholera, vibrio cholerae
RASFF Alert – Bacillus cereus – Prepared Meal
High amount of Bacillus cereus in prepared dish from Slovakia in Austria
Posted in Bacillus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus cereus, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Toxin, RASFF
RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Frozen Strawberries
Presence of Norovirus RNA (genotype GII) detected in frozen strawberries from Egypt
Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Virus, Norovirus, RASFF, Virus
RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Chicken Products – Mussels – Sesame Seeds – Organic Poultry Meat Preparation
Salmonella Agona in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) produced in Italy and harvested in Spain
Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Italy in Germany
Salmonella Enteritidis (in 2 out of 5 units) in chicken hearts from Poland in Latvia
Salmonella Infantis (in 1 out of 5 units) in fresh chicken thighs from Poland in Estonia and Latvia
Salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece
Salmonella spp. in organic poultry meat preparation from Austria in Germany
Salmonella Infantis (in 4 out of 5 units) in chicken breast from Poland in Latvia
Salmonella Enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 units) in fresh chicken quarters from Poland in Latvia
Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Polish Chicken Salmonella, RASFF, Salmonella, Salmonella in Chicken, Salmonella Poland, Salmonella Sesame Seeds
RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts – Peanuts – Pistachios – Dried Figs
Aflatoxin B1 in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands
Aflatoxins in peanuts from the United States in Germany
Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from Turkey in Germany
Aflatoxins in pistachios from Turkey in Germany
Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in Greece
Aflatoxins in peanuts from the United States in Germany
Posted in Aflatoxin, Aspergillus Toxin, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Mold Toxin, Mould Toxin, Mycotoxin, RASFF
RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – RTE Salad – Smoked Eel – Smoked Salmon – Bullet Steak
Listeria in salmon used in ready to eat salad from Sweden in Denmark
Listeria monocytogenes in smoked eel fillets from Poland in Germany
Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Denmark in Italy
Listeria monocytogenes in bullet steak from the Netherlands in Belgium
Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, RASFF
UK – Updated: Lidl GB recalls several Smoked Trout and Smoked Salmon products because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Lidl GB is extending the recall of Smoked Trout to include Smoked Salmon products, produced by St James Smokehouse because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Product details
| Lidl Deluxe Oak Smoked Scottish Louch/ Loch Trout | |
|---|---|
| Pack size | 100g |
| Use by | All use-by dates between and including 20 December 2022 and 06 January 2023 |
| Lidl Lighthouse Bay Smoked Trout Trimmings | |
|---|---|
| Pack size | 120g |
| Use by | All use-by dates between and including 20 December 2022 and 06 January 2023 |
| Lidl Deluxe Mild & Delicate Smoked Scottish Salmon | |
|---|---|
| Pack size | 100g |
| Use by | 11 January 2023 |
| Lidl Deluxe Smoked Scottish Salmon with Ben Bracken Whisky | |
|---|---|
| Pack size | 100g |
| Use by | 11 January 2023 |
| Lidl Lighthouse Bay Smoked Scottish Salmon Trimmings | |
|---|---|
| Pack size | 120g |
| Use by | 31 December 2022 |
Risk statement
The possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the products listed above.
Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.
Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.
Action taken by the company
Lidl GB is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notices.
Our advice to consumers
If you have bought the above products do not eat them, instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund. Any queries or concerns can be directed to Lidl Customer Services on 0800 977 7766 or customer.services@lidl.co.uk
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Spain – New regulations on food safety applied to retail trade
Published in the BOE Royal Decree 1021/2022, of December 13, which regulates certain hygiene requirements for the production and marketing of food products in retail establishments.
This royal decree establishes measures for the correct application throughout the State of the EU regulations on food safety, with the aim that its implementation is homogeneous throughout the territory and also makes use of flexibility provisions to favor the sustainability of the food system.
The new text compiles in a single regulation the requirements for meat and derivatives, for fishery products, raw milk, foods made with eggs, prepared meals, thus repealing the specific regulations for these food groups and that were prior to the hygiene pack.
In addition, it incorporates in its articles the regulation of the preparation of meals in private homes, the requirements in the tasting areas, vending machines, the access of pets to these establishments and establishes measures against food waste and the use of reusable containers. .
The bill regulates, among others, hygiene requirements such as temperature and establishes guidelines for freezing, thawing and refreezing operations and specific requirements for prepared meals.
In the case of large pieces of fruit, such as watermelon, melon, pineapple, cut into halves or quarters, it will be allowed to keep them for a while at room temperature.
Table 1. Temperature requirements of food products
| Food | refrigeration temperature |
|
1. Meat of domesticated ungulates and of wild or farmed large game, except rats. |
Equal to or less than 7 °C. |
| 2. Carcasses of domestic ungulates, farmed and wild game, poultry and lagomorphs. | Equal to or less than 3 °C. |
| 3. Meat of poultry, lagomorphs, small wild game and rats. | Equal to or less than 4 °C. |
| 4. Meat preparations. | Equal to or less than 4 °C. |
| 5. Minced meat. | Equal to or less than 2 °C. |
| 6. Live bivalve molluscs and fishery products that are kept alive. | Temperature that does not negatively affect its safety and viability. |
| 7. Fresh fishery products, unprocessed thawed fishery products, cooked and refrigerated crustaceans and molluscs. | Temperature close to that of melting ice (0-4 °C). |
| 8. Raw milk. | 1-4°C |
| 9. Filled pastry products (unless stable at room temperature). | Equal to or less than 4 °C. |
| 10. Cut or peeled fruits, cut or peeled vegetables and unpasteurized juices ready for consumption and made in the retail trade. | Equal to or less than 4 °C. |
| 11. Frozen or deep-frozen foods. | Equal to or less than –18 °C. |
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USA – King Oscar Anchovies Recalled For High Histamine Levels – Histamine
King Oscar Anchovies in Olive Oil are being recalled because they are high in histamines, a compound that can cause scromboid poisoning. About 263 cases of this item are included in this recall. Because this recall was posted on the FDA Enforcement page, there is no information about possible illnesses or adverse reactions. The recalling firm is Tri-Union Frozen Products of El Segundo, California.
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