Category Archives: Food Safety Regulations

Brand : Amadori

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Amadori

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Gesco

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Amadori

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Amadori

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Conad

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Eurospin

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Smart

Name : Fresh barn eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Gesco

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Del Campo

Name : Fresh barn eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Conad

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Conad

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Italy – Various Eggs – Salmonella

Posted on August 27, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Brand : Latteria di Chiuro

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Delizie del Sole

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Delizie del Sole

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Smart

Name : Fresh barn eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Lactis

Name : Fresh barn eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Ovonovo

Name : Fresh barn eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Cascina Italia

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Brand : Cascina Italia

Name : Fresh free-range eggs Cat A

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 27 August 2024

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Research – Systematic risk ranking of microbiological hazards in infant foods

Posted on August 26, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Science Direct

Abstract

Ensuring food safety, particularly for vulnerable groups, like infants and young children, requires identifying and prioritizing potential hazards in food chains. We previously developed a web-based decision support system (DSS) to identify specific microbiological hazards (MHs) in infant and toddler foods through a structured five-step process. This study takes the framework further by introducing systematic risk ranking (RR) steps to rank MH risks with seven criteria: process survival, recontamination, growth opportunity, meal preparation, hazard-food association evidence, food consumption habits of infants and toddlers in the EU, and MH severity. Each criterion is given a semi-quantitative or quantitative score or risk value, contributing to the final MH risk calculation via three aggregation methods: semi-quantitative risk scoring, semi-quantitative risk value, and outranking multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). To validate the criteria and ranking approaches, we conducted a case study to rank MH risks in infant formula, compared the results of the three risk ranking methods, and additionally evaluated the ranking results against expert opinions to ensure their accuracy. The results showed strong agreement among the three methods, consistently ranking Salmonella non-Typhi and Cronobacter spp. and Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli as the top MH risks in infant formulae, with minor deviations. When MHs were ranked after an initial hazard identification step, all three methods produced nearly identical MH rankings, reinforcing the reliability of the ranking steps and the selected criteria. Notably, the risk value and MCDA methods provided more informative MH rankings compared to the risk scoring method. The risk value and risk scoring methods were implemented into an online tool, called the MIcrobiological hazards risk RAnking decision support system (Mira-DSS), available at https://foodmicrobiologywur.shinyapps.io/MIcrobial_hazards_RAnking/. In conclusion, our framework enables the ranking of MH risks, facilitating intervention comparisons and resource allocations to mitigate MH risks in infant foods, with potential applicability to broader food categories.

Posted in Cronobacter sakazakii, Food Microbiology Research, Food Safety, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, food safety training, Research, Salmonella, STEC, STEC E.coli

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Poultry Products – Brazilian Poultry Products – Tahini – Minced Meat -Walnut kernels – Infant Formula -Fuet – Raw Milk Sheeps Cheese –

Posted on August 16, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Salmonella in minced meat from Belgium in France

Salmonella spp. in organic walnut kernels from the United States in Germany

Salmonellosis case in an infant- infant formula from Ireland in the Netherlands

Salmonella spp. in walnut kernels (raw material) from the United States in the Netherlands and Germany

Salmonella spp. in fuet from Spain in Andora

Salmonella in raw milk sheep’s cheeses from Spain in France

Salmonella spp. present in chicken meat preparation from Brazil in the Netherlands

Salmonella typhimurium monophasic in chilled minced mixed meat from Poland in the Czech Republic

Salmonella in tahini from Syria in Austria

RASFF Alert- Campylobacter/Staphylococcus – Grilled Chicken

Posted on August 16, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Staphylococcus spp. and Campylobacter jejuni in grilled chicken from the Netherlands in Germany

Posted in Campylobacter, Campylobacter jejuni, 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 Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Testing, RASFF, Staphylococcal Toxin, Staphylococcus aureus

RASFF Alert- E.coli – Pacific Oysters

Posted on August 16, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Detection of E. coli in Pacific oysters from France in Moldova

Posted in E.coli, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Testing, RASFF

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Sliced Bacon – Sausage – Raw Salmon

Posted on August 16, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Detected Listeria monocytogenes in one of 5 series sampling – Sliced bacon from Sweden in Finland

Listeria monocytogenes in sausage from Slovakia in the Czech Republic

Listeria monocytogenes in raw salmon from Norway, via France in Belgium

RASFF Alert- Ergot Mould/Moulds/Mycotoxins – Wheat

Posted on August 16, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Ergot sclerotia in wheat from France in Belgium

Posted in Ergot, Ergot Alkaloids, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, mold, Mold Toxin, Mold/ MouldAscospores, Mould/Mold, RASFF, Rye Ergot

RASFF Alert- Ochratoxin A – Pistachio Powder

Posted on August 16, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Ochratoxin A in pistachio powder from Spain in Italy and Germany

Posted in food contamination, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, mold, Mold Toxin, Mould/Mold, Mycotoxin, Ochratoxin, Ochratoxin A, RASFF

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Dried Figs – Groundnuts – Peanut Paste

Posted on August 16, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Aflatoxin B1 (16,4 +/- 1,9 µg/kg) and sum of aflatoxins B1 B2 G1 G2 (24,0 +/- 2,4 µg/kg) in dried figs from Germany with raw material from Turkiye in Poland and Germany

Aflatoxin B1 and total in Groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

Exceeding the MRL for aflatoxin B1 and the sum of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2 in peanut paste from Poland in Slovenia, UAE and UK