Brand : Fiorani & CSpa
Name : Meat tartare
Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk
Publication date : 22 September 2023
Brand : Fiorani & CSpa
Name : Meat tartare
Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk
Publication date : 22 September 2023
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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 25) urged the public not to consume a kind of prepackaged cheese sauce imported from the Netherlands due to possible contamination with Bacillus cereus. The trade should stop using or selling the affected batches of the product immediately if they possess it.
Product details are as follows:
Product name: DIP NACHO CHEESE STYLE
Brand: Santa Maria
Place of origin: The Netherlands
Net weight: 250 grams
Batch code: 2329019 and 2329231
Best-before date: June 7, 2025 and June 20, 2025
Importer: Pear & Carrot Limited
“The CFS received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Commission that the above-mentioned batches of product might have been contaminated with Bacillus cereus and are being recalled. Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted the concerned local importer for follow-up. A preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported into Hong Kong and ordered the affected batches of the product concerned,” a spokesman for the CFS said.
The importer concerned has stopped sales, has removed the imported affected product from shelves and has initiated a recall according to the instructions of the CFS. Enquiries about the recall can be made to the importer’s hotline at 3616 0248 during office hours. The CFS will also mark and seal the product ordered by the importer upon its arrival to Hong Kong and ensure that the product will not enter the local market.
“Bacillus cereus is commonly found in the environment. Unhygienic conditions in food processing and storage may give rise to its growth. Consuming food contaminated with excessive Bacillus cereus or its heat-stable toxins may cause gastrointestinal upset such as vomiting and diarrhoea,” the spokesman said.
The spokesman urged consumers not to consume the affected product if they have bought any. The trade should also stop using or selling the product concerned immediately if they possess it.
The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, and will continue to follow up and take appropriate action. The investigation is ongoing.
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| GTIN | Batch | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 3301091120415 | 23261 | Use-by date 10/26/2023 |

Safeway Fresh Foods of Vineland, NJ, is recalling its 32-oz. Diced Organic Butternut Squash product as it has the potential to be contaminated with Escherichia coli O45. E. coli O45 causes a diarrheal illness often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some people develop a form of kidney failure called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). HUS is most likely to occur in young children and the elderly; the condition can lead to serious kidney damage and even death.
The 32-oz. diced Butternut was distributed only to Costco in the following states, Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virgina
Consumers who specifically purchased Costco item 20522, UPC 040232244124, 32-oz. diced Organic Butternut Squash between September 7, 2023, and September 15, 2023, with a use by date of 09/19/2023 date code are urged to return this item to your local Costco. If you have any product with this date code remaining, do not consume.
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.
The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by the company detected the presence of E. coli O45.
Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-856-692-7200 Monday to Friday 8:00am ET to 4:00pm ET.
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The FASFC withdraws the Sauces products – “Cheddar Cheese Sauce (3 kg)” and “Dip Nacho Cheese Style (250g)” of the Santa Maria brand from sale and recalls them from consumers due to the possible presence of Bacillus cereus .
You are asked not to consume these products and to return them to the point of sale where they were purchased.
Product description
– Name of the products: Cheddar Cheese Sauce (3 kg) and Dip Nacho Cheese Style (250g)
– Brand: Santa Maria
– Minimum durability dates (MBD) (“Best before”):
Cheddar Cheese Sauce (3 kg): from 06/01/2024 to 08/31/2024
Dip Nacho Cheese Style (250g): from 06/01/2025 to 08/31/2025
– Batch numbers: all batches are affected
– Nature of packaging: plastic pots
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The products were distributed through different points of sale.
For any further information , you can contact the AFSCA contact point for consumers: 0800/13.550 or pointdecontact@afsca.be .
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Paulig Denmark A/S is recalling Santa Maria Dip Nacho Cheese Style, as Bacillus cereus bacteria have been found in the product. The product should be discarded or returned to the store where it was purchased.

Santa Maria Dip Nacho Cheese Style
Net content: 250g
Best before dates: From 01.06.2025 to 31.08.2025
The product is sold in grocery stores throughout the country.
The bacterium Bacillus cereus has been detected in the product. The symptoms of infection with the bacteria are typically vomiting or diarrhea.
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased, or discard it.
If you experience symptoms in connection with consuming the product, you should contact your own doctor.
Paulig Denmark A/S
Ringager 2A
2605 Brøndby
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Santa Maria is recalling Cheddar Cheese Sauce and Dip Nacho Cheese Style due to the discovery of the food poisoning bacteria Bacillus Cereus. The recall includes Cheddar Sauce with best before dates from 01/06/24 to 08/31/2024, and Dip Nacho Cheese Style with best before before dates from 01/06/2025 to 31/08/2025.
Cheddar Cheese Sauce is sold to the large household market, while Dip Nacho Cheese Style is sold to Coop Norge, NorgesGruppen and Rema 1000 stores.
Santa Maria Norway asks consumers who have purchased the product to throw it away, or return it to the store where it was purchased for a refund.
Food poisoning caused by Bacillus cereus can cause both vomiting and diarrhoea. Bacillus cereus is a commonly occurring bacterium in soil. The bacterium is most often found in foods where the raw materials are eggs, milk, meat, rice or cereal products. The bacteria can survive cooking because it forms spores.
Vomiting is caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria in the food, while diarrhea is caused by toxins produced in the intestine after the bacterium has established itself there.
Contact:
Santa Maria Norway: Press contact Stian Hvaal Møller, tel.: 91 55 69 69
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Groceries
September 23, 2023
Listeria monocytogenes in olive products from Germany, with raw material from Greece
MOMENI FEINKOST GMBH, ZEPPELIN STR. 21, 72119 AMMERBUCH-ENTRINGEN, BW
As part of a self-control on September 8th, 2023, pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes was quantitatively detected in product 3077: Olives (blackened): herbs & garlic, best before date October 27th, 2023, CH: 1486. On September 8th, 2023, a sampling of the raw material blackened olives from Greece took place. From this, Listeria monocytogenes was determined in 25 g. Research into the cause of the listeria findings is currently underway.
The products are sold in large containers to commercial customers and go to the end consumer as loose goods.
see “Reason for the warning”
Reference is made to the attached press release from the food company.
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

| GTIN | Batch | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 3293580020897 | 26323BUC65 | Use-by date between 09/21/2023 and 10/02/2023 |
| 3293580020316 | 26323BIC1 | Use-by date between 09/21/2023 and 10/02/2023 |
| 3293580020897 | 26323BUCGF85 | Use-by date between 09/21/2023 and 10/02/2023 |
| 3661737005514 | 26323MUC43 | Use-by date between 09/21/2023 and 10/02/2023 |
| 3661737005545 | 26323NAC43 | Use-by date between 09/21/2023 and 10/02/2023 |
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
September 22, 2023
Mousse au Chocolat classic 350 g Mousse au Chocolat white 350 g brand “Gourmet Finest Cuisine”, distributed by ALDI Nord
Edmund Merl Feinkost GmbH & Co. KG
Edmund Merl Feinkost GmbH & Co. KG
Edmund Merl Feinkost GmbH & Co. KG Wesselinger Str. 18-20 50321 Brühl Sales via ALDI Nord branches
Salmonella from a processed raw material
October 2nd, 2023 up to and including October 6th, 2023
Reference is made to the attached press release.