Category Archives: Food Safety

France – Special hamburger patty 20% 2x180g – Salmonella

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name The Beautiful Meadow
  • Model names or references Special hamburger patty 20% 2x180g
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3700502706208 22329-44389 Use-by date 03/12/2022
  • Products List LIST_PRODUCTS.pdf Attachment
  • Marketing start/end date From 25/11/2022 to 03/12/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health markEN 13.097.003 EC
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: VAR (83)
  • Distributors TSA MEAT
  • List of points of sale STORE_LIST.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of salmonella
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

UK – Interlink Direct Ltd recalls Wangzhihe (WZH White Bean Curd) because of microbiological contamination – Bacillus cereus

Gov UK

Interlink Direct Ltd is taking the precautionary step of recalling Wangzhihe, (WZH White Bean Curd), because Bacillus cereus has been found in some batches of this product. The possible presence of Bacillus cereus makes this product unsafe to eat.

Product details

Wangzhihe, (WZH White Bean Curd)
Pack size 240g
Batch code all
Best before 28 August 2023

Risk statement

The product listed above might be contaminated with Bacillus cereus.

Symptoms caused by Bacillus cereus can include abdominal pain, stomach cramping, watery diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting.

Action taken by the company

Interlink Direct Ltd is recalling this product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Our advice to consumers

If you have bought the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. If you would like any further information, please contact Interlink Direct Ltd on 020 3022 7080 or email info@interlink-direct.co.uk.

Quebec – Notice not to consume salmon gravlax prepared and sold by Comptoir Sainte-Cécile

Quebec

QUEBEC CITY , Nov. 29, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ), in collaboration with the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal and the company Comptoir Sainte-Cécile, located at 232, rue De Castelnau Est, in Montreal, advises the public not to consume the product indicated in the table below, because it has not been prepared and packaged in such a way as to ensure its safety. .

Product name

Format

Affected lot

“Salmon Gravlax”

variable

Units sold

until November 28, 2022

The product that is the subject of this warning was offered for sale until November 28, 2022, and only at the establishment designated above. The product was packaged in a clear plastic vacuum pack and sold chilled. The product label included, in addition to its name, the contact details of the establishment. 

The operator is voluntarily recalling the product in question. It has agreed with MAPAQ and the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal to distribute this warning as a precautionary measure. In addition, people who have this product in their possession are advised not to consume it. They must return it to the establishment where they bought it or throw it away. Even if the affected product shows no signs of tampering or suspicious odors, its consumption may represent a health risk.

It should be noted that no case of illness associated with the consumption of this food has been reported to MAPAQ to date.

France – Mince Meat – Salmonella

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name Monoprix
  • Model names or references Flesh
  • Identification of products
    Batch
    Sold at the butcher’s stand between 22/11/2022 and 23/11/2022
  • Packaging bulk – butcher stand
  • Marketing start/end date From 22/11/2022 to 23/11/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark–
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Versailles Monoprix
  • Distributors Monoprix
  • List of points of saleVERSAILLES.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Salmonella detection
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

France -PENNE BOLOGNAISE WITH PARMESAN – Salmonella

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Prepared meals and snacks
  • Product brand name Foodmaker
  • Model names or references PENNE BOLOGNAISE WITH PARMESAN
  • Identification of products
    Batch
    sold in the Salad’bar on 11/23/2022
  • Packaging presented in the Salad’bar
  • Marketing start/end date From 23/11/2022 to 23/11/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Geographic area of ​​sale MONOPRIX CAUMARTIN – 56 rue Caumartin 75009 PARIS
  • Distributors MONOPRIX CAUMARTIN – 56 rue Caumartin 75009 PARIS

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Salmonella detection
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

France – Unsalted or semi-salted butter in 125 gr and 250 gr slabs – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name water pit farm
  • Model names or references Unsalted butter 125 g wafer Unsalted butter 250 g wafer Semi-salted butter 125 g wafer Semi-salted butter 250 g wafer
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    lot 92 unsalted and semi-salted butter wafers in 125 gr and 250 gr Use-by date 21/12/2022
  • Products List butter_sheet_for_dossier.pdf Attachment
  • Packaging250 gram blister 125 gram blister
  • Marketing start/end date From 16/11/2022 to 25/11/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FOSSE AL WATER FARM
  • Further information rectangular butter wafer in 250 gr round butter wafer in 125 gr
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Regions: Hauts-de-France, Ile-de-France, Normandy
  • Distributors groceries cheese restaurant
  • List of points of saletableau_revendur_crème.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall presence of listeria
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

France – shell eggs – Salmonella

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Eggs and egg products
  • Product brand name Organic eggs
  • Model names or references 0FR3811
  • Identification of products
    Batch
    egg code: 0FR3811 bulk eggs
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information Sold on the markets: Vaise Valmy market in Lyon on Tuesday mornings; Lyon Montchat market on Wednesday morning; Lyon St Jean market on Thursday morning; Lyon Montplaisir market on Wednesday afternoon; Villefontaine market on Saturday morning; Bourgoin market on Sunday morning
  • Geographic area of ​​saledepartments 38 and 69
  • Distributors Vaise Valmy market in Lyon; Lyon Montchat market; Lyon St Jean market; Lyon Montplaisir market; Grenoble Europole market; Villefontaine market; Bourgoin Market

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of salmonella Labelling anomaly
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

France – RAW CREAM – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name water pit farm
  • Model names or references RAW CREAM POT OF 50 CL RAW CREAM POT OF 25 CL
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    LOT 92 CREAM POT 25CL AND 50 CL Use-by date 04/12/2022
  • Products Listsheets_cream_pot_for_dossier.pdfAttachment
  • Packaging 25 cl jar 50 cl jar
  • Marketing start/end date From 16/11/2022 to 25/11/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FOSSE AL WATER FARM
  • Further information opaque white jar with a capacity of 25 cl or 50 cl
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Regions: Hauts-de-France, Ile-de-France, Normandy
  • Distributors biocoop groceries cheese restaurant
  • List of points of saletableau_revendur_crème.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall listeria detection
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

Israel – Notice to consumers about the withdrawal from the shelves of the product “Hot Paprika” – Aflatoxin

GovIL

SM Castel Food Industries Ltd. informs the consumer public that due to an inspection by the food service at the Ministry of Health, higher than permitted levels of aflatoxins (mold toxins) were found in the product “Hot Paprika”

Research – Annual report on the food safety situation in Catalonia, 2020

ACSA

Based on the available data collected in the 2020 Report, we can conclude that the situation in this matter remains, in general terms, stable. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated significant deviations in some parameters such as, for example, food poisoning outbreaks that have deviated widely from the usual data of the historical series of the last twenty years with a drop of more than 50% compared to previous years.

Click to access Memoria-anual-seguretat-alimentaria_2020-Final1.docx.pdf