Category Archives: Food Safety

Quebec – Notice not to consume bagels prepared and sold by Côte St-Luc Bagel inc.

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QUEBEC CITY , Nov. 24, 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 Côte St-Luc Bagel inc., located at 5757 Caldwell Avenue, in Montreal, advises the public not to consume any bagel sold by the latter, because the products have not been prepared and packaged in such a way as to ensure their safety.

The products that are the subject of this warning were offered for sale until November 23, 2022, only at the establishment designated above. The products were sold and packaged by the attendant at the request of customers.

The operator is voluntarily recalling the products in question. It has agreed with MAPAQ to issue this warning as a precautionary measure. Also, people who have any of these products 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 products show no signs of tampering or suspicious odors, their consumption may represent a health risk. No case of illness associated with the consumption of these foods has been reported to MAPAQ to date.

Research – Alerts involving global food safety network climb; frozen berries linked to multi-country outbreak

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The number of food safety incidents involving an international network has gone up in the third quarter of this year compared to the previous three months.

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 58 alerts from July through September compared to 46 in the second quarter of 2022.

Thirty-two incidents fell into the biological hazard category which was dominated by Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella with 10 each. E. coli was behind with six, Clostridium botulinum and hepatitis A caused two each, and Bacillus cereus and Coxsackievirus one each.

Research – Joint FAO/WHO Expert meeting on microbiological risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in foods

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kswfoodworld Listeria monocytogenes

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert meeting on microbiological risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in foods was convened in response to a request by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) at its fifty-second session1to undertake a full farm to table risk assessment on Listeria monocytogenes in food in order to inform a possible future revision of the Guidelines on the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Foods (CXG 61-2007)2.This document summarizes the conclusions and recommendations for the development of microbiological risk assessment of L.monocytogenes in specific foods; namely, leafy greens, frozen vegetables, cantaloupe melon and ready-to-eat (RTE)seafood, in the light of new data and approaches. This document has been prepared to facilitate the deliberations of the upcoming CCFH. The full report will be published as part of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)and World Health Organization(WHO)Microbiological Risk Assessment (MRA) Series.

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Pistachios – Groundnuts – Hazelnuts

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Aflatoxins in pistachios from USA via Turkey in Belgium and Romania

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Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in hazelnuts from Azerbaijan in Germany and Italy

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Exceeding the maximum level of aflatoxin B1 and the sum of aflatoxins B1+B2+G1+G2 and the high level of ochratoxin A in pistachios from Iran via Spain in Poland

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Aflatoxin in Groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF Alert – Histamine – Tuna

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Histamine in Tuna from Spain in Belgium

RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Mussels

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Norovirus genogroup II in mussels from Spain in Portugal

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Smoked Salmon- Dry Sausage

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Listeria monocytogenes detected in smoked salmon in the UK and Ireland

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Listeria monocytogenes in dry sausage (salami) from France in Germany and Belgium

RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Frozen Beef

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E. coli STEC contamination in frozen beef from Uruguay in Spain

RASFF Alerts – Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin A – Dried Figs – Wheat Flour – Pistachios

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Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

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Ochratoxin A in organic wheat flour from France in Luxembourg

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Exceeding the maximum level of aflatoxin B1 and the sum of aflatoxins B1+B2+G1+G2 and the high level of ochratoxin A in pistachios from Iran via Spain in Poland

RASFF Alert – Campylobacter – Chicken Fillet

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Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken fillet from Hungary in Austria