Category Archives: Food Safety

RASFF Alert – Campylobacter – Pigeon Meat

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Campylobacter in pigeon from France in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Chicken Products – Chocolate Bar – Chicken Preparations – Chicken Skewers

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Salmonella in chocolate bar  from Switzerland in the USA

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Salmonella Enteritidis in 25g of poultry meat from Poland in the Czech Republic

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Salmonella in chicken preparations from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Salmonella spp. in chicken skewers from Germany in Poland and France

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Pistachios – Groundnuts – Organic Buckwheat – Dried Peanuts – Rice – Organic Cornflakes

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Aflatoxin in Argentine groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in Indian groundnuts in the Netherlands and Switzerland

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Aflatoxins in organic buckwheat from Poland, via Austria in Germany

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Aflatoxins in dried peanuts with skin from Vietnam, via the Netherlands in Germany

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Aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran in Belgium

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Aflatoxins above the limits in Pistachios from United States in Italy

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Aflatoxin in Turkish Pistachio Nuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in rice from India in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 in organic cornflakes from Germany, made from organic corn grits from Italy in Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic

RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Oysters

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Norovirus in oysters from France in Belgium

RASFF Alert – Mold/Mould – Cheese – Tortilla Wraps

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Mould formation in fresh cheese from France in Belgium

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Tortilla wraps from Poland infested with moulds in Belgium, France, Germany , Netherlands

RASFF – Lipophilic Toxins – Tellins

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Detection of lipophilic toxins on tellins in Italy, Spain and Switzerland

RASFF Alert – Cronobacter – Infant Milk Formula

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Cronobacter in initial infant milk formula from the Czech Republic in Poland and Moldova.

RASFF Alert – Vibrio cholerae – Prawns

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Vibrio cholerae in prawns from Ecuador in Spain

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella – Salami

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Salmonella serogroup B and Listeria monocytogenes in salami from Italy in Austria, Germany, Ireland and Spain

Quebec – Lack of information necessary for the safe consumption of smoked mackerel sold by the FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Cellar

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ), in collaboration with the Caveau FRUITS ET LÉGUMES located at 4501, route 117 in Sainte-Agathe -des- Monts, warns the population not to consume the product indicated in the table below if it has not been kept in the freezer at all times since the time of purchase. Indeed, the product label does not include the information necessary for its safe consumption, namely the statement “Keep frozen until use” which is required.

Product name

Format

Affected batch

   “SMOKED MACKEREL”

Variable

Units sold until May 17, 2022

The product that is the subject of this warning was offered for sale until May 17, 2022 inclusive, only at the establishment designated above. It was packaged in a transparent bag with a gold bottom and sold frozen. The product label includes, in addition to its name, the mention “LE CAVEAU”.

The operator is voluntarily recalling the product in question. It has agreed with MAPAQ to issue this warning as a precautionary measure. People who have this product in their possession and have not kept it in the freezer at all times since the time of purchase are advised not to consume it. They must either 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. However, no case of disease associated with the consumption of this food has been reported to MAPAQ to date.