Category Archives: Food Spoilage

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Place of inspection:

Přerov ( Čechova 970/17, 750 02 Přerov )

ID: 07707754

Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese

Gouda cheese

Category: Dangerous foods

Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

There were white and green fungal colonies at the site of the cut. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

The sample was taken from the loaded package. Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection.

Best before date:	28/02/2023
Packaging:	Sliced cheese wax
Date of sample collection:	27/02/2023
Reference number:	23-000195-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Spoilage, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing, mold, Mold Toxin, Mould/Mold, Potravinynapranyri

Czech Republic – Cheese with garlic – Mold/Mould

Posted on April 28, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

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Place of inspection:

Přerov ( Čechova 970/17, 750 02 Přerov )

ID: 07707754

Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese

Cheese with garlic

Category: Dangerous foods

Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

Colonies of gray and green mold were present at the site of the cut. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

The sample was taken from the loaded package. Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection.

Packaging:	Sliced cheese wax
Date of sample collection:	27/02/2023
Reference number:	23-000196-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Management, Food Spoilage, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing, mold, Mold Toxin, Mould/Mold, Potravinynapranyri

Czech Republic – Cheese – Mould/Mould

Posted on April 28, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

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Place of inspection:

Přerov ( Čechova 970/17, 750 02 Přerov )

ID: 07707754

Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese

Cheese

Category: Dangerous foods

Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

There were white and green fungal colonies at the site of the cut. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

The sample was taken from the loaded package. Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection.

Packaging:	unpacked PP packaging
Date of sample collection:	27/02/2023
Reference number:	23-000197-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Management, Food Spoilage, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing, mold, Mold Toxin, Mould/Mold, Potravinynapranyri

Czech Republic – Frans Emmentaler 45+ – Mould/Mold

Posted on April 28, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

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Place of inspection:

Přerov ( Čechova 970/17, 750 02 Přerov )

ID: 07707754

Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese

Frans Emmentaler 45+

Category: Dangerous foods

Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

There were white and green fungal colonies at the site of the cut. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

The sample was taken from the loaded package. Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection.

Best before date:	07-05-2023
Packaging:	Sliced cheese wax
Date of sample collection:	4/3/2023
Reference number:	23-000200-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Spoilage, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing, mold, Mold Toxin, Mould/Mold, Potravinynapranyri

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Pistachios

Posted on April 28, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF

Aflatoxin in Pistachio from IRAN/high content of aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran in Italy and Germany

RASFF

Aflatoxin in Pistachio from IRAN in Italy and Germany

Click to access PHA-04252023-01.pdf

Posted in Aflatoxin, Aspergillus Toxin, 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, Food Spoilage, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Mold Toxin, Mould Toxin, Mycotoxin, RASFF

USA – FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Meat Soup Products Due to Possible Contamination

Posted on April 26, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

FSIS USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that ready-to-eat meat soup products may have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions, which may result in the product spoiling prematurely. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that these products should not be consumed. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase.

The following products are subject to the public health alert [view labels]:

48-oz. packages containing two 24-oz. cups of “Ivar’s PUGET SOUND CLAM CHOWDER WITH BACON” with Use By dates 4/26/2023, 4/27/2023, 5/3/2023, 5/4/2023, 5/5/2023, 5/11/2023, 5/23/2023, 5/30/2023, 6/2/2023, 6/6/2023, 6/7/2023, 7/5/2023, 7/20/2023, 8/1/2023, 8/10/2023, and 8/17/2023.
48-oz. packages containing two 24-oz. cups of “Ivar’s Loaded Baked Potato Soup” with Use By dates 5/9/2023, 5/19/2023, 6/16/2023, and 7/18/2023.
48-oz. packages containing two 24-oz. cups of “Ivar’s Rustic Zuppa Toscana Italian Sausage and Vegetable Soup” with Use By dates 4/30/2023, 5/2/2023, 5/14/2023, 5/15/2023, 5/21/2023, 5/22/2023, and 5/30/2023.
20-oz. cup of “Ivar’s PUGET SOUND Clam Chowder WITH BACON” with Use By dates 4/26/2023, 5/5/2023, 6/6/2023, 7/20/2023, and 8/10/2023.
20-oz. cup of “PIKE PLACE FISH MARKET WORLD FAMOUS CLAM CHOWDER WITH BACON” with Use By dates 5/4/2023, 7/5/2023, and 8/1/2023.

The products bear establishment number “EST. 20173” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide and exported to Mexico.

The problem was discovered when the establishment notified FSIS that they had received multiple consumer complaints regarding bloated soup packages. Upon further review, the establishment found that some product spoiled prematurely. The establishment’s lab testing of the prematurely spoiled products found high levels of spoilage bacteria in the products.

There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.

Consumption of food contaminated with spoilage organisms can cause illness in immunocompromised individuals.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Posted in bacterial contamination, cross contamination, food contamination, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Spoilage, Food Testing, FSIS, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk, USDA

RASFF Alert – Bacterial Contamination – Milk

Posted on April 21, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF

Milk with a sour taste due to bacterial growth from Denmark in Germany

Posted in Bacteria, bacterial contamination, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Spoilage, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing, RASFF

Denmark – Milk with a sour taste- Bacterial Contamination

Posted on April 17, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

DVFA

Thise Dairy is recalling mini milk and skimmed milk from the brands Änglamark, Irma and COOP 365, as the products taste sour as a result of the growth of bacteria. The products are unsuitable as food and should be returned to the store where they were purchased or discarded.

Recalled foods , Published: April 14, 2023

Modified April 14, 2023

Which foods:
Änglamark mini milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5701975300922
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023 ( see picture of the date marking here )

Änglamark skimmed milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5701975300915
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023

COOP 365 mini milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5701975300953
Production date: 09/04/2023
Best before date: 20/04/2023

COOP 365 skimmed milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5701975300953
Production date: 09/04/2023
Best before date: 20/04/2023

Irma mini milk , 1/1 liter
EAN: 5718146420228
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023

Irma skimmed milk, 1/1 liter
EAN: 5718146420242
Production date: 09.04.2023
Best before date: 20.04.2023

Sold
in: Kvickly, Super Brugsen, Dagli’ Brugsen, Irma and COOP-365 stores all over the country.

Why the food recalled:
After several customer complaints about sour milk, the dairy has established that there has been a break in the cold chain. This means that there has been an opportunity for bacteria to grow in the milk, and this has made the milk sour and therefore unsuitable as food.

What should you do as a consumer:
The Danish Food and Beverage Agency advises consumers to return the products to the store, where they were purchased, or to discard them.

Who is recalling:
Thise Mejeri
Sundsørevej 62
7870 Roslev

Posted in bacterial contamination, DVFA, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Spoilage, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing

Czech Republic – L’Chefs Baguettes – Mold/Mould

Posted on April 12, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

Albert Czech Republic, sro

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Place of inspection:

“Albert Hypermarket”

Brno ( Vídeňská 815/89a, 639 00 Brno )

ID: 44012373

Food group: Bakery products / Common pastries

L’Chefs Baguettes

Category: Dangerous foods

Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

In part of the package, visible mold was detected under the packaging on the surface of the food. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection. The food did not have an expired minimum durability date.

Best before date:	13/04/23
Packaging:	PP bag with seams and printing
Quantity of the product in the package:	0.3 kg
Date of sample collection:	13/03/2023
Reference number:	23-000185-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Czech Republic – Pilos JADEL, steamed cheese – Mold/Mould

Posted on April 5, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

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Place of inspection:

Lidl Czech Republic vos

Doksy ( Zámecká 186, 47201 Doksy )

ID: 26178541

Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese

Pilos JADEL, steamed cheese

Category: Dangerous foods

Invalid parameter:

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Gray-green, white and gray mold colonies were found on the surface of the cheese under the intact packaging.

Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection, the food did not have an expired use-by date.

Expiration date:	2/25/2023
Packaging:	transparent plastic packaging sealed with welds, vacuum packed
Quantity of the product in the package:	100 g
Manufacturer:	NET PLASY, spol. s ro, U Mlékárny 1020, 768 61 Bystřice pod Hostýnem
Country of origin:	Czechia
Date of sample collection:	02/02/2023
Reference number:	23-000138-SZPI-CZ

The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.