Category Archives: Food Spoilage

Canada – Warning not to consume various canned products sold by the company Cantine Poincaré

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MAPAQ,  in collaboration with the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal and the company Cantine Poinca ré , located at 1071, boulevard Saint-Laurent, in Montreal, is notifying the population e  not to consume the products listed in the table below, since they were not prepared and packaged to ensure their safety. 

 

Product name  Format Targeted lot
“MISCELLANEOUS CANNED VEGETABLES”

183 g

Units sold until September 18, 2020

“VARIOUS CONFITTED MEATS”
“BOUDIN”
“VARIOUS SEAFOOD PRODUCTS”
“VARIOUS VEGETARIAN DISHES” 500 g
“VARIOUS MEAT DISHES IN SAUCE” 225 g

500 g
The products that are the subject of this warning were offered for sale until September 18, 2020 inclusively, and only at the establishment designated above. They were sold at room temperature. The products were individually wrapped in a tin can and hand identified in black felt. 
The operator is voluntarily recalling the products in question. He agreed with the MAPAQ and the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal to disseminate this warning as a precautionary measure. People who have these products in their possession are advised not to consume them; they must either return them to the establishment where they purchased them or throw them away, even if the affected products do not show any signs of spoilage or a suspicious odor, consuming them may represent a risk to health. It should be noted that no case of illness associated with the consumption of these foods has been reported to MAPAQ so far.

Denmark – Risk of mold in various rye breads

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Lantmännen Schulstad is recalling several types of rye bread, after several own samples show that there is a risk of mold in several types of rye bread. The company has also received some customer complaints.
The risk of mold makes the rye breads unsuitable as food.

Recalled Foods , Published: September 18, 2020

Rye bread produced from 09-09-2020 to 10-09-2020 and exclusively with letter markings PH, PI and PG and “best before” dates from 18.09 and 19.09.
What food:
Forester 
Net weight: 1000 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PH, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PH, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5701205005498
Forester 
Net weight: 500 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PG, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PG, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5701205005481
Sch. Schwarzbrød
Net weight: 1000 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PH, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PH, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5701205005498
Sold in:
Shops across the country
What food:
Coop COOP Schwarzbrot
Net weight: 500 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PG, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PG, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5700383226435
 
Sold in:
COOP stores nationwide
What food:
Rema 1000 Schwarzbrød
Net weight: 500 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PG, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PG, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5705830010704
REMA 1000 Coarse Rye Bread 
Net weight: 1000 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PH, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PH, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5705830600752
Sold in:
REMA1000 stores nationwide
Rye bread produced from 09-09-2020 to 17-09-2020 and exclusively with letter marking AI and “best before” dates from 18.09 and 25.09.
What food:
Kondi Karl Rye Bread 
Net weight: 500 grams
Best before date: 18.09 to 25.09 AI
EAN barcode: 5701205005511
Livelihood Kernegrov 
Net weight: 475 grams
Best before date: 18.09 to 25.09 AI
EAN barcode: 5701205006938
Sold in:
Shops across the country
Company recalling:
Lantmännen Schulstad A / S
Cause:
The company has had errors in production and found mold on several of its own reference samples. 
Risk:
Risk of mildew makes the products unsuitable as food.

Advice for consumers:
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to deliver the products back to the store where they were purchased or to discard them.

 

RASFF Alerts – Moulds – Condensed Milk and Cocoa Coating – Chilled Fish Fillets – Strawberry Jam

European Food Alerts

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chilled curd bars with condensed milk and cocoa coating from Lithuania infested with moulds in Poland

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chilled fish fillets (Thunnus spp) from Ghana unfit for human consumption (infested with mould) in the UK

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strawberry jam from Belgium infested with moulds in Belgium

RASFF Alert – Fumonisins – Mycotoxin – Purple Maize Flour

European Food Alerts

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fumonisins (11069 µg/kg – ppb) in purple maize flour from Peru in Spain

Hawaii – Vietnamese Cuisine Restaurant in Kihei ordered to close for safety, health violations

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DOH says the health inspector saw 20 to 30 live roaches in the restaurant, crawling on plates, bowls, on food service counter tops, and other areas of the kitchen. They say roaches were also found in flour, cooked rice, and in vegetables in the refrigerator.

Other foodborne illness risk factors include a lack of soap at a hand sink, another sink was not accessible, and raw beef was stored in the same container as cooked beef.

 

RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Raisins

European Food Alerts

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ochratoxin A (44.93 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Slovakia in Hungary

RASFF Alert – Yeast – Skyr Cheese

European Food Alerts

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high count of yeasts in skyr cheese from Germany in Bulgaria

Canada – Notice not to consume various products sold by Boulangerie-pâtisserie L’Artisan

MAPAQ

Quebec

 September 9, 2020 – MAPAQ, in collaboration with the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal and the company Boulangerie-pâtisserie L’Artisan, located at 4780 Papineau Avenue, in Montreal , is notifying the population not to consume the products indicated in the table below, because they have not been prepared and packaged in such a way as to ensure their safety .

 

Product name Format Targeted lot
“Breads” In addition to this, you need to know more about it.

Various formats, various flavors

In addition to this, you need to know more about it.

Units sold until September 8, 2020

“Viennese pastries”
“Soups”

The products that are the subject of this warning were offered for sale until September 8, 2020 inclusively , and only at the establishment designated above. They were sold refrigerated or at room temperature. The products were packaged in a cardboard bag or box. The products do not have a label.

The operator is voluntarily recalling the products in question. He agreed with MAPAQ and the Food Inspection Division of the City of Montreal to disseminate this warning as a precautionary measure. People who have these products in their possession are advised not to consume them. They must either return the products to the establishment where they purchased them or throw them away. Even if the affected products do not show signs of spoilage or a suspicious odor, consuming them may represent a health risk. It should be noted that no case of illness associated with the consumption of these foods has been reported to MAPAQ so far.

Denmark – Burger buns with risk of Mold

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Nordthy is recalling Quickbury Mega Burger Buns, due to the risk of mold. Risk of mold makes the product unfit for human consumption. (Updated 08-09-2020, with new points of sale)

Recalled Foods , Published: August 28, 2020

Modified September 8, 2020
(Updated 08-09-2020, with new outlets)
What food:
Quickbury Mega Burger Buns ( see photo )
Net weight: 300 grams
Best before dates: 04.12.20, 11.12.20 and 12.12.20
This only applies to Lot / batch numbers with end numbers: “64”
EAN barcode: 4028491401065
Sold in:

Net stores throughout the country

SPAR ÅKIRKEBY, TORVET 1, 3720 AAKIRKEBY
MENU MARIBO, BROVEJEN 19, 4930 MARIBO
SPAR DALVANGSVEJ, DALVANGSVEJ 52, 2600 GLOSTRUP
MENU HIMMELEV, SOGNEVEJ 95, 4000 ROSKILDE
MY MERCHANT Halvrimmen, AALBORGVEJ 14, 9460 BROVST
MENU BOGENSE, VESTRE ENGVEJ 2, 5400 BOGENSE
LETKØB HYLKE, HYLKEVEJ 52, 8660 SKANDERBORG
SPAR KOLDBY, LIMFJORDSGADE 15, 7752 SNEDSTED
MY MERCHANT GADBJERG, LANGGADE 35, 7321 GADBJERG
LETKØB- ØRTING HANDELSPL., HORSENSVEJ 121, 8300 ODDER
SPAR HADERSLEV, LYØVEJ 10, 6100 HADERSLEV
SAVE NYKØBING MORS, FRUEVEJ 37-41, 7900 NYKØBING M
MY MERCHANT DAUGÅRD, GL. VEJLEVEJ 51  8721 DAUGÅRD
MY MERCHANT VEJRUP, MØLLEVEJ 1, VEJRUP, 6740 BRAMMING
Menu Hadsund, Hadsundvej 1 – Als, 9560 Hadsund
Spar Brovst, JERNBANEGADE 2, 9460 Brovst
SPAR THURØ, BERGMANNSVEJ 112 THURØ, 5700 SVENDBORG
Letkøb Fjelstrup, Fjelstrup Nørrevej 3.6100 Haderslev
SPAR ÅRSLEV, STATIONSVEJ 124, 5792 ÅRSLEV
LETKØB – RØMØ, KØBMANDEN, HAVNEBYVEJ 25,6792 RØMØ
SPAR HVIDBJERG KØBMANDSGÅ NÆSSUNDVEJ 358, 7960 KARBY
MY MERCHANT ENGESVANG, GL. KONGEVEJ 62, 7442 ENGESVANG
MY MERCHANT NYKØBING MORS, FÆLLEDVEJ 17, 7900 NYKØBING M
MY MERCHANT BEVTOFT, KRYGERSVEJ 38, 6541 BEVTOFT
802-MENU RUGGARDSVEJ, RUGGAARDSVEJ 211, 5210 ODENSE NV
MY MERCHANT NIM  PRÆSTEVÆNGET 13, 8740 Brædstrup
MY MERCHANT ODENSE SØ, HOLLUFGÅRDSVEJ 219, 5220 ODENSE SØ
SPAR WANDALSVEJ, WANDALLSVEJ 10, 5700 SVENDBORG
SPAR AGERSKOV, HOVEDGADEN 14, 6534 AGERSKOV
SPAR GØRDING ApS, NØRREGADE 1, 6690 GØRDING
MY MERCHANT TROLDHED, NO. VIUMVEJ 1 A,  6920 VIDEBÆK
MENU OTTERUP APS, STRANDVEJEN 1  5450 OTTERUP
SPAR EBBERUP EBBERUPVEJ 75, 5631 EBBERUP
SAVE HOPTRUP, HOPTRUP HOVEDGADE 53 6100 HADERSLEV
MY MERCHANT BOVRUP, BOVRUP STOREGADE 20-BOVRUP  6200 AABENRAA
SAVE HUMBLE HOVEDGADEN 24, 5932 HUMBLE
MY MERCHANT SENNELS SENNELSVEJ 81, 7700 THISTED
SAVE ESBJERG BØNDERGÅRDSVEJ 1 6700 ESBJERG
MY MERCHANT HAASTRUP, BYGADEN 10, HÅSTRUP 5600 FAABORG
SPAR ERSLEV, PRÆSTBROVEJ 144, 7950 ERSLEV
Company recalling:
Nordthy, Rubinvej 61, 7700 Thisted
Cause:
Mold has been found on the underside of the buns 
Risk:
Risk of mildew makes the product unsuitable as food.
Advice for consumers:
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to deliver the product back to the store where it was purchased or to discard it.

RASFF Alerts – Moulds – Food Supplement – Burger Buns – Organic Plant Based Spreadable

European Food Alerts

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food supplement from Switzerland, via Spain infested with moulds in Portugal

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burger buns from Poland infested with moulds (on the underside) in Denmark

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organic plant based spreadable from Denmark infested with moulds in Denmark