Category Archives: Food Testing

France – Raw milk goat cheese – STEC E.coli

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Earl Louet
Model names or references
Faisselle, Pyramid,Valençay,Ste Maure,Round, Crottin,Touré,White pyramid, Heart,Pt Valençay
Product identification
Batch Date
03/15, 03/16, 03/17, 03/18, 03/19, 03/20, 03/21, 03/22, 03/23, 03/24 Use-by date 05/17/2024
Packaging
Paper packaging Wooden box
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/15/2024 to 03/27/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
GIE=MJ, Cheese regions, CNF, Pellevoisin Market, Palluau Market, Buzançais Market, Carrefour St Gaultier, Carrefour Buzançais, Ricardel, Intermarché Buzançais, Farm.

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Polish Poultry Products – Sesame Seeds – Halal Chicken Fillet Meat – Duck Meat – Chilled Pork – Minced Meat – Turmeric –

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Salmonella Infantis in chicken fillet from Poland (chilled and frozen)  in Ireland and UK

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Salmonella (in 1 of 10 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

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Detection of Salmonella in Halal white chicken fillet meat preparation from Spain in France

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Salmonella enteritidis in frozen duck meat from Hungary in Italy

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Salmonella spp in raw chilled pork from Spain in Italy

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Salmonella Typhimurium in turkey meat from Poland in Germany

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Salmonella in minced meat from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Salmonella in turmeric from Spain with raw material from India in Algeria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Greece, India, Italy, Lithuania, Mali, Malta, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, United Kingdom

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Salmonella spp. (in 5 out of 5 samples) in chicken thigh meat from Poland in Lithuania

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Salmonella typhimurium duck breast from Hungary in Italy

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RASFF Alerts- STEC E.coli – Deer – Beef

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STEC stx2 in Capreolus (deer) from UK in the Netherlands

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STEC stx2 positive in bos taurus from Brazil in the Netherlands and Belgium

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RASFF Alert- Histamine – Tuna Fillet

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Histamine in Tuna filet from the Netherlands in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Prosciutto – Sliced Spicy Sausage – Cheese

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Listeria monocytogenes in Prosciutto from Italy in Sweden

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Listeria monocytogenes in a batch of sliced spicy sausage “pepperoni” in Ireland, UK and Denmark

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Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from France in Germany, UK, Canada Sweden

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Peanuts – Popcorn – Almonds – Dried Figs – Pistachios – Rice – Groundnuts

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Presence of aflatoxins above the established limit in almonds from United States in Spain

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Aflatoxin B1 in popcorn from France in the Czech Republic and Austria

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Presence of aflatoxins above the established limit in almonds from United States. in Spain

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Total aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxins in U.S.A. peanuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in roasted antep pistachio from Türkiye in Netherlands and Bulgaria

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Pesticide residues and aflatoxin in Indian rice in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Paraguay in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins (B1 = 3,94 ppb; Tot. = 5,77 ppb) in groundnuts kernels from Argentina in Poland

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Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in France

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France – Merguez – Salmonella

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Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
Traditional
Model names or references
Merguez x6 Merguez x12 Merguez x25 Merguez (traditional department)
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3608568200251 A4087005 Use-by date 04/05/2024
3608568200268 A4087005 Use-by date 04/05/2024
3608568390907 A4087005 Use-by date between 04/17/2024 and 04/19/2024
3608568350031 A4087555 Use-by date between 04/06/2024 and 04/07/2024
3608568390518 A4087005 Use-by date between 04/03/2024 and 04/04/2024
Packaging
Plastic tray under protective atmosphere Polystyrene box
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/27/2024 to 03/29/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 42-305-004 CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
U system – Leclerc – Wholesalers

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UK – Update 1: Morrisons recalls The Best Taleggio because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

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FSA

Morrisons is taking the precautionary action of extending their recall of The Best Taleggio because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in the product.
This product recall has been updated to include more ‘use by’ dates.

Product details

The Best Taleggio
Pack size 200g
Use by All date codes up to and including 28 April 2024

Risk statement

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product listed above.

Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.

Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.

Action taken by the company

Morrisons is recalling the above 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.

Customer notice Morrisons Best Taleggio (234.75 KB)

Our advice to consumers

If you have bought any of the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.

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Romania – Chicken Nuggets – Salmonella

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ANSVA

Date: 02.04.2024 Display until: 23.04.2024 VOLUNTARY PRODUCT RECALL Bucharest, Romania, 02.04.2024. The manufacturer GEKA recalls the product “Culinea Chicken nuggets 500 g” with the expiry date 06.02.2025, from batch no. ED06.02.2024 049502204849, with suspected presence of Salmonella. In the case of the concerned batch, the presence of salmonella bacteria in the product cannot be excluded.

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Israel – Frozen Green Soyabeans in Pods – Listeria monocytogenes

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Notice to the consumer public about the collection of a product from the Wily Food brand – green soybeans in frozen pods 1 kg
Importer Gold Frost Ltd. wishes to inform its customers that as a follow-up to the proactive inspection carried out by the company, an abnormality was discovered
In the result of the Listeria monocytogenes test in the following product:
Edema – green soybeans frozen in pods
Weight: 1 kg
Expiry date: 06.12.2025
Barcode: 7290012483011
Manufacturer’s name: Zeinzg Kingshore Foods Co Ltd – China
The company asks anyone who purchased the product from the aforementioned validity not to consume it.
The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause disease in high-risk populations such as: those with a weakened immune system,
the elderly and cause miscarriages in pregnant women.
In coordination with the food service, Central District of the Ministry of Health, the company collects the product.

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