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France – raw milk goat cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

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Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name vendée goat
  • Names of models or references Round thyme, mustard, semi-refined black pepper. Buchette white, semi-matured ash. Semi-refined ash pyramid Semi-refined Cabrette, semi-refined Tomme, semi-refined marbled Tomme. Semi matured white Chabi.
  • Product identification
    GTIN Lot Dated
    3760087869026 C21223, C21230 Use-by date 10/10/2021
  • Start date / End of marketing From 08/16/2021 to 09/13/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark85-095-001
  • Geographical sales area Regions: Pays-de-la-Loire
  • Distributors Leclerc, Super U, Hyper U.
  • List of points of salereminder_sale_list.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Listeria
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

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Germany – Alnatura whole wheat spelled spaghetti – Mycotoxins – Ergot Alkaloids

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LMW

Warning type:

Food

Date of first publication:

16.09.2021

Product name:

Alnatura whole wheat spelled spaghetti

Product pictures:

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Manufacturer (distributor): Alnatura Produktions- und Handels GmbH Mahatma-Gandhi-Straße 7 D-64295 Darmstadt
Reason for warning:

Detection of ergot alkaloids (metabolic products of so-called ergot fungi).

Packaging Unit: 500 g
Durability: 02/26/2023
Additional Information:

For more information, please refer to the manufacturer’s press release attached.

Homepage of the manufacturer:

https://www.alnatura.de/de-de/
Contact to the responsible authorities:

Baden-Württemberg:poststelle@mlr.bwl.de

Bavaria:poststelle@lgl.bayern.de
Berlin:poststelle@senjustva.berlin.de
Brandenburg:Konsumenterschutz@Msgiv.Brandenburg.de
Bremen:Schnellwarnung@gesundheit.bremen.de
Hamburg:poststelle@justiz.hamburg.de
Hesse:Schnellwarnung@rpda.hessen.de
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania:poststelle@lm.mv-regierung.de
Lower Saxony:poststelle@ml.niedersachsen.de
North Rhine-Westphalia:poststelle@mulnv.nrw.de
Rhineland-Palatinate:Poststelle.Referat22@lua.rlp.de
Saarland:poststelle-luv@lav.saarland.de
Saxony-Anhalt:poststelle@ms.sachsen-anhalt.de
Schleswig-Holstein:poststelle@jumi.landsh.de
Thuringia:LM-Ueberendung@tlv.thueringen.de

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France – Preparation of seasoned minced beef 5% fat – Salmonella

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Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Meats
  • Product brand name unbranded
  • Names of models or references Portioned and bulk
  • Product identification
    Lot
    Manufacturing from 08/09/2021
  • Start date / End of marketing From 08/09/2021 to 08/09/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Geographical sales area Henri Boucher Wattrelos, 4 rue Albert 1er, Sartel Commercial Park, 59150 Wattrelos
  • DistributorsHenri Boucher Wattrelos, 4 rue Albert 1er, Sartel Commercial Park, 59150 Wattrelos

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Non-compliant microbiological self-check result
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

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Italy – ROBIOLA DI MONTE – STEC E.coli

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Salute

Brand : INVERNIZZI

Name : ROBIOLA DI MONTE

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 17 September 2021

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Czech Republic – K-Purland Fresh Chicken – Chicken backs with skin – Salmonella

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Place of inspection:
Hodonin ( Dvorakova 4115/6, 695 01 Hodonin )
Company ID: 25110161
Food group: Meat and meat products / Packaged meat

K-Purland Fresh Chicken – Chicken backs with skin
Category: Dangerous food
Unsatisfactory parameter:

Salmonella enteritidis

The product has been found to have the pathogenic bacterium  Salmonella enteritidis , which can cause a condition called salmonellosis.

Lots: L: 412172553
Expiration date: 08/19/2021
Packaging: plastic tray with label
Producer: Rabbit Trhový Štěpánov as, Sokolská 302, 257 63 Trhový Štěpánov
Date of sampling: 17. 8. 2021
Reference number: 21-000353-CAFIA-CZ
The sample was found by an official inspection of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority.

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Czech Republic – ALBERT’S FRESH CHICKEN BREASTS, fresh meat – Salmonella

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Place of inspection:
Hodonín ( Krátká 4088/2, 695 01 Hodonín )
Company ID: 44012373
Food group: Meat and meat products / Packaged meat

ALBERT’S FRESH CHICKEN BREASTS, fresh meat
Category: Dangerous food
Unsatisfactory parameter:

Salmonella enteritidis

The product has been found to have the pathogenic bacterium  Salmonella enteritidis,  which can cause a condition called salmonellosis.

Lots: L: 422172834
Expiration date: 08/23/2021
Packaging: plastic tray with label
Producer: RABBIT Trhový Štěpánov as
Country of origin:  Czechia
Date of sampling: 17. 8. 2021
Reference number: 21-000352-CAFIA-CZ
The sample was found by an official inspection of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority.

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France – Spring chicken terrine – Listeria monocytogenes

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  • Food
  • Product sub-category Meats
  • Product brand name With Burgundy Ham
  • Names of models or references3kg dish sold in the traditional department
  • Product identification
    GTIN Lot Dated
    2309706000000 21225228 Use-by date 09/18/2021
    2117228000000 21225228 Use-by date 09/18/2021
    2172227000000 21225228 Use-by date 09/18/2021
    2304241000000 21225228 Use-by date 09/18/2021
    2309706000000 21225228 Use-by date 09/18/2021
  • Packaging Earthenware dish of about 3kg sold in the traditional department
  • Start date / End of marketing From 08/17/2021 to 08/25/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 21-464-002 CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors Wholesalers

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of Listeria monocytogenes
  • Risks incurred by the consume Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

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Canada – Food Safety Warning – Shredded pork rind and shredded pork skin sold to certain restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area may be unsafe due to Salmonella

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CFIA

Advisory details

Ottawa, September 19, 2021 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Ministry of Health (Ontario) are warning restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) not to purchase, use, or serve the products described below due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The following products are known to have been sold to certain restaurants in the GTA which serve Vietnamese/Asian meals. These products were sold frozen to restaurants in clear plastic bags with no labels, no lot codes, no identifiers, and no cooking instructions. At this time there is no evidence of these products being sold directly to consumers and they do not appear to be available or sold at supermarkets.

Recalled product

Brand Product Size UPC Codes Additional Information
None Shredded pork rind various none none Products are sold frozen in clear plastic bags, with no labels, no lot codes, no identifiers, and no cooking instructions.
None Shredded pork skin various none none

What you should do

Check to see if you have the affected products in your restaurant. If the products are in your facility, do not use them.

If you think you became sick from consuming a food product, call your doctor.

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

Background

This warning was triggered by an investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak of salmonellosis. The outbreak is associated with consumption of food dishes containing shredded pork rind and/or shredded pork skin from certain restaurants serving Vietnamese/Asian meals in the GTA.

Illnesses

There have been reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products. Ministry of Health (Ontario), in collaboration with Public Health Ontario, local public health units and food safety partners are investigating an outbreak of human illness.

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  • shredded pork rind pork

Public enquiries and media

Ministry of Health (Ontario)
Toll free : 1-888-414-4774
In Toronto: (416) 314-6197
Email: media.moh@ontario.ca

Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Media relations
Telephone: 613-773-6600
Email: cfia.media.acia@inspection.gc.ca

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Canada – Updated Food Recall Warning – Silver Maple brand Frozen All White Meat Fully Cooked Diced Chicken recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

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CFIA

Recall details-

Ottawa, September 17, 2021 – The food recall warning issued on September 10, 2021 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Erie Meat Products Ltd. is recalling Silver Maple brand Frozen All White Meat Fully Cooked Diced Chicken from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Distributors and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not serve, use or sell the recalled product described below.

Recalled product

Brand Product Size UPC Codes
Silver Maple Frozen All White Meat Fully Cooked Diced Chicken 4.54 kg
(2 x 2.27 kg)		 8 29810 93711 1 Best Before 22 AL 28

What you should do

If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.

Check to see if you have the recalled product in your establishment. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to your supplier.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

Background

This recall was triggered by CFIA test results. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled product from the marketplace.

Illnesses

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

Related recalls

2021-09-10 – Frozen All White Meat Fully Cooked Diced Chicken recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

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Public enquiries and media

Company information
Erie Meat Products Ltd.: cs@eriemeats.com
Public enquiries
Toll-free: 1-800-442-2342 (Canada and U.S.)
Telephone: 1-613-773-2342 (local or international)
Email: information@inspection.gc.ca
Media relations
Telephone: 613-773-6600
Email: cfia.media.acia@inspection.gc.ca

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Canada – Jongilpoom brand Enoki Mushroom recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

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CFIA

Recall details

Ottawa, September 16, 2021 – Covic International Trading Inc. is recalling Jongilpoom brand Enoki Mushroom from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

Recalled product

Brand Product Size UPC Codes
Jongilpoom Enoki Mushroom 200 g 8 807076 000321 CE 158D

What you should do

If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.

Check to see if you have the recalled product in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

Background

This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled product from the marketplace.

Illnesses

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

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  • Jongilpoom - Enoki Mushroom - code

Public enquiries and media

Company information
Covic International Trading Inc.
Telephone: 604-278-2104
Public enquiries
Toll-free: 1-800-442-2342 (Canada and U.S.)
Telephone: 1-613-773-2342 (local or international)
Email: information@inspection.gc.ca
Media relations
Telephone: 613-773-6600
Email: cfia.media.acia@inspection.gc.ca
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