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Luxembourg – PLAIN CATALAN FUET, GARLIC, FINE HERBS, ONIONS, WHITE PEPPER, BLACK PEPPER, RED PEPPER AND ROSEMARY FROM THE SOLA BRAND – PRESENCE OF SALMONELLA

Posted on October 23, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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The Luxembourg food safety authorities are recalling the following products:

Last name EAN Health stamp Lot DLC
FUET CATALAN 150 GR 8420941003106 ES 10.12147 / B CE

ES 10.01924 / B CE

 All

lots

 All the

DLC
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

HERBS

 8420941219019
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

BLACK PEPPER

 8420941219026
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

RED PEPPER

 8420941219033
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

WHITE PEPPER

 8420941219040
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

GARLIC

 8420941219057
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

ONIONS

 8420941219064
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

ROSEMARY

 8420941219071

Danger  : Presence of Salmonella

Salmonella can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever and headache within 6 to 72 hours after consumption. These symptoms may be aggravated in young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly. People who have consumed these products and who present these symptoms are advised to consult a doctor, notifying him of this consumption.

Sale in Luxembourg by: Auchan

A sale by other operators cannot be excluded.

Source of information: Auchan recall notification

Communicated by: Government Commission for Quality, Fraud and Food Safety .

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts – Shelled Pistachios – Brown Basmati Rice – Dried Figs – Almonds

Posted on October 23, 2020 by | Leave a comment

European Food Alerts

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 13.3; Tot. = 15.1 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from China in Italy

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 27.5; Tot. = 31.4 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled pistachios from Iran, dispatched from Turkey in Italy

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 14.3; Tot. = 15.4 µg/kg – ppb) in brown basmati rice from Pakistan, via the Netherlands in Germany

RASFF

aflatoxins (Tot. = 15.87 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

RASFF

aflatoxins (B1 = 54; Tot. = 60 µg/kg – ppb) in almonds from the United States in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Turkey Trimmings – Poultry – Chilled Chicken Meat – Chicken Breast Fillet – Frozen Chicken Leg

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European Food Alerts

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium monophasic (1 ,4, [5], 12:i:-) (presence /25g) in turkey trimmings from France in France

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in poultry from Poland in Poland

RASFF

Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled chicken meat from Poland in Poland

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breast fillets from Austria in Germany

RASFF

Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen chicken leg quarters from Poland in Bulgaria

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Goat Cheese – Chilled Fried Chicken Roasts Filled with Ham – Chilled Meat Roulade – Ham Trimmings

Posted on October 23, 2020 by | Leave a comment

European Food Alerts

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in goat cheese from the Netherlands in Poland

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (< 40 CFU/g) in chilled fried chicken fillet roasts filled with ham and cheese from Lithuania in Lithuania

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled meat roulade from Estonia in Estonia

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (presence) in ham trimmings from France in France

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UK – Aldi extends its recall of Roosters Southern Fried Poppin’ Chicken and Roosters Breaded Poppin’ Chicken because of the possible presence of Salmonella

Posted on October 23, 2020 by | Leave a comment

FSA

Aldi is extending its recall of Roosters Southern Fried Poppin’ Chicken and Roosters Breaded Poppin’ Chicken to include all batches and all best before dates, because the products may contain salmonella.

Product details

Roosters Southern Fried Poppin’ Chicken
Pack size 210g
Batch code All
Best before All
Roosters Breaded Poppin’ Chicken
Pack size 210g
Batch code All
Best before All

Risk statement

The products listed above may be contaminated with salmonella.

Symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

Action taken by the company

Aldi is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all Aldi stores. This notice explains to customers why the products are being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.
Customer notice: Roosters Southern Fried Poppin’ Chicken and Roosters Breaded P…(Opens in a new window)

Our advice to consumers

If you have bought any of the above products do not consume them. Instead, return them to the nearest Aldi store for a full refund.

Related alerts

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Australia – Golden Horse Dried Anchovy Kho Ca Com 450g – Histamine

Posted on October 22, 2020 by | Leave a comment

FSANZ

Date published: 22 October 2020

Product information

Yuen’s Market Trading Co. is conducting a recall of Golden Horse Dried Anchovy Kho Ca Com 450g. The product has been available for sale at Asian grocery stores in Queensland.

Date markings

Best Before: 06/01/2023

Problem

The recall is due to biotoxin (histamine) contamination.

Food safety hazard

Food products containing histamine may cause illness/injury if consumed.

Country of origin

Vietnam

What to do​

Consumers should not eat this product and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.

For further information please contact:

Yuen’s Market Trading Co.

(07) 3722 8100

sales@yuensmarket.com.au

Related links:

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Belgium – Recall of Bio-Planet – Preparations made from chicken fillet – Salmonella

Posted on October 22, 2020 by | Leave a comment

AFSCA

During microbiological checks at the supplier, the presence of Salmonella was observed in a raw material used in several preparations made from chicken fillet. The use-by date for these products is: 10/21/2020.

In consultation with the AFSCA, Bio-Planet has therefore decided to withdraw the products concerned from sale.

Customers who have purchased these products are advised not to consume them and to bring them back to the store, where they will be reimbursed. In the meantime, all stores have removed the affected products from the shelves.


Description of the products:

• Chicken
gyros • Plain chicken brochettes • Chicken
fillets • Marinated chicken fillets
•
Diced chicken fillets
• Chicken fillets in slices
• Chicken fillets in strips
• Chicken breasts
• Best before date (Best before date): 10/21/2020
• Sales period: from 10/13/2020 to 10/19/2020

Check the date consumption limit for chicken fillets that you purchased from Bio-Planet between 10/13/2020 and 10/19/2020.

These products were sold in the butcher’s department of certain Bio-Planet stores:
Bio-Planet in Wilrijk, Turnhout, Mechelen, Dilbeek, Gent, Nossegem, Leuven, Kortrijk, Mons, Mol, Destelbergen, Jambes, Brugge and Antwerpen.

Possible symptoms of Salmonella poisoning

The possible symptoms of poisoning caused by Salmonella are: fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. These symptoms usually appear within 12 to 48 hours after ingestion.

Symptoms usually last 4 to 7 days, and most people recover without specific treatment. Young children, pregnant women, the immunocompromised and the elderly are among the groups at risk. In these people, the symptoms can be severe enough to require hospitalization of the patient.

People who have consumed these products and who present this type of symptoms are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption.

For more information, customers can contact Colruyt Group Customer Service
on 0800 99 124 .

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Iceland – Suspicion of Salmonella in chicken

Posted on October 22, 2020 by | Leave a comment

MAST

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Matvælastofnun warns against consuming one batch of chicken from Matfugl marked Ali, Bónus or FK due to suspicion of salmonella infection. The company has recalled the product from the market.

The recall only applies to the following batch:

  • Product name: Ali, Bónus, FK
  • Producer: Matfugl ehf, Völuteigi 2, 270 Mosfellsbær
  • Lot number: 011-20-37-5-26, marked as RLNR: 0112037526   (whole chicken, breast, puffins, bits)
  • Distribution: Bonus Stores, Króna Stores, Fjarðarkaup, Hraðbúðin Hellissandi

Consumers who have purchased chicken with this traceability number are asked to return it to the relevant store or directly to Matfugl ehf., Völuteigi 2, Mosfellsbær.

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France – Product recall: Roast chicken brand Poultry Offer – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on October 22, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Product recall: Roast chicken brand Poultry Offer

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes

PROPOSED SOLUTION

Those in possession of this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased.

People who have consumed this product and who have a fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption.
Pregnant women should pay special attention to these symptoms, as well as immunocompromised people and the elderly. These symptoms may suggest listeriosis, a disease that can be serious and can take up to eight weeks to incubate.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Weight
around 1.2 kg

▸ Barcode
3263856894712

▸ Lot
A077142

▸ DLC
01/11/2020

▸ Health
stamp FR 56.017.001 CE

▸ Consumer service contact
For any further information, you can contact customer service by dialing the telephone number: 09 70 17 10 00 (non-surcharged call) from Monday to Saturday from 8:30 am to 10 pm or by e-mail at the contact address @ franprix.fr

▸ Source
https://www.franprix.fr/

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Research – Food Fraud With Nasty Results – Norovirus

Posted on October 21, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety Tech

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Global food supply chains are complex and therefore quite vulnerable to errors or fraudulent activity. A company in Chile repackaged and falsely labeled cheap raspberries from China, reselling them as top-level organic Chilean raspberries in Canada. These raspberries were linked to a norovirus outbreak in Canada, sickening hundreds of people. A whistleblower complaint helped to uncover this fraudulent scheme that posed a significant risk to human health.

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