RASFF – ciguatera poisoning suspected to be caused by frozen red snapper steaks (Lutjanus bohar) from India, via France in the Netherlands
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RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) – Live Clams
RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins in live clams from France in France
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RASFF Alerts -Salmonella – Chicken Breast – Chicken Thigh – MSM Turkey – Raw Poultry Meat -Almonds – Turkey Meat and Poultry Sausage – Chicken Nuggets – Spinach – Turkey Breast
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen chicken breast fillets from Poland in Poland
RASFF – Salmonella ( 7:k:- /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Houtenae (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen half chicken breasts from Brazil, via the Netherlands in the Czech Republic
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken thigh meat from Poland in Lithuania
RASFF – Salmonella (presence /10g) in frozen mechanically separated (MSM) turkey meat from Belgium in Belgium
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled raw poultry meat from Poland in Poland
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breasts from Poland in Slovakia
RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in shelled almonds from the United States in Germany
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Saintpaul (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled turkey meat and poultry sausages from France in France
RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in frozen salted chicken half breasts from Brazil in France
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken quarters from Poland in the Czech Republic
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breast from Poland in the Czech Republic
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (four out of five samples /25g) in frozen chicken nuggets from Slovakia in the Czech Republic
RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in spinach from Italy in Finland
RASFF – Salmonella (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen turkey breast fillets from Poland in Italy
RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Aflatoxin – Blanched Groundnut Kernels
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 123 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from India in the UK
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 89; Tot. = 120 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut Kernels from India in the Netherlands
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Malaysia – Terengganu ‘puding buih’ food poisoning case claims first victim
KUALA TERENGGANU, June 3 — A victim of the puding buih food poisoning incident in Terengganu has died at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital (HSNZ), said state Health director Dr Nor Azimi Yunus.
He said the 25-year-old woman, who was admitted to the hospital on May 24, died at 10.40am today.
“She was treated for 10 days at the Intensive Care Unit of HSNZ. The death was caused by septicaemia shock and multi-organ failure,” he told reporters via WhatsApp.
It had been reported that 99 people in Terengganu were treated at HSNZ and other healthcare facilities for diarrhoea, vomiting and fever after consuming puding buih which they bought online on May 22.
Viet Nam – Vietnam reports more food poisoning deaths in 5 months
HANOI, June 2 (Xinhua) — In the first five months of this year, 694 people in Vietnam suffered from food poisoning, of whom 15 died, according to the country’s Preventive Health Department on Tuesday.
In the same period last year, 806 people were affected by food poisoning, of whom five died.
Between January and May, Vietnam spotted 26,900 dengue fever patients, including three fatalities, 4,921 foot-and-mouth disease cases and 186 viral encephalitis sufferers.
Vietnam currently has 210,500 HIV carriers, of whom 97,154 have become AIDS patients. To date, 98,705 people in the country have died of AIDS-related diseases, the department said. Enditem
Hong Kong – Not to consume a batch of bottled apple juice drink contaminated with patulin
| Issue Date | 29.5.2020 |
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| Source of Information | Routine Surveillance Programme of the Centre for Food Safety |
| Food Product | A bottled apple juice drink imported from Australia |
| Product Name and Description | Product name: Cold Pressed Granny Smith Apple
Brand: Presha Fruit Country of origin: Australia Importer/Distributor: A.S. Watson Group (HK) Ltd. Volume: 350ml per bottle Best-before date: August 7, 2020 |
| Reason For Issuing Alert |
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| Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety |
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| Advice to the Trade | Stop using or selling the affected products immediately if they possess them. |
| Advice to Consumers | Not to consume the affected products. |
| Further Information | The CFS press release
Members of the public may call the distributor’s hotline at 2606 8658 for enquiries about the recall during office hours. |
Luxembourg – SEA SNAPPER STEAKS – (LUTJANUS BOHAR) FROM THE SEAPRO BRAND – CIGUATERA POISONING
Product recalls • Alerts
Information Source: European Commission Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)
Distribution in Luxembourg: Tandoori Market
The Luxembourg food safety authorities inform about the following recall:
Danger : ciguatera poisoning
| Last name | Snapper steaks (Lutjanus bohar) |
| Mark | Seapro |
| Aspect | Plastic packaging |
| Lot | 85205-2217 |
Only the products listed in the table are affected.
The information provided does not exclude that part of the products have been sold to the end consumer.
Ciguatera usually involves a combination of gastrointestinal, neurological and, sometimes, cardiovascular disorders. The symptoms defined in these general categories vary depending on the geographic origin of the toxic fish and, to some extent, the species of fish. People who have consumed the products mentioned above and who present this type of symptoms are invited to consult a doctor and report this consumption.
Malaysia – Bad eggs in pudding caused food poisoning, says exco man
KUALA TERENGGANU: Eggs that were two weeks beyond the expiry date were used to make the “puding buih” dessert which caused food poisoning in 99 people last week.
State executive councillor Alias Razak said the health department had shut down the petty trader’s kitchen for 14 days until June 7.
Last week, people in 20 families in Kuala Terengganu (77 patients ) and Marang (22 cases) came down with food poisoning, with some being admitted to hospital.
Alias said the state government would conduct a detailed study on hygiene for home-based food traders to prevent such occurrences in the future.
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Luxembourg – REMINDER: DELHAIZE BRAND SMALL POULTRY MEATBALLS – POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES
Source of information: Notification by the company Delhaize
Distribution in Luxembourg: Delhaize
The Luxembourg food safety authorities inform about the following recall:
Danger : Possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes
| Last name | Small poultry meatballs |
| Mark | Delhaize |
| Unit | 200g |
| Barcode | EAN code: 5400112586006 |
| Date of minimum durability (MDD) | 06/12/2020;
06/15/2020 |
| Lot | 06/12/2020 – Lot 2014;
06/15/2020 – Lot 2119 |
Only the products listed in the table are affected.
The products in question were withdrawn from sale in the stores concerned, but part of the products were sold to the final consumer.
