Category Archives: Food Testing

Australia – Udder Delights in Hahndorf recalling cheese after E.coli found

Adelaide Now

Hugely popular Hahndorf cheesemaker Udder Delights has voluntarily recalled nearly a dozen of its cheese brands after E.coli bacteria above permitted levels was found.

Some of its most popular cheeses, including its 200g camembert and brie are being recalled. The SA company said there was no evidence the form of E.coli found was dangerous but it was recalling them as a precaution.

The cheeses are available from Coles and independent retailers in SA, Queensland, Victoria and WA. In NSW they also sell at Woolies and in Tasmania they are sold at independent retailers.

Udder Delights chef executive Sheree Sullivan said the team was “devastated” after small levels of the bacteria were found in some of the company’s white mould 200g cheeses.

USA – ProMed: 3 women hospitalized with E. coli O157, Wisconsin, RFI

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Over the past 5 days, our health care facility in northwest Wisconsin, USA, has seen 3 women hospitalized with E. coli O157 infection. All presented with significant abdominal pain without fever and watery diarrhea which in 2 progressed to bloody diarrhea. None of the 3 have manifested any evidence of hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Both of the women seen by the Infectious Diseases service stated that their diet contains a lot of salads.

Singapore -Eating raw pig liver from local market may raise chances of contracting Hepatitis E virus liver disease

Alvinology

Do you like to eat raw liver? Is liver pâté one of your favorite dishes? You may want to think twice before ingesting such a meal again, as researchers at the Singapore General Hospital have found definite similarities between the virus strains of Hepatitis E virus or (HEV) in pig liver and human liver.

 

USA – Natural Grocers Issues Recall on Organic Soybeans Due to Mold

FDA

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., a Lakewood, Colorado-based natural grocery chain, is recalling Natural Grocers brand 2-pound Organic Soybeans because they have the potential to contain mold. Consumers who may have purchased this product are advised to discontinue use and either throw it away or return it to the store for credit or refund.

The recalled product is packaged in clear plastic bags weighing 2 pounds and bearing the “Natural Grocers” label. Only packages bearing 19-168 and 19-205 as the packed-on dates are subject to recall.  The packed-on date can be found in the bottom left-hand corner of the label.

The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by the company revealed the presence of mold.

Production of the product has been suspended while the Food and Drug Administration and the company continue their investigation into the source of the problem.

UPC Code Description Packed on Dates
000080663607 Organic Soybeans 2 LB 19-168 & 19-205

RASFF Alert – E.coli – Live Oysters

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RASFF -too high count of Escherichia coli (1700 /100g) in live oysters from France in France

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chicken Fillets – Sesame Paste – Chicken Meat – Black Pepper – Sesame Seeds – Pork Trimmings – Halal Chicken Thighs – Chicken Legs

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RASFF -Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken fillets from Poland in Slovakia

RASFF -Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame paste from Syria in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken meat from Poland in Italy

RASFF -Salmonella (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil, manufactured in China in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF -Salmonella (presence /25g) in pork trimmings from Germany in Sweden

RASFF -Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen halal chicken thighs from Belgium in Italy

RASFF -Salmonella enterica ser. Kentucky (presence /25g) in chilled chicken from Poland in Latvia

RASFF -Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg (presence /25g) in chilled chicken leg quarters from Poland in Latvia

RASFF -Salmonella (presence /25g) in black pepper from Vietnam in Poland

 

RASFF Alert – Bacillus cereus – Chilled Milk

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RASFF -Bacillus cereus (up to 700 CFU/g) in chilled milk from Germany in Germany

RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Boneless Beef

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RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1/stx2 /25g) in boneless beef from Argentina in Spain

RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – Dried Figs – Raisins

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RASFF -aflatoxins (Tot. = 29 µg/kg – ppb) and ochratoxin A (54 µg/kg – ppb) in organic dried figs from Turkey in the Netherlands

RASFF -ochratoxin A (30 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Uzbekistan in Latvia

RASFF -ochratoxin A (13 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Greece in Slovenia

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Roasted Shell Peanuts – Chia Seeds – Figs – Dried Figs – Peanuts – Roasted Salted Pistachios – Groundnuts

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RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 16.91; Tot. = 17.95 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted salted pistachios from Turkey in Germany

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 32.6 µg/kg – ppb) in chia seeds from Paraguay in the Netherlands

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 7.1 µg/kg – ppb) in chia seeds from Paraguay in the Netherlands

RASFF -aflatoxins (Tot. = 29.27 µg/kg – ppb) in figs from Turkey in Germany

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 103.48; Tot. = 263.69 µg/kg – ppb) in figs from Turkey in Germany

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 70.74; Tot. = 74.35 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 44.56; Tot. = 107.01 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

RASFF -aflatoxins (Tot. = 22,73 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 7.5 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF -aflatoxins (Tot. = 29 µg/kg – ppb) and ochratoxin A (54 µg/kg – ppb) in organic dried figs from Turkey in the Netherlands

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 16.9 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted salted pistachios from the United States in the UK

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 4.7 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 8.4; Tot. = 9.6 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the UK