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Sri Lanka – Customs probing seized coconut oil bowsers amid Aflatoxin scare

Posted on August 10, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Sri Lanka customs has taken into their custody two bowsers which were said to contain coconut oil, an official said amid a scare involving aflatoxin contaminated oil being released to the market.

The two bowsers said to contain 55,000 liters of oil destined to a coconut oil refining company had been handed over to Sri Lanka Customs by Dankotuwa police.

“Currently they are being handed over to the Customs Preventive Directorate,” Director General of the Customs Vijitha Ravipriya told reporters Wednesday.

“We are now investigating. However, the bowsers have not been opened yet to see whether it is, unrefined oil, refined oil or some other substances.”

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Iceland – Histamine in dried fish

Posted on August 10, 2022 by | Leave a comment

MAST

Matvælastofnun warns against the consumption of one batch of Afroase Bongo fish dried whole  that the company Lagsmaður ehf. imported because the fish is unfit for consumption. The product was detected with excessive levels of histamine and other organic amines. The company has recalled the product with the help of the health authorities of Garðabær, Hafnarfjörður, Kópavog, Mosfellsbær and Seltjarnarness (HEF) and sent out a press release.

The recall notification came through the RASFF European Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Food and Feed on the Market.

It is only a recall for the below production batches:

  • Brand: Afroase
  • Product name: Bongo fish dried whole
  • Best before date:  31.12.2022
  • Barcode: 8719497392315
  • Net quantity: 200g
  • Manufacturer: Asia Express Food BV – Kilbystraat – Kampen – 8263 – Netherlands
  • Country of manufacture: Gambia
  • Importer: Lagsmaður ehf. / fiska.is, Nýbýlaveðir 6 Kópavogur
  • Distribution: Verslun fiska.is, Nýbýlvegi 6, 200 Kópavogur

bongo fish

Consumers who have purchased the above product are asked not to consume it and to discard or return it to Lagsmann’s /fiska.is store at Nýbýlavegi 6.

Click to access innkollun-a-bonga-dry-fish.pdf

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Tuna packaged in individual slices sold at the self-service fish counter – Histamine

Posted on August 5, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Fishery and aquaculture products
  • Product brand name Unbranded
  • Model names or references Tuna packaged in individual slices sold at the self-service fish counter
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    1111111111116 Unit self-service tray (1 slice) Use-by date between 25/07/2022 and 29/07/2022
  • Packaging self-service tray
  • Marketing start/end date From 07/25/2022 to 07/29/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Further information Tuna packaged in individual slices sold at the self-service fish counter
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Soyaux crossroads
  • Distributors Carrefour hyper Soyaux only

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Histamine presence
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Endogenous toxins: histamine (fish, cheese, alcoholic beverages, meats)

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Peanuts – Pistachio – Dried Figs – Groundnuts – Hazelnut Kernels – Figs

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RASFF

Aflatoxins in peanuts from the United States in Germany

RASFF

Aflatoxins in pistachios from USA via Turkey in Belgium

RASFF

Level of aflatoxins exceeding limits in dried figs from Turkey in France

RASFF

Too high content of aflatoxins in groundnuts from USA in France

RASFF

Aflatoxin in Egyptian groundnuts in the Netherlands

RASFF

Aflatoxins in pistachios from the Islamic Republic of Iran in Germany

RASFF

Aflatoxins in hazelnut Kernels from Georgia in Bulgaria and Germany

RASFF

Level of aflatoxins exceeding limits in figs from Turkey in France

RASFF

Aflatoxins in peanuts from India in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Lamb Rump Steak – Minced Meat – Horse Meat

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RASFF

VTEC/EHEC in chilled lamb rump steaks from New Zealand in Austria, Germany and Sweden

RASFF

STEC (stx+;eae+) in minced meat in Belgium and the Netherlands

RASFF

STEC (stx+;eae+) in horse meat from Italy in Belgium

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Germany – Wheat flour Hardermühle Strass Type 405 – STEC E.coli

Posted on August 4, 2022 by | Leave a comment

LMW

Alert type: Food
Date of first publication: 08/03/2022
Product name:

Wheat flour Hardermühle Strass Type 405

Product images:
product image.jpg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufacturer (distributor):

Mill shop Birgitt Harder

Reason for warning:

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

Packaging Unit:

See attached consumer information

Durability:

See attached consumer information

Production date:

See attached consumer information

Lot identification:

See attached consumer information

Further information:

Reference is made to the company’s attached consumer information.

Contact to the competent authorities:

Bavaria:

poststelle@lgl.bayern.de

Press Releases and Information
title attachment or web link
consumer information
Consumer Information.pdf

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RASFF Alert – Histamine – Tuna

Posted on August 4, 2022 by | Leave a comment

RASFF

Suspected histamine in tuna from Vietnam in Sweden

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Argentina – Botulism case prompts warning in Argentina

Posted on August 3, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

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Argentinian officials have warned people not to consume a specific product line due to the risk of botulism.

The National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Devices (ANMAT) said a suspected case of botulism has been associated with a product of the A Pleno brand, produced in Villa de las Rosas.

No official details were given about the sick person but local station Radio Verdad was told the patient was 47-years old and remained in the hospital in a serious condition after eating an expired A Pleno product.

The General Directorate of Control of the Food Industry in Córdoba and agencies in the areas of Villa de las Rosas and Villa Dolores are involved in the investigation.

ANMAT advised people not to eat any A Pleno branded products, which include peanut butter and cheese spread alternatives, and told traders to stop selling them.

Another outbreak in Argentina in Misiones earlier this year affected up to 18 people with two deaths. It was linked to homemade sausages made from wild animal meat that were shared in the community.

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India – Adilabad: 30 students of KGBV fell ill due to food poisoning

Posted on August 3, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Telangana Today

As many as 30 girl students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya were hospitalized when they suffered food-poisoning at their mess in Bhela mandal centre on Monday.

The victims alleged that the food had worms, resulting in illness to them. They accused the warden of adamant and said that the authorities were showing negligence in providing quality food to the pupils. They requested the district authorities to take steps to ensure food was cooked in hygienic conditions and to prevent recurrence of similar incidents in future.

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France – Farm-fresh tomme – STEC E.coli

Posted on August 3, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name unbranded
  • Model names or references Farm-fresh tomme
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3760229180071 1607 Use-by date 08/09/2022
  • Marketing start/end date From 07/22/2022 to 07/27/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 63 274 001
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors Market side

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Possible presence of Escherichia coli
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Toxigenic Shiga Escherichia coli (STEC)

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