Category Archives: Food Toxin

France- Organic Lerida Figs – Ochratoxin A

Posted on March 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Fruits and vegetables
  • Product brand name House Naja
  • Model names or references330g trays
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Lot Dated
    3266481738450 11/15/2022 Date of minimum durability 15/11/2022
    3266481738450 11/18/2022 Date of minimum durability 18/11/2022
    3266481738450 04/28/2023 Date of minimum durability 04/28/2023
  • Packaging330g trays
  • Marketing start/end date From 01/11/2021 to 30/01/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13), VAUCLUSE (84)
  • Distributors Grocery store

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Ochratoxin A detection

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France – Organic Extra Soft Figs – Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin A

Posted on March 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Fruits and vegetables
  • Product brand name FLEURONS
  • Model names or references Organic Extra Soft Figs
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Lot Dated
    3588731000119 3555 Date of minimum durability 05/31/2023
  • Packaging Doypack 250g
  • Marketing start/end date From 30/12/2021 to 07/03/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Health mark–
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors Intermarché, Auchan, Cora platform, Leclerc platform, Carrefour direct

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Contamination Mycotoxins
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Other chemical contaminants
  • Additional description of the risk Presence Ochratoxin A Genotoxic and carcinogenic toxin for the kidneys

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France – Organic Lerida Dried Figs – Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin A

Posted on March 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Fruits and vegetables
  • Product brand name bush
  • Model names or references Organic dried figs – Lerida organic dried figs N°3
  • Identification of products
    Lot Dated
    440024553/1-11-372 Date of minimum durability 30/10/2022
  • Packaging5 kg box
  • Marketing start/end date From 04/11/2021 to 01/12/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors2 VD SPRL 2AS – CAROL Bio-Rennes SARL Blanc Michel BV Creation Esprit Gourmand La Malle aux Epices Les Fleurons Lomme Primeurs Margot Primeurs du Sud Est Silvarem Socadial

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Non-compliant level of ochratoxin A

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RASFF Alert – Bacillus cereus – Oatmeal Drink

Posted on March 25, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Oat drink contaminated with bacillus cereus from Sweden in Finland

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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Cow Carcass

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STEC (stx+;eae+) in cow carcass from Belgium in France and the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Rice – Pistachios – Almond Powder – Liquid Almond Nougat – Peanuts

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Aflatoxins in rice from Pakistan in Greece

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Aflatoxins (B1 and total aflatoxin) in pistachios from Turkey in Germany

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Aflatoxin in Organic Almond Powder from Italy in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins above legal limit in shelled pistachios from Turkey in Italy

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Presence of aflatoxins above legal limits in shelled pistachios from United States in Italy

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Aflatoxin in liquid almond nougat from Spain in Belgium

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Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from the United States in Italy

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Increased aflatoxin content in organic peanuts from Egypt in Germany

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Aflatoxins above legal limits in shelled pistachios from USA in Italy

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France – Organic LERIDA Figs Lot 1-11-372 – Ochratoxin A

Posted on March 24, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product categoryFood
  • Product subcategory Fruits and vegetables
  • Product brand name ORCHARD BUSH
  • Model names or references Organic dried figs
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Lot Dated
    3701215207945 440024553/1-11-372 Date of minimum durability 30/10/2022
  • Products List WITHDRAWAL_REMINDER_reminder_conso.pdf Attachment
  • Packaging5 kg box
  • Marketing start/end date From 10/11/2021 to 13/12/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors CN
  • List of points of saleList_clients_Figs_lerida.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Ochratoxin level of 154.2 µg/kg, not compliant with the Swiss threshold set at 20µg/kg
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Internal damage
  • Additional description of the risk Ochratoxin can be genotoxic by directly damaging DNA. Experts have confirmed that it may also be carcinogenic to the kidney.

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Luxermbourg – ALL PIZZAS IN THE FRAICH’UP RANGE OF THE BUITONI BRAND – STEC E.coli

Posted on March 22, 2022 by | Leave a comment

SAP

Buitoni is recalling the following products:

name All the pizzas in the Fraich’Up range (Supreme 3 meats, Bolognese, Cheese, Chicken, Royale, Creamy Reine, Creamy Raclette, Italy pizza burger, Little Italy, Chicken with mushroom cream, Kebab, etc.)
Mark Buitoni
bar code 7613033950124; 7613038919379; 7613034223524; 7613034223852; 3033210822992; 7613034225795; 7613034405302; 7613287255822; 7613035768154; 7613038919829; 7613036761918; 7613036761888; 7613287255679; 7613034909091; 7613036759960; 7613034199867; 7613034405463; 7613034405333; 7613036453813; 7613036218184; 7613035768185; 7613035768215; 7613035489509;
Lot all pizza batches purchased before the end of March 2022

Danger: Presence of E. coli bacteria

Escherichia coli can cause food poisoning which can occur within a week after consumption and result in gastrointestinal disorders often accompanied by cramps. These symptoms may be aggravated in young children, immunocompromised subjects and the elderly. People who have consumed these products and have these symptoms are invited to consult a doctor and report this consumption to him.

Sale in Luxembourg by: Auchan, Monoprix

A sale by other operators cannot be excluded.

Source of information: Auchan recall notification, Monoprix

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

Click to access 20220316-RAPPEL-Affichette.pdf

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Belgium – BUITONI brand frozen pizzas – STEC E.coli O26

Posted on March 22, 2022 by | Leave a comment

AFSCA

PRODUCT RECALL
 Printable version   |   Last updated on21.03.2022
03/21/2022
Recall from Leader Price
Products: BUITONI brand frozen pizzas.
Problem: possible presence of E. COLI.

In agreement with the FASFC, BUITONI withdraws the following products from sale and recalls them from consumers due to the possible presence of E. Coli.BUITONI asks its customers not to consume these products and to return them to the point of sale where they were purchased for reimbursement.

Description of products:

Product

Mark

 Bar code Expiry date (DDM) / Batch number
FRAICH’UP Brbc Chicken Pizza 8x600g N3 FR

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 3,033,210,822,992 DDM before or equal to 12/2022
FRAICH’UP Royal Pizza 8x600g N7 FR

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 7,613,034,225,795 DDM before or equal to 12/2022
FUP Little Italy Piz Burger N1 8x590g EN

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 7,613,035,768,154 DDM before or equal to 12/2022

The product was sold via various Leader Price stores in Belgium:
 

219 PHILIPPEVILLE CHASTE 6010 COILLET CHARLEROI
1 CORNER OF RUE DU SEWAGE/CONCORDE 4100 SERAING
90 ERNEST SOLVAY COMICS 4040 HERSTAL
70 RUE PHILIPPE MONNOYER 6180 COURCELLES
13 LAGUESSE STREET 4460 GRACE HOLLAND
160 RTE DE CHARLEROI 7134 BINCH
280 MONS STREET 7301 BELGIUM
31 INDUSTRY AVENUE 4500 TIHANGE
787 CHASTE DE CHARLEROI 6220 FLOWERUS

For any additional information , you can contact consumer service by dialing the number: 00 33 800 22 32 42 Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Finland – Microbiological defect in oatmeal – Bacillus cereus

Posted on March 22, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Ruokavirasto

Oatly Oatmeal 1 liter pack.

The Swedish Oatly AB has announced the withdrawal of its oat drink. The company is withdrawing from Oatly Oatmeal 1 liter lot with a best before date of 12/01/2022 and a batch code of 1335T4 . Growth of Bacillus Cereus has been observed in this lot. The product may cause abdominal pain.

Oatly’s oat drink has been on sale since the end of January in the K- and S-Group and Halpahalli stores. There has also been distribution through Wihuri Oy, of which at least Oda Finland Oy has delivered the product for distribution to e-commerce customers.

Oatly AB advises consumers not to use the product in this batch and to contact the company by email at info.fi@oatly.com

Mika Varjonen, Senior Inspector at the Finnish Food Administration, tel. +358 50 38 68 416, firstname.lastname@r uokavirasto.fi .

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