Category Archives: Food Toxin

France – Product recall: AUCHAN brand Basmati rice 1kg – Ochratoxin A

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Product recall: AUCHAN brand Basmati rice 1kg

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Ochratoxin A detection

PROPOSED SOLUTION

Do not consume and bring back to the point of sale.

Ochratoxin A is a mycotoxin produced by certain molds and which can be present in cereals, canned meats, fresh and dried fruits, or cheeses. Some products analyzed have a content higher than the regulatory limit. This contamination could present a potential risk in the event of repeated long-term consumption.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Barcode
3596710387403

▸ Lot

▸ DDM
11/21/2022

▸ Consumer service contact
03 27 20 09 09 (office hours)

▸ Source
https://www.auchan.fr/

Denmark -Catfish eggs are probably the cause of outbreaks of botulism

SSI

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Studies of a number of foods have led to toxins from the botulism bacterium being found in catfish eggs. That batch of roe has been recalled.

In the past week, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has described an outbreak of botulism. It occurred after six people had eaten together at a private party in early March. SSI has now examined a number of leftovers from the food that the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration had collected in the home where the company was held. In an almost emptied glass with rockfish roe, SSI’s laboratory tests were able to detect toxin (toxin). However, did not find toxin in any of the other foods. Nor in two other glasses with catfish roe.

At the same time, studies show that three out of the five people who developed symptoms after joining the company had botulism. The two patients for whom it could not be confirmed simply had quite mild symptoms of botulism.

Canada -CBC – B.C. boy permanently brain damaged after eating lettuce contaminated with E. coli – STEC

CBC

E. coli outbreaks used to mainly be linked to hamburgers, but the last decade has seen recall after recall of tainted romaine lettuce coming into Canada from the United States. At least seven people have died, and hundreds have been sickened or hospitalized in both countries.

Toddler Lucas Parker was one of them.

In the fall of 2018, his parents, Nathan Parker and Karla Terry of Richmond, B.C., took Lucas and his siblings to Disneyland, their first trip outside Canada. But what they couldn’t know at the time was that a few bites of romaine salad Lucas ate one night at a small California roadside restaurant would change their lives forever.

Soon after that dinner, an outbreak of E. coli O157: H7 contamination spread across both Canada and the United States — eventually leaving 35 people hospitalized.

Like most people who get sick from this strain of E. coli, Lucas, then two years old, didn’t show symptoms right away. When he started feeling unwell, the family headed out for the long drive home. By the time he was in a Canadian hospital, the E. coli had shut down one of his kidneys and led to two brain injuries. There are no current treatments for E. coli that can help alleviate infections or prevent complications.

Lucas can no longer walk, talk or see.

Singapore – Update on investigations on peanut products manufactured by Li Kwong Agencies Co. –Recall of “Sunflower Brand” Peanut Powder due to high levels of aflatoxins exceeding permitted levels

SFA

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has directed Yiak Say Hang Food Industries Pte Ltd, a manufacturer, to recall all batches of its “Sunflower Brand” Peanut Powder.
The product was made from a batch of peanut powder sourced from Li Kwong Agencies Co., which was found to contain aflatoxins exceeding the maximum standards stated in the Singapore Food Regulations.
This detection is a result of SFA’s further investigations into peanut products manufactured by Li Kwong Agencies Co., following a recall on of its “Instant Satay Spices”on 15 March 2021.
Investigations are ongoing for other peanut products manufactured by Li Kwong Agencies Co. 4Aflatoxins are known to be genotoxic and carcinogenic, and exposure through food should be kept as low as possible.
Aflatoxins can occur in foods such as groundnuts, as a result of fungal contamination before and after harvest.
Consumers who have purchased the implicated product are advised not to consume it. Those who have consumed the implicated product and have concerns about their health should seek medical advice. Consumers may contact their point of purchase for enquiries.

Madagascar – Nineteen die in Madagascar after eating turtle – Algal Toxin

CG

Nineteen people, nine of them children, have died from food poisoning in Madagascar after eating a turtle, sources said Thursday.

Thirty-four people were hospitalized on Monday in Vatomandry, in the east of the island, after eating the protected species, the Health and Food Safety Control Agency said.

Ten of them died, it said.

Another nine people, all of them children, died at home after eating meat from the same turtle, region’s governor said.

Health authorities have warned against eating turtles, as well two dozen species of fish, which feed on algae that can be toxic during the November-March hot season.

Dozens of food poisonings occur each year in coastal Madagascar and deaths are common.

Sixteen fatalities were recorded in two incidents in the 2017-18 hot season.

Denmark – Risk of bacterial toxin in red beetle roe – Clostridium botulinum

DVFA

Agustson A / S – Nora recalls a batch of NORA SEAFOOD Red beet roe 60g with best-before date 23/10/2021. There is a risk that some glasses from the batch contain toxins from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which can cause the disease botulism.

Recalled Foods , Published: March 19, 2021

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What food:
NORA SEAFOOD Red beetle roe (see picture here )
Net weight: 60 grams
Production date: 23/04/2020
Best before date: 23/10/2021
EAN barcode no .: 5709505840030
Lot number: L0114
Sold in:
Net stores throughout the country
Company recalling:
Agustson A / S – Nora, Lundahl Nielsens Vej 2, 7100 Vejle
Cause:
The Statens Serum Institut has detected the presence of toxin from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum (called botulinum toxin) in an opened glass with beetroot roe from the above batch. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has therefore justified suspicion that the source of an outbreak of a disease at a private company is due to beetroot roe from the above party. Botulinum toxin is not suspected in other batches from the same supplier.
Risk:
If botulinum toxin is present in the catfish roe, you can get sick with the serious disease botulism (“sausage poisoning”).
The symptoms of the disease botulism usually start from a few hours up to 36 hours after eating food with the toxin in. The symptoms can include. be nausea, vomiting and possibly diarrhea, then visual disturbances and muscle paralysis.
Read more about botulism and food here .
Advice for consumers:
Consumers who have purchased beetroot roe from the above lot should discard them or deliver them back to the store where they were purchased.
See also related news on the Statens Serum Institut’s website here .

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Chilli Flakes – Groundnuts – Organic Pitted Dates – Pistchios – Raw Peanuts – Hazlenuts Halves – Dried Figs

European Food Alerts

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aflatoxins (B1 = 20.6; Tot. = 22.3 µg/kg – ppb) in chilli flakes from Sri Lanka in Italy

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aflatoxins (B1 = 8.6; Tot. = 10 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

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aflatoxins (B1 = 4.1 µg/kg – ppb) in organic pitted dates from Pakistan in Finland

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aflatoxins (B1 = >24 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Spain

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aflatoxins (B1 = 204 mg/kg – ppm) in pistachio kernels from Iran, dispatched from Turkey in Italy

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aflatoxins (B1 = 24; Tot. = 29 µg/kg – ppb) in raw peanuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

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aflatoxins (B1 = 11.2; Tot. = 48.4 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnuts halves from Georgia in Bulgaria

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aflatoxins (B1 = 14.7; Tot. = 15.8 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in France

RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Ground Coffee – Basmati Rice – Pistchios Kernels

European Food Alerts

RASFF

ochratoxin A (7.6 µg/kg – ppb) in ground coffee from Germany, with raw material from Serbia in Switzerland

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ochratoxin A (5.26 µg/kg – ppb) in basmati rice from the Netherlands in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 14; Tot. = 32 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Iran, dispatched from Turkey in Belgium

RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Live Oysters

European Food Alerts

RASFF

norovirus (GI; GII /25g) in live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in Spain

RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Soft Cheese – Chilled Boneless Beef

European Food Alerts

RASFF

shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx2+ /25g) in soft cheese from France in Germany

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shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O185:H7, stx2+ /25g) in chilled boneless beef from Argentina in Germany