Dried fruit and nuts are the two segments affected by mycotoxins, along with cereal, flours and wine. This is why nut importers and dried fruit processors must perform multiple analyses on their products.
“Europe issues warnings almost every day and keeps seizing contaminated batches, so companies must perform regular analyses and screenings to avoid considerable economic losses,” explains Luca Rustignoli from Sicural.
At least 56 people were hospitalized late Friday over suspected food poisoning in Turkey’s eastern Erzincan province, Xinhua reported citing Anadolu Agency.
And 21 among the patients were children, the report said.
Those affected had fever, nausea and vomiting after a farewell celebration dinner for conscript soldiers in Erzincan city center.
The patients were taken to the local hospital by ambulances immediately and were treated under medical observation.
Ottawa, July 19, 2019 – Industry is recalling certain Pacific oysters from the marketplace due to a marine biotoxin which causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
| Brand Name | Common Name | Size | Code(s) on Product | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Bay Seafood Ltd. | Pacific oysters, Mica’s Petite Effingham Inlet | 5 dozen | Location: BC 23-6 Landfile: 1403799 Lot: 20190715NW |
Harvest Date:14 July 2019 |
| Union Bay Seafood Ltd. | Pacific oysters Effingham Inlet Xs | 5 dozen | Location: BC 23-6 Landfile: 1403799 Lot: 20190715NW |
Harvest Date:14 July 2019 |
| Intercity Packers Ltd. | Oyster N/Shell Effingham XSM | 5 dozen | Harvest Location: BC 23-6 LF#: 1403799 P.O. No.: 114994 |
Harvest Date:7/14/2019 |
The phytosanitary inspection of Republika Srpska (RS), one of the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, prohibited the import of 20,160 tonnes of walnuts from Romania on Tuesday (July 16) due to increased presence of aflatoxin B1.
This is a link to a list of outbreaks in recent years that were caused by E. coli O103 and E. coli O121.
Shiga-toxin producing E. coli and Salmonella both caused six outbreaks last year in Scotland, according to figures from Health Protection Scotland.
Data comes from ObSurv, a surveillance system established in 1996 for general outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease in the country. It does not include those where infection is thought to have been acquired overseas.
The six outbreaks of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in 2018 were due to three different serogroups; three were O157, two were O145 and one was O26. A total of 22 people were affected with three outbreaks recording five cases. A source was not found for any of the outbreaks.
The total is comparable to the number of outbreaks in 2013 to 2017, when there was an average of five and a range of three to nine per year.
In five outbreaks the main mode of transmission was foodborne and in the sixth it was a combination of foodborne and person to person.
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 63.86; Tot. = 74.05 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Turkey in Italy
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 2.9 / B1 = 8.2; Tot. = 14 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Uk
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 104; Tot. = 140 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut paste from Senegal in France
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 3 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut chikki from India in the UK
RASFF – ochratoxin A (30.04 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from India in Poland
RASFF – ochratoxin A (30 µg/kg – ppb) in dried grapes from Turkey in France
RASFF – ochratoxin A (16 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted barley malt flour from the United Kingdom in France
RASFF – ochratoxin A (478.1 mg/kg – ppm) in infusion of aromatic plants from India in Italy
RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected (histamine) to be caused by chilled tuna in sunflower oil from Ecuador in Italy
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RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins (181.1 µg/kg – ppb) in live dog cockles (Glycymeris glycymeris) from France in France
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