Category Archives: Food Toxin

Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

Ochratoxin A in organic wheat flour from France in Luxembourg

Exceeding the maximum level of aflatoxin B1 and the sum of aflatoxins B1+B2+G1+G2 and the high level of ochratoxin A in pistachios from Iran via Spain in Poland

Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Mold Toxin, Mould Toxin, Mycotoxin, Ochratoxin, Ochratoxin A, RASFF

RASFF Alert – Staphylococcal Toxins – Cold Cuts

Posted on November 25, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

Detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins in a assortment of Italian cold cuts from Italy in France

Posted in Bacterial Toxin, Enterotoxin, Enterotoxins, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Toxin, RASFF, Staphylococcal Toxin, Staphylococcus aureus

France – HULLS – E.coli

Posted on November 23, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

Identification information of the recalled product

Product category Feed
Product subcategory Fishery and aquaculture products
Product brand name/
Model names or references HULLS SOLD AT THE FISH STAND FROM 5 TO 7 NOVEMBER 2022
Identification of products

Batch

HULLS SOLD AT THE FISH STAND FROM 5 TO 7 NOVEMBER 2022
Products ListReminder_product_Auchan_Luxeuil.pdfAttachment
Packaging Hulls sold in bulk
Marketing start/end date From 05/11/2022 to 07/11/2022
Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
Health mark/
Further information The packaging date is indicated on the bag label
Geographic area of sale Auchan-Luxeuil
Distributors Auchan-Luxeuil

Batch
HULLS SOLD AT THE FISH STAND FROM 5 TO 7 NOVEMBER 2022

Practical information regarding the recall

Reason for recall presence of E Coli
Risks incurred by the consumer Escherichia coli

Posted in E.coli, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Toxin

Kenya – Kebs seizes 3,000 bags of rice contaminated with aflatoxin

Posted on November 23, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

The Star

The Kenya Bureau of Standards has seized 3000 bags of rice in Mombasa which it says is contaminated with aflatoxin.

Kebs said on Monday that the consignment was packaged in 25 kg bags.

“We seized the rice in Shimanzi and found it to be contaminated with a high aflatoxin content,” they said.

The rice, they said, was imported into the country.

Aflatoxin, according to the Center for Disease Control, is a fungal toxin that commonly contaminates maize and other types of crops including legumes such as peanuts.

“The contamination happens during production, harvest, storage or processing,” the centre says.

Exposure to aflatoxin is known to cause both chronic and acute hepatocellular injury.

“In Kenya, acute aflatoxin poisoning results in liver failure and death in up to 40 per cent of cases,” they say.

Posted in Aflatoxin, Aflatoxin B1, Decontamination Microbial, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Toxin, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk, Mold Toxin, Mould Toxin, Mycotoxin

France -Bacon ham with dry salt – Co-agulase Positive Staphylococci

Posted on November 23, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

Identification information of the recalled product

Product category Feed
Product subcategory Meats
Product brand name Charcuterie from Thur
Model names or references Bacon dry salted peasant ham, whole vacuum-packed, sold by the cut, item code 609 Dry-salted peasant ham bacon, vacuum-packed slice, self-service approx.
Identification of products

GTIN Batch Date

3760050065905 266 Use-by date between 14/11/2022 and 29/12/2022

3760050066094 266 Use-by date between 07/12/2022 and 14/12/2022

3760050066094 265 Use-by date 04/12/2022
Packaging Product sold vacuum-packed in self-service or in the traditional sliced department
Marketing start/end date From 24/10/2022 to 14/11/2022
Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
Health mark EN 68.040.001
Geographic area of sale Whole France
Distributors Hypermarket Cora Colmar, La Cigogne (Marseille), Butchery Edel (Guewenheim), Butchery Himber (Illfurth), Butchery Maurice (Dol de Bretagne), Auchan Ferrette, Proxi Oberbruck

GTIN	Batch	Date
3760050065905	266	Use-by date between 14/11/2022 and 29/12/2022
3760050066094	266	Use-by date between 07/12/2022 and 14/12/2022
3760050066094	265	Use-by date 04/12/2022

Practical information regarding the recall

Reason for recall Presence of coagulase-positive staphylococci
Risks incurred by the consumer Staphylococcus aureus (causative agent of staphylococcal poisoning)

France – SEMI-WHEAT FLOUR T110 – Mycotoxin – Ergot Aklaloids

Posted on November 23, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

Identification information of the recalled product

Product category Feed
Product subcategory Cereals and baked goods
Product brand name MILL OF MONKS
Model names or references 25KG
Identification of products

GTIN Batch Date

3347431085334 210922 Date of minimum durability 30/04/2023
Marketing start/end date From 22/09/2022 to 29/09/2022
Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
Geographic area of sale Whole France
Distributors ORGANIC retail stores

GTIN	Batch	Date
3347431085334	210922	Date of minimum durability 30/04/2023

Practical information regarding the recall

Reason for recall Presence of ergot alkaloid above the MRL
Risks incurred by the consumer Other chemical contaminants

Posted in Ergot, Ergot Alkaloids, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Temperature Abuse, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Mold Toxin, Mycotoxin

France – Assortment of Italian charcuterie 120 g Monoprix Gourmet – Staphylococcal Toxins

Posted on November 23, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

Identification information of the recalled product

Product category Feed
Product subcategory Meats
Product brand name Monoprix Gourmet
Model names or references120g
Identification of products

GTIN Batch Date

3350033794573 150123 Date of minimum durability 15/01/2023
Packaging Plastic tray 120 g
Marketing start/end date From 07/10/2022 to 21/11/2022
Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
Health mark IT 550 L CE
Geographic area of sale Whole France
Distributors MONO PRICE

GTIN	Batch	Date
3350033794573	150123	Date of minimum durability 15/01/2023

Practical information regarding the recall

Reason for recall Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxins
Risks incurred by the consumer Other biological contaminants

France -Minced Beef Steak PARTHENAISE 5% and 15% – STEC E.coli O157

Posted on November 23, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

Identification information of the recalled product

Product category Feed
Product subcategory Meats
Product brand name ANDRE BUTCHERS
Model names or referencesminced beef steak PARTHENAISE 5% and 15%
Identification of products

Batch Date

030001026 Use-by date 14/11/2022
Packaging Trays of 2 or 4 minced steaks in a protective atmosphere
Marketing start/end date From 09/11/2022 to 14/11/2022
Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
Health mark EN 69.027.063 EC
Further information Oval tag identifying the PARTHENAISE breed
Geographic area of sale Departments: AIN (01), ISERE (38), RHONE (69), SAONE-ET-LOIRE (71)
Distributors Butcher André (Rillieux, Vaulx en Velin, Isle d’Abeau, Champagne, Villefranche, Tignieu, Vinzelles, Bourg en Bresse)

Batch	Date
030001026	Use-by date 14/11/2022

Practical information regarding the recall

Reason for recall Self-monitoring detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7
Risks incurred by the consumer Toxigenic Shiga Escherichia coli (STEC)

Posted in E.coli O157, E.coli O157:H7, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Testing, Food Toxin, STEC, STEC E.coli

France – Ground ginger – Bacillus cereus

Posted on November 21, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

Identification information of the recalled product

Product category Feed
Product subcategory Herbs and spices
Product brand name The Good Spices of Mr Maurice
Model names or references Ground ginger Jar 155 ml / sachet 250 g / sachet 500 g / sachet 1 kg

Identification of products

GTIN	Batch	Date
3760138824059	BATCH TA0366	Date of minimum durability 30/04/2024
3760138822185	BATCH EH1666/EH1728	Date of minimum durability 30/04/2024
3760138820389	BAG LOT EH1666 / EH1728	Date of minimum durability 30/04/2024
3760138820372	BAG LOT EH1666 / EH1728	Date of minimum durability 30/04/2024

Packaging SMALL PLASTIC POT OF 45 GR / BAGS OF 250 GR – 500 GR – 1 KG
Marketing start/end date From 08/08/2022 to 18/10/2022
Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
Geographic area of sale Departments: GUADELOUPE (971), MARTINIQUE (972)
Distributors CARREFOUR – SUPER U – LECLERC – O MARCHE – CASINO – DISCOUNT CENTER – COLIPRIX – ECOMARKET – CENTRALE EDOUARD – PROMOCASH
List of points of saleLIST_CLIENTS_POTENTIAL_POT_GINGEMBRE_-_AOUT_TO_OCTOBER_2022.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

Reason for recall Investigations conducted due to the detection of bacteria (Bacillus Cereus) have resulted in the withdrawal and precautionary recall of this product.
Risks incurred by the consumer Bacillus cereus