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Norway – Ruccula and Babyleaf Mix from Bama are being recalled due to suspected Salmonella

Posted on November 18, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Bama Gruppen AS is recalling bags of Ruccula and Babyleaf Mix 65 grams with a use-by date of 22.11.2024 and 23.11.2024.

The reason for the recall is a possible health hazard due to suspected salmonella.

The recall applies

  • Green&Fresh Arugula, 65 grams
  • Green&Fresh Babyleaf Mix, 65 grams
  • Ready Preppa Ruccula, 65 grams
  • Finished Preppa Babyleaf Mix, 65 grams

The goods are sold at REMA, Norgesgruppen’s chains (KIWI, Meny, Spar, Eurospar, Joker and Nærbutikken) and Bunnpris throughout the country.

Consumers who have purchased one or more of these products are advised to throw them away. The stores have been notified, and the bags are removed from the store shelves.

Salmonella is an intestinal bacterium that is mostly transmitted through food and water, but also through contact with infected animals or humans. Salmonella can cause illness with symptoms such as diarrhoea, headache, abdominal pain, nausea and possibly fever. In rare cases, the diarrhea can be prolonged and severe.

Product name
Ready Preppa Ruccula, 65 g
Business that withdraws the item
Bama Gruppen AS
Best before date
Lot number
D12 xxx M11, D13 xxx M11
Weight/package size
65 g
Other information
Sold at REMA

Package of washed and ready-to-eat arugula
Contact information
Anne Victoria Frogner, senior communications advisor, tel. +47 934 89 289
Product name
Finished Preppa Babyleaf Mix, 65 g
Business that withdraws the item
Bama Gruppen AS
Best before date
Lot number
D12 xxx M11, D13 xxx M11
Weight/package size
65 g
Other information
Sold at REMA

Washed and ready to eat babyleaf mix
Contact information
Anne Victoria Frogner, senior communications advisor, tel. +47 934 89 289
Product name
Green & Fresh Arugula, 65 g
Business that withdraws the item
Bama Gruppen AS
Lot number
D12 xxx M11, D13 xxx M11
Weight/package size
65 g
Other information
Sold at Norgesgruppen and Bunnpris

A packet of green and fresh arugula
Contact information
Anne Victoria Frogner, senior communications advisor, tel. +47 934 89 289
Product name
Green & Fresh Babyleaf Mix, 65 g
Business that withdraws the item
Bama Gruppen AS
Best before date
Lot number
D12 xxx M11, D13 xxx M11
Weight/package size
65 g
Other information
Sold at Norgesgruppen and Bunnpris

A pack of Green and fresh babyleaf mix
Contact information
Anne Victoria Frogner, senior communications advisor, tel. +47 934 89 289

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Norway – Bama recalls 14 meal salads due to Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on August 14, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Bama is recalling 14 meal salads with a shelf life between 12.08.24 and 19.08.2024. The reason is the discovery of Listeria monocytogenes . The products are sold in various stores throughout the country.

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Bama recalls 14 meal salads due to Listeria findings. The products are sold in grocery stores throughout the country:

  • Coop: Stores all over the country.
  • REMA 1000: Stores in all regions, except Stor-Bergen’s outlets.
  • NorgesGruppen: KIWI, MENU, SPAR and Joker stores all over the country.
  • Bottom price: Stores in Western Norway, Møre, Northern Norway and the Oslo region

Consumers are asked to discard the product or return it to the store where it was purchased for a refund.

See the list of products and stores in the press release from Bama .

Listeria is a bacterium that can cause very serious illness in both humans and animals. The bacterium can grow in low temperatures and is not killed by freezing. Consumers who are anxious about their own health are asked to contact a healthcare professional.

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Norway – Gorgonzola piccante DOP” is withdrawn following the discovery of Listeria

Posted on July 23, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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The product “Gorgonzola piccante DOP” from Italy is withdrawn from the market. The reason is the discovery of the bacterium Listeria Monocytogenes in cheese which has been distributed to several countries, including Norway.

The product is sold on to all Coop stores, as well as restaurants and wholesalers.

Listeria can cause a particular risk of serious illness in pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems. Listeria can grow at low temperatures, and in foods with a long shelf life it can grow to a high number of bacteria. The bacterium survives freezing.

The importers state that consumers who have bought the product can return it to the store or throw it away.

Product name
Gorgonzola Piccante DOP
Business that withdraws the item
Coop AS, Food broker AS, Carl Evensens Eftf.
Manufacturing business
GENNARO AURICCHIO SPA, Italy.
Importer
Coop AS, Food broker AS, Carl Evensens Eftf.
Lot number
259404601

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Norway – Barnegrøt – DEN SORTE OAT, from Tveter Gård Foredling AS is withdrawn from the market – Food Poisoning

Posted on January 5, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Tveter Gård Foredling AS, withdraws all children’s porridge with the trade name DEN SORTE HAVRE due to suspicion of food poisoning. The products are sold at Meny stores throughout the country. 

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The consumer can throw away the product or return it to the store for a replacement.

The baby porridge is being withdrawn as a precautionary measure, following several reports of suspected food poisoning associated with the products. An important part of the assessment is that children and infants are a vulnerable group.

The following products are drawn: 

  • Getting used to solid food
  • Starter porridge natural 4 months
  • Oatmeal banana 6 months
  • Oatmeal apple 8 months
  • Overnight porridge 1-3 years

Batch/Lot no.: All

Best before date: All

Business that withdraws the item
Tveter Gård Foredling AS
Manufacturing business
Tveter Gård Foredling AS
Contact information
Tveter Gård Foredling AS, Johan Anstensrud, phone: 90 11 38 75 or Ingunn Anstensrud, phone: 95 20 35 75

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Norway – The Norwegian Food Safety Authority with an inspection campaign on Listeria measures in salmon slaughterhouses

Posted on January 13, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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In 2021, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority will carry out an inspection campaign in all salmon slaughterhouses where we will investigate measures and routines to prevent the fish from becoming contaminated with the listeria bacterium.

Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis. Most of us do not get sick from the bacterium, but pregnant women, children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are vulnerable. Listeria multiplies at cooling temperature, survives freezing, salting and smoking, but is killed by adequate heat treatment.

– Since salmon and aura are largely eaten without heat treatment and used for ready-to-eat products such as sushi, sashimi, smoked and digged fish, it is important that producers have effective measures against Listeria, says Elisabeth Wilmann, director of fish and seafood at the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.

Several listeriosis outbreaks in EU countries a few years ago

In 2018 and 2019, there were serious outbreaks of listeriosis in several EU countries related to the consumption of smoked, grated and marinated fish products. The raw materials were Norwegian salmon and aura. The product was traced back to processing plants in Poland and Estonia, but one could not rule out that the raw materials from Norway were contaminated.

– The fact that Norwegian salmon and aura have been linked to serious disease outbreaks is one of the reasons why the Norwegian Food Safety Authority is carrying out the inspection campaign. Another reason is that more and more countries are making demands with regard to Listeria in Norwegian fish, Wilmann says.

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority’s experience is that Norwegian salmon slaughterhouses generally have good knowledge of microbiological hazards in fish, and that targeted work has been done on measures against Listeria.

– At the same time, we know that Listeria is regularly detected in the production environment in Norwegian slaughterhouses, says Wilmann.

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority will guide, clarify responsibilities and get an overview

In the campaign, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority will examine the slaughterhouse’s measures, sampling and routines for non-conformance treatment.

– We emphasize guidance. In addition, we will clarify the regulations and the responsibility of the slaughterhouse to prevent unsafe products from entering the market, says Wilmann.

The aim is to control all salmon slaughterhouses and vessels that slaughter salmonids. The campaign period is 15 January to 1 September, and the final report will be published towards the end of 2021. It may be relevant to carry out some of the inspections digitally due to coronary restrictions.

In 2020-2021, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority will also implement a monitoring and mapping program to map the status of Listeria.

– By obtaining a better overview of the status of Listeria in salmonids, we will be in a better position to contribute to the clarification of any future disease outbreaks, Wilmann concludes.

Read more on the website for the supervision campaign

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