Category Archives: microbial contamination

RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Mold/Mould – Wheat Bran Pellets

Posted on July 14, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Wheat bran pellets for animal feed with molds and moisture – Angola in Portugal

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Rapeseed Extraction Meal

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Salmonella spp. in rapeseed extraction meal (feed) from Germany in Spain and Switzerland

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France – Golden/Roasting Potatoes – Risk of Microbial Contamination

Posted on July 13, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Others
  • Product brand name Broceliande
  • Model names or references BROCELIANDE golden potatoes 2kg hot item BROCELIANDE roasting potato wedges 2kg
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    2659011000004 99074433 Use-by date 07/08/2023
    2635681000001 99074434 Use-by date 07/12/2023
  • Marketing start/end date From 03/07/2023 to 07/07/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 22 136 007 CE
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37)
  • Distributors U-stores
  • List of points of saleSTORES_U_BOOKS.pdf

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France – Diced Ham – Risk of Microbial Contamination

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Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Others
  • Product brand name Broceliande
  • Model names or references Diced cooked ham choice 1kg Brocéliande Sous at.
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3700133909078 1178028 Use-by date 07/25/2023
  • Marketing start/end date From 03/07/2023 to 07/07/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 22 136 007 CE
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37)
  • Distributors U-stores
  • List of points of sale STORES_U_BOOKS.pdf

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France – Country Pâté – Risk of Microbial Contamination

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Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Others
  • Product brand name Unbranded
  • Model names or references BROCEL.PPX superior quality country pâté approx. 4.6 kg
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    206752000002 1181008 Use-by date 07/29/2023
  • Marketing start/end date From 03/07/2023 to 07/07/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 22 136 007 CE
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37)
  • DistributorsU-stores
  • List of points of sale STORES_U_BOOKS.pdf

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France – Duck liver cream and duck liver mousse – Risk of Microbial Contamination

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Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Others
  • Product brand name Unbranded
  • Model names or references Superior liver cream without 1/2 moon bard BROCELIANDE PPX 2.1kg Traditional liver cream with bard BROCELIANDE 2.1kg Pure duck mousse terrine with Porto BROCELIANDE 2.2kg Pure duck mousse roll superior with Porto BROCELIANDE 1.5kg
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    2894229000006 1178556 Use-by date 08/14/2023
    2819900000007 1179477 Use-by date 08/09/2023
    2661344000002 1179496 Use-by date 07/31/2023
    2672923000009 1181067 Use-by date 08/07/2023
  • Marketing start/end date From 03/07/2023 to 07/07/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 22 136 007 CE
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37)
  • Distributors U-stores

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English Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs from Poland

Posted on July 12, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

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A Salmonella outbreak in England that sickened more than 60 people earlier this year has been linked to eggs from Poland.

Samples from patients are also similar to previously reported isolates that fall into a cluster that is part of several national and international investigations.

There were 65 cases associated with the English outbreak; 25 confirmed and 18 probable infections linked to a restaurant, ten confirmed with unknown links to the establishment, and 12 with no link to the restaurant.

The outbreak linked to the unnamed restaurant was reported to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) East of England Health Protection Team in early April. UKHSA was notified of multiple cases of gastroenteritis following food consumption at the site, with attendance or takeaway dates in late March, according to a study published in the journal Eurosurveillance.

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Denmark – Wrong expiration date on yogurt

Posted on July 12, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Image of Gazi yogurt

Unifood Import A/S is recalling a batch of Gazi yoghurt due to an incorrect expiry date and thus risk of growth of micro-organisms. The product should be returned to the store where it was purchased or discarded

Gazi Yoghurt 3.5% (see picture)
Best before: 15 July 2023

The product is sold in: Specialty shops throughout the country 

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Research – Molecular and Genetic Characterization of Colicinogenic Escherichia coli Strains Active against Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7

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MDPI

Abstract

The objective of this work was to molecularly and genotypically characterize and test the inhibitory activity of six colicinogenic Escherichia coli strains (ColEc) and their partially purified colicins against STEC O157:H7 isolated from clinical human cases. Inhibition tests demonstrated the activity of these strains and their colicins against STEC O157:H7. By PCR it was possible to detect colicins Ia, E7, and B and microcins M, H47, C7, and J25. By genome sequencing of two selected ColEc strains, it was possible to identify additional colicins such as E1 and Ib. No genes coding for stx1 and stx2 were detected after analyzing the genome sequence. The inhibitory activity of ColEc against STEC O157:H7 used as an indicator showed that colicins are potent growth inhibitors of E. coli O157:H7, being a potential alternative to reduce the presence of pathogens of public health relevance.

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Multinational outbreak of Salmonella virchow ST16 infections associated with consumption of meat products containing chicken meat

Posted on July 12, 2023 by | Leave a comment

ACSA

Since June 2017, there is a persistent cross-border outbreak of Salmonella virchow ST16 to five countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA), the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). .

A total of 210 cases have been reported to the following countries: Denmark (2), France (111), Germany (26), Ireland (4), the Netherlands (34), the United Kingdom (32) and the United States (1) . Hospitalization rates range from 16.7% (2/12) in the UK, to 29.4% (5/17) and 38.5% (10/26) in France and Germany, respectively.

No deaths have been reported. Most of the cases have been linked to local restaurants serving kebab meat. The number of confirmed cases represents only a small proportion of all infections in the EU/EEA, partly because of different genome sequencing (WGS) capacities by countries.

New infections are likely to occur in the EU/EEA affecting any age group, until further investigation is carried out to identify the sources and points of contamination along the chicken meat production chain.

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