Category Archives: microbial contamination

Research – UK hit hardest by outbreak linked to Brazil nuts; no cases in U.S. yet

Food Safety News

More than 120 people are part of a multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to Brazil nuts.

Since August 2019, the outbreak, caused by Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Anatum, has affected three European Union countries, the United Kingdom and Canada. The United States was one of more than 30 countries that received Brazil nuts from Bolivia contaminated with Salmonella.

In total, 123 cases of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported, of which 105 were in the UK, 14 in France, three in Luxembourg and one each in the Netherlands and Canada. One Salmonella Anatum patient was recorded in the UK.

A case-control study in the UK and patient interviews in the UK, France and Luxembourg indicated Brazil nuts and nut bars as likely vehicles of infections. Two batches of Brazil nuts from Bolivia tested positive for Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Anatum matching the outbreak strains.

France – Product recall: Spanish Fuet from Supplier EMBUTIDOS SOLA SA – Salmonella

Oulah

Product recall: Spanish Fuet from Supplier EMBUTIDOS SOLA SA

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM

Demonstration of Salmonella

PROPOSED SOLUTION

People who may have this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased.

Foodborne illness caused by salmonella results in gastrointestinal disturbances, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain, often accompanied by fever; these symptoms may be more severe in young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly. The incubation period can range from 6 to 72 hours.
People who have consumed the products mentioned below and who have these symptoms are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption.

FURTHER INFORMATION

▸ Approval numbers
• ES 10.12147 / B CE
• ES 10.01924 / B CE

▸ Trademark
all

▸ Presentation of
any type of product

▸ DDM
all

▸ Lot
all

▸ Consumer service contact
For any additional information, you can contact the EMBUTIDOS SOLA consumer service by dialing number: 0034 620 28 81 76 – Non-surcharged call from Monday to Saturday from 8:30 am to 7 pm.

▸ Source
https://www.auchan.fr/

New Zealand – Rosa Foods, Rosie’s Kitchen, Real Good Food, and The Craft Meat Company brand products – Listeria monocytogenes

MPI

23 October 2020: Rosa Foods Ltd is recalling specific batches of Rosa Foods, Rosies Kitchen, Real Good Food and The Craft Meat Company brand products due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

Product type Chilled meals
Name of product (size) Packaged meals

  • Rosa Foods Clear Pack Beef Lasagne (275g)
  • Rosa Foods Clear Pack Pumpkin and feta (275g)
  • Rosie’s Kitchen Italian Lasagne (350g)
  • Real Good Food Beef Lasagne (350g)
  • Rosie’s Kitchen Pumpkin and Feta Lasagne (350g)
  • Real Good Food Pumpkin and Feta (350g)
  • Rosa Foods Clear Pack Roast Vegetable Frittata (275g)
  • Craft Meat Company Plant Based Lasagne (350g)

Products sold at the delicatessen counter

  • Rosa Foods Deli Beef Lasagne
  • Rosa Foods Deli Pumpkin and Feta Lasagne
  • Rosa Foods Roast Vegetable Frittata
Batch marking For Rosa Foods Roast Vegetable Frittata and Rosa Foods Clear Pack Roast Vegetable Frittata best before dates up to and including 03.11.20.

For Craft Meat Company 350g Plant Based Lasagne with best before dates up to and including 09.11.20.

For other products listed in this notice: best before dates up to and including 07.11.20

Package size and description Products are sold as retail ready packs (350g) or upon request from supermarket delicatessens.
Distribution The products are sold at the following supermarkets throughout New Zealand.

  • PAK’n Save
  • New World
  • Four Square
  • Countdown
  • Fresh Choice
Notes This recall does not affect any other Rosa Foods, Rosie’s Kitchen, Real Good Food or The Craft Meat Company brand products.

Consumer advice

Customers are asked to check the best before date printed on the packaged products.

Affected products should not be consumed unless the product is cooked thoroughly (piping hot all the way through). There have been no reports of illness, however, if you have consumed any of these products and have any concerns about your health, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the products to their retailer for a full refund or cook thoroughly (piping hot all the way through).

More information on Listeria

Who to contact

If you have questions, contact Rosa Foods Ltd

  • Phone: 04 237 4218
  • Address: 65 Kenepuru Drive, Kenepuru, Porirua

Luxembourg – PLAIN CATALAN FUET, GARLIC, FINE HERBS, ONIONS, WHITE PEPPER, BLACK PEPPER, RED PEPPER AND ROSEMARY FROM THE SOLA BRAND – PRESENCE OF SALMONELLA

SAP

The Luxembourg food safety authorities are recalling the following products:

Last name EAN Health stamp Lot DLC
FUET CATALAN 150 GR 8420941003106 ES 10.12147 / B CE

ES 10.01924 / B CE

All

lots

All the

DLC

FUET CATALAN 150 GR

HERBS

8420941219019
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

BLACK PEPPER

8420941219026
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

RED PEPPER

8420941219033
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

WHITE PEPPER

8420941219040
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

GARLIC

8420941219057
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

ONIONS

8420941219064
FUET CATALAN 150 GR

ROSEMARY

8420941219071

Danger  : Presence of Salmonella

Salmonella can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever and headache within 6 to 72 hours after consumption. These symptoms may be aggravated in young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly. People who have consumed these products and who present these symptoms are advised to consult a doctor, notifying him of this consumption.

Sale in Luxembourg by: Auchan

A sale by other operators cannot be excluded.

Source of information: Auchan recall notification

Communicated by: Government Commission for Quality, Fraud and Food Safety .

Germany – Marquart GmbH – Gravlax, 100 g – microbacteriological deviation

LMW

Warning type: Food
Date of first publication: 10/22/2020
Product name: Gravlax, 100 g
Manufacturer (distributor): Manufacturer Marquart GmbH
Reason for warning: As part of a self-check, a microbacteriological deviation was found in the product Gravlax, 100 g, from Marquart GmbH.
Packaging Unit: 100 g
Durability:

October 27, 2020

Lot identification: 7527
Additional Information: Reference is made to the company’s customer notice attached.
Contact to the responsible authorities: 
Baden-Württemberg: poststelle@mlr.bwl.de
Hesse:

Schnellwarnung@rpda.hessen.de

North Rhine-Westphalia: poststelle@mulnv.nrw.de
Press releases and information
title Attachment or web link
Customer notice

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Goat Cheese – Chilled Fried Chicken Roasts Filled with Ham – Chilled Meat Roulade – Ham Trimmings

European Food Alerts

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in goat cheese from the Netherlands in Poland

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (< 40 CFU/g) in chilled fried chicken fillet roasts filled with ham and cheese from Lithuania in Lithuania

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled meat roulade from Estonia in Estonia

RASFF

Listeria monocytogenes (presence) in ham trimmings from France in France

RASFF Alert – Animal Feed- Salmonella – Soya Bean Meal

RASFF

European Food Alerts

Salmonella (presence /25g) in soya bean meal from Germany in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Moulds – Dried Beet Pulp

RASFF

European Food Alerts

dried beet pulp from Ukraine infested with moulds in Poland

Belgium – Recall of HOEBREGTS BV – Peanuts for nature birds & Super Mix – Aflatoxin B1

AFSCA

In agreement with the AFSCA, HOEBREGTS BV is withdrawing from sale the products “Peanuts for nature birds” and “Super Mix (fatty and energizing mixture for birds of nature)” and recalls them to consumers because of the presence of Aflatoxin B1

HOEBREGTS BV asks its customers not to give these items to animals and to take them back to the point of sale where they were purchased.

Product description

Peanuts for birds plain
– Date of minimum durability (DDM) (“
Best before (or end)”) : 08/18/2021 – Lots: P005989 and BVG385
– Weight: 5kg and 20kg

Super Mix (fatty and energizing mixture for nature birds)
– Date of minimum durability (DDM) (“Best before (or end)”) and lots: 25/08/2021 and 24/09/2021
– Weight: 5kg and 20kg

The products were distributed by

HOEBREGTS BV, Klein-Gelmenstraat 12, 3870 Heers

For any further information, contact:

Nico Hoebregts
011/481888
Nico.hoebregts@skynet.be

Belgium – Recall of Bio-Planet – Preparations made from chicken fillet – Salmonella

AFSCA

During microbiological checks at the supplier, the presence of Salmonella was observed in a raw material used in several preparations made from chicken fillet. The use-by date for these products is: 10/21/2020.

In consultation with the AFSCA, Bio-Planet has therefore decided to withdraw the products concerned from sale.

Customers who have purchased these products are advised not to consume them and to bring them back to the store, where they will be reimbursed. In the meantime, all stores have removed the affected products from the shelves.


Description of the products:

• Chicken
gyros • Plain chicken brochettes • Chicken
fillets • Marinated chicken fillets

Diced chicken fillets
• Chicken fillets in slices
• Chicken fillets in strips
• Chicken breasts
• Best before date (Best before date): 10/21/2020
• Sales period: from 10/13/2020 to 10/19/2020

Check the date consumption limit for chicken fillets that you purchased from Bio-Planet between 10/13/2020 and 10/19/2020.

These products were sold in the butcher’s department of certain Bio-Planet stores:
Bio-Planet in Wilrijk, Turnhout, Mechelen, Dilbeek, Gent, Nossegem, Leuven, Kortrijk, Mons, Mol, Destelbergen, Jambes, Brugge and Antwerpen.

Possible symptoms of Salmonella poisoning

The possible symptoms of poisoning caused by Salmonella are: fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. These symptoms usually appear within 12 to 48 hours after ingestion.

Symptoms usually last 4 to 7 days, and most people recover without specific treatment. Young children, pregnant women, the immunocompromised and the elderly are among the groups at risk. In these people, the symptoms can be severe enough to require hospitalization of the patient.

People who have consumed these products and who present this type of symptoms are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption.

For more information, customers can contact Colruyt Group Customer Service
on 0800 99 124 .