Category Archives: Mold Toxin

RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin – Peanuts – Almonds – Groundnuts – Organic Chestnut Flour – Nuts – Dried Figs – Hazelnuts

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Aflatoxins in U.S.A. peanuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 in almonds from Australia in the Netherlands and the UK.

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Aflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina in the USA and Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in organic chestnut flour from Italy in  Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden.

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Aflatoxin in nuts from Bolovia in the Netherlands and Boliva.

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye in France

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Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in raw hazelnuts kernels from Türkiye in Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Aflatoxin – Corn

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Aflatoxin B1 in corn in Spain and France

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RASFF Alerts- Aflatoxin – Groundnut Kernels – Groundnuts

Posted on September 27, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxin B1 and total in Groundnut Kernels from United States in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 and total in Groundnut Kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxine in groundnuts from Nicaragua in the Netherlands

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Canada – Kirkland Signature brand Greek Yogurt (24 pack) recalled due to mould

Posted on September 13, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Gov Canada

Product
Greek Yogurt (24 pack)
Issue
Food – Microbial contamination – Non harmful (quality or spoilage)
What to do

Do not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product.

Audience
Retail
Distribution
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan

Kirkland Signature brand Greek Yogurt (24 pack) recalled due to mould

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Brown Beans – Peanuts – Groundnuts

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Aflatoxins in U.S.A. peanuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 in Groundnut kernels from the United States in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin B1 in Groundnuts from Argentina via Spain in the Netherlands

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Mycotoxin – Aflatoxin -Brown Beans from Ghana via UK –  Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, United Kingdom.

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Rice

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Ochratoxin in basmati rice, from Pakistan in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – Mycotoxin – Ergot Alkaloids – Wheat Gluten

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Ergot alkaloids in wheat gluten from Belgium in France, Germany and Netherlands.

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RASFF Alert- Mold/Mould – Strawberry Jam

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Mould infestation in strawberry jam from Austria in Croatia, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Switzerland.

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Canada – Margarine recalled in Canada over mold/moulds concerns.

Posted on September 11, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Loblaw Companies Limited is recalling PC Blue Menu brand Original Margarine and Margarine with Olive Oil because of possible mold/mould in the product.

According to the details published by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recalled products were distributed nationally in Canada

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Belgium – “brown beans” MP people’s choice brand brown beans – Aflatoxin

Posted on September 11, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Following a notification via the RASFF system (European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed), the AFSCA is withdrawing the product “brown beans” from the MP people’s choice brand due to its high aflatoxin content.

The AFSCA asks that you do not consume this product and return it to the point of sale where it was purchased.

Product Description:

  • Product name: “brown beans”
  • Brand: MP people’s choice                                   
  • Expiration date (DDM): 01/30/2026
  • Lot: MP 012024

The product was distributed through various points of sale.

For any further information, you can contact the AFSCA contact point for consumers: 0800/13.550 or pointdecontact@afsca.be.

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