Category Archives: Mould/Mold

Germany – Wild pickled tomatoes POMIDORY – Mold/Mould

LMW

Alert type: Food
Date of first publication: 02/01/2022
Product name:

Wild pickled tomatoes POMIDORY

Product images:

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Manufacturer (distributor):

Dovgan GmbH Zinkhüttenweg 6 22113 Hamburg

Reason for warning:

The dill tips processed in this batch were found to have powdery mildew.

Packaging Unit: 695g
Durability: 10/20/2024
Lot identification: 10/20/2024.G

Denmark – Mold/Mould on layer cake bases

DVFA

Coronet Cake Company ApS is recalling layer cake bases from Salling and Gestus due to the discovery of mold in the products. Updated 31.01.2022 with new products and points of sale. Updated on 01.02.2022 with new point of sale.

Recalled Foods , Published: January 28, 2022

Modified February 1, 2022

Which foods:
Salling Lagkagebunde Kakao 
Net weight: 340g
Best before dates: 07.02.2022 and 22.02.2022
EAN code: 571872607540

Salling Lagkagebunde, light
Net weight: 340g
Best before dates: 07.02.2022 and 22.02.2022

Gestus Kakao Lagkagebunde
: 340g
Best before date: 07.02.2022
EAN code: 5701410381752

Gestus Layer cake bases, light
Net weight: 330g
Best before date: 07.02.2022
EAN code: 5701410375416

Sold in:
Salling layer cake bases are sold in: Føtex, Bilka and Salling  in Stormag and Salling the whole country.
Gestus layer cake bases are sold in: MENU, SPAR, Letkøb, Min Købmand and Løvbjerg throughout the country as well as in Liva Supermarket in Kolding, Superland in Sindal and Tårs and in Christiansø Købmandshandel on Christiansø.

Company recalling:
Coronet Cake Company ApS, Valorevej 16, 4130 Viby Sjælland

Reason:
The company has established that there is a risk of mold in the products.

Risk:
Mold formation makes the products unsuitable as food.

Advice for consumers:
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to deliver the products back to the store where they were purchased or to discard them.

Denmark – Mold on layer cake bases

DVFA

Coronet Cake Company ApS is recalling layer cake bases from Salling and Gestus due to the discovery of mold in the products. Updated 31.01.2022 with new products and points of sale.

Recalled Foods , Published: January 28, 2022

Modified January 31, 2022

Which foods:
Salling Lagkagebunde Kakao 
Net weight: 340g
Best before dates: 07.02.2022 and 22.02.2022
EAN code: 571872607540

Salling Lagkagebunde, light
Net weight: 340g
Best before dates: 07.02.2022 and 22.02.2022

Gestus Kakao Lagkagebunde
: 340g
Best before date: 07.02.2022
EAN code: 5701410381752

Gestus Layer cake bases, light
Net weight: 330g
Best before date: 07.02.2022
EAN code: 5701410375416

Sold in:
Salling layer cake bases are sold in: Føtex and Bilka throughout the country.
Gestus layer cake bases are sold in: MENU, SPAR, Letkøb, Min Købmand and Løvbjerg throughout the country as well as in Liva Supermarket in Kolding, Superland in Sindal and Tårs and in Christiansø Købmandshandel on Christiansø.

Company recalling:
Coronet Cake Company ApS, Valorevej 16, 4130 Viby Sjælland

Reason:
The company has established that there is a risk of mold in the products.

Risk:
Mold formation makes the products unsuitable as food.

Advice for consumers:
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to deliver the products back to the store where they were purchased or to discard them.

Austria – Darbo reduced-calorie strawberry jam -Mold/Mould

AGES

Darbo Reduced Calorie Strawberry Jam

recall reason ; mold growth
Manufacturer
A. Darbo AG
Expiry Date
09/15/2023
Batch number
L258 1st

Public product recall of a batch of Darbo reduced-calorie strawberry jam

A. Darbo AG attaches great importance to the quality and safety of its products. During ongoing internal quality controls, slight mold growth was found on the surface of some jars of Darbo reduced-calorie strawberry jam 220 g. For reasons of precautionary consumer protection, the product is being recalled and consumption is not recommended because it may be harmful to health.

The following product is affected by the recall:

Darbo reduced-calorie strawberry jam 220 g (item number 9001432035883) with the best-before date September 15, 2023 and the batch number/lot number L 258 1.

This batch information is printed on the edge of the lid as follows: MHD 09/15/2023 L 258 1

The product that has now been recalled was manufactured by A. Darbo AG and placed on the market from 09/20/2021.

The product can also be returned (in all branches) without proof of purchase. The purchase price will be refunded.

Other Darbo products and other production batches of the Darbo Reduced Calorie Strawberry Jam product are not affected.

A. Darbo AG regrets the incident and apologizes for the inconvenience.

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Denmark- Mold/Mould on layer cake bases

DVFA

Coronet Cake Company ApS is recalling two varieties of Salling layer cake bases due to the discovery of mold in the products.

Recalled Foods , Published: January 28, 2022

Modified January 28, 2022

Which foods:
Salling Lagkagebunde Kakao 
Net weight: 340g
Best before dates: 07.02.2022 and 22.02.2022
EAN code: 571872607540

Salling Lagkagebunde, light
Net weight: 340g
Best before dates: 07.02.2022 and 22.02.2022

Sold in:
  Føtex and Bilka throughout the country

Company recalling:
Coronet Cake Company ApS, Valorevej 16, 4130 Viby Sjælland

Reason:
The company has established that there is a risk of mold in the products.

Risk:
Mold formation makes the products unsuitable as food.

Advice for consumers:
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to deliver the products back to the store where they were purchased or to discard them.

Research – Comparing the effectiveness of Cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oil and two common household sanitizers to reduce lettuce microbiota and prevent Salmonella enterica recontamination

Wiley Online

Vegetable Bacteria Danger

The washing step is necessary to remove biological and physical hazards from minimally processed vegetables. Nevertheless, the risk of foodborne diseases could persist even after washing due to postsanitizing contamination, and little is known about the antimicrobial effect of residual sanitizers. This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of sodium hypochlorite (SH), sodium bicarbonate, and Cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oil (CEO) as sanitizers on lettuce (8°C, 48 h). First, the effect of sanitizers in reducing total aerobic mesophilic and psychrotrophic bacteria, yeast and molds, lactic acid bacteria, and Enterobacteriaceae on lettuce was evaluated with some insights on lettuce quality attributes (pH, color, and sensory analysis). Then, the capability of the treatments in preventing postwashing Salmonella adhesion on lettuce surface was investigated. Commercial SH disinfectant (solution at 2%) and CEO (0.5%) reduced microbial contamination in lettuce, without affecting the overall acceptability after 48 h at 8°C. SH reduced postsanitizing Salmonella adhesion of about 2.7 Log colony forming unit (CFU)/g. The microbial reduction was confirmed by confocal laser scanning microscopy, which also evidenced Salmonella internalization within stomata. Interestingly, CEO as well reduced Salmonella adhesion but with lower efficacy (0.44–1.00 Log CFU/g reduction), while sodium bicarbonate (15 mg/ml) was not effective. In conclusion, SH and CEO seem to be effective sanitizing agents, capable of improving the microbiological profile of fresh produce. In addition, the residual sanitizers, that remain on lettuce after washing, play a role in reducing Salmonella adhesion.

RASFF Alert – Mold/Mould Mildew – Dill in Pickled Tomatoes

RASFF

Powdery mildew on the flavouring ingredient dill and foreign body (insect) in pickled tomatoes from Poland in Germany

Research – Role of climate change in increased mycotoxin levels

All About Feed

Climate change is likely to be part of the reason for the increase in mycotoxin issues for the global animal feed business. And the trend is expected to continue and even accelerate over the next 5 years.

7 out of 10 analyses run last year found raw ingredients contaminated with mycotoxins, according to Cargill’s annual review. But reassuringly, just 35% of these reached performance risk thresholds, showing that positive analyses are not always concerning.

Last year’s study analysed more than 328,000 samples across more than 150 global feed plants, on-farm samplings and storage locations in 54 countries. The majority of these were corn (212,254), cereals (85,478), oilseeds (27,602) or others (3,632). It found 72% of analyses were contaminated with at least one mycotoxin showing that contamination is more likely than not across all ingredients.

Since mycotoxins are produced by moulds as a natural defence response to environmental factors, their occurrence is linked to climate conditions.

USA – Enforcement Reports – ZOCALO AJI LIMO DRIED CHILI PODS – Mould/Mold

FDA

Product Details

Product Description:

ZOCALO AJI LIMO DRIED CHILI PODS- ORGANIC, Dried Aji Peppers for consumer consumption. Product is vacuum sealed in plastic bag. Net weight per bag 1.25 oz (35 g), 6 bags per case. Product of Peru. UPC 8 32924 00879 0.The product label is read in parts: “***ZOCALO gourmet *** ORGANIC more…

Reason for Recall: Due to presence of mold on product

Product Quantity: 70 cases (6 bags per case)

Recall Number: F-0506-2022

Code Information: Product ZHR 252, Lot # 1-OALWDP-YU with best by date of March 2024.

Classification: Class II

Event Details

Event ID:  89219

Voluntary / Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Product Type: Food

Initial Firm Notification of Consignee or Public: E-Mail

Status: Ongoing

Distribution Pattern: Distributed in CA, KY, MO,MS, MT, NM, NY, OR, TX, WA and Washington DC.

Recalling Firm:

Power Selles Imports dba Culinary Collective
12407 Mukilteo Speedway Bldg B Ste 245
Lynnwood, WA 98087-1518
United States

Recall Initiation Date: 12/13/2021

Center Classification Date: 1/14/2022

Germany – Lotus Ice cream sticks white (3x90ml) – Mould/Mold

LMW

Alert type: Food
Date of first publication: 01/25/2022
Product name:

Lotus Ice cream sticks white (3x90ml)

Product images:

Product image ice cream.jpg

Lotus Bakeries GmbH

Manufacturer (distributor):

Lotus Bakeries GmbH Rather Str. 110a 40476 Düsseldorf Distribution via Kaufland

Reason for warning:

Possible mold infestation

Packaging Unit: 3x 90ml
Durability: 11.2023
Lot identification: L1144ZZ
Further information:

Please refer to the attached recall letter.

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