Category Archives: Moulds

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxins -Groundnuts – Dried Figs – Peanut Butter – Pistachios

Posted on October 7, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 9.6; Tot. = 26 / B1 = 9.6; Tot. = 44 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 11.5 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in France

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 6.8; Tot. = 8.8 / B1 = 6.9; Tot. = 7.9 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut buter from India in Germany

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 32; Tot. = 35 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted pistachios from Turkey in France

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 11.33; Tot. = 12.56 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts with shell from Syria, via Turkey in Spain

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feeds – Salmonella in Rape Seed Meal – Aflatoxins in Birdfeed

Posted on October 7, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in rape seed meal from Germany in Sweden

RASFF -Aflatoxins in nuts for birdfeed from Brazil in th UK

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Research -Mycotoxin Producing Moulds

Posted on September 27, 2013 by | Leave a comment

NeoGen BlogAspergillus

With the harvest underway, it’s important to keep a watchful eye out for mycotoxin-producing molds. These species include Aspergillus flavus, which causes Aspergillus ear rot and produces the carcinogenic toxin aflatoxin, as well as species of Fusarium molds. These toxins can lead to production losses as grain may be rejected, as well as leading to illness in humans or animals that consume the toxin in significant quantities. Here’s a quick primer on some molds of concern and the toxins they produce. For more information and regulatory thresholds for toxins, please see Neogen’s Mycotoxin Handbook.

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RASFF Foods – Aflatoxin/Ochratoxin – Melon Seeds – Groundnuts – Dried Figs – Pistachio – Crushed Chilli

Posted on September 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 24 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Turkey in Itlay

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 30; Tot. = 36 µg/kg – ppb) in melon seeds from Nigeria in Italy

RASFF -Ochratoxin A (33 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted groundnuts in shell from China in the Netherlands

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 11.4; Tot. = 31.4 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in France

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 12.7; Tot. = 13.2 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts from Turkey in Germany

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 14.7; Tot. = 16.1 µg/kg – ppb) in crushed chilly from India in the UK

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts – Pistachio Paste

Posted on September 14, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 155 / B1 = 139 / B1 = 90.6 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts for birdfeed from Nigeria in the UK

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 10 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 5.72; Tot. = 6.72 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio paste from Italy in Germany

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 6.9 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from Brazil in the Netherlands

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UK – FSA – Recall – Ambient Ready Meals – Mould Issues

Posted on August 17, 2013 by

FSA Tesco is recalling various own-brand ambient meals, because a production fault means the rice in some packs could become mouldy during storage. If you have bought one of the products, do not eat it. The Agency has issued a … Continue reading →

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RASFF – Aflatoxins – Pistachios – Rice

Posted on August 13, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 15; Tot. = 16 µg/kg – ppb) in unshelled raw pistachios from Syria in Italy

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 7.1; Tot. = 7.8 µg/kg – ppb) in rice from India in Italy

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 26.3; Tot. = 27.0 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted and salted pistachio nuts from Turkey inGermany

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Research – Fungal Growth Video Link

Posted on August 12, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Pharmaceutical Microboiology

An interesting new video of fungal cells has been made.

The video shows millions of nuclei flowing through the tube-like filaments, or hyphae, of a single fungus cell (of the species Neurospora crassa). To see the video, click here.
The video was produced as part of a study by UCLA mathematician Marcus Roper’s research group that was the first to measure and explain this dynamic movement of nuclei in the cells of a fungus.
More details about the fungus are provided in the following paper:

M. Roper, A. Simonin, P. C. Hickey, A. Leeder, N. L. Glass. Nuclear dynamics in a fungal chimera. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1220842110

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RASFF Alerts – Moulds in Dog Chews – Salmonella in Poultry – E.coli in Mussels – Springbuck- Enterobacteriaceae -Fish Meal

Posted on August 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Dog chew from Turkey infested with moulds in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen poultry meat product (Aves) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF -Too high count of Escherichia coli (2400 MPN/100g) in chilled mussels from the Netherlands in France

RASFF -Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in frozen boneless springbuck meat from Namibia in the Netherlands

RASFF -High count of Enterobacteriaceae (5000 CFU/g) in fish meal from Peru in Spain

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RASFF Alerts Aflatoxin – Hazlenut – Pistachios – Groundnuts – Peanut Butter- Ochratoxin – Red Grape Juice

Posted on August 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 6.3; Tot. = 15.42 / B1 = 14.77; Tot. = 35.98 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey in Norway

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 69; Tot. = 79 / B1 = 23.3; Tot. = 26 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Turkey in Belgium

RASFF – Ochratoxin A (10.2 µg/kg – ppb) in red grape juice from Turkey in Lithuania

RASFF -Ochratoxin A (16 µg/kg – ppb) in red grape juice from Turkey in Lithuania

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 17.0; Tot. = 19.9 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts with shell from China in Germany

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 5.9; Tot. = 22.2 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts with shell from China in Germany

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 37.7; Tot. = 60 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut butter from Senegal in Belgium

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 21.7; Tot. = 68.9 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts with shell from China in Germany

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 115.8 / B1 = 4.4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts with shell from China in Germany

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