Category Archives: RASFF

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Black Pepper – Chilled VP Chicken Cuts – Chilled Minced – Live Oysters

Posted on October 17, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Newport (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chilled vaccum-packed chicken cuts from Ukraine, via the Netherlands in Hungary

RASFF – Salmonella (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Spain

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (present /25g) in chilled minced chicken from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in live oysters from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Ochratoxin A – Chilli Powder – Roasted Pistachios – Groundnut Kernels – Dried Figs

Posted on October 11, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 11.67; Tot. = 12.47 µg/kg – ppb) and ochratoxin A (63.1 µg/kg – ppb) in chili powder from Sri Lanka in Poland

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 13.8; Tot. = 14.8 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted pistachios in shell from Turkey in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 12.7; Tot. = 15.2 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from the United States in the UK

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 15.2; Tot. = 28.9 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Slovenia

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak -Listeria monocytogenes – Cold Meat (Charcuterie)

Posted on October 11, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – foodborne outbreak caused by Listeria monocytogenes in cold meat (charcuterie), sliced and pre-packed from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – Food Poisoning – Norovirus – Frozen Wedge Clams

Posted on October 11, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – food poisoning suspected to be caused by norovirus GII in frozen wedge clams (Donax trunculus) from Turkey in Spain

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RASFF Alert – Mould – Blanched Groundnut Kernels

Posted on October 11, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – blanched groundnut kernels from Argentina infested with moulds in Hungary

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chilled Chicken Meat – Chilled Poultry Meat – Marinated Chicken Wings – Salad

Posted on October 11, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium monophasic (1 ,4, [5], 12:i:-) (present /25g) in chilled chicken meat from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled poultry meat from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (present /25g) in marinated chicken wings from Lithuania, with raw material from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in salad from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Live Clams – Betel Leaves

Posted on October 11, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – high count of Escherichia coli (up to 3500 MPN/100g) in live clams (Venus Gallina) from Italy in Italy

RASFF – high count of Escherichia coli (up to 9.2 x 10² CFU/g) in betel leaves from Malaysia in the UK

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RASFF Alert – Campylobacter – Frozen Turkey Meat

Posted on October 11, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Campylobacter jejuni (present /10g) in frozen turkey meat from Poland in Poland

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RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Chilled Mackerel – Chilled Defrosted Smoked Yellowfin Tuna

Posted on October 11, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – histamine (325 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled mackerel (Scomber Scombrus) from France in Italy

RASFF – histamine (399 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled defrosted smoked yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) from Spain in Italy

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RASFF Alerts – DSP – Live Mussels

Posted on October 11, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (>320 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (up to >320 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

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