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RASFF Alert – Mould – Chocolate Topping Bottles

Posted on June 7, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – chocolate topping bottles from Denmark infested with moulds in Denmark

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Chilled RTE Chicken Parts – Frozen Tuna Sandwich

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled ready-to-eat chicken parts from Germany, packaged in Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (up to 11000 CFU/g) in frozen tuna sandwiches from Italy in France

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Fish Meal – Organic Sunflower Cake – Pet Food – Rape Seed Expeller

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Montevideo (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Münster (presence /25g) in fish meal from the United States in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg (presence /250g) in fish meal from the United States in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg (presence /25g) in organic sunflower cake from Croatia in Austria

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in petfood from the United Kingdom in Norway

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Agona (presence /25g) in rape seed expeller from Lithuania in Finland

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Sunflower Seeds – Sesame Seeds – Black Pepper – Chilled Chicken Legs- Chilled Turkey Thighs – Chilled Chicken Breast – Live Mussels – Raw White Sausage

Posted on May 31, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sunflower seeds from Bulgaria in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Italy

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

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken legs from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Kentucky (presence /25g) in chilled fresh turkey thighs boneless and skineless from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presesnce /25g) in chilled chicken breast from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breast from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breast from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in live mussles (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chicken breast from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Ethiopia in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breasts from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella (present /10g) in chilled raw white sausages from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in sesame from Nigeria in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chicken breast from Poland in the Czech Republic

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin A – Roasted Pistachios – Groundnuts – Pistachio Bars

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 18; Tot. = 29 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted pistachios in shell from Turkey, via Belgium in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 11; Tot. = 21 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 15; Tot. = 18 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 15; Tot. = 18 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 58.7; Tot. = 67.14 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Egypt in Italy

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 28.2; Tot. = 35.7 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts in shell from Egypt in Italy

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10.6; Tot. = 11.5 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio bars from Turkey in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 9.6 µg/kg – ppb) in spice mix from Pakistan in Ireland

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 12.3; Tot. = 14.2 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from the United States, via Turkey in Italy

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 14.7; Tot. = 15.4 µg/kg – ppb) in seasoning mix from Pakistan in Ireland

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 164.4; Tot. = 191 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Egypt in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 8.8; Tot. = 9 µg/kg – ppb) in seasoning mix from Pakistan in Ireland

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RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – Organic Fruit and Nut Mix with Sultana’s

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RASFF – ochratoxin A (in sultanas: 180 µg/kg – ppb) in organic fruit and nut mix with sultanas from Belgium, with raw material from Turkey, via the Netherlands in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Chilled Venus Clams

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RASFF – high count of Escherichia coli (3.3 x 10E2 MPN/100g) in chilled venus clams (Chamelea gallina) from Italy in Spain

RASFF – high count of Escherichia coli (790; 780 MPN/100g) in chilled venus clams from Italy in Spain

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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Organic Baby Spinach

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RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1+ stx2+ eae+) in organic baby spinach from Italy in Germany

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RASFF Alert – Bacillus cereus – Curry

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RASFF – enterotoxin producing Bacillus cereus (1200 CFU/g) in curry from the West Bank and Gaza Strip in Slovenia

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RASFF Alert – Vibrio parahaemolyticus – Frozen Raw Whole Shrimps

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RASFF – Vibrio parahaemolyticus (ToxR+ Tdh+ /25g) in frozen raw whole shrimps from Ecuador, via Spain in France

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