Category Archives: Recall

USA – Recall Chicken and Ham Products – Listeria monocytogenes

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Reser’s Fine Foods, a Topeka, Kan. establishment, is recalling approximately 22,800 pounds of chicken, ham and beef products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The company announced that these products are being recalled in conjunction with other foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A full list of products being recalled can be found on FDA’s website at www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Recalls/default.htm. Products regulated by FSIS bear the establishment number “EST. 13520” or “P-13520” inside the USDA mark of inspection and include the following:

RASFF Alerts Salmonella – Sweet Basil – Sweet Pepper- Chicken – Clams – Cheese –

RASFF – Salmonella Lexington (present /25g) in sweet basil from Laos in Norway

RASFF -Salmonella Mbandaka (in 2 out of 5 samples) in ground sweet pepper with raw material from Spain, packaged in Slovakia

RASFF -Salmonella enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken wings from Poland in Czech Republic

RASFF -Salmonella enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken breast fillets from Poland

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in clams (Tapes semidecussatus) from Italy

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen cooked clams from Vietnam

RASFF -Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in cheese from the Czech Republic, with raw material from Poland

RASFF -Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken filet from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen chicken meat preparations (Gallus domesticus) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts – Dried Figs – Peanuts – Ochratoxin – Dried figs

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 89; Tot. = 105 / B1 = 18; Tot. = 20 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from India in the Netherlands

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 9.3; Tot. = 12 / B1 = 30; Tot. = 33 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from India in the Netherlands

RASFF -ochratoxin A (23 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in the Netherlands

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 5.2; Tot. = 7.7 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Brazil, via the Netherlands in Germany

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 18.4; Tot. = 19.1) in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 15.5; Tot. = 19.1 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts in shell from China in Italy

RASFF Alert – Listeria monocytogenes – Dry Sausages

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (180 CFU/g) in dry sausages from France

RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Tuna

RASFF -histamine (2850 mg/kg – ppm) in tuna loins (Thunnus albacares) from Spain in Italy

RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Beef and Parsley

RASFF -high count of Enterobacteriaceae (17000 CFU/g) in dried parsley from Egypt in Italy

RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in fresh vacuum packed boneless beef (Bos taurus) from Argentina in Italy

RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in frozen boneless beef (Bos taurus) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in chilled beef (Bos taurus) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF Alerts – Campylobacter – Chicken

RASFF -Campylobacter (between 400 and 17000 CFU/g) in chilled chicken thighs from Poland In Denmark

RASFF -Campylobacter jejuni (100 – 5.300 /g) in chilled whole chicken from Germany

RASFF Alerts – DSP – Live Mussels

RASFF -Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (203 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytillus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

RASFF -Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (287 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

RASFF -Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (494 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

RASFF Animal Feed Alerts – Aflatoxin in Maize -Salmonella in Fish Meal and Soyabean

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 30.7 / B1 = 11.5 / B1 = 2.3 / B1 = <1 µg/kg – ppb) in maize from Hungary in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella (present /25g) in fish meal from South Africa in Spain

RASFF -Salmonella (1 out of 5 samples /25g) in soybean meal from Argentina in LAtvia

Canada – CFIA – Updated Meat Recall E.coli O157 – Updated Salad Recall Listeria monocytogenes

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– The public warning issued on October 8, 2013 has been  updated to include an additional product.

The Canadian  Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Belmont Meats Ltd. (Est. 112) are warning the  public not to consume the uncooked lean ground beef in the link above because it may  be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

This recall is the result of an ongoing food  safety investigation initiated as a result of a recent outbreak investigation.  There may be recalls of additional products or best before dates as the food  safety investigation at this facility continues.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of  this product.

The manufacturer,  Belmont Meats Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, is voluntarily recalling all affected  product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the  recall.

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The public warning issued on October 5, 2013 has been updated to include an additional product.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Reser’s Fine Foods Inc. are warning the public not to consume certain Reser’s Fine Foods brand Cheesy Macaroni salad, in the link above, because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

This product has been distributed in Walmart stores.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

The manufacturer, Reser’s Fine Foods Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, USA, is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace.  The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.