Histamine in frozen mackerel (Scomber japonicus) from China in Poland
Histamine in dried, frozen yellowstripe trevally (Selaroides leptolepis) from Thailand in Germany
Histamine in organic raw milk cheddar cheese from Ireland in the UK
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RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Raw Milk Cheddar – Yellow Stripe Trevally – Frozen Mackerel
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France – WHITE BOUDINS COGNAC FINE CHAMPAGNE Sausages – Clostridium perfringens
Identifying information for the recalled product
- Product category Food
- Product sub-category Meats
- Product brand name THE BRASERADES
- Names of models or references WHITE BOUDINS COGNAC FINE CHAMPAGNE 3 * 125G WHITE BOUDINS COGNAC FINE CHAMPAGNE 7 * 125G
- Product identification
GTIN Lot Dated 3387620061565 321340213 Use-by date 12/17/2021 3387620061565 321340213 Use-by date 12/18/2021 3387620061565 321340213 Use-by date 12/19/2021 3387620061565 321340213 Use-by date 12/20/2021 3387620061565 321340213 Use-by date 12/21/2021 3387620061572 321340159 Use-by date 12/18/2021 3387620061572 321340159 Use-by date 12/20/2021 3387620061572 321340159 Use-by date 12/21/2021 3387620061572 321340159 Use-by date 12/22/2021 - Packaging MODIFIED UNDER ATMOSPHERE TRAY 3 * 125G MODIFIED UNDER ATMOSPHERE TRAY 7 * 125G
- Start date / End of marketing From 12/06/2021 to 12/10/2021
- Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
- Health mark FR 11.076.050 CE
- Geographical sales area Whole France
- Distributors Leclerc, Auchan, Carrefour, Atac
- List of points of saleclients_livrés_boudins_fines_champagnes.pdf
Practical information regarding the recall
- Reason for recall Bacteriological contamination by Clostridium perfringens
- Risks incurred by the consumer Clostridium perfringens
Posted in Bacterial Toxin, Clostridium, Clostridium perfringens, Enterotoxin, Exotoxin, food contamination, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Pathogen, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Toxin, Uncategorized
Information – How to Report Seafood-Related Toxin and Scombrotoxin Fish Poisoning Illnesses
To help FDA effectively investigate, remove unsafe seafood products from the market, and develop new prevention strategies, the FDA relies on illness reporting from public health officials and healthcare providers. While most foodborne outbreaks are tracked through the FDA’s Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) network, seafood-related illnesses caused by natural toxins have a unique reporting mechanism. This web page provides information on commonly occurring seafood-related illnesses and how to report them to the FDA. To report an illness from raw bivalve molluscan shellfish, email the FDA at shellfishepi@fda.hhs.gov.
The FDA receives reports of illnesses associated with the consumption of specific types of fish. These illnesses may originate from the activity of certain bacteria, toxins produced by marine algae, or hazards inherent in the fish.
Commonly occurring illness:
- Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP)
- Puffer Fish Poisoning (PFP)
- Scombrotoxin Fish Poisoning (SFP)
- Seafood-associated Rhabdomyolysis (sometimes referred to as Haff disease)
Illness and reporting information for the commonly occurring illnesses are provided in each section. Contact the FDA with any questions or need for clarification of the illness or reporting.
In addition to the illnesses listed above, reporting of other less frequently occurring illnesses from natural toxins may be accomplished by emailing the FDA at Seafood.Illness@fda.hhs.gov. Refer to Chapter 6 of the “Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance” for a comprehensive list of natural toxin illnesses. To report illnesses related to miscellaneous natural toxin illnesses, please email FDA at Seafood.Illness@fda.hhs.gov.
The FDA works with first responders, physicians, and state and local health departments to investigate illnesses and outbreaks, manage them, and learn how to lessen future occurrences.
France – Fresh Tuna Steak 200g – Histamine
Identifying information for the recalled product
- Product category Food
- Product sub-category Fishery and aquaculture products
- Product brand name My little fishmonger
- Names of models or references Fresh Tuna Steak 200g
- Product identification
GTIN Lot Dated Fresh yellowfin tuna loin 2278352000000 1730031 Use-by date 12/08/2021 - Packaging Product sold under vacuum, self-service tray
- Start date / End of marketing From 04/12/2021 to 08/12/2021
- Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
- Health mark FR 47.091.046 CE
- Geographical sales area Regions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,,,,,,,,, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté,,,,,,,, Brittany,,,,,,,,, Center-Val de Loire,,,,, ,,,, Île-de-France,,,,,,,,, Nouvelle-Aquitaine,,,,,,,,, Occitanie,,,,,,,,,, Pays-de-la-Loire,,, , , , , , , Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Distributors Géant Casino and the Casino brands
- List of points of saleTraceability.pdf
Practical information regarding the recall
- Reason for recall Risk of histamine presence.
- Risks incurred by the consumer Other biological contaminants
Research – Alltech analysis sees high levels of aflatoxin in corn samples across Central and Eastern Europe
Alltech, in its latest mycotoxin threat analysis, compiled survey data for key feed ingredients on a regional level, and the results indicate the presence of moderate to high levels of mycotoxin risk.
Posted in Aflatoxin, Animal Feed Mould Toxin, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Toxin, Fusarium Toxin, microbial contamination, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Mold Toxin, Mould Toxin, Mycotoxin, Ochratoxin, Toxin
France – Cantal Entre Deux raw milk – STEC E.coli O26
Identifying information for the recalled product
- Product category Food
- Product sub-category Milk and dairy products
- Product brand name Nouaille
- Names of models or references Cantal between two with raw milk whole wheel Cantal between two with raw milk 1/2 wheel Cantal between two with raw milk 1/4 of a wheel Cantal between two with raw milk 1/8 of a wheel
- Product identification
GTIN Lot Dated 3760071554327 016821 Date of minimum durability between 04/01/2022 and 05/01/2022 3760070000870 016821 Date of minimum durability between 12/12/2021 and 22/12/2021 3760071554426 016821 Date of minimum durability between 13/12/2021 and 27/12/2021 3760070000610 016821 Date of minimum durability between 12/15/2021 and 12/27/2021 - Products List FT.1904_Cantal_ED_Lait_Cru_v2.pdf Enclosed
- Packaging Whole wheel 1/2 1/4 1/8
- Start date / End of marketing From 11/09/2021 to 11/23/2021
- Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
- Health mark FR 15 219 009 CE
- Geographical sales area Whole France
- Distributors Fromi Comptoir Fromager Mont Royal selection Rolland Henri Subirana le Mont Dore Subirana La bourboule The house of good cheese Sacpa Cora Vichy Intermarché Mauriac Le Bistrot d’Arsène Boxwood creamery Farandole d’Auvergne
- List of points of sale001904-DDPP.PDF
Practical information regarding the recall
- Reason for recall presence of pathogenic E. coli STEC O26: H11
- Risks incurred by the consumer Toxinogenic Escherichia coli shiga (STEC)
Posted in Bacterial Toxin, E.coli O26, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Raw Milk, raw milk cheese, STEC, STEC E.coli, Toxin
RASFF Alert- Botulism Case – Fish Soup
Botulism case suspected to be linked to fish soup from France in Belgium
Posted in Bacterial Toxin, Clostridium, Clostridium botulinum, food contamination, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Poisoning, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Poisoning, RASFF, Toxin
Tanzania – 3 Children Die After Consuming Sea Turtle Meat, 22 People Hospitalised – Algal Toxins?
Three children lost their lives after consuming sea turtle flesh on Pemba Island in Tanzania’s Zanzibar. On November 27, police reported that all of the children who died belonged to the same family. According to Juma Sadi, the regional police chief for Pemba North, 22 additional individuals have been brought to hospitals after eating sea turtle flesh on Friday, Xinhua reported.
The police added that samples of the sea turtle flesh have been delivered to the appropriate authorities for testing to examine the cause of the fatalities. “Two of the people admitted to hospital are children and they are in critical condition,” Juma Sadi was quoted by Xinhua as saying. He further highlighted that the sea turtle flesh is suspected of being poisonous.
Algae on the seafloor are known to discharge deadly poisons between the months of November to March when the nation’s temperatures rise and during these months, sea turtles, as well as over 20 kinds of fishes, feast on toxic algae at the bottom of the seafloor. Further, the poisons in the plants eventually seep into the flesh of the organisms that consume them. It has the potential to be lethal if eaten.
Austria -Dr. Oetker Chocolate Cookies -STEC E.coli
Product recall Dr. Oetker Schoko Ausstech Cookies
Opinion of the Dr. Oetker GmbH on the test report of the Institute for Food Safety Innsbruck with the order number 2112838.
Villach (OTS) – Object of
investigation Dr. Oetker Schoko
Cookie Cutter Lot / Batch / Best before: L169
When a sample was taken by the Innsbruck Institute for Food Safety, Vero / Shiga toxin-forming Escherichia coli were detected in the above-mentioned object of investigation.
Although according to the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in its opinion no. Oetker, who learned of the examination results on November 26th, 2021, received batch L 169 from Dr. Oetker chocolate cookie cutters back.
We would like to point out that E.Coli proof would only be possible in the raw dough, but baked biscuits can be enjoyed without hesitation.
Item No. 1-01-870700
GTIN EVE 4000521013288
Article description Chocolate cookie
cutter Best before 02.2023
The product concerned was placed on the Austrian market from September 2021. He was informed immediately. To avoid health risks, consumers are asked to return the recalled goods to the shop where the product was purchased. The purchase price will be refunded. Dr. Oetker apologizes to its customers for any inconvenience this may cause.
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France – Yellowfin tuna loin – Histamine
Identifying information for the recalled product
- Product category Food
- Product sub-category Fishery and aquaculture products
- Product brand name Sale in the traditional department from 10/26/21 to 10/31/21
- Names of models or references Tuna loin
- Product identification
Lot Dated Q000296 Use-by date 10/31/2021 - Packaging Product sold in the traditional department
- Start date / End of marketing From 10/26/2021 to 10/31/2021
- Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
- Health mark DFAR / FPE / 98/51
- Further information Product sold in the traditional department without packaging or labeling
- Geographical sales area Wolfisheim
- Distributors Super U Wolfisheim
Practical information regarding the recall
- Reason for recall Presence of histamine
- Risks incurred by the consumer Endogenous toxins: histamine (fish, cheese, alcoholic drinks, cold meats)
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