Category Archives: Toxin

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin -Pistachio – Ginger – Groundnuts – Dried Figs – Peanuts

Posted on December 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 15.9; Tot. = 18.1 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Afghanistan, via Turkey in Italy

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 10.7; Tot. = 30.8 µg/kg – ppb) in organic ginger from India in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins in blanched groundnuts from China in France

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 0.5 / B1 = 38.3 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 38.6; Tot. = 43.6 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs pulled from Turkey in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 25.2; Tot. = 29.0 / B1 = 23.7; Tot. = 27.5 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut kernels from China in Cyprus

 

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RASFF Alerts – E.coli -Clams – Mussels – Bovine Meat

Posted on December 2, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -too high count of Escherichia coli (490 MPN/100g) in live clams (Venus verrucosa) from Greece in Italy

RASFF -too high count of Escherichia coli (330; 1090 MPN/100g) in live mussels from France

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

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts -Ocratoxin – Dried Figs

Posted on December 2, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -aflatoxins (Tot. = 8.6 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Egypt in Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 19; Tot. = 22 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 30; Tot. = 33 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts from Turkey in the Netherlands

RASFF-ochratoxin A (30 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Campylobacter – Chicken – Bacillus cereus Toxin – Rocket

Posted on December 2, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Campylobacter coli (8 of 12 samples /25g) and Campylobacter jejuni (4 out of 12 samples /25g) in chilled boneless skinless chicken breast fillets from Poland in Denmark

RASFF – Bacillus cereus diarrheal enterotoxin (17000 CFU/g) in packed rocket from the Netherlands in Finland

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RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Tuna – Anchovies

Posted on November 25, 2013 by | 6 comments

RASFF -histamine (340; 709.4 mg/kg – ppm) in frozen pre-cooked skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus/Euthynnus pelamis) loins (90%) and flakes (10%) from Vietnam in Belgium

RASFF -histamine (2800; 481; 4445 mg/kg – ppm) in anchovies in olive oil from Spain in Switzerland

 

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USA – Outbreak Updates – Cyclospora – Foster Farms – Hepatitis

Posted on October 31, 2013 by | Leave a comment

CDC Final Report Hepatitis A  – Townsend Farmscdc

This  particular outbreak appears to be over. However, Viral Hepatitis is still an  important cause of human illness in the United States. More information about Viral Hepatitis,  and steps people can take to reduce their risk of infection, can be found on the CDC Viral Hepatitis website.

CDC Final Report Cyclospora

These outbreaks appear to be over. More information about Cyclospora can be found on CDC’s Cyclospora pages.

CDC Report on More Foster Farms Salmonella Cases

As of October 29,  2013, a total of 362 persons infected with seven outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 21 states and Puerto Rico.

38% of ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.

Most ill persons (74%) have been reported from California.

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RASFF Alerts – DSP – Mussels – Hepatitis A- Frozen Berries – E.coli – Clams – Mussels

Posted on October 28, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF -Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (188 µg/kg – ppb) in chilled mussels (Mytlius Galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

RASFF -hepatitis A virus in frozen mixed berries processed in Italy, with raw material from Poland, Serbia, Chile, Bulgaria, Sweden and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Italy

RASFF -high count of Escherichia coli (5400 MPN/100g) in clams (Venus verrucosa) from Greece in Italy

RASFF -too high count of Escherichia coli (3500 MPN/100g) in chilled mussels from France

RASFF -too high count of Escherichia coli (9200; 2400 MPN/100g) in chilled mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

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

Posted on October 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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

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RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Tuna

Posted on October 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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

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RASFF Alerts – DSP – Live Mussels

Posted on October 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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

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