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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella

Posted on June 17, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – Salmonella paratyphi b (presence /25g) in fish meal from Peru in France

 

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UK-Europe – Paan Leaves from India Concerns

Posted on June 17, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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After Alphonso mangoes, paan leaves from India are now under the European Union’s scanner.

According to a report released by the European Commission on Friday, since August 2011 a high proportion of consignments of paan leaves imported into the UK from India have tested positive for salmonella. Salmonella causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting.

EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) said “continuous reports notified by UK have led to the setting up of reinforced checks for paan leaves from India”.

“An important source of RASFF notifications on pathogens are fruits and vegetables,” it said. “The main pathogen referred through RASFF is salmonella. The high reason for salmonella contamination since 2011 is paan leaves.”

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UK – FSA – We are Urging the Public to Stop Washing Raw Chicken

Posted on June 16, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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We have issued a call for people to stop washing raw chicken to reduce the risk of contracting campylobacter, a potentially dangerous form of food poisoning. The call comes as new figures show that 44% of people always wash chicken before cooking it – a practice that can spread campylobacter bacteria onto hands, work surfaces, clothing and cooking equipment through the splashing of water droplets.

 

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Canada – More Chia Seed – Recalls – Salmonella

Posted on June 14, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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The food recall warning issued on June 12, 2014 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Dietary Express is recalling Dietary Express brand sprouted chia & flax seed powder from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described in the link above.

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The food recall warning issued on June 11, 2014 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. is recalling Madegood brand Chia and Berries Fruit & Nut Bars from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described in the link above.

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Research – First Carbapenemase-Producing Organism Found in Food

Posted on June 14, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Researchers in Canada have found a certain antibiotic-resistant bacteria for the first time in a food product, which means the risk of exposure is now beyond people who travel to certain countries and people who have been hospitalized. The bacteria is resistant to carbapenems, one of the last resort antibiotics in medicine’s arsenal. The research has been published in the Center for Disease Control’s journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.

In January 2014, routine testing found a carbapenemase-producing organism in squid that was for sale in a Chinese grocery store in Saskatoon, Canada. Carbapenemases are enzymes that organisms produce that destroy the carbapenem antibiotic. Scientists have found these organisms in the environment and in animals used for food, but not in food itself until now

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USA – Waxed Gouda Cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on June 14, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Smith’s Country Cheese of Winchendon, MA, is recalling 21 wheels of Waxed Gouda because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The Waxed Gouda wheels were distributed in Massachusetts by wholesale distributors and further sold to retail stores.

The wheels are coated in red wax and wrapped in transparent wrap with various weights of whole wheels at 10 lbs. and half-wheels at 5 lbs. They may have been cut and packaged at retail level for consumer-size units.

No illnesses have been reported

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USA – Picking Company Food – Clostridium botulinum

Posted on June 13, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director Dr. Ron Chapman warned consumers today not to eat Healdsburg Pickling Company jarred food products because they may have been improperly produced, making them susceptible to contamination with Clostridium Botulinum. Ingestion of botulism toxin from improperly processed jarred and canned foods may lead to serious illness and death. No illnesses have been linked to any of the affected products at this time.

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UK – London Firm Raided Over “Unsafe Sandwiches”

Posted on June 13, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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AROUND 1,260 unsafe food items have been destroyed after a coordinated operation in Witley Industrial Estate in Southall.

Food safety officers from Ealing Council worked with the police and the Home Office to carry out the raid early in the morning of May 28, with council officers targeting unsafe food production and seizing 360 baguettes as a result of poor temperature control

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UK – Birmingham Hospital – Salmonella outbreak – 20 Staff and Patients Affected

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A Birmingham hospital has been hit by an outbreak of Salmonella, affecting 20 patients including staff – with experts concerned it could spread further into the community.

Heartlands Hospital, in Bordesley Green, is investigating how the bug spread to patients staying in eight different wards.

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Canada and USA – More Chia Seed Recalls and Issues

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The Salmonella outbreak linked to chia powder has expanded to include 21 people in 12 states and a third strain of bacteria, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Two people have been hospitalized. In Canada, 34 cases of salmonellosis have also been linked to chia powder.

Recalls of chia powder products sold under the brand names Navitas, Green Smoothie Girl, Williams Sonoma, Organic Traditions, Back 2 the Garden and Pete’s Gluten Free have been issued in the U.S. and Canada. Check this site for posts with detailed information about recalled products.

If a chia powder product you have purchased is part of the recall, do not use it.

CFIA

The food recall warning issued on June 11, 2014 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. is recalling Madegood brand Chia and Berries Fruit & Nut Bars from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

Products

Brand Name Common Name Size Codes(s) on Product UPC
Madegood Chia and Berries Fruit & Nut Bar 36 g Lot#: 1213
Lot#: 0114
Lot#: 0314		 6 87456 11103 2
Madegood Chia and Berries Raw Fruit & Nut Bar 12 x 36 g Lot#: 1213
Lot#: 0114
Lot#: 031		 6 87456 11303 6

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