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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Fish Meal – Horse Larynx -Dog Chews – Gum Arabic

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RASFF -Salmonella wangata (present /25g) in ground gum arabic from Belgium, with raw material from Sudan in Belgium

RASFF-Salmonella Blockley (presence /25g) in dog chews from Poland in Sweden

RASFF-Salmonella in larynx of horse from Poland in Sweden

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (in 6 out of 13 samples /25g) in fish meal from Mauritania in Denmark

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (in 2 out of 13 samples /25g) in fish meal from Mauritania in Denmark

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (in 1 out of 13 samples /25g) in fish meal from Mauritania in Denmark

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Vietnam – 170 Workers HospitaliSed for Food Poisoning in Northern Vietnam

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Thanh Nien News

At least 170 employees at a clothing factory in the northern province of Thai Binh were hospitalized for food poisoning after eating a lunch at the company on June 1 supplied by a caterer.
The workers at Nienshing factory in Phuc Khanh Industrial Zone are being treated at three hospitals, Thai Binh, Lam Hoa and Hoang An, Dan Viet newspaper reported Monday.
The surge of patients overloaded the hospitals, leaving three to a bed. Many more patients were laid out on the hospital floors.

 

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USA Research – CDC – Foodborne Norovirus Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2012

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Norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis and foodborne disease in the United States, causing an estimated one in 15 U.S. residents to become ill each year as well as 56,000–71,000 hospitalizations and 570–800 deaths, predominantly among young children and the elderly. Whereas noroviruses often spread through person-to-person contact, foodborne transmission can cause widespread exposures and presents important prevention opportunities.

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Ireland – Withdrawal of EA-4/10 G 2002: Accreditation in Microbiological Laboratories

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Date: 29 May 2014

For the Attention of INAB Testing Laboratories & Assessors:

A decision to withdraw the above was endorsed at the EA General Assembly on the 27 & 28 MAY 2014, in PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC.

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Canada – CFIA – Chia Seeds – Salmonella- Update

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The food recall warning issued on June 3, 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.

Advantage Health Matters is recalling various products containing sprouted chia seeds from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The products listed in the link above have been sold nationally and through Internet sales.

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Canada – CFIA Chia Seed Recall Update – Salmonella

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CFIA Salmonella

The food recall warning issued on May 30, 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.

Industry is recalling various products containing sprouted chia seeds from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The following products have been sold in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec and through Internet sales.

 Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Intuitive Path SuperFoods Black Sprouted Chia Seeds Certified Organic 227 g Best Before: Dec 31/14, Jan 1/16, 05/16 None
Intuitive Path SuperFoods Black Sprouted Chia Seeds Certified Organic 454 g Best Before:Jan 1/16, 05/16 None
Harmonic Arts Botanical Dispensary Chia Seed Sprouted and Ground (Salvia hispanica) Organic 227 g 0290
BEST BEFORE
2016/05		 1 37101 61797 1
Harmonic Arts Botanical Dispensary Chia Seed Sprouted and Ground (Salvia hispanica) Organic 454 g 0290
BEST BEFORE
2016/05		 1 37101 62797 0
Naturallyorganic Organic sprouted chia seeds cold milled 250 g B1013SBC310 0 83747 00342 8

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USA – FDA – Recall Dry Dog Food – Salmonella

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Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. of Topeka, KS is voluntarily recalling 62 bags of Science Diet® Adult Small & Toy Breed™ dry dog food as they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The suspect product, part of a single production run, was distributed to 17 veterinary clinic and pet store customers in California, Hawaii and Nevada between April 24 and May 13, 2014. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products.

 

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USA – USDA Announces New Campylobacter Standards for Chicken

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The US Department of Agriculture is to draft new safety standards for Campylobacter in poultry in the coming months.

The US Department of Agriculture has announced it will draft new safety standards for Campylobacter in poultry, in addition to the previously-announced timeline on Salmonella. These standards are expected to be ready by the end of September.

The letter announcing the actions can be found here. The Department took this step in response to an April letter from Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) that expressed concern over food safety standards and urged the Department of Agriculture to develop better standards that would significantly reduce the levels of Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry.

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Canada- CFIA Recall – Salmonella in Chia Seeds

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CFIA CIFA

Advantage Health Matters and Back 2 the Garden are recalling various products containing sprouted chia seeds from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described in the link above

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Canada – CFIA Recall – Smoked Fish Products – Clostridium botulinum

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CFIA CIFA

Ottawa, May 30, 2014 – Orr’s Fine Meats and Deli is recalling Smoked Fish from the marketplace because they may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The following products have been sold from Orr’s Fine Meats and Deli in Parry Sound, Ontario.

Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
None Smoked White Fish Variable (1 filet) All None
None Smoked Lake Trout Variable (1 filet) All None

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