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USA – Avanti Frozen Foods Expands Recall of Frozen Cooked Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk – Salmonella

FDA

Summary

Company Announcement Date:
FDA Publish Date:
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:
Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella
Company Name:
Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd
Brand Name:
Various: Big River, 365, Seacove, Ahold, Censea, First Street, Meijer and others
Product Description:
Frozen cooked, peeled and deveined, tail on shrimp

Company Announcement

Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd, is voluntarily expanding a prior recall issued on June 25,2021 to include certain consignments of various sizes of frozen cooked, peeled, deveined, shrimp (with some packaged with cocktail sauce) sold in various unit sizes, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The frozen shrimp products were distributed nationwide from November 2020 to May 2021.

This recall expansion has been initiated out of an abundance of precaution and will cover a large amount of product that has not been associated with any illness but been undertaken following discussions with FDA and CDC and reflects Avanti’s commitment to Public health and safety.

Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

Research – Thermosonication Combined with Natural Antimicrobial Nisin: A Potential Technique Ensuring Microbiological Safety and Improving the Quality Parameters of Orange Juice

MDPI

Currently, thermal pasteurisation (TP) remains the most widely applied technique for commercial orange juice preservation; however, a high temperature causes adverse effects on the quality attributes of orange juice. In order to explore a novel non-thermal sterilization method for orange juice, the impacts of thermosonication combined with nisin (TSN) and TP treatments on the quality attributes including microbial and enzyme inactivation and the physicochemical, nutritional, functional, and sensory qualities of orange juice were studied. Both TP and TSN treatments achieved desirable bactericidal and enzyme inactivation effects, and nisin had a significant synergistic lethal effect on aerobic bacteria in orange juice (p < 0.05). Additionally, TSN treatment significantly improved the color attributes of orange juice and well maintained its physicochemical properties and sensory quality. More importantly, TSN treatment significantly increased the total polyphenols content (TPC) and total carotenoids (TC) by 10.03% and 20.10%, increased the ORAC and DPPH by 51.10% and 10.58%, and the contents of total flavonoids and ascorbic acid were largely retained. Correlation analysis of antioxidant activity showed that the ORAC and scavenging ability of DPPH radicals of orange juice are mainly attributed to TC and TPC. These findings indicate that TSN shows great potential application value, which could guarantee the microbiological safety and improve the quality attributes of orange juice. View Full-Text

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USA – Core Table Update

FDA

USA – Warning Letter – Listeria monocytogenes/Salmonella – Acme Smoked Fish Corp.

FDA

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your ready-to-eat (RTE) hot and cold smoked seafood processing facility located at 30 Gem Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222-2804, on January 6, 7, 11, 13, 19-21, 25, 26, 29 and February 10, 2021. During our inspection we collected finished product samples of several products and environmental samples (swabs) from various areas in your facility, including areas that are near food during processing operations and your food contact surfaces. FDA laboratory analyses of the finished product samples found the presence of Salmonella, a human pathogen, in your RTE cold smoked tuna product. FDA laboratory analyses of the environmental swabs found the presence of Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes), a human pathogen, in your facility. Additionally, FDA found serious violations of the Seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 123 (21 CFR Part 123) and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 117 (21 CFR Part 117).

Germany – Organic almond heather Biscuit – Aflatoxin

LMW

Warning type: Food
Date of first publication: 08/11/2021
Product name:

Organic almond heather

Product pictures:

Produktabbild.jpg

GEPA The Fair Trade Company

Manufacturer (distributor):

GEPA The Fair Trade Company GEPA-Weg 1 42327 Wuppertal

Reason for warning:

increased levels of aflatoxins in the almonds used

Durability: 02.03.2022
Lot identification: L1092
Additional Information:

More details can be found in the enclosed consumer information. 

Contact to the responsible authorities:

Baden-Württemberg:poststelle@mlr.bwl.de

Bavaria:poststelle@lgl.bayern.de
Berlin:poststelle@senjustva.berlin.de
Brandenburg:Konsumenterschutz@Msgiv.Brandenburg.de
Bremen:Schnellwarnung@gesundheit.bremen.de
Hamburg:poststelle@justiz.hamburg.de
Hesse:Schnellwarnung@rpda.hessen.de
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania:poststelle@lm.mv-regierung.de
Lower Saxony:poststelle@ml.niedersachsen.de
North Rhine-Westphalia:poststelle@mulnv.nrw.de
Rhineland-Palatinate:Poststelle.Referat22@lua.rlp.de
Saarland:poststelle-luv@lav.saarland.de
Saxony:poststelle@sms.sachsen.de
Schleswig-Holstein:poststelle@jumi.landsh.de
Thuringia:LM-Ueberendung@tlv.thueringen.de
Press releases and information
title Attachment or web link
Press release from GEPA The Fair Trade Company, GEPA-Weg 1, 42327 Wuppertal

Italy – M & M’s Crispy 170mgr – Microbiological Risk

Salute

Brand : Mars Italia spa

Name : M & M’s Crispy 170mgr

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 10 August 2021

Click to access C_17_PubblicazioneRichiami_1351_azione_itemAzione0_files_itemFiles0_fileAzione.pdf

USA – Illnesses associated with the consumption of raw oysters- Washington

King County

Date posted
Last updated
Food business
Suspected organism
06-02-21 06-18-21 Habit Burger Grill Norovirus
06-09-21 06-24-21 Mazatlan Restaurant Norovirus
05-04-21 05-12-21 Source unknown E. coli
05-03-21 06-03-21 Pho Tai (Federal Way) Bacterial toxin
Restaurant/venue/vendor Meal date Number ill Suspected organism
The Crabpot^
1301 Alaskan Way, Seattle
6/28/2021 1 Vibrio
Crawfish King^
701 8th Ave S, Seattle
7/2/2021 1 Vibrio
The Crab Pot^
1301 Alaskan Way, Seattle
7/2/2021 1 Vibrio
Damn the Weather^
116 1st Ave S, Seattle
7/3/2021 1 Vibrio
Salty’s on Alki^
1936 Harbor Ave SW, Seattle
7/4/2021 1 Vibrio
Taylor Shellfish^
1521 Melrose Ave, Seattle
7/5/2021 1 Vibrio
Emmett Watson’s Oyster Bar^
1916 Pike Pl, Seattle, WA 98101
7/5/2021 1 Vibrio
Walrus and Carpenter^
4743 Ballard Ave NW #1b, Seattle
7/5/2021 1 Vibrio
The Crab Pot^
1301 Alaskan Way, Seattle
7/7/2021 2 Vibrio
White Swan Public House
1001 Fairview Ave N, Seattle
7/17/2021 2 Vibrio

Germany – Kwetters German quail eggs free range 12-pack – Salmonella

LMW

Warning type: Food
Date of first publication: 08/07/2021
Product name:

Kwetters German quail eggs free range 12-pack

Product pictures:

Figure quail eggs.jpg

Company customer information

Manufacturer (distributor): Kwetters Eierhof GmbH Sales by Kaufland
Reason for warning:

Detection of salmonella

Packaging Unit: 12 pack
Durability: 08/12/2021, 08/15/2021, 08/19/2021, 08/22/2021, 08/26/2021, 08/29/2021
Additional Information:

see the company’s customer information

Contact to the responsible authorities:

Baden-Württemberg:poststelle@mlr.bwl.de

Bavaria:poststelle@lgl.bayern.de
Berlin:poststelle@senjustva.berlin.de
Brandenburg:Konsumenterschutz@Msgiv.Brandenburg.de
Bremen:Schnellwarnung@gesundheit.bremen.de
Hamburg:poststelle@justiz.hamburg.de
Hesse:Schnellwarnung@rpda.hessen.de
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania:poststelle@lm.mv-regierung.de
Lower Saxony:poststelle@ml.niedersachsen.de
North Rhine-Westphalia:poststelle@mulnv.nrw.de
Rhineland-Palatinate:Poststelle.Referat22@lua.rlp.de
Saarland:poststelle-luv@lav.saarland.de
Saxony:poststelle@sms.sachsen.de
Saxony-Anhalt:poststelle@ms.sachsen-anhalt.de
Schleswig-Holstein:poststelle@jumi.landsh.de
Thuringia:LM-Ueberendung@tlv.thueringen.de
Press releases and information
title Attachment or web link
Customer information Kwetters Eierhof

France- Real merguez to grill -Salmonella

Gov france

Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Meats
  • Product brand name PIERRAT
  • Names of models or references REAL GRILLED MERGUEZ
  • Product identification
    GTIN Lot Dated
    3327750001147 295 Use-by date 08/09/2021
    3327750001147 295 Use-by date 08/08/2021
    3327750001147 295 Use-by date 08/07/2021
    3327750001147 295 Use-by date 08/06/2021
    3327750001499 295 Use-by date 08/06/2021
    3327750001499 295 Use-by date 08/07/2021
    3327750001499 295 Use-by date 08/08/2021
    3327750001499 295 Use-by date 08/09/2021
    3327750001543 295 Use-by date 08/09/2021
  • Packaging packaging by 5 and by 10
  • Start date / End of marketing From 07/27/2021 to 08/09/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors LECLERC, MONOPRIX, MATCH, CORA, INTERMARCHE, SUPER U, VOSGIEN GOURMET, EURL MOUGEL 88, CARREFOUR CITY, PROXI, 8 to 8, VIVAL
  • List of points of saleSALE_POINT_LIST_Retrait_Merguez_295.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall PRESENCE OF SALMONELLA
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Other risk
  • Consumer behaviour Stop consuming
    Stop using the product
    Return the product to the point of sale
  • Contact number0329610010
  • Compensation modalities Repayment
  • End date of the recall procedure Monday, August 9, 2021

Belgium – Reblochon de Savoie (fruit tree) from the Patrimoine Gourmand brand – Listeria monocytogenes

AFSCA

Recall of Cora
Product: Reblochon de Savoie (fruit tree) from the Patrimoine Gourmand brand.
Problem: Presence of the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.


As part of a control carried out by our supplier, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes was detected in:

Bar code: 3257985003435
Brand: Patrimoine Gourmand
Batch number: 311627 Use-by
date ( BBD ): 07/09/2021
Weight: 450g

The product was distributed via Cora La Louvière (7100), Châtelineau (6200), Hornu (7301), Rocourt (4000), Messancy (6780), Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (1200) Anderlecht (1070).

CORA has decided, in agreement with the AFSCA (Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain), to withdraw this product from sale.

Customers who have purchased this product are asked not to consume it and return it to the point of sale, where they will be reimbursed.

People who have consumed the above-mentioned product and who have a fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption. Pregnant women should pay special attention to these symptoms, as well as immunosuppressed people and the elderly. These symptoms may suggest listeriosis, a disease that can be serious and can take up to eight weeks to incubate.

In the meantime, the product has been removed from the shelves of all stores and a ‘Customer reminder’ poster is displayed in our points of sale.

We sincerely apologize to our customers for this inconvenience and assure them that the most effective measures will be taken to avoid this type of incident.

Any customer wishing for additional information can contact our Quality Department and contact the number 071.69.95.24 or by email at the address: ALERTES-RETRAITS@CORA.BE .

CORA Quality Department