SINGAPORE: Food establishment Spize and a related company were fined S$32,000 on Thursday (Dec 3) over a mass food poisoning incident in 2018.
Sixty-three people fell ill after eating food catered by Spize for a company event, and 45 of them were hospitalised. An auxiliary police officer who also consumed the food died eight days later.
On Nov 6, 2018, 88 bento sets were prepared by Spize between 9.30am and 10.30am for an order by security firm Brink’s. The food was delivered between 11am and noon to Brink’s premises at Kaki Bukit and Tai Seng.
An invoice issued to the firm stated that the food should be consumed within an hour of delivery, court documents said.
Ninety-six people ate the food, including family members of Brink’s employees after they brought the bento sets home. A total of 63 people developed gastroenteritis symptoms and 45 were hospitalised.
Tests found that most of those who were hospitalised had consumed food contaminated with salmonella.
Guwahati: In a tragic incident, food poisoning has claimed the lives of 3 members of the same family in Duliajan. The incident took place at Kalyanpur village under Bhadai police station.
Dibrugarh Police said that the actual cause of death could be ascertained only after a post-mortem examination of the body.
Ottawa, November 26, 2020 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the Bottled Beef and Bottled Chicken made by Robert Waite (Tignish, PEI), sold with no labels, described below because they may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum.
Products
Brand
Common Name
Size
UPC
Codes on Product
Additional Info
None – made by Robert Waite, Tignish, PEI
Bottled Beef (no label)
500 mL (sold in Mason Jars)
None
All units sold up to and including November 26, 2020
Sold through classified ads in Prince Edward Island newspapers
None – made by Robert Waite, Tignish, PEI
Bottled Chicken (no label)
500 mL (sold in Mason Jars)
None
All units sold up to and including November 26, 2020
Sold through classified ads in Prince Edward Island newspapers
What you should do
If you think you became sick from consuming a food product, call your doctor.
Check to see if you have the affected products in your home. If the products are in your home, do not consume them.
Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick.
Symptoms in adults can include facial paralysis or loss of facial expression, unreactive or fixed pupils, difficulty swallowing, drooping eyelids, blurred or double vision, difficulty speaking or including slurred speech, and a change in sound of voice, including hoarseness.
Symptoms of foodborne botulism in children can include difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, generalized weakness and paralysis. In all cases, botulism does not cause a fever. In severe cases of illness, people may die.
This warning was triggered by CFIA test results. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of these or other products. If products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through a Food Recall Warning.
Illnesses
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
Ottawa, November 26, 2020 – Vegpro International is recalling Fresh Attitude brand Baby Spinach from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
Recalled products
Brand
Product
Size
UPC
Codes
Fresh Attitude
Baby Spinach
312 g
8 88048 00028 8
Best Before 2020 DE 04
Fresh Attitude
Baby Spinach
142 g
8 88048 00004 2
Best Before 2020 DE 04 Best Before 2020 DE 05
What you should do
If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.
Check to see if you have the recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.
This recall was triggered by the company. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.
The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled products from the marketplace.
Illnesses
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, is currently investigating a multistate outbreak of listeriosis that has resulted in one death and 10 people hospitalized. Listeriosis is a foodborne disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogenic microorganism that is omnipresent in the environment. It is a facultative anaerobic bacterium capable of surviving in the presence or absence of oxygen. It can grow and reproduce inside the host’s cells and is one of the most virulent foodborne pathogens, with 20% to 30% of foodborne listeriosis infections in high-risk individuals being fatal.
There are a range of ingredients that may be included to assist with food safety; however, in efforts to keep labels as clean as possible, a growing number of meat processors are turning to high-pressure processing (HPP). This is a non-thermal treatment that renders packaged RTE meats free from pathogenic microorganisms. Companies such as Hormel Foods Corp., Austin, Minn., and its subsidiary, Applegate Farms, Bridgewater, NJ, use HPP on many RTE refrigerated meat and poultry products.
Ready-to-eat (RTE) meats such as deli-style chicken, ham, pastrami, prosciutto, roast beef, salami and turkey are particularly vulnerable, as Listeria can live and thrive on plastic, metal and in water, too. While heat will kill this dangerous pathogen, RTE meats seldom undergo a sufficient heat treatment by consumers to destroy the bacteria.
11/18/2020 Recall of Aldi Product: Marinated boar steak 300g from the Belgian Quality brand. Problem: presence of Salmonella.
An analysis by our supplier has shown the presence of Salmonella in the product “Marinated boar steak 300g”.
ALDI has therefore decided, in consultation with the AFSCA, to withdraw this product from the market and to recall it to consumers.
Other ALDI products are not affected by this product recall.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Name: Marinated boar steak 300g EAN code: 20070 3000992 6 Brand: Belgian Quality Type of packaging: Transparent skin pack type Expiration dates (DLC): 27/11/2020 and 28/11/2020 Numbers number of lots: 20315 in 20317 Sales period: from 11/13/2020 to 11/18/2020 Points of sale: ALDI stores
DESCRIPTION OF THE RISK
Possible symptoms of salmonella poisoning are: fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea, within 12 to 48 hours of consuming the contaminated food. The risk of infection is higher in the elderly, children, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.
People who have consumed these products and who present this type of symptoms are invited to consult their doctor without delay, notifying him of this consumption.
ADVICE FOR CONSUMERS
Please do not consume these products and bring them back to the store. The returned products will be reimbursed (also without receipt). For any further information, you can contact ALDI via customercareFR@aldi.be .
In agreement with the AFSCA, LEADER PRICE is withdrawing the 125g Sandwich Rosette from sale and is recalling it to consumers because of the possible presence of Salmonella.
LEADER PRICE asks its customers not to consume this product and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased for reimbursement.
Product Description
Naam van het product
Barcode
Stempel
Vervaldatum (TGT)
Lotnummers
Sandwich Rosette 125g LP
326385949312
FR 01-159-002 CE
11/19/20 11/21/20 11/23/20
11/26/20
12/01/20
030701
030901
031101
031401
031901
The product was sold through Leader Price stores in Belgium
219 CHAUSSEE DE PHILIPPEVILLE
6010
COUILLET CHARLEROI
1 ANGLE RUE DU SEWAGE / CONCORDE
4100
SERAING
90 BD ERNEST SOLVAY
4040
HERSTAL
70 RUE PHILIPPE MONNOYER
6180
COURCELLES
LAGUESSE STREET 13
4460
GRACE HOLLOGNE
RTE DE CHARLEROI 160
7134
BINCHE
RUE DU MONS 280
7301
HORNU BELGIUM
31 AVENUE DE L’INDUSTRIE
4500
TIHANGE
787 CHAUSSEE DE CHARLEROI
6220
FLOWERS
For any further information , you can contact the consumer service by dialing the telephone number: 0033 800 35 00 00 from Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
In agreement with the AFSCA, La Ferme Keirse is withdrawing the products “fresh cream with raw milk”, “whole milk raw milk”, “low fat raw milk”, “raw milk herbal cream” and “Houmont ball. Of the sale and recalls them to consumers because of the possible presence of Listeria monocytogens .
La Ferme Keirse asks its customers not to consume these products and to bring them back to the point of sale where they were purchased. They will be reimbursed.
Product description Fresh cream made from raw milk – Brand: Ferme Keirse – Use -by date (DLC): 11/21/2020 and 11/28/2020 – Sales period: from 11/04/2020 to 11/28/2020 – Type of packaging: glass jar – Packaging: 200 ml
The product was distributed by: – Estéa – Rue d’Arlon 14, 6760 Virton – Micro Ferme du Ponceet – Rue de la Californie 100, 6600 Bastogne
Whole raw milk, lean raw milk, raw milk herbal raw milk – Make: Farm Keirse – Shelf life (DLC): from 02.11.2020 to 11.30.2020 – Type of packing: glass jar – unit: 200 g and 360 g
the products were distributed by: – Jacques Defrenne – Rue des Alliés 323, 1190 Forest – Estéa – Rue d’Arlon 14, 6760 Virton – Micro Ferme du Ponceet – Rue de la Californie 100, 6600 Bastogne
Boulette de Houmont, fromage frais with milk raw – Brand: Ferme Keirse – Use -by date (DLC): 11/23/2020 and 11/30/2020 – Sale period: from 11/02/2020 to 11/30/2020 – Type of packaging: Paper – Packaging: 250 g
The product has been distributed by: – Estéa – Rue d’Arlon 14, 6760 Virton
For any further information , contact: Madame Murielle Keirse Tel +32 61 26 65 53 or +32 499 33 52 11 or fermekeirse @ gmail.com
