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RASFF Alert – E.coli – Live Mussels

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RASFF – too high count of Escherichia coli (7900 CFU/100g) in live mussels from France in France

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RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin – Chestnut Flour – Groundnuts

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 4.3; Tot. = 7.7 µg/kg – ppb) in chestnut flour from Italy in Italy

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 27; Tot. = 27 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Chilled Vacuum Packed Bovine Meat

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RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in chilled vacuum packed bovine meat from Ireland in Italy

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RASFF Alerts – listeria monocytogenes – Fresh Raspberries – Chilled Salmone with Dill

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (< 10 CFU/g) in fresh raspberries from Spain in Austria

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (< 10 CFU/g) in chilled salmon with dill from France in France

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Frozen Duck Legs -MSM Chicken Meat – Sesame Seeds Nigella Seeds – Chicken Wings – Chicken Legs – Chicken Fillets – Chicken Meat

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen duck legs from Hungary in Croatia

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in frozen mechanically separated (MSM) chicken meat from Poland in Bulgaria

RASFF – Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in organic sesame seeds from India in Slovenia

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled chicken wings from the Netherlands in France

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen chicken wings from Poland in France

RASFF– Salmonella enterica ser. Newport (presence /25g) in chicken legs from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella (3 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken fillets and wings from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Bareilly (present /25g) in nigella seeds (Nigella sativa) from India in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in organic sesame seeds from Ethiopia in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 4 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken meat from chickens reared in Slovakia and slaughtered in Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken meat from chickens reared in Slovakia and slaughtered in Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (present /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (present /25g) in chilled chicken meat from Poland in Poland

 

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak – Salmonella – frozen chicken nuggets

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken nuggets from Poland in the UK

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RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Aflatoxin – Groundnut Kernels

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 47.8 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels for birdfeed from Argentina in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Turkey Meat Feed – Soya Expeller – Processed Animal Protein

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RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in turkey meat used as feed material from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Jerusalem (presence /25g) in soya expeller from Italy in Sweden

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in processed animal protein from New Zealand in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Enterobacteriaceae – Fish Meal

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RASFF – too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (380 CFU/g) in fish meal from Portugal in Spain

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Research – Salmonella Evolves: New Dangerous Strains Pose Increased Risk for Food Producers, Manufacturers, and the Patrons Who Consume Their Products

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Salmonella Evolves: New Dangerous Strains Pose Increased Risk for Food Producers, Manufacturers, and the Patrons Who Consume The Food They Produce

Scientists at the University of Delaware have found new strains of Salmonella that are not able to be washed off of infected plants, such as leafy greens and other vegetables. By entering through a plants stomates, the microscopic holes in plant’s leafs that open and close during the gas exchange process, the Salmonella bacteria evades the plants immune system response and is able to freely infect the plant. Typically, plant bacteria and fungi infect plants because they have the enzyme necessary to open closed stomates. Salmonella is a bacterial disease that typically infects humans, not plants, and does not have the enzyme necessary to open stomates.  Salmonella usually only infects plants topically during growing and harvesting, often occurring during the picking and transportation process from farms to stores.  Most times the contamination of these fruits and vegetables is through direct contact with infected feces or water infected with feces. Because the Salmonella is only on the plant’s surface, the surface level infection can be removed by washing plants with soap and water, effectively ejecting the Salmonella bacteria from the plant and making it safe to eat

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