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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Dried Basil – Hamburger – Various Chicken and Turkey Products from Poland

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RASFF – Salmonella group C (1 out of 5 samples /25g) in dried basil from Egypt in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken meat from Poland in Poland

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

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken meat from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /10g) in frozen chicken drumsticks from Poland in France

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in hamburger from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Hadar (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled minced turkey meat from Poland in Latvia

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Dried Figs – Groundnuts -Pistachios Kernels – Chilli Powder – Organic Brown Rice –

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 19.6 / Tot. = 24.1 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in the UK

RASFF  – aflatoxins (B1 = 7.9 / Tot. = 9.2 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (Tot. = 4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in Spain

RASFF – aflatoxins (Tot. = 62 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in the UK

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 27.5; Tot. = 30.3 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Iran in Italy

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 26.4 µg/kg – ppb) in chilli powder from India in Slovenia

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 20.6 µg/kg – ppb) in organic brown rice from Pakistan, packaged in Denmark in Sweden

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 6.9; Tot. = 7.4 µg/kg – ppb) and ochratoxin A (82 µg/kg – ppb) in chilli powder from China in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 15.9; Tot. = 18.5 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled pistachios from Iran, dispatched from the United Arab Emirates in Italy

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RASFF Alert- DSP – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning – Live Cockles

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RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins (okadaic acid=501 µg/kg – ppb) in live cockles (Donax Trunculus) from France in Italy

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RASFF Alert – Clostridium botulinum – Cheese Spreads

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RASFF – Clostridium botulinum in cheese spreads from the United Kingdom in the UK

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RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – Chilli – Muesli

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RASFF – ochratoxin A (39 µg/kg – ppb) in chilli from China in Germany

RASFF – ochratoxin A (7 µg/kg – ppb) in muesli from the Czech Republic in Slovakia

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RASFF Alerts – Moulds – Turkish Bread – Croissants

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RASFF – Turkish bread from Germany infested with moulds in the Netherlands

RASFF – croissants from Germany infested with moulds in Greece

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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Betel Leaves – Drumstick Leaves

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RASFF – Escherichia coli (1800 CFU/g) in betel leaves from Sri Lanka in the UK

RASFF – too high count of Escherichia coli (16000 CFU/g) in drumstick leaves (Moringa oleifera) from Sri Lanka in the UK

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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Minced Beef

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RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx+ eae+ /25g) in minced beef from Belgium in Belgium

 

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RASFF Alert – Listeria monocytogenes – Sliced Cheese

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (up to 5300 CFU/g) in sliced cheese from Austria in Austria

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Singapore – Recall of various flavours of “Primula’s Cheese Spread” due to contamination of Clostridium botulinum

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The United Kingdom Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a food recall
alert on various flavours of Primula’s Cheese Spread from the United Kingdom due to
contamination with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium.
2 Under the Singapore Food Regulations, no food sold for consumption shall be
contaminated with any pathogenic microorganisms such as Clostridium botulinum. As
the implicated products were imported into Singapore, the Singapore Food Agency
has directed the importer, Atasco Pte Ltd, to recall the products. The recall is ongoing.
3 Clostridium botulinum produces lethal neurotoxins1
that can lead to an illness
called botulism. Botulism is typically associated with improper cooking and processing
which do not completely eliminate the bacteria and its toxins from the food.
4 Consumers who have purchased the affected products should not consume it.
Those who feel unwell may wish to seek medical attention, and may contact the
importer at 9766 9860 for enquiries and for exchange or refund of products.

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