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RASFF Alert – unauthorised genetically modified micro-organism DNA in food enzymes

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RASFF – unauthorised genetically modified micro-organism DNA in food enzymes from Belgium, with raw material from Germany in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Pistachios – Ground Kernels – Groundnuts – Apricot Kernels

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RASFF – aflatoxins (Tot. = 10 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran, via Turkey in the Czech Republic

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 5.1; Tot. = 8 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched from Argentina in the UK

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 6.5; Tot. = 8.4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 4.3 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts in shell from China in the Uk

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 20; Tot. = 24 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 135; Tot. = 186 µg/kg – ppb) in apricot kernels from Turkey in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Eggs – Chilled Turkey Meat – Frozen Salted Skinless and Boneless Chicken – Chicken Fillets – Beef Trimming – Red Pepper Powder – Minced Veal – Sesame Seeds – Black Pepper – Marinated Chicken – Salami – Kebab Meat

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RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in eggs from Poland in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Agona (in 4 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled turkey meat from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Oslo (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen salted skinless and boneless chicken breasts from Thailand in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chilled boneless chicken thighs without skin from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken fillets from Germany in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Coeln (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in beef trimmings from Germany, via the Netherlands in Finland

RASFF – Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in red pepper powder from China, via South Korea in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Dublin (presence /25g) in chilled minced veal from Sweden, with raw material from the Netherlands in Sweden

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from India in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence (in 5 out of 5 samples) /25g) in chilled chicken fillets from Ukraine, via the Netherlands in Hungary

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen marinated chicken fillets from Poland in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella group D (presence /25g) in frozen kebab meat from Poland, via Slovakia in Austria

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken meat preparation from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in salami from Italy in Germany

RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Live Clams

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RASFF – norovirus (GII /2g) in live clams (Chamelea gallina) from Italy in Spain

RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak Salmonella Enteritidis- Eggs

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected (Salmonella Enteritidis) to be caused by eggs from France in France

RASFF Alert – Histamine – Chilled Tuna Loins

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RASFF – histamine (> 250 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled tuna loins from Sri Lanka in France

RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Chilled Beef Meat

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RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in chilled beef meat from Belgium in the Netherlands

RASFF Alerts -Listeria monocytogenes -Chilled Smoked Salmon Slices – Chilled Tuna Lunch Salad – Chilled Chicken and Pork Burgers

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (<10 CFU/g) in chilled sliced smoked salmon from France in France

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (between 240 and 540 CFU/ml) in chilled tuna lunch salad from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled sliced smoked salmon from Poland in Italy

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (290 CFU/g) in chilled chicken and pork burgers from Poland in Poland

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Lamb Meal – Frozen Minced Beef for Dogs -Fish Meal

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Bovismorbificans (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Mishmarhaemek (presence /25g) in lamb meal from the United Kingdom, via Italy in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Paratyphi B (variant Java) in frozen minced beef for dogs from the United Kingdom in the UK

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. London (presence (in 1 out of 5 samples) /25g) in fish meal from Latvia in Lithuania

Research – Research shows estimated 180 deaths per year in UK because of foodborne illness

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Researchers have estimated there are 180 deaths per year in the United Kingdom caused by foodborne diseases from 11 pathogens.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) estimates that about 2.4 million cases of foodborne illness occur every year in the UK.

Foodborne norovirus is projected to cause 56 deaths per year, Salmonella 33 deaths, Listeria monocytogenes 26, Clostridium perfringens 25, and Campylobacter 21. Most fatalities occur in those aged 75 years and older.

Foodborne deaths from Shigella, Cryptosporidium, Giardia, adenovirus, astrovirus and rotavirus are rare, according to the study published in the journal BMJ Open Gastroenterology.