RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected (Salmonella enterica ser. Bovismorbificans) to be caused by chilled raw minced horse meat from Romania, via Belgium in France
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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak suspected Salmonella – Chilled Raw Minced Horse Meat
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RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Frozen Beef
RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – Raisins – Chilli Powder
Last two weeks catch up
RASFF – ochratoxin A (31.7 µg/kg – ppb) in organic raisins from Lithuania in Denmark
RASFF – ochratoxin A (30 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Turkey in France
RASFF – ochratoxin A (23 µg/kg – ppb) in organic raisins from Turkey in France
RASFF – ochratoxin A (30.6 µg/kg – ppb) in organic chilli powder from the United Kingdom in the Netherlands
RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Chilled Smoked Tuna – VP Marinated Tuna Loins
RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Melon Seeds Powder – Crushed Chilli – Banku Mix – Nutmeg – Groundnuts – Dried Figs – Peanuts – Hazlenuts – Chilli Peppers
Last two weeks catch up.
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 9.6; Tot. = 12.2 µg/kg – ppb) in melon seeds powder from Togo in Switzerland
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10.2; Tot. = 10.5 µg/kg – ppb) in crushed chilli from India in the UK
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 11.4; Tot. = 13.2 / B1 = 10.1; Tot. = 11.3 µg/kg – ppb) in banku mix from Ghana, via the Netherlands in Germany
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 17; Tot. = 21 µg/kg – ppb) in nutmeg from Lebanon in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 58.7; Tot. = 62.8 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Nicaragua in Lithuania
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 13.8; Tot. = 17.1 µg/kg – ppb) in organic whole nutmegs from Indonesia in the UK
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10.9 µg/kg – ppb) and ochratoxin A (38 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Finland
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 4.2; Tot. = 5 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts in shell from China in the UK
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 4.1; Tot. = 18.9 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from China in Spain
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 5.1 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from the United States in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 78; Tot. = 88 / B1 = 38; Tot. = 44 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Egypt in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (Tot. = 17.9 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Azerbaijan in Bulgaria
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 52.6; Tot. = 55.3 µg/kg – ppb) in organic chilli peppers from the United Kingdom in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 7.4; Tot. = 10.9 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted chopped hazelnut kernels from Azerbaijan, dispatched from Georgia in Bulgaria
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 12 µg/kg – ppb) in organic chilli peppers from India, via the United Kingdom in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 6; Tot. = 6.59 µg/kg – ppb) in organic chilli pepper from the United Kingdom in the Netherlands
RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Bacillus subtilis- Vitamin B2
RASFF – unauthorised genetically modified (Bacillus subtilis bacteria) vitamin B2 from China in Belgium
RASFF Alerts – Animal Feeds – Aflatoxins – Groundnuts
RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Frozen Sausages – Dog Chews – Rapeseed Meal – Rape Seed Expeller -Lamb Meal – Pig Ears -Palm Flakes
Last two weeks catch up.
RASFF – Salmonella (1 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen sausages for dogs from Croatia in Croatia
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in dog chews from Germany in Austria
RASFF – Salmonella group E4 (presence /25g) in rapeseed meal from Ukraine in Poland
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Mbandaka (presence /25g) in rape seed expeller from Estonia in Finland
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Brandenburg (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Derby (presence /25g) in lamb meal from New Zealand in Belgium
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Kottbus (presence /25g) in rapeseed meal from Germany in Finland
RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in dog chews from Germany in Germany
RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in dog chews from the Netherlands in Germany
RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in pig ears from Poland in Germany
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Mbandaka (presence /25g) in palm flakes from the Netherlands in Belgium
USA -Florida Penn Dutch shut due to Listeria monocytogenes
Today, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried issued an Immediate Final Order to Penn Dutch Meat & Seafood Market, ordering that they immediately cease operations and close their Margate store. The order was issued after Penn Dutch violated multiple stop-use and stop-sale orders and endangered public health by possibly distributing food products contaminated with Listeria pathogens.
Norovirus -Ireland, Australia and the University of Alabama in Huntsville
Nine patients and two staff with Norovirus symptoms at Limerick hospital
Health officials confirm UAH outbreak was norovirus
Norovirus outbreak hits Brisbane hospital
Visiting restrictions at Cork hospital after vomiting bug incidents
UA Researchers Developing New, Inexpensive Method to Detect Norovirus
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