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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Chilled Mussels – Grand Livarot AOP Cheese – Chilled Beef – Live Clams- Dried Anchovies

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Last two weeks catch up.

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RASFF – too high count of Escherichia coli (790 MPN/100g) in chilled mussels from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF – too high count of Escherichia coli (1500000 CFU/g) in grand Livarot AOP (cheese made from pasteurised milk) from France in France

RASFF – Escherichia coli (in 5 out of 5 samples) in chilled beef from Italy in Italy

RASFF – too high count of Escherichia coli (up to 16000 MPN/100g) in live clams (Chamelea gallina) from Italy in Italy

RASFF – high counts of Enterobacteriaceae (up to 7.8 x 10^4 MPN/g) and of Escherichia coli (up to 1.1 x 10^3 MPN/g) in dried anchovies from Vietnam in the UK

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USA – Deadly Doughnuts? Yet another food service worker with Hepatitis A

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The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has issued a warning of possible hepatitis A exposure after a Kensington doughnut shop worker tested positive for the infection. Health officials say the employee works at Yumcious Donuts at 3001 Kensington Ave.

The health department recommends anyone who purchased doughnuts from Yumcious or the Quick Stop at the same address between Aug. 20 and Sept. 4, should receive a hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible. People who have previously received two doses of hepatitis A vaccine or have had hepatitis A in the past do not need to be vaccinated.

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chilled Pork Shoulder – Sesame Seeds – BBQ Chicken Wings – Chicken Wings – Chicken Breast – Chicken Fillet – Poultry Meat – MSM Chicken -Frozen Mixed Turkey and Lamb Shawarma – Oregano

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled pork boneless shoulder from Spain in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (in 5 out 5 samples /25g) in barbecue chicken wings from Slovenia in Croatia

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breasts from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breast from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in whitish sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled chicken fillet from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breast slices from Italy, with raw material from Germany in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled poultry meat from Poland in Poland

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

RASFF – Salmonella (in 5 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen mixed turkey and lamb shawarma from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Potsdam (present /25g) in oregano from Turkey in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Cold Smoked Salami – Frozen Herring – Frozen Smoked Roasted Chicken – Mini Chicken Susauges – Smoked Salmon- Cheese – Black Olive Rings – Chilled Pork – Frozen Chipotle Chicken Baguettes – Pasteurised Sheeps Cheese

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (<10 /g) in cold-smoked salami from Lithuania in Lithuania

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in frozen herring from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /250g) in frozen smoked roasted chicken breast from Spain in Spain

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled mini chicken sausages from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (1200 CFU/g) in smoked salmon from Poland in Germany

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in cheese from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (>1500 CFU/g) in black olive rings from Spain, packaged in the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (11000 CFU/g) in chilled pork products from Spain in Spain

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (340 CFU/g) in frozen chipotle chicken baguettes from the Netherlands in Switzerland

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (600 CFU/g) in pasteurized sheep’s cheese from France in France

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak -Listeria monocytogenes – Milk Products

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by Listeria monocytogenes (240 CFU/g) in milk products from France in France

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak Norovirus (GI, GII) – Live Oysters

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by and norovirus (GI, GII) in live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in Denmark

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak suspected Salmonella – Chilled Raw Minced Horse Meat

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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 Alerts – STEC E.coli – Frozen Beef

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RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1+ /25g) in frozen boneless beef topside from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli ( stx2+ eae-; stx2+ eae+ present /25g) in frozen beef from Uruguay in Finland

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RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – Raisins – Chilli Powder

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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

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RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Chilled Smoked Tuna – VP Marinated Tuna Loins

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RASFF – histamine (7122 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled smoked tuna (Thunnus Albacares) from Spain in Italy

RASFF – histamine (1086 mg/kg – ppm) in frozen vacuum-packed marinated tuna loins (Thunnus albacares) from Vietnam in Switzerland

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