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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Paprika Powder – Chilled Minced Pork and Beef – Chicken Meat -Sesame Seeds – Hulled Sunflower Seeds – VP Whole Chicken – Chicken Thighs – Chicken Meat and Giblets – Black Pepper – Fillet Mignon – Turkey Breasts

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RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in paprika powder from China in Spain

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chilled minced pork and beef preparation from Poland in Slovakia

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

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

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (present /25g) in hulled sunflower seeds from Bulgaria in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen vacuum-packed whole chicken from the Netherlands in Finland

RASFF – Salmonella (presence in two out of five samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Ethiopia in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella group C1 (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in organic sesame seeds from Uganda in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken thighs from Hungary in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled chicken meat and giblets from France in France

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

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

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Adelaide (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in organic sesame seeds from Uganda in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Adelaide (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Uganda in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Glostrup (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in sesame seeds from India in Germany

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

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Derby (presence) in chilled smoked filet mignon from France in France

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Kentucky (in 5 out 5 samples /25g) in chilled turkey breasts from Poland in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria, dispatched from Singapore in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Chilled Beef

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

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RASFF Alert – Microbial Contamination – Green Olives

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RASFF – microbial contamination of green olives from Turkey in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – Live Oysters – Live Clams

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RASFF – norovirus (genogroup II) in live oysters from France in Spain

RASFF – norovirus (GI /2g) in live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in Spain

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

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RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – Ground Hot Paprika – Raisins

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RASFF – ochratoxin A (31.1 µg/kg – ppb) in ground hot paprika from Spain in Italy

RASFF – ochratoxin A (14.78 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from China in Poland

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak suspected (Salmonella spp) – Coppa

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected (Salmonella spp) to be caused by coppa from Italy in France

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RASFF Alert – Mycotoxin – Rye Ergot – Rye Flour

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RASFF – rye ergot (Claviceps purpurea) (918.3 µg/kg – ppb) in rye flour from Belgium in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Goats Cheese – Live Mussels – Chilled Burrata

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RASFF – too high count of Escherichia coli (up to 1 100 000 CFU/g) in goat cheese from France in France

RASFF – too high count of Escherichia coli (270; 320 MPN/100g) in live mussels from the Netherlands in France

RASFF – high count of Escherichia coli (100 000 CFU/g) in chilled burrata from Italy in France

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Gorgonzola – Raw Milk Cow’s Cheese

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (160 CFU/g) in gorgonzola from Italy in France

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in raw milk cow’s cheese in France

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RASFF Alert – Histamine – Chilled Sardine Fillets

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RASFF – histamine (1700 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled sardine fillets from France in Belgium

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