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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Organic Gluten Free Corn Pasta -Dried Grapes

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RASFF – ochratoxin A (7.8 µg/kg – ppb) in organic gluten free corn pasta from Romania in Denmark

RASFF – ochratoxin A (41 µg/kg – ppb) in dried grapes from Turkey in France

RASFF Alert – E.coli – Live Mussels

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RASFF – high count of Escherichia coli (1600 MPN/100g) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak – Norovirus – Live Oysters in Italy

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by norovirus (GII /2g) in live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in Italy

 

RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Live Oysters

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RASFF – norovirus (GI and GII /2g) in live oysters from France in France

Research – Your Cutting Board Could Be Making You Sick

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Of all the things in the kitchen that could be contaminated, your cutting board probably isn’t the first to come to mind. After all, you wash it after you use it! And it’s a flat surface — so wouldn’t you see any food that stuck behind? But if you don’t know what you’re doing, your cutting board could be exposing you and your family to harmful bacteria.

RASFF Alert – E.coli – Live Mussels

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RASFF – high count of Escherichia coli (1600 MPN/100g) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Black Angus VP Steak – Chilled Sliced Fennel Salami

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in grf black angus vac steak 95/5 from the United Kingdom in the Netherlands

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled sliced fennel salami from Italy in Sweden

RASFF Alerts – Enterobacteriaceae – Pseudomonas – Chopped Beef and Turkey Skewers

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RASFF – high counts of Enterobacteriaceae (38000 CFU/g) and of Pseudomonas spp. (4000000 CFU/g) in frozen chopped beef and turkey skewers from Germany in Germany

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Hazlenuts – Groundnuts – Chilli Powder – Pistachios – Cushed Chilli – Basmati Rice – Gound Melon Seeds

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 8.1 µg/kg – ppb) in shrivelled hazelnut kernels from Georgia in Bulgaria

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 4.5 / B1 = 4.4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Egypt in Croatia

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 1.1; Tot. = 13 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from China in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 9.8 µg/kg – ppb) in chilli powder from India in Belgium

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 26.8; Tot. = 29.2 / B1 = 21.4; Tot. = 25.4 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Turkey in Greece

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 20.8; Tot. = 20.8 µg/kg – ppb) in crushed chilli from India in Bulgaria

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 7.65 / B1 = 8.29 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Brazil in Italy

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 9.3; Tot. = 12 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 4.3 µg/kg – ppb) in basmati rice from Pakistan in Italy

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 5.4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 9.97 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Azerbaijan in Poland

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 7.8; Tot. = 5.7 µg/kg – ppb) in and insufficient labelling (missing or illegible batch information) of ground melon seeds (egusi) from the Netherlands in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 9.6 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio bars from Turkey in Germany

 

RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Aflatoxin – Groundnut Kernels

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RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 33.8 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels for birdfeed from Senegal in the UK