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Australia – Source of Salmonella outbreak identified

Posted on February 25, 2019 by | Leave a comment

9 News EGGS

SA Health says a raw egg butter product is to blame for more than fifty people being struck down by the illness.

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Spain – Investigation opens into Michelin restaurant death and food poisonings

Posted on February 25, 2019 by | Leave a comment

The Guardian

A Spanish judge has launched an investigation into the death of a woman who had eaten at a Michelin-starred restaurant now at the centre of a major food poisoning outbreak.

The 46-year-old woman, who has not been named, died in the early hours of Sunday after having a meal with her husband and son at the Riff restaurant in the eastern city of Valencia.

Regional health authorities say 30 people – including the woman, her husband and son – fell ill with food poisoning after eating at Riff between 13 and 16 February. The woman’s husband and son are recovering.

A judge in Valencia has opened an inquiry into the death and is awaiting the results of a postmortem and an analysis of samples taken from the restaurant.

The regional high court told the Europa Press news agency that no individuals were currently under investigation.

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Frozen Beef and Turkey Kebab Meat – Sweet Gorgonzola Cheese – Chilled Sausage

Posted on February 22, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (up to 200 CFU/g) and Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen beef and turkey kebab meat from Poland, via Slovenia in Croatia

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (in 2 out of 5 samples, up to 1900 CFU/g) in sweet gorgonzola cheese from Italy in Italy

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

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RASFF Alerts – Moulds – Dried Tomato’s – Long Grain Brown Rice

Posted on February 22, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – dried tomatoes from Turkey infested with moulds in Italy

RASFF – long grain brown rice from Pakistan infested with moulds in Poland

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RASFF Alert – Campylobacter – Duck Breast Fillets

Posted on February 22, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – Campylobacter coli (present /25g) in frozen duck breast fillets from France in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chilled Beef – Chilled Turkey Meat – Frozen Pork Intestines – Chicken Wings – Sesame Seeds – Paprika Powder – Mini Salami – Black Pepper – Turkey Minced Meat – Chicken Half Breasts

Posted on February 22, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled turkey meat from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. London (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen pork intestines from Belgium, via the Netherlands in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken wings from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

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

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Oldenburg (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Wanatah (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Texas (one out of five samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (in 2 out of 5 /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in Italy

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

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

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in mini salami from Germany in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Agama (presence /25g) in unpeeled sesame seeds from Nigeria in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella (in one 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 enterica ser. Rubislaw (present in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium monophasic (1 ,4, [5], 12:i:-) (present /25g) in frozen turkey minced meat from Spain in France

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen salted chicken half breasts without inner fillet from Brazil in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Yeast – Fish Meal – Sunflower Seed Flakes

Posted on February 22, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg (present /25g) in yeast from Poland in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Oranienburg (presence /25g) in fish meal from the United States in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Oranienburg (presence /25g) in fish meal from the United States in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg (presence /25g) in sunflower seed flakes from Ukraine, via the Netherlands in Belgium

 

 

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Ireland – Recall of Dunnes Stores and SuperValu Organic Kale Due to Presence of Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on February 21, 2019 by | Leave a comment

FSAI

Summary
Category 2: For Information
Alert Notification: 2019.07
Product:
Dunnes Stores Organic Kale; pack size: 200g
SuperValu Organic Kale; pack size: 200g
Batch Code:
Dunnes Stores Organic Kale: Lot: 5239; ‘best-before’ dates: 22/02/2019 & 23/02/2019
SuperValu Organic Kale: ‘best-before’ dates: 23/02/2019 & 24/02/2019
Country Of Origin: Ireland

Message:

The above batches of Organic Kale are being recalled by Dunnes Stores and SuperValu; this is due to the detection of Listeria monocytogenes.

 

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Roasted Melon Seeds – Groundnuts – Hazlenut Kernels – Dried Figs – Pistachios

Posted on February 21, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10.6; Tot. = 11.5 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted melon seed kernels from Syria in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 19.4; Tot. = 23 / B1 = 56.5; Tot. = 66.6 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Paraguay in Belgium

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 13.6; Tot. = 16 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Azerbaijan in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 3.6; Tot. = 5 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled groundnuts from Argentina in the UK

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 16.2; Tot. = 17.1 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Spain, packaged in the Netherlands in Germany

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 11; Tot. = 13 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10.63; Tot. = 11.20 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Turkey in Italy

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 8.7; Tot. = 21 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from China in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 40; Tot. = 49 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Turkey in the Netherlands

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RASFF – UK – Foodborne outbreak

Posted on February 21, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF –  foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by too low acidity (due to absence of vinegar) of avocado oil mayonnaise from the United Kingdom in the UK

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