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RASFF Alert – E.coli – Fresh Sweet Basil

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RASFF-high count of Escherichia coli (1680; 610; 410; 270; 680 CFU/g) in fresh sweet basil from Thailand in Norway

UK – Manning Impex Ltd recalls Buenas Grated Coconut as it may contain Salmonella

FSA

Product details

Product: Buenas Grated Coconut
Pack size: 454g
‘Best before’ date: 20 February 2019

No other Manning Impex Ltd products are known to be affected.

Risk

The product listed above may be contaminated with Salmonella. Symptoms caused by Salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

Our advice to consumers

If you have bought the above product, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.

Action taken by the company

Manning Impex Ltd is recalling the above product. Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.

About product recalls and withdrawals

If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be ‘withdrawn’ (taken off the shelves) or ‘recalled’ (when customers are asked to return the product). The FSA issues Product Withdrawal Information Notices and Product Recall Information Notices to let consumers and local authorities know about problems associated with food. In some cases, a ‘Food Alert for Action’ is issued. This provides local authorities with details of specific action to be taken on behalf of consumers.

Information – A Long, Long History of Outbreaks Linked to Leafy Greens

Food Poison Journal Eurofins Food Testing UK

Outbreaks associated with lettuce and other leafy greens are by no means a new phenomenon. Outlined below is a list of E. coli and other pathogen outbreaks involving contaminated lettuce or leafy greens – Thanks to the folks at http://www.barfblog.com for compiling a rather stunning list of outbreaks – in PDF FORM.  Thanks to Doug and Ben.

See the list through the links above it is quite extensive!

USA – Eight in Alaska Jail Linked to Chopped Romaine E. coli O157 Outbreak

Food Poison Journal

Alaska state officials are responding to an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by Escherichia coli (E.coli) O157:H7 bacteria in the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center in Nome. Eight confirmed cases have been identified to date. The recently discovered cases appear to be connected to a nationwide E. coli outbreak affecting at least 53 persons in 16 states and linked to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona.The state departments of Health and Social Services, Environmental Conservation, and Corrections are working together to investigate and control the outbreak.

USA – Viable Solutions, LLC Recalls Certain Kratom-Containing Powder Products Because of Possible Health Risk – Salmonella

FDA

Viable Solutions ofNampa, ID has initiated a recall of certain Kratom-containing powder products, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

The potentially affected powder products are packaged in kaft paper, foil-lined heat sealed pouches and sold in 25 grams, 100 grams, 250 grams, and 1000 grams sizes. The units were sold directly to consumers nationwide in January and February of 2018 via company websites. The products description are as follows:

Recall Product Identification:

Brand Product Name Net Wt.
Herbal-Salvation.com Mitragyna Speciosa Leaf Powder-Red Vein Sumatra 25 grams, 100 grams, 250 grams, 1000 grams
Herbal-Salvation.com Mitragyna Speciosa Leaf Powder-Red Vein Bali 25 grams, 100 grams, 250 grams, 1000 grams
Herbal-Salvation.com Mitragyna Speciosa Leaf Powder-Green Horn 25 grams, 100 grams, 250 grams, 1000 grams
Herbal-Salvation.com Mitragyna Speciosa Leaf Powder-Thai Maeng Da 25 grams, 100 grams, 250 grams, 1000 grams

The lot numbers being recalled can be found on the packaging and are as follows:

RVS1380182301
RVB1380182201
GVH1380171512
MD13120181601

USA – Nutrizone Recalls Various Lots of Multiple Dietary Supplements Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk

FDA

NutriZone, LLC of Houston, Texas is expanding its recall of various kratom dietary supplements to additional lot numbers, which contain the same source material as the original recalled lots. The expanded recall is being conducted out of an abundance of caution.

Product Name Net Quantity (Capsules Per Container) Lot Number Packaging
Pain Out Maeng Da 36 Pouch All
Pain Out Thai 108 Bottle 10960-D
Pain Out Malay 324 Bottle 10958-I
Nirvanio Green Malay 25 Bottle 10958-C
Nirvanio Special Reserve Kratom Blend 50 Bottle 10796
Nirvanio Special Reserve 100 10795 Bottle
Nirvanio Maeng Da 100 10957-A Bottle
Nirvanio Maeng Da 50 10957-B Bottle
Nirvanio Maeng Da 25 10957-C Bottle
Cali Maeng Da 100 10957-D Bottle
Cali Maeng Da 200 10957-E Bottle
Cali Maeng Da 300 10957-F Bottle
Pain Out Maeng Da 108 and 324 10957-G Bottle
Pain Out Maeng Da 216 10957-H Bottle
Nirvanio Green Malay 100 10958-A Bottle
Nirvanio Green Malay 50 (labeled and unlabeled) 10958-B Bottle
Cali Green Malay 100 10958-D Bottle
Cali Green Malay 200 10958-E Bottle
Cali Green Malay 300 10958-F Bottle
Pain Out Green Malay 108 10958-G Bottle
Pain Out Green Malay 216 10958-H Bottle
Cali Thai 100 10960-A Bottle
Cali Thai 200 10960-B Bottle
Cali Thai 300 10960-C Bottle
Pain Out Thai 216 (labeled and unlabeled) 10960-E Bottle
Pain Out Thai 324 10960-F Bottle
Nirvanio Maeng Da 50 10889 Bottle
Nirvanio Green Malay 100 10890 Bottle
Nirvanio Bali 50 10891 Bottle

USA – Wegmans recalls detox tea because of Salmonella risk

Food Safety News 

 

Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is recalling Traditional Medicinals brand tea due to the risk of Salmonella contamination, according to an April 17 recall notice posted on Wegmans’ website. The recalled “EveryDay Detox Lemon Tea” and “Organic Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Caffeine Free Tea” is labeled with an expiration date of Jan. 2021, according to the recall.

According to Traditional Medicinals, “Our supplier of lemon myrtle leaf (a minor ingredient in both products) found Salmonella contamination in a retained sample of this herb,” and “upon learning of this, we reported the problem to FDA.”

RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – Live Oysters

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RASFF-norovirus (Gl/2g) in live oysters from France in Italy

RASFF-norovirus (GII/ 2g) in live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in Italy

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Whitish Sesame Seeds – Frozen Turkey Meat – Paprika Powder – Black Pepper – Chilled Chicken Legs- Frozen Chicken Feet – Game Meat

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RASFF -Salmonella enterica ser. Aragua (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Livingstone (presence /25g) in whitish sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Bredeney (presence /25g) in frozen turkey meat preparation from France in France

RASFF-Salmonella (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in whitish sesame seeds from Sudan in Poland

RASFF-Salmonella in paprika powder from China in Spain

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Spain

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in chilled chicken legs from Poland in Italy

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen chicken feet from Romania in Romania

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen game meat from Sweden, with raw material from Poland via Estonia in Sweden

RASFF Alert – ASP – Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning – Chilled Scallops

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RASFF-Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) toxins – domoic acid (21180 µg/kg – ppb) in chilled scallops (Pecten maximus) from Norway in Norway