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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Chilled Beef

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RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx2+ /25g) in chilled beef from Uruguay in the Netherlands

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1+ /25g) in frozen beef from Uruguay in the Netherlands

RASFF Alerts – DSP – Mussels

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RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (320 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

RASFF-Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (225 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

RASFF – Aflatoxin – Roasted Salted Peanuts – Hazlenut Kernels – Roasted Peanuts

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RASFF – aflatoxins (Tot. = 10.25 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted salted peanuts from Spain, with raw material from China in Spain

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 24; Tot. = 107 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey in Belgium

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 59; Tot. = 71 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted peanuts from unknown origin in Portugal

RASFF Alert – High Bacterial Count – Frozen Black Tiger Shrimp

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RASFF – high bacterial count (28000000 CFU/g) in and unsuitable organoleptic characteristics of frozen black tiger shrimps from Bangladesh, via the Netherlands in Finland

RASFF Alert – Histamine – Canned Mackerel

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RASFF – histamine (295 mg/kg – ppm) in canned mackerel in tomato sauce from Thailand in Greece

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Soybean Cake – Horse Meat and Bone Meal – Dried Pigs Ears – Soybean Meal – Raw Pet Food – Organic Sunflower Cake – Rapeseed Meal

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RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in soybean cake from Germany in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in horse meat & bone meal from Argentina in Italy

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Derby (presence /25g) in dried pig ears from Poland in Italy

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg (presence /50g) in soybean meal from the Netherlands in Sweden

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) and too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (>30000 CFU/g) in frozen raw pet food from the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Mbandaka (presence /25g) in organic sunflower cake from Italy in Sweden

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Kedougou (presence /25g) in rapeseed meal  in Sweden

USA – 700 LBS – Ground Beef – Recall – E.coli O157:H7

700 pounds of ground beef recalled for E. coli O157:H7

Food Safety News

Jersey Shore, PA-based Clair D. Thompson & Sons Inc. recalled 700 pounds of ground beef Wednesday after a sample tested positive for E. coli O157:H7, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The ground beef was produced and packaged on Sept. 27 and 28, and Oct. 2. The company shipped the recalled ground beef to “institutions in New York and Pennsylvania,” according to the FSIS recall notice posted Wednesday.

Subject to recall are

  • 5-pound plastic bags of “Thompson’s GROUND BEEF.”
  • 10-pound plastic bags of “Thompson’s GROUND BEEF.”

The recalled products have the establishment number “EST. 9681” printed inside the USDA mark of inspection.

India – Over 200 Hospitalised – Food Poisoning

Over 200 hospitalized from food poisoning.

Daily Mirror

About 200 workers attached to a private garment factory in Norwood, Hatton had been admitted to the Dick-Oya Base Hospital due to suspected food poisoning, police said.

They said that the employees had been hospitalised after they fell sick soon after having their breakfast, today. Most of those who fell ill were suffering from diarrhea.

Vietnam – Three Killed – Suspected Food Poisoning

VNExpress

Three killed by suspected food poisoning after party in northern Vietnam.

Dozens fall sick after eating home-cooked pork dishes and drinking rice wine.

Three people in the northern province of Ha Giang have died from suspected food poisoning after attending an engagement party held by neighbors.

Food safety officials said they have yet to ascertain the cause of death, but the most probable explanation is the food and drink served at the party on Sunday.

A family from Vi Xuyen District near the Chinese border, around 300 kilometers (180 miles) north of Hanoi, had invited 66 guests to their celebrate their son’s engagement, and served home-cooked dishes including stir-fried pork, papaya soup and rice wine.

A total of 66 people attended the party, but dozens fell sick suffering from nausea, stomachache and vomiting shortly after.

Norway – Imported Food ? – Travel? – In Rare Salmonella Outbreak

Food Safety News

Norway eyes imported food, travel in rare Salmonella outbreak

Norway, where Salmonella bacteria is rare in domestic livestock and locally-produced food, is experiencing its first outbreak of salmonellosis since 2013.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has not been able to identify the source of the Salmonella that has recently infected at least seven people. All seven report eating at the Joe & The Juice restaurant at the Oslo Airport recently while traveling