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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 62.92 µg/kg – ppb) in cotton seeds from Benin in Spain

FDA 

Arcadia Trading Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling 34 cartons of Lizard Fish because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death.  Consumers are warned not to consume the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.

Botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning, can cause the following symptoms: general weakness, dizziness, double- vision, and trouble with speaking or swallowing.  Difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension and constipation may also be common symptoms.  People experiencing these problems should seek immediate medical attention.

The Lizard Fish was distributed nationwide to supermarkets between 2/11/2014 and 7/8/2016.

The product was imported from Vietnam and is packed in uncoded bulk 15 kg boxes.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

FDA

Houston, TX – Ron’s Home Style Foods, Inc. is recalling Tropical Fruit Supreme, Pineapple Nut Delight, and Pistachio Crème, 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.

Tropical Fruit Supreme, Pineapple Nut Delight, and Pistachio Crème were distributed in Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma to foodservice distributors and retail supermarkets.

Product is packaged in plastic containers with the following information on the label.

No illnesses have been reported to date.

FDA 

Old Dutch Foods Inc. of St. Paul, MN is voluntarily recalling a limited number of Flavored Potato Chip and Tortilla Chip products that were made with milk ingredients supplied by one of its’ secondary seasoning component suppliers  Valley Milk Products LLC, due to the potential risk of Salmonella contamination.

FDA

Auburn, NY – New Hope Mills is expanding its 12/12/16 voluntary recall for one additional code of its New Hope Mills Crepe MIX as it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The ingredient supplier has issued a recall of the bulk milk powder. Although no pathogenic bacteria have been found in the powdered milk product supplied to New Hope Mills, we have decided out of an abundance of caution to recall the product produced from the specific lot received from our ingredient supplier.

Salmonella is 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 affected codes of New Hope Mills Crepe MIX were shipped to distributors and retailers in the New York, Pennsylvania and the Connecticut areas between the dates of 8/23/2016 and 10/14/2016.

The following product codes are affected by the recall:

• New Hope Mills Crepe MIX
• NET WT. 1 LB. 4 OZ
• Packaged in a brown paper bag
• UPC 074703601529 (located on back label)
• BEST BY: 07/19/17:A1 (located on the back flap)
• BEST BY: 09/15/17:A1 (located on the back flap)

ABC 

Top End parents are being urged to vacuum up tiny brown and white droppings of gecko poo amid an above-average rise in salmonella cases affecting young children.

Darwin annually records above national average rates of salmonella, especially among children under five during the humid months around Christmas.

This wet season is no different, however the past month has seen an unexpected rise in cases.

“We’re getting about 50 per cent more than we’d expect at the moment,” Dr Peter Markey, head of disease surveillance at the NT Centre for Disease Control, said.

EVIRA 

Food Standards Scotland 

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has today (14 December 2016) issued a PRIN recalling all batches of Loch Arthur Creamery’s Crannog and Killywhan cheese as a precautionary measure after Listeria monocytogenes was detected in batches of both products.

The creamery and café, based in Dumfries, is recalling all affected products from its consumers and it has also sent a point of sale notice to all businesses that sell both of the products implicated.

FSS is advising all consumers who have purchased these products not to consume them, and to return the products to the stores from where they were bought for a full refund.

The products being recalled are:

• Loch Arthur Creamery Crannog Cheese
• Loch Arthur Creamery Killywhan Cheese

The batch number affected is: all batches

The use by date is: all dates

The weight is: all weights

Food Standards Scotland

Loch Arthur Creamery is recalling all batches of Crannog and Killywhan cheeses because Listeria monocytogenes has been detected in batches of both products.

Risk: The detection of Listeria monocytogenes in the products listed below. Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and includes high temperature, muscle ache or pains, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis. Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.

Food Poisoning Bulletin

The food poisoning outbreak at Golden Ponds restaurant in Greece, New York on Thanksgiving Day this year has sickened at least 260 people, according to the Democrat and Chronicle. The restaurant, located at 500 Long Pond Road, was closed on November 25, 2016 after reports of illness began coming into the Monroe County Health Department.

Lab tests on stool samples and food samples have not been completed. The New York State Department of Health laboratory in Albany is conducting the tests.

According to the paper, Monroe County Health Department spokesman John Ricci said that more than 80 people contacted officials about getting sick after eating at the restaurant. Those 80 people reported the illnesses of others who dined with them, bringing the total up. Ricci said, “the vast, vast majority, without prompting, report nearly identical symptoms.”

Food Poisoning Bulletin

ConAgra Grocery Products LLC, a subsidiary of ConAgra Foods Incorporated, pled guilty yesterday to a criminal misdemeanor charge imposed over a massive Salmonella outbreak linked to its peanut butter in 2006. The Department of Justice announced the agreement on December 13, 2016. The company was ordered to pay an $8 million fine and a $3.2 million penalty, the largest fine ever paid in a food safety case.