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RASFF Alerts-Salmonella – Minced Turkey Meat -Beef Burgers – Collagen Casings -Betel Leaves -Blue Mussels – Poultry Meat – Cheese

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RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in minced turkey meat preparation from Poland in the Czech Republic

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0907

RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium monophasic (1 ,4, [5], 12:i:-) in frozen beef burgers from Lithuania in Estonia

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0906

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in collagen casings from Serbia in Hungary

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0913

RASFF – Salmonella (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in betel leaves from India in the UK

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.AZK

RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in live blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) from Denmark in Sweden

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0918

RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled poultry meat from France in France

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0926

RASFF -Salmonella Dublin (presence /25g) in cheese from France in France

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0931

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RASFF Alert -Listeria monocytogenes – Smoked Salmon

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RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled smoked Norwegian salmon fillets from Lithuania in Italy

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0912

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RASFF Alerts -Ciguatera -Red Snapper

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RASFF Alert – ciguatera poisoning suspected to be caused by frozen red snapper (Lutjanus spp.) from India, via the Netherlands

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0932

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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Live Mussels

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RASFF-too high count of Escherichia coli (9200 MPN/100g) in live mussels from France in France

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0929

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RASFF-Bacillus cereus and Salmonella – Mu-Err Mushrooms

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RASFF-Bacillus cereus enterotoxigenic (6.0x10E5 CFU/g) and Salmonella Virchow (presence /25g) in dried sliced Mu-Err mushrooms from Vietnam In Germany

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0920

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RASFF Alert – Campylobacter -Chicken Legs

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RASFF-Campylobacter spp. (between 100 and 3800 CFU/g) in fresh chicken legs from France In Denmark

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0910

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin -Mixed Dried Fruits

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RASFF-ochratoxin A (20.4 µg/kg – ppb) in sun dried mixed fruits from Greece in Cyprus

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0908

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RASFF Alerts – Histamine – Dried Lizard Fish – Yellow Striped Trevally – Sashimi Tuna

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RASFF-histamine (259; 136 mg/kg – ppm) in frozen dried lizard fish (Saurida undosquamis) from Thailand in Germany

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.AZA

RASFF-histamine (236; 637; 580; 377; 296; 474; 450; 370; 656 mg/kg – ppm) in dried yellow stripe trevally fish (Selaroides leptolepis) from Thailand in Germany

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.AZH

RASFF-food poisoning suspected to be caused by histamine detected in fresh sashimi tuna from unknown origin in Ireland

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0938

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed -Salmonella – Dog Chews – Poultry Ash – Fishmeal

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RASFF-Salmonella Derby (presence /25g) in dog chews from Poland in Austria

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0934

RASFF-Salmonella infantis (presence /25g) in low-ash poultry meal from Spain in Belgium

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0935

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in fishmeal from France in Belgium

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.0936

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Hong Kong -Food Alert – One kind of pre-packaged cake mix with possible E. coli contamination

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Issue Date 2016-07-13
Source of Information The Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
Food Product Prepackaged flour
Name of Importer
Product name and Description Product name: Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Carrot Cake Mix
Weight: 432 grams per pack
Use-by date: April 12, 2017
Reason For Issuing Alert

 – The CFS earlier had advised the public to stop consuming and the trade to stop selling certain batches of prepackaged flour produced by an American manufacturer, General Mills Inc., which had been imported into Hong Kong as the products might be contaminated with E. coli. The CFS, through its routine Food Incident Surveillance System, subsequently noted that the American manufacturer concerned has expanded its recall to include three kinds of prepackaged cake mix from the Betty Crocker brand as the products were produced with flour which might have been contaminated with E.coli. The CFS immediately followed up and preliminary investigation found that a local importer, The Dairy Farm Company Limited, had imported a batch of the affected product.

– People may contract E. coli causing gastro-intestinal disease through consumption of contaminated water or undercooked and contaminated foods. Intestinal bleeding and serious complications such as hemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) may also develop in some people. Moreover, due to poor personal hygiene, person-to-person transmission of this pathogen is possible through oral-faecal route. E. coli cannot survive under high temperature and can be killed by thorough cooking.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety

 – According to the information provided by the importer, the import quantity of the product concerned (including the affected batch) was 864 packs, which were distributed only to its supermarket chain, with about 290 packs being sold.

– The importer concerned has stopped selling and removed from shelves the affected product and initiated a recall according to the instructions of the CFS.

– The CFS will alert the trade, continue to closely monitor the situation and take appropriate follow-up actions. Investigation is ongoing.
Advice to the Trade

 – The CFS has also informed the local trade should also stop using or selling the product concerned immediately.
Advice to Consumers
 – The public are advised not to consume the affected product. People should refrain from consuming any raw dough or batter products.
Further Information The CFS press release

– Members of the public may call the company’s hotline at 2299 1133 or 2299 3966 for enquiries during office hours about the recall.

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2016-07-13

http://www.cfs.gov.hk/cgi-bin/cfsnew/fa/foodalert_e.pl?record=148

 

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