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RASFF-Clostridium sulphite reducer (0.28 CFU/ml) in natural mineral water from Poland in Poland

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (<10 CFU/g) in tarama with cod roe from Romania in France

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (11000 CFU/g) in raw milk cheese “Camenbert de Normandie” in France

RASFF-ochratoxin A (34 µg/kg – ppb) in dried chilli from India in France

RASFF-histamine (129; 149; 256; 263; 547 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled sardines in olive oil (Sardinella aurita) from Tunisia in Italy

RASFF-histamine (1296; 1599 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled tuna fillets (Thunnus albacares) from Spain in Italy

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1+ /25g) in fresh bean sprouts (tauge)  in the Netherlands

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen kangaroo steak from Belgium in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in betel leaves from India in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen turkey meat preparations from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in betel leaves from India in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken fillets from Lithuania in France

RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen chicken from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from India in Belgium

RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium (detected in 3 out 10 samples /25g) in eye-loin, boneless- fatless from Spain in Denmark

RASFF-Salmonella Mbandaka (presence /25g) in organic soy bean from unknown origin, via the Netherlands in Sweden

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in steam dried fishmeal from Panama in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) and high count of Enterobacteriaceae (700; 1300; 1100 CFU/g) in dog chews from Turkey in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 39.4 µg/kg – ppb) in raw shelled peanuts from Brazil in the UK

Food Safety News

The Norovirus Summit III picked up where last week’s Conference For Food Protection left off. Presentations and workshops took on the norovirus challenge from beating back biofilms to data-driven hand washing systems.

Tuesday’s workshop was part of the second annual combined meeting between Nevada Foodservice and the Nevada Environmental Health Association.

The audience was split evenly between members of the Southern Nevada Health District and representatives from casinos, restaurants and schools. All strongly agreed on the importance of hand washing in foodservice but differed on execution.

Food Safety News

In a new warning this week, the government discusses Cronobacter contamination, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says is a particular problem in powdered infant formulas, and to a lesser degree herbal teas, starches and powdered milk.

Because powdered infant formula is not sterile, it can sometimes contain Cronobacter — formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii — a germ found naturally in the environment that can survive in very dry conditions, the CDC reports.

Cronobacter has been found in various dry foods, such as formula, powdered milk, herbal teas and starches. It has also been found in sewer water and may be found in other places, too, according to the CDC.