Brand : Gianni Negrini srl
Name : VITEL TONNE – slices of cooked adult bovine meat in tuna sauce
Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk
Publication date : 16 February 2024
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Italy – VITEL TONNE – slices of cooked adult bovine meat in tuna sauce – Microbiology Risk
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France Various Yellow Chicken Products – Listeria monocytogenes
Whole yellow free-range chicken from Gascony
Yellow chicken under film
LR Yellow Gasgogne Chicken
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Research – Finland – Risk assessment of STEC in medium-cooked ground beef patties
Abstract
Medium-rare or medium-done ground beef patties are associated with the risk of
microbiological contamination, especially from Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
(STEC) bacteria, which can cause gastrointestinal infections. The objective of this risk
assessment was to evaluate the food poisoning risk associated with medium-done
ground beef patties made from Finnish beef and served in foodservice establishments.
Simultaneously, the Finnish Food Authority’s recommendation for preparing medium
ground beef patties was assessed. The recommendation includes, among other things, the
removal of surfaces from the meat before grinding it into ground beef in the kitchen of food
service establishments.
The risk assessment used an application based on a Bayesian statistical model. The data
included information collected from the Finnish Food Authority’s registers and a survey
conducted as part of the project for foodservice establishments. To evaluate the Finnish
Food Authority’s recommendation, a study was conducted to determine how STEC bacteria
are transferred from the surface of experimentally contaminated roast beef to the inner
parts of the meat when the surfaces are removed.
The risk of the population getting sick was greatly influenced by the proportion of ground
beef patties served medium and how hot the patties were heated. In a situation where
approximately a tenth of the patties were cooked medium (internal temperature 55°C),
there would be 100 illnesses per 100,000 residents in Finland per year. Surface removal as a
risk management measure only worked in those experiments with roasts when the level of
contamination was low. Even then, some of the tested roasts still had STEC bacteria.
Posted in Food Microbiology Research, Research, Shigatoxin, STEC, STEC E.coli
Research – Finland – Foodborne and waterborne outbreks in Finland in 2020–2022
Abstract
In 2020–2022, a total of 139 foodborne or household waterborne outbreaks were included
in the register of foodborne and waterborne outbreaks maintained by the Finnish Food
Authority. Of these, 135 (97%) were foodborne. A total of four household waterborne
outbreaks were reported over this same period. A total of 2 543 people were reported to
have fallen ill due food and 58 by household water.
As previously in the 2000s, norovirus was the most common reported cause of foodborne
outbreaks in 2020–2022. The norovirus caused 34 (25%) foodborne outbreaks. The largest
foodborne outbreak in 2020–2022 was caused by Salmonella Typhimurium in 2021, when
728 people became ill because of lunch meals in day-care centres. The causative agent
remained unknown in 33 (24%) foodborne outbreaks.
The most reported foods vectors were vegetables and vegetable products. These caused
16 outbreaks (12%). The second most common food vectors were fish and fish products,
including shellfish and mussels (12 outbreaks, 9%). However, in most of the outbreaks,
the food vector remained unidentified, or several foods were suspected as vectors (87
outbreaks, 64%).
The participation of an infected kitchen worker in food preparation and inadequate hand
hygiene resulted in 17% of foodborne outbreaks (23 outbreaks). In nearly all these cases the
causative agent was norovirus. The use of contaminated ingredients was linked to 18 (13%)
outbreaks. In 16 (12%) of outbreaks, there were inadequacies and errors in temperatures and
storage of food. The most reported location where foodborne outbreaks happened were
restaurants, cafés or hotels (64 outbreaks, 47%) The second most common were homes (16
outbreaks, 12%). A total of 16 national outbreaks or outbreaks with multiple locations were
also reported. Noroviruses caused two outbreaks identified as household waterborne and
campylobacters one outbreak. The causative agent remained unknown in one case. The
largest household waterborne outbreak was caused by campylobacter in 2020. A total of 43
people fell ill.
In 2020–2022, three swimming waterborne outbreaks, which caused 210 people to fall ill,
were reported in Finland. Either norovirus was diagnosed in swimmers, or their symptoms
suggested an infection caused by the norovirus. Norovirus was detected in the swimming
water only in one of the outbreaks. In all outbreaks, the quantities of indicator bacteria were
low. No clear cause of swimming water contamination was identified in any of the cases.
USA – Don Novo & Son Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2024 – Don Novo & Son, a Miami, Fla. establishment, is recalling approximately 9,330 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The RTE meat products were produced on December 21, 2023. The following products are subject to recall [view labels]:
- 1-lb. shrink-wrapped packages containing “Don Novo CHORIZO FULLY COOKED” with the expiration date of 3/30/2024 printed on the package.
- 1-lb. shrink-wrapped packages containing “Don Novo COSTILLAS AHUMADAS SMOKED PORK RIBS” with the expiration date of 3/30/2024 printed on the package.
- 12-lb. shrink-wrapped packages containing “Don Novo JAMON DULCE SWEET COOKED HAM AND WATER PRODUCTS” with the expiration date of 3/30/2024 printed on the package.
- 5.4-lb. to 5.5-lb. shrink-wrapped packages containing “Don Novo MORTADELLA CUBANA CUBAN BRAND MORTADELA” with the expiration date of 3/30/2024 printed on the package.
- 1.5-lb. shrink-wrapped packages containing “Don Novo LOMO AHUMADO SMOKED PORK LOIN” with the expiration date of 3/30/2024 printed on the package.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 34257” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Florida.
The problem was discovered when FSIS was notified that a sample collected by a state public health partner tested positive for the presence of L. monocytogenes.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.
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France – Label Rouge yellow chicken – Listeria monocytogenes
Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
PEYAC
Model names or references
Label Rouge yellow chicken
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3283440004839 2074055257 Use-by date 02/01/2024
3283440004839 2074055257 Use-by date 02/02/2024
3283440004839 2074055257 Use-by date 02/03/2024
3283440004839 2074055257 Use-by date 06/02/2024
3283440330693 2074055257 Use-by date 02/01/2024
3283440330693 2074055257 Use-by date 02/02/2024
3283440330693 2074055257 Use-by date 06/02/2024
3283440330693 2074055283 Use-by date 02/02/2024
3283440330693 2074055283 Use-by date 02/03/2024
3283440330693 2074055283 Use-by date 02/04/2024
Products List
Traceability_Peyac.pdfAttachment
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/22/2024 to 02/06/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 33 036 001 CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
Carrefour – The 5 farms – Auchan – Leclerc – Intermarché – Système U – Les Jardins du Mesnil – L’Atelier Boucherie
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France – CHICKEN CHIQUETAILLE – Listeria monocytogenes
Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Others
Product brand name
UNBRANDED
Model names or references
CHICKEN CHIQUETAILLE
Product identification
Batch Date
24036 Use-by date 02/22/2024
Start/end date of marketing
From 02/06/2024 to 02/13/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 80.561.009 CE
Further information
PRODUCT SOLD IN ANIMATION STAND
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
Inter glisy Casino le pradet Leclerc varennes SU mordelles
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France – YELLOW CHICKEN RED LABEL – Listeria monocytogenes
Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
SOUTH WEST
Model names or references
South West red label yellow chicken
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3283440525242 2074055327 Use-by date 01/31/2024
3283440344287 2074055327 Use-by date 01/31/2024
3283440525242 2074055327 Use-by date 02/01/2024
Products List
TRACA_MARQUE_SUD_OUEST.pdfAttachment
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/25/2024 to 02/01/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 33 036 001 ce
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
INTERMARCHE / CARNIVOR / ETS BADETS POULTRY
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France – Ground beef – Salmonella
Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
INTERMARCHE
Model names or references
Ground beef from the traditional butcher section
Product identification
Batch
1016887584
Products List
List_of_concerned_products.pdfAttachment
Packaging
Sold in bulk in the traditional butcher section
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/26/2024 to 02/13/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
Departments: HAUTE-SAVOIE (74)
Distributors
INTERMARCHE
Italy – Dried Figs with Rum – Baked Almond Figs – Ochratoxin A
Brand : M. GRECO srl
Name : Dried Figs with Rum – Baked Almond Figs
Reason for reporting : Recall due to chemical risk
Publication date : 15 February 2024
Documentation
Posted in Aspergillus Toxin, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Poisoning, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Testing, Food Toxin, Mold Toxin, Mould Toxin, Mycotoxin, Ochratoxin, Ochratoxin A
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