Germany – Semi-hard cheese: “House brand dill”, “House brand cumin”, “House brand black cumin”, “House brand pumpkin seeds”, “House brand caraway”, “House brand chives”, “House brand garlic” – STEC E.coli

LMW

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

September 26, 2023

Product name:

Semi-hard cheese: “House brand dill”, “House brand cumin”, “House brand black cumin”, “House brand pumpkin seeds”, “House brand caraway”, “House brand chives”, “House brand garlic”

Manufacturer (distributor):

Achim Uhl Mobile cheese dairy Hartensteiner Straße 105 OT Oberdorf 09366 Stollberg DE SN 10682 EG

Reason for warning:

The above-mentioned products are classified as harmful to health due to the detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in the brine and lubricating water used for production.

Packaging Unit:

1.7 – 2 kg/piece, 5 – 6 kg/piece (large)

Durability:

House brand Dill: October 1st, 2023, October 12th, 2023, October 19th, 2023, October 22nd, 2023; House brand with dill (large): October 12, 2023; House brand cumin: October 19, 2023; House brand black cumin: October 5th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023; House brand pumpkin seeds: October 12, 2023; House brand Kümmel: October 12, 2023; House brand chives: October 12, 2023; House brand garlic: October 14, 2023.

Additional Information:

An illness with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli usually manifests itself within a week of infection with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In particular, infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can develop more severe illnesses with bloody diarrhea. Rarely, especially in small children, acute kidney failure can occur in a second attack a few days after the onset of diarrhea. People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report a possible EHEC infection.

The above-mentioned cheeses may also have been sold differently from the manufacturer by other distributors (possibly partly direct marketers) and possibly also with different cheese names, so that identification should be carried out in particular using the identification mark (DE SN 10682 EG), or this can be done by the be asked from sellers.

Customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected products.

Germany – Semi-hard cheese: “house brand wild garlic”, “house brand Italian herbs”, “house brand basil” – STEC E.coli

LMW

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

September 26, 2023

Product name:

Semi-hard cheese: “house brand wild garlic”, “house brand Italian herbs”, “house brand basil”

Manufacturer (distributor):

Achim Uhl Mobile cheese dairy Hartensteiner Straße 105 OT Oberdorf 09366 Stollberg DE SN 10682 EG

Reason for warning:

The above-mentioned products are classified as harmful to health due to the detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in the brine and lubricating water used for production.

Packaging Unit:

1.7 – 2 kg/piece, 5 – 6 kg/piece (large)

Durability:

House brand wild garlic: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th, 2023/ October 7th/ October 8th, 2023, October 12th, 2023, October 19th, 2023, October 22nd, 2023; House brand wild garlic (large): October 12/13, 2023; House brand Italian herbs: October 1st, 2023/ October 5th/ October 6th/ October 7th, 2023/ October 12th, 2023/ October 14th, 2023/ October 19th, 2023/ October 22nd, 2023; House brand Italian herbs (large): October 6th, 2023; House brand Basil: October 12, 2023.

Additional Information:

An illness with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli usually manifests itself within a week of infection with diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In particular, infants, small children, seniors and people with weakened immune systems can develop more severe illnesses with bloody diarrhea. Rarely, especially in small children, acute kidney failure can occur in a second attack a few days after the onset of diarrhea. People who have eaten this food and develop severe or persistent symptoms should seek medical attention and report a possible EHEC infection. 

The above-mentioned cheeses may also have been sold differently from the manufacturer by other distributors (possibly partly direct marketers) and possibly also with different cheese names, so that identification should be carried out in particular using the identification mark (DE SN 10682 EG), or this can be done by the be asked from sellers.

Customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected products.

Czech Republic – Judas’ ear – Bacillus cereus

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Illustrative photo #2

Place of inspection:
Prague (building no. XB2b/4) ( Libušská 319/126, 142 00 Prague (building no. XB2b/4) )
ID: 04936035
Invalid parameter:

Bacillus Cereus

The presence of the pathogenic bacterium Bacillus Cereus was detected in the food  . The food was assessed as unfit for human consumption. 

Best before date: HSD 01 04 25
Packaging: PE + weld
Quantity of the product in the package: 1 kg
Distributor: Vihafood s.r.o., Novodvorská 95/42, Lhotka 142 00 Prague
Country of origin:  Vietnam
Date of sample collection: 24. 7. 2023
Reference number: 23-000610-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Czech Republic – Judas’ ear Produce – Bacillus cereus

Potravinynapranyri

Illustrative photo #1

Place of inspection:
Prague (building no. XB2b/4) ( Libušská 319/126, 142 00 Prague (building no. XB2b/4) )
ID: 04936035
Invalid parameter:

Bacillus Cereus

The presence of the pathogenic bacterium Bacillus Cereus was detected in the food  .  The food was assessed as unfit for human consumption. 

Best before date: 01 03 25
Packaging: PE bag + weld
Quantity of the product in the package: 0.1 kg
Distributor: Vihafood s.r.o., Novodvorská 95/42, Lhotka 142 00 Prague
Country of origin:  Vietnam
Date of sample collection: 10/07/2023
Reference number: 23-000609-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Austria – Another batch of Santa Maria Cheddar Cheese Sauce 3kg – Microbial Contamination

AGES

AGES informs about a recall from Maresi Austria GmbH. The company issued a recall of another batch of the product Santa Maria Cheddar Cheese Sauce 3kg on September 27, 2023:
 © Maresi Austria GmbH
Reason for recall
microbiological contamination
Marketed by
Maresi Austria GmbH
Expiry Date
June 8, 2024
Batch number
2329020

Extended product recall: Santa Maria Cheddar Cheese Sauce 3kg
Maresi Austria GmbH is recalling the product “Santa Maria Cheddar Cheese Sauce 3kg” with the batch number “2329020” and the best-before date June 7th, 2024 and June 8th, 2024.
In addition to the recall started on September 22nd, 2023, according to current information from the manufacturer, the recall must also be extended to the best before date of June 8th, 2024 with the batch number “2329020”.

As part of internal quality controls, bacteria were detected in the designated batch of the product “Santa Maria Cheddar Cheese Sauce 3kg”.

There is therefore the possibility of microbiological contamination in individual packages of the product. For reasons of precautionary consumer protection, Maresi Austria is recalling this article. Health impairments cannot be ruled out 100 percent. We therefore advise against consuming the following product.

Santa Maria Cheddar Cheese Sauce 3kg

Batch number: 2329020

Best before date: June 7th, 2024 and June 8th, 2024

GTIN: 7311312007759

Products with the best before date mentioned above can be returned to the stores where they were purchased. Customers will receive a refund of the purchase price even without proof of purchase. This warning does not indicate that the hazard was caused by the producer, manufacturer, importer or distributor.

Other Santa Maria batches and products are not affected and can be consumed safely.

For more information, a Maresi hotline has been set up on +43 664 45 63 206 .

Original recall

USA – Free Posters – Food Safety for Power Outages – Various Languages

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USA -CDC – List of Multistate Foodborne Outbreak Notices

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The link above shows multistate foodborne outbreaks for which CDC led the investigation and issued outbreak notices since 2006.

For information on all foodborne outbreaks reported to CDC since 1998, use the National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) Dashboard.

Wales – Raw animal feed producer deemed unsafe after Salmonella found in pet food

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A manufacturer of raw pet food in Wales has been prosecuted after salmonella and other bacterium above permitted levels were identified in samples.

France – Superior pure pork dry sausage 250g – Salmonella

Gov france

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name unbranded
  • Model names or references superior pure pork dry sausage 250g
  • Product identification
    GTIN Batch Date
    3369579994019 305685 Minimum durability date 10/19/2023
  • Packaging bag of 1 sausage of 250g
  • Start/end date of marketing From 08/14/2023 to 10/19/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Health mark FR 69.238.010 CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors Auchan

France – Pure Pork Dry Sausage – Salmonella

Gov france

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Others
  • Product brand name Carre four Original
  • Model names or references Carrefour Original Pure Pork Dry Sausage – 250g bag
  • Product identification
    GTIN Batch Date
    3560070672417 305444 Minimum durability date 10/18/2023
    3560070672417 305561 Minimum durability date 10/18/2023
    3560070672417 306864 Minimum durability date 10/27/2023
  • Packaging 250g bag
  • Start/end date of marketing From 08/10/2023 to 09/25/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Health mark FR.69.238.010 CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors Crossroads