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Belgium – Carrefour The Market brand crepinettes – Salmonella

Posted on November 7, 2024 by | Leave a comment

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Crepinettes - Carrefour

Following an inspection and as a precautionary measure to ensure consumer safety, CARREFOUR is requesting that the Carrefour The Market brand crépinettes (weight 4x250g and 2x250g) sold in the butcher’s section of certain Carrefour stores in Belgium be withdrawn from the market and is recalling them from consumers due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

Product Description:

Name: Crépinettes 4 x 250g
Brand: Carrefour The Market
EAN code: 5400101097193 and 5400101089976
Expiry date: 07/11/2024

Name: Crépinettes 2 x 250g
Brand: Carrefour The Market
EAN code: 5400101002111
Expiry date: 07/11/2024

All products have been withdrawn from sale. However, some of these products were marketed on the Belgian market before the withdrawal measure. It is therefore recommended that people who have products described above do not consume them and destroy them or return them to the point of sale where they will be reimbursed.

Food poisoning caused by salmonella results in gastrointestinal disorders often accompanied by fever within 12 to 72 hours after consuming
the contaminated products. These symptoms may be aggravated in young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly.

People who have consumed the products mentioned above and who present these symptoms are invited to consult their doctor and report this consumption.

For any further information , you can contact Carrefour Belgium customer service by dialing the free number 0800.9.10.11, from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday.

We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused.

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UK – FSA – Food Business Toolkit

Posted on September 19, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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The Food Standards Agency is encouraging food business to make the most of their food hygiene rating to help attract customers trade. A toolkit offering guidance, images, logos and web banners is available.

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UK – FSA – Where You are Eating Ratings and App

Posted on April 29, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Check the food hygiene rating before you eat out. Go to

food.gov.uk/ratings

or download the app.

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UK – FSA – Update Recall – Loch Arthur Creamery Dairy Products – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Loch Arthur Creamery has initiated a recall of all its dairy products because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that causes food poisoning. The Food Standards Agency has issued a second updated Product Recall Information Notice.

 

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UK- FSA – Updates Recalled Loch Arthur Creamery Criffel Unpasteurised Cheese

Posted on February 20, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Listeria monocytogenes has been detected in the product below following sampling by Dumfries & Galloway Council.

Product name: Criffel Brand name: Loch Arthur Creamery Type of product: Full fat semi-soft unpasteurised cheese Production date: 7 January 2013, 9 January 2013

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Further batches of Loch Arthur Creamery cheese are being recalled because of confirmation that they contain high levels of Listeria monocytogenes. The Food Standards Agency is issuing an updated Product Recall Information Notice.

Loch Arthur Creamery is recalling production date codes of 7 January 2013 and 9 January 2013, following sampling by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Listeria monocytogenes is a food-poisoning bacteria.

 

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UK -FSA – Results of Industry Testing

Posted on February 5, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has agreed with the food industry to publish the results of industry testing of meat products, to provide a clearer picture of standards in the food chain. The results will also be made publicly available.

The decision was taken at a meeting to address how testing can maintain consumer confidence in the accuracy of food labelling, attended by Food and Farming Minister David Heath, representatives of the FSA, and major food businesses and suppliers.

Catherine Brown, Chief Executive of the FSA, said: ‘I am pleased that we have been able to agree a way forward to maintain consumer confidence in the food that people eat. We need to move swiftly to get this work under way to reassure consumers.’

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Canada Updated Recall Hazlenuts – Salmonella

Posted on December 6, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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The public warning issued on December 2, 2012 has been updated to include additional bulk filberts (hazelnuts).

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Loblaw Companies Ltd. are warning the public not to consume the in-shell filberts (hazelnuts) described below because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product, Ennis variety filberts (hazelnuts), product of USA, was sold from bulk bins up to and including December 4, 2012.

This product was distributed through Loblaw banners as follows:

Ontario – Cash & Carry, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, Fortinos, No Frills Quebec – Loblaws, Maxi & Cie, Maxi, Provigo Newfoundland and Labrador – Dominion

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

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HPA Salmonella in Mycoprotein Update

Posted on October 16, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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 The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has seen seven cases of Salmonella Enteritidis PT1 following consumption of a pasteurised liquid egg product which was sold through Myprotein® and Nutri Centre websites and Nutri Centre stores. Testing of a sample of the product also showed a positive result for the same type of salmonella. No other products are known to be affected.

 

The product, a Myprotein own brand ‘Free Range Liquid Egg Whites’, was recalled on October 10 by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the company are no longer selling it. The FSA are working to identify the source of the eggs used in the product.

Salmonella bacteria live in the gut of many animals and can affect meat, eggs, poultry, and milk. Infection with this type of salmonella causes a similar illness to other forms of salmonella infection and symptoms include diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain and fever.

There has been no national increase in this type of salmonella. In the seven weeks from the end of August to 9 October (weeks 34-40) there were a total of 42 non-travel cases of Salmonella Enteritidis PT 1 reported to the HPA (including the seven cases above). This is compared to 48 and 47 cases in the same weeks in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

The 42 cases seen this year have been reported from most regions and range in age from infants to 78 years of age. There are more females than males (24 vs. 18) with half of the females being under ten years of age. The male cases are spread across most age groups.

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FSA – eNews Letter

Posted on May 1, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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The April edition of FSA e-News highlights how the Agency is making it easier than ever to eat safely and eat well in the immediate future, during the Olympics and in the longer term.

With 88 days to go until the start of London 2012, food businesses in the Olympic areas are already ahead of the game in terms of food safety.

The Agency’s Play it Safe campaign, which aims to ensure the safety of the food bought, cooked and eaten during London 2012, kicked off recently with a high profile launch. Stakeholders are being encouraged to spread the campaign messages, and a toolkit and newsletter have been made available to explain how they can get involved.

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