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FoodQualityNews looks at the recalls this week

Food Safety Recall round-up 7 - 13 June

A review of the food recalls that have been taken place around the world this week...

RASFF charts the food and feed alerts in the EU

Food and feed safety alerts decline, says EU report

The number of food and feed safety alerts has dropped for the first time in five years, according to an EU report.

XL Foods and CFIA reviewed for E.coli O157:H7 outbreak

Inadequate response from staff and CFIA in XL Foods outbreak, finds report

A relaxed attitude to applying mandatory procedures from plant and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) staff played a critical part in the country’s largest beef recall, according to a report....

FoodQualityNews shines a light on recalls this week

Food Safety Recall round-up 31 May - 6 June

An overview of the food recalls this week...

Berries are a suspected vehicule of the outbreak. Picture credit: Dano/Flickr

US Hepatitis A outbreak could be linked to EU illnesses

An outbreak of Hepatitis A in the US that has sickened at least 34 people has been linked to a similar outbreak in Europe which left more than 70 people...

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Hong Kong recalls Australian low-fat milk over excessive bacterial count

The Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has ordered the recall of an Australian low-fat milk product after routine tests found a bacterial count exceeding the legal limit.

Salmolux is based in Washington State

Listeria in spotlight with US salmon recall

Listeria monocytogenes is in the spotlight in the US as Salmolux of Federal Way, Washington State, recalls almost 5,000 lbs of cold smoked salmon potentially at risk of contamination by the...

Food Safety Recall round-up 17-23 May

An overview of the food recalls this week...

The program is designed to help the US food industry handle all fresh produce recalls

US fresh produce recall plan initiated

A recall program for fresh produce has been launched by US trade body the United Fresh Produce Association.

Study examines listeria growth from packaging to consumer

Researchers have evaluated the prevalence of listeria monocytogenes in loin chops through four different scenarios along the supply chain.

EU report on antimicrobial resistance from humans, animals and food

Antimicrobial resistance low but remains a concern, says EU report

Antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria shows continued presence in Salmonella and Campylobacter but the combined resistance remains low concluded an EU report.

FoodQualityNews looks at the recalls this week

Food Safety Recall round-up 10-16 May

An overview of the food recalls revealed this week...

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FoodQualityNews newsletter schedule

FoodQualityNews will be taking a break just for this Thursday (9 May) due to a Bank Holiday in France.The newsletter will be back in your inbox from Tuesday 14 May.

FQN looks at the recalls announced this week

Food Safety Recall round-up 26 April - 2 May

An overview of the food recalls revealed this week...

Berries are the suspected vehicule of the outbreak. Picture credit: Dano/Flickr

Hepatitis A outbreak in EU linked to frozen berries

An outbreak of hepatitis A in four EU countries has sickened at least 71 people with the exact food source still unknown.

Cucumbers are the suspected source. Picture copyright richard_north/Flickr

Salmonella linked to cucumber sickens more than 70

An outbreak of salmonella in cucumbers has sickened 73 people and led to the products from the firms linked to the incident being placed on Import Alert.

ConAgra recalls 14,000 cases of Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn in the US

Milk allergen risk prompts ConAgra RTE popcorn recall

ConAgra Foods has issued a precautionary recall on two varieties of Orville Redenbacher’s ready-to-eat popcorn due to the risk of undeclared milk allergens.

Food Safety Recall round-up 19-25 April

An overview of the food recalls announced this week...

The CSPI risk pyramid featured in the report

Ground beef and chicken “riskiest meats”, according to CSPI report

Ground beef and chicken are the “riskiest” meats and poultry products related to foodborne illness and hospitalization, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).

Food Safety Recall round-up 12-18 April

An overview of the food recalls announced this week...

Manda Packing label on recalled meat
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Manda Packing expands meat recall in listeria scare

Baker, LA-based Manda Packing Co. is recalling 468,000 lbs. of roast beef, ham, turkey breast, head cheese, and other products meats due to Listeria monocytogenes concerns.

Lasagne was one of the products found to contain horse instead of beef

Horse meat: FSA considers review while EU reveals test results

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is considering commissioning an external review of its response to the horse meat crisis at a board meeting today (Wednesday).

Food Safety Recall Round-up 5-11 April

A snapshot of the food recalls that have occured this week...

Food Safety Recall Round-up 29 March - 4 April

A snapshot of the food recalls that have occured this week...

KP Snacks full investigation identified product line malfunction as plastic contamination cause

Product line malfunction caused McCoy’s plastic contamination, says KP Snacks

A production line malfunction was the cause of plastic contamination in four variants of McCoy’s potato chips, KP Snacks says.