Highlights: Highlights concerning Leaf vegetables Date Issue Summary 19/Dec/2018 A study carried out by the UK Food Standards Agency suggests that more than onein-twenty lettuces sold in the UK are contaminated with norovirus. Of 568 lettuce samples tested 5.3% (30) were found to be norovirus-positive. Norovirus in 1-in-20 lettuces in UK Highlights concerning Beverages Date Issue Summary 20/Dec/2018 Tests conducted on 55 bottles of rare scotch A third of rare Scotch whiskies at the East Kilbride-based Scottish whiskies tested Universities Environmental Research Centre found to be fake (SUERC) found 21 of them to be outright fakes or whiskies not distilled in the year declared. Highlights concerning Products of animal origin (dairy) Date Issue Summary 21/Dec/2018 Reblecohon cheese has been linked to an E. E. coli 026 outbreak coli 026 outbreak which has so far sickened linked to cheese and hospitalised 2 young children (under 3 years old) in France. The children have both developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
Page 2 of 10 Highlights concerning Miscellaneous fruit - inedible peel, large Date Issue Summary 21/Dec/2018 A customer claims to have found a needle in Needle found in banana in Norway a banana bought from a Coop store in Sarpsborg, Norway. This is the first time such an incident has been reported in Norway and follows the issues earlier in the year of needles found in Australian strawberries that were highlighted in HorizonScan. Issues: Issues concerning Almonds including ground almonds 21/Dec/2018 France plastic fragments in almond France power from France, packaged in Germany not yet 21/Dec/2018 France plastic fragments in almond Germany not yet power from France, pack- aged in Germany 19/Dec/2018 Austria unauthorised substance tet- Spain not yet ramethrin (0.065 mg/kg - ppm) in almonds from Spain Issues concerning Apricots - dried 19/Dec/2018 The United States Undeclared sulphites detected Afghanistan Ismail Zade Ge- in mini dried apricots neral Trading, Plot #1 Ghomandani Street,, Herat, Afghanistan 20/Dec/2018 Spain too high content of sulphite Turkey not yet (2716 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey
Page 3 of 10 20/Dec/2018 Spain too high content of sulphite Turkey not yet (2626 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey 20/Dec/2018 Spain too high content of sulphite Turkey not yet (2622 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey Issues concerning Beans with pods (French: P. vulgaris type), haricots verts 19/Dec/2018 The United States Azoxystrobin, thiamethoxam Mexico and clothianidin detected in longbeans MARCO ANTONIO GOMEZ SALAZAR, Rio Elota, COL GUADALUPE, Culiacan, Sin Mexico Issues concerning Breads 13/Dec/2018 Canada Recall of Asiago Cheese & Canada Sundried Tomato Shortbreads due to mould Provisions Food, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, L2R 5H3 21/Dec/2018 Norway Recall of flat breads due to Norway Reitangruppen AS undeclared milk Issues concerning Broccoli, calabrese 19/Dec/2018 The United States Propamocarb detected in Mexico broccoli crowns Graponorth Del Bajio, Guanajuato, Mexico
Page 4 of 10 Issues concerning Canned foods - fruit 20/Dec/2018 The Slovak Republiteristics altered organoleptic charac- Greece (metallic taste) of canned apricot halves from Greece with defective packaging (corrosion of inner walls) not yet 21/Dec/2018 The Slovak Republic meet food safety Canned apricots did not legislation Unknown origin not Issues concerning Carrots 20/Dec/2018 The United States Tebuconazole may be present Mexico in carrots Octavio Perez Elisa, Jalisco, Mexico Issues concerning Chilli peppers - fresh or dried 19/Dec/2018 The United States Permethrin and carbendazim Mexico detected in serrano peppers OMAR E HER- NANDEZ, Ave. Sanders 1781, Juarez, Mexico 20/Dec/2018 The United States Permethrin detected in serrano peppers Mexico H Y H FRUTAS Y VERDURAS S DE RL DE CV, Profesora C Meraz De Valles 7181, INT. #123, Juarez, Chih Mexico
Page 5 of 10 Issues concerning Complemetary feed 20/Dec/2018 Belgium Recall of complementary Unknown feed for poultry, cattle and origin horses due to presence of unauthorised GMOs Ecuphar NV Issues concerning Dry ingredient mixes (batter, breading, custard, muffin etc.) and dough 19/Dec/2018 The Slovak Republic too high content of gluten The Czech not yet (102 mg/kg - ppm) in gluten Republic free marble cake mix dia from The Czech Republic Issues concerning Feed materials - fish meal 21/Dec/2018 Greece Salmonella (presence /25g) The United in fish meal from The United States States not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - other 20/Dec/2018 Belgium Recall of chicken feed due to Belgium presence of Salmonella typhimurium Moulin Dellicour, Xhendelesse, Belgium 20/Dec/2018 Belgium Salmonella (presence /25g) Poland not yet and Salmonella enterica ser. Mbandaka (presence /25g) in Turkey meat meal from Poland
Page 6 of 10 Issues concerning Feed materials - soy beans & meal 21/Dec/2018 Belgium Salmonella enterica ser. Brazil Mbandaka (presence /25g) in soybean meal from Brazil not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - sunflower seed & meal 20/Dec/2018 Austria Salmonella (presence /25g) Italy in organic sunflower cake from Italy not yet Issues concerning Flour (all cereals except maize) 21/Dec/2018 Luxembourg Recall of buckwheat flour France due to excessive tropane alkaloids not 20/Dec/2018 France atropine (53 µg/kg - ppb) France not yet and scopolamine (20 µg/kg - ppb) in organic buckwheat flour from France Issues concerning Gluten-free products 21/Dec/2018 Denmark Recall of gluten-free flour Denmark mixes due to undeclared gluten Aurion A/S 20/Dec/2018 Germany too high content of gluten Poland not yet (265 mg/kg dry matter) in gluten-free corn sticks from Poland 21/Dec/2018 Germany Recall of gluten-free corn Poland Eurosnack SA snacks due to undeclared gluten
Page 7 of 10 19/Dec/2018 United Kingdom Recall of Gluten Free Moo Pie Unknown due to possibility it contains origin small pieces of plastic Pieminister, Bristol, UK Issues concerning Honey 19/Dec/2018 The Czech Republistase Low levels of enzyme dia- New Zeagesting in Manuka honey sugland poor quality/ageing honey unknown Issues concerning Meat, minced, ground - bovine (beef, veal, cow) 18/Dec/2018 Belgium Recall of minced veal due to Unknown Salmonella origin Norenca NV, Geel, Belgium Issues concerning Milk - bovine (cow) 20/Dec/2018 Luxembourg Recall of milk due to incorrect Unknown expiry date origin Colruyt Issues concerning Milk products - cheese 21/Dec/2018 Germany E 200 - sorbic acid (1288 Belgium mg/kg - ppm) unauthorised and unauthorised ingredient (bamboo fibres) in cheese analogues from Belgium not yet 20/Dec/2018 United Kingdom risk of breakage (glass pot France not yet may break when heated) of cheese in glass jar to be melted from France 20/Dec/2018 France Recall of reblechon cheese France Société Fro- due to presence of E. coli magère d'eteaux
Page 8 of 10 20/Dec/2018 France foodborne outbreak caused France not yet by shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O26 H11, eae +, stx 2+) in raw milk cheese (reblochon) from France 19/Dec/2018 United Kingdom Recall of Seriously Melting Unknown Lactalis UK, 60 Pot due to the possibility of origin High St, Redhill, the glass pot breaking when RH1 1NY High St, heated Redhill RH1 1NY Issues concerning Olive oil (excluding infused oils) 19/Dec/2018 The Czech Republic Olive oil incorrectly labelled Italy as extra virgin olive oil Monini SpA, SS Flaminia, Km. 129, Spoleto, Italy 19/Dec/2018 The Czech Re- Olive oil incorrectly labelled Spain not public as extra virgin olive oil Issues concerning Other articles 20/Dec/2018 Germany migration of formaldehyde China (333 mg/kg - ppm) and of melamine (7 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo tableware set from China not yet 21/Dec/2018 Germany migration of arsenic (0.008 mg/l), of cadmium (0.142 mg/l), of aluminium (11.3 mg/l) and of lithium (7.45 mg/l) from iron fry pan from the United Kingdom, manufactured in China China not yet
Page 9 of 10 18/Dec/2018 The Slovak Republic characteristics of food in deterioration of organoleptic Greece contact with cling film from Greece not yet 21/Dec/2018 Belgium migration of epoxidised Taiwan not yet soybean oil (ESBO) (120 mg/kg - ppm) from lids of glass jars containing chili oil from Taiwan, via The Netherlands 21/Dec/2018 Germany migration of arsenic (0.008 mg/l), of cadmium (0.142 mg/l), of aluminium (11.3 mg/l) and of lithium (7.45 mg/l) from iron fry pan from the United Kingdom, manufactured in China United Kingdom not yet Issues concerning Other vegetable and fruit oils, fats and infused oils 21/Dec/2018 Denmark glycidyl esters (1120 µg/kg Spain - ppb) in refined grapeseed oil from Spain not yet 20/Dec/2018 Belgium Recall of jars of chilli oil Unknown Kam Yuen Su- products due to presence of origin permarket SA Epoxidized soybean oil (ESBO) Issues concerning Pepper, black, pink and white 21/Dec/2018 Spain Salmonella (present /25g) in Vietnam ground black pepper from Vietnam not yet
Page 10 of 10 Issues concerning Rice 21/Dec/2018 The United States Tebuconazole detected in Pakistan basmati rice MATCO FOODS (PVT) LTD.,, A- 21, Site II, Super Highway, Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan 20/Dec/2018 The United States Isoprothiolane detected in rice Vietnam Tien Giang Food (Tigifood), My Tho City, Vietnam FOOD FRAUD ALERTS Editor: Carina Hagmann (cah) Direct telephone: +45 3339 4434 Source: HorizonScan E-mail address: cah@lf.dk