Highlights: Highlights concerning Products of animal origin (dairy) 07/Feb/2018 860 litres of spurious milk were seized by Spurious milk seized police in an Indian village. It was found that in India the milk was being made by mixing milk powder, palmolein oil and soya bean oil in water and then extracting the fat which was then passed through a grinder to produce the 'milk'. Highlights concerning Oils and fats 07/Feb/2018 Nestle have announced they are to phase Nestle suspends out the use of palm oil purchased from the palm oil supplier Guatemalan company Reforestadora de REPSA Palmas AC (REPSA) following its link to a corruption network involved in tax fraud. REPSA have also faced criticism over alleged humanitarian and environmental violations. Nestle are not the first company to cut ties with REPSA, multinational companies Wilmar International and Cargill suspended their relationship with the company at the end of 2017. 07/Feb/2018 The Swiss government has released a warning following the discovery of Sudan IV oil Sudan dye in palm (Scarlet Red) in Zomi and Polifuds brand palm oil originating from Ghana. This is just the latest in a number of warnings and re-
Page 2 of 9 calls involving palm oil from Ghana contaminated with Sudan dyes, suggesting this is an ongoing issue. Highlights concerning Meat and meat products (excluding poultry) 08/Feb/2018 Chilled truffle salami from Italy has been linked to a Salmonella typhimurium outbreak in Sweden. 17 people were reported as falling ill with no deaths reported. Salmonella outbreak linked to Italian salami Highlights concerning Oils and fats 08/Feb/2018 PepsiCo has urged Indonesian palm oil PepsiCo raises concerns over palm oil supplier IndoAgri to take further action against allegations of labour abuses including using labourers under the age of 18, supplier low pay and safety breaches. HorizonScan highlighted an issue yesterday which also concerned a palm oil supplier being accused of corruption and humanitarian and environmental violations. 08/Feb/2018 PepsiCo has urged Indonesian palm oil PepsiCo raises concerns over palm oil supplier IndoAgri to take further action against allegations of labour abuses including using labourers under the age of 18, supplier low pay and safety breaches. HorizonScan highlighted an issue yesterday which also concerned a palm oil supplier being accused of corruption and humanitarian and environmental violations. Highlights concerning Miscellaneous fruit - edible peel 09/Feb/2018 Foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by dates from Iran. Dates from Iran Highlights concerning Meat and meat products (excluding poultry) 12/Feb/2018 One of the UK's leading meat traders to the Meat products recalled due to catering sector has begun a voluntary with- use-
Page 3 of 9 drawal of some meat products following unannounced inspections by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland on Thursday 8 February. Concerns were raised about procedures and processes the company had been using to apply use by dates to some products. by-date procedures Issues: Issues concerning Breads 08/Feb/2018 Ireland Small pieces of metal may be Ireland present in bread products Johnston Mooney and O'Brien bakery, 11 Jamestown Rd, Dublin, ireland Issues concerning Coconut - desiccated, dried, flour 08/Feb/2018 The United States Listeria monocytogenes may India be present in grated coconut products Kochi Kitchen Exports, Binny Road, Palluruthy, Kochi, Kerala, India Issues concerning Complemetary feed 09/Feb/2018 The United States Salmonella may be present The United Redbarn Pet in dog chews States Products LLC, Long Beach, CA, USA 08/Feb/2018 The United States Salmonella may be present in 'Beefy Munchies' dog The United Smokehouse Pet Products Inc, Sun
Page 4 of 9 treats States Valley, CA Issues concerning Dry ingredient mixes (batter, breading, custard, muffin etc.) and dough 08/Feb/2018 The United States Undeclared/illegal colours (tartrazine, red #2, sunset yellow and erythrosine) detected in Radhuni Falooda Bangladesh Square Consumer Products ltd, 48 Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka, Mix and Radhuni Jorda Mix (dessert mixes) Issues concerning Eggs 06/Feb/2018 Germany Campylobacter detected on Germany shells of eggs Geflügelhof Ertl KG Issues concerning Eggs - dried/powdered 09/Feb/2018 United Kingdom undeclared milk ingredient United in egg premix from the United Kingdom Kingdom not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - rapeseed & meal 07/Feb/2018 United Kingdom Salmonella enterica ser. United Senftenberg (presence /25g) Kingdom in rapeseed expeller from the United Kingdom not yet Issues concerning Gluten-free products 07/Feb/2018 The Netherlands Amaizin
Page 5 of 9 06/Feb/2018 Luxembourg Colruyt 06/Feb/2018 Luxembourg Delhaize, Luxembourg 08/Feb/2018 Denmark Coop Danmark A/S, Albertslund, Hovedstaden, 2620 Denmark 08/Feb/2018 Croatia Undeclared gluten may be Belgium not sta- present in gluten free corn ted 06/Feb/2018 Belgium Snack Food Poco Loco, Rumbeeksegravier 157, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium 06/Feb/2018 Belgium rolls Colruyt 06/Feb/2018 Iceland Undeclared gluten may be Iceland not sta- present in gluten-free vege- ted table lasagne 13/Feb/2018 Italy Undeclared soybeans may be Italy present in gluten-free cake mix Supermarcati Deco,Italy 09/Feb/2018 United Kingdom Moths and moth larvae may United Gluten Free Foods be present in gluten free Kingdom porridge flakes Issues concerning Honey 08/Feb/2018 The United States Ciprofloxacin detected in Egypt Imtenan Health Shop for Func-
Page 6 of 9 spring flower honey tional Foods, 13 Dr Mohammed Kamel Hussen, Cairo, None of the above Issues concerning Meat - bovine (beef, veal, cow) 12/Feb/2018 Italy shigatoxin-producing Brazil Escherichia coli in frozen boneless beef from Brazil not yet 06/Feb/2018 The United States Pork products recalled due to being produced without benefit of inspection Canada Olymel S.E.C., 2200 Pratte Ave., Suite 400, Saint- Hyacinthe, Quebec J2S 4B6 Issues concerning Meat - porcine (pork, pig) 08/Feb/2018 Estonia Salmonella (presence /25g) Estonia in chilled boneless pork shoulders from Estonia not yet Issues concerning Milk - bovine (cow) 07/Feb/2018 The United States Listeria monocytogenes may The United Breese Hollow be present in raw milk States Dairy, 454 Breese Hollow Rd, Hoosick Falls, NY Issues concerning Milk products - butter and ghee 08/Feb/2018 Germany Pieces of rubber may be present in Germany butter Hamfelder Hof Bauernmeierei GmbH & Co. KG
Page 7 of 9 Issues concerning Milk products - cheese 08/Feb/2018 Spain Listeria monocytogenes (> Spain 100000 CFU/g) in raw milk cheese from Spain not yet 06/Feb/2018 Spain Listeria monocytogenes may Spain not sta- be present in raw milk ted cheese Issues concerning Milk products - cream 08/Feb/2018 Denmark metal particles in organic Denmark cream from Denmark not yet Issues concerning Other articles 09/Feb/2018 Italy migration of chromium (0.37 China mg/kg - ppm) from kitchen steel knives from China not yet 09/Feb/2018 Germany migration of cobalt (from 2.6 China to 13 mg/l) from coffee and tea cups from China not yet Issues concerning Paprika and chilli powder 12/Feb/2018 The United States Undeclared/illegal colours Mexico (red #10, allura red and sunset yellow) detected in paprika Abastecedora Grill Sa De Cv, Col. Central De Abastos, Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, mexico Issues concerning Pasta and noodles
Page 8 of 9 09/Feb/2018 The Netherlands undeclared sesame, peanut and fish in and incorrect labelling (shortcomings in other languages too) on scallop flavoured noodle bowl from China (Hong Kong) China (Hong Kong) not yet 06/Feb/2018 Italy Pasta recalled as it may con- Italy tain parasites (unspecified) Valdigrano di Flavio Pagani Srl Issues concerning Pepper, black, pink and white 08/Feb/2018 Germany benzo(a)pyrene (16.1 µg/kg Austria - ppb) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (sum of PAH4: 59.8 µg/kg - ppb) in ground black pepper from Austria not yet Issues concerning Peppers (sweet or bell) - fresh or dried 08/Feb/2018 The United States Carbendazim detected in Dominican cachucha peppers Republic CULTIVOS FRES- COS DOMINICA- NOS CULFREDOM SRL, AUTOPISTA DUARTE KM 13.5 LA ORTEGA, Espaillat, Norcentral 12/Feb/2018 Bulgaria chlorpyrifos (0.080 mg/kg - ppm) in sweet peppers from Turkey Turkey not yet Issues concerning Rice 09/Feb/2018 The United States Thiamethoxam, tebuconazole, isoprothiolane, car- India bendazim and buprofezin SRSS AGRO PVT LTD, PLOT NO. 2 Hsidc, Barahi,
Page 9 of 9 detected in long grain rice Haryana, India 08/Feb/2018 The United States Isoprothiolane detected in basmati rice India Star Rice Land Private Ltd, Basai Village, New Delhi, India 06/Feb/2018 The United States Isoprothiolane detected in basmati rice United Kingdom Fei Foods, Clarke Way, Swansea, UK Issues concerning Salt (including sea salt and flavoured salts) 12/Feb/2018 The Netherlands fiber strings in himalayan Pakistan salt from Pakistan not yet Issues concerning Spice mixtures/other spices, curry powder 07/Feb/2018 Hungary Salmonella (presence /25g) India in spice mixture from India, via Spain and via The Slovak Republic not yet Editor: Anders Grønlund (ASG) Direct telephone: 33 39 40 50 Source: HorizonScan E-mail address: asg@lf.dk