Highlights: Highlights concerning Poultry meat and poultry products Date Issue Summary 20/Mar/2018 Inspectors from the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) and eggs Fraud in Dutch quail the Dutch Control Authority for Eggs (NCAE) found that an egg wholesaler has been selling French battery quail eggs as Dutch free-range quail eggs. During the inspection regulators found the company had not bought Dutch quail eggs since February 2017. 20/Mar/2018 Welfare concerns have been raised over footage from a UK poultry farm that claims to show horrific conditions that chickens are kept in. The footage was taken at Walston Poultry farm, an egg producer for Big & Fresh who supplies some of the leading retailers in the UK, such as Tesco, Asda and Noble Foods. Welfare concerns over UK poultry farm
Page 2 of 7 Issues: Issues concerning Apricots - dried 19/Mar/2018 Greece too high content of sulphite Turkey (2970 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey not yet Issues concerning Complete feed, pet food 20/Mar/2018 The United States Listeria monocytogenes may The United be present in raw turkey and States raw chicken cat food Radagast Pet Food Inc, Portland, OR Issues concerning Feed materials - soy beans & meal 20/Mar/2018 Germany Salmonella (presence /25g) Germany in soybean meal from Germany not yet Issues concerning Fish - smoked/cured/dried or otherwise preserved 20/Mar/2018 Belgium incorrect expiry date (wrong Belgium use-by date) of chilled salmon tartare from Belgium not yet 20/Mar/2018 Switzerland mercury (1.7 mg/kg - ppm) Italy not yet in tuna (Thunnus alalunga) in olive oil in glass jars from Italy Issues concerning Gluten-free products 16/Mar/2018 Germany Undeclared gluten may be Germany present in gluten-free flax flour and gluten-free protein Oil Mill Moog GmbH, Klappendorf 2, 01623
Page 3 of 7 powder Lommatzsch Issues concerning Infant formulae 19/Mar/2018 The Netherlands Cronobacter sakazakii in The Netherlands infant formula from The Netherlands not yet Issues concerning Jams, jellies and marmalades and other processed fruit-based foods 20/Mar/2018 Malta unauthorised use of colour E Syria not yet 122 - azorubine in rose jam from Syria Issues concerning Lemons 20/Mar/2018 Bulgaria imazalil (10.123 mg/kg - Turkey ppm) in lemons from Turkey not yet Issues concerning Meat products and meat preparations - other 20/Mar/2018 The United States Cajun beef burritos recalled The United due to being produced without States benefit of inspection Mickey Borwn Inc, Houma, USA Issues concerning Meat, minced, ground - bovine (beef, veal, cow) 12/Mar/2018 Canada E. coli O157:H7 may be present Canada in ground beef 9369-5989 Quebec Inc Issues concerning Other leaf vegetables (not lettuce or spinach-like) 20/Mar/2018 The Netherlands unauthorised substance carbendazim Suriname (2.7 mg/kg - not yet
Page 4 of 7 ppm) in tayer leaf from Suriname Issues concerning Other prepared foods 20/Mar/2018 Germany plastic fragments in various Austria sorts of organic vegan stuffed pasta from Austria not yet 20/Mar/2018 Denmark Undeclared groundnuts, undeclared sesame, undeclared Denmark pistachio, undeclared walnut and undeclared almond may be present in prepared ready-to-eat salads Coop Danmark A/S, Albertslund, Hovedstaden, 2620 Denmark Issues concerning Other sauces (various, usually in jars) 20/Mar/2018 The United States Undeclared wheat and undeclared The United soy may be present in States gourmet honey sauce Piggie Park Enterprises Inc 20/Mar/2018 The United States Undeclared wheat and undeclared soy may be present in States The United honey sauce Piggie Park Enterprises Inc Issues concerning Other seeds - not listed 20/Mar/2018 Romania Salmonella may be present Austria in organic amaranth seeds Estyria Naturprodukte GmbH Issues concerning Other tree nuts & mixed nuts 15/Mar/2018 Canada Aflatoxins detected in various Canada nut products Scott Bathgate Ltd Issues concerning Pastries, biscuits, cakes etc.
Page 5 of 7 20/Mar/2018 Spain undeclared lactoprotein (> Spain 2.5 mg/kg - ppm) in lactose-free biscuits from Spain not yet Issues concerning Pistachios 20/Mar/2018 Germany aflatoxins (B1 = 10.6 µg/kg Iran - ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran not yet 20/Mar/2018 Germany aflatoxins (B1 = 19.2; Tot. = Turkey 21 µg/kg - ppb) in halva with pistachio nuts from Turkey not yet Issues concerning Pomegranates 20/Mar/2018 Bulgaria prochloraz (1.145 mg/kg - Turkey ppm) in pomegranates from Turkey not yet Issues concerning Poultry meat products - sausages 19/Mar/2018 Germany Undeclared egg may be present Germany in chicken sausages Pichler Biofleisch Vertriebs-GmbH & Co. KG Issues concerning Pumpkin seeds 20/Mar/2018 Lithuania unsuitable organoleptic China characteristics of pumpkin kernels from China, via Poland not yet
Page 6 of 7 Issues concerning Raspberries 20/Mar/2018 Denmark norovirus (GI; GII /25g) in Poland frozen raspberries from Poland not yet Issues concerning Sesame seed, tahini & halva 20/Mar/2018 Germany Salmonella enterica ser. Nigeria Agege (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Maastricht (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Saphra (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria not yet 19/Mar/2018 Germany Salmonella enterica ser. Nigeria Agege (in 4 out of 5 samples /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Rubislaw (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria not yet 20/Mar/2018 Greece Salmonella (presence /25g) Sudan not yet in sesame seeds from Sudan Issues concerning Snack foods 16/Mar/2018 Germany Undeclared milk may be Germany present in potato crips Intersnack Knabber-Gebäck GmbH & Co. KG, Köln Issues concerning Sugar-based confectionery 16/Mar/2018 Germany Undeclared cream may be Germany present in liquorice sweets Jahnke Süsswaren GmbH, 24568 Kaltenkirchen
Page 7 of 7 Issues concerning Wines (red, white, rose, sparkling, fortified) 16/Mar/2018 Germany Possibility of bottles of wine Germany bursting due to secondary fermentation Wein und Sektkellerei Einig- Zenzen GmbH + Co. KG, Carl- Friedrich-Benz- Str. 8, 56759 Kaisersesch FOOD FRAUD ALERTS Editor: Anders Grønlund (ASG) Direct telephone: 33 39 40 50 Source: HorizonScan E-mail address: asg@lf.dk