FDA Investigates Listeria Outbreak Linked to Frozen Vegetables

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

The FDA, CDC and state and local officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis identified in March 2016. The CDC reports that eight people infected with the outbreak strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from three states (California, Maryland and Washington) from September 2013 – March 2016. Ill people ranged in age from … Continue reading FDA Investigates Listeria Outbreak Linked to Frozen Vegetables

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Food recalls in EU – Week 48/2015

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the EU RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find the following notifications: 1. Alerts followed by a recall from consumers: Allergens: traces of lactoprotein (39.9 mg/kg - ppm) in biscuits from Germany, following an official control on the market. Notified by Slovenia, distributed also to Hungary, Switzerland; Allergens: traces of lactoprotein (3.4 … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 48/2015