The FSA reported that Lidl GB recalled Deluxe Oak Smoked Scottish Louch/Loch Trout and Lighthouse Bay Smoked Trout Trimmings, produced by St James Smokehouse, because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The Deluxe Oak Smoked Scottish Louch Trout is packaged in 100g and Lighthouse Bay Smoked Trout Trimmings in 120g with Use By Date between and including 20/12/2022 and 06/01/2023. @ https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-65-2022
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Something South African recalled the Peppercorn Collection Gift Set due to mold contamination
The FDA reported that Something South African LLC of Seattle, WA, is recalling the Peppercorn Collection Gift Set, affected Best Before End (BBE) date of JUN/2024 because mold (Aspergillus brasiliensis) and the mycotoxin Ochratoxin A were detected in the Malaysian Long Pepper. The gift set has the net wt. 4.87oz/138g and the set consists of eight different kinds of dried peppers, each packaged in a sealed glass tube. The gift set that contains the affected Malaysian Long Pepper has the Best Before End (BBE) date of JUN/2024 and Batch 494951-T printed on the back side of the package. The product was sold at the World Market stores nationwide and on the World Market e-commerce web. No illnesses have been reported to date. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/something-south-african-llc-recalls-peppercorn-collection-gift-set-because-possible-health-risk
Something South African LLC of Seattle, WA is recalling the Peppercorn Collection Gift Set, affected Best Before End (BBE) date of JUN/2024, Batch 494951-T, because mold (Aspergillus brasiliensis) and Ochratoxin A were detected in the Malaysian Long Pepper.
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FDA advises restaurants, retailers and consumers to avoid contaminated oysters from Texas
The FDA is advising consumers not to eat and restaurants and food retailers not to sell and dispose of oysters harvested between 11/17/2022 and 12/7/2022 from area TX 1, Galveston Bay, Texas, due to possible norovirus contamination. On December 8, 2022, the Texas Department of State Health Services issued a recall for all oysters harvested between 11/17/2022 and 12/7/2022. These oysters were sold in Alabama (AL), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Louisiana (LA), Mississippi (MS), North Carolina (NC), Tennessee (TN), and Texas (TX). @ https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-advises-restaurants-retailers-and-consumers-avoid-potentially-contaminated-oysters-harvest-area?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
The FDA is advising consumers not to eat, and restaurants and food retailers not to sell, and to dispose of oysters that were harvested between 11/17/2022 and 12/7/2022 from area TX 1, Galveston Bay, Texas due to possible norovirus contamination.
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Core update as of December 14, 2022
The CORE list of outbreaks and adverse events as of December 14, 2022, is as follows. The FDA’s overall response regarding powdered infant formula continues, and the investigation of Cronobacter illnesses linked to powdered infant formula (reference #1056) has been marked as closed. The outbreak of Salmonella Litchfield linked to seafood (reference #1105) is over, and the FDA investigation has closed. The outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to Brie and Camembert Cheese (reference #1106) is over, and the FDA investigation has closed. The case count for the outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium has increased from 270 to 274 cases. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigations-foodborne-illness-outbreaks?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
The following is a list of outbreak and adverse event investigations primarily being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams.