Prosecutors in France searched a Buitoni frozen pizza factory in Caudry, France, because the factory is suspected to be the source of an E. coli outbreak that caused dozens of children to become sick and the headquarters of its owner Nestle France. An investigation into involuntary manslaughter and deceitful practices was opened on 1 April after authorities found more than 70 infections and the potential death of a one-year-old and an 18-year-old. Nestle France, whose headquarters outside Paris were also raided. The inspection revealed a deterioration of food hygiene controls, rodents’ presence, and insufficient measures to prevent pests from contaminating a food production site. French authorities say the reports the outbreak might have begun to occur in late February. Recalls were also ordered in Belgium and Luxembourg, with the affected pizzas distributed in 20 other countries, including 15 in Africa, according to the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed. @ https://www.firstpost.com/world/france-prosecutors-raid-nestle-owned-pizza-factory-after-e-coli-outbreak-leaves-dozens-of-children-sick-10553251.html
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The inspections ‘revealed a deterioration of food hygiene controls’, the presence of ‘rodents’ and insufficient measures to prevent pests from contaminating a food production site, authorities said
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According to the ACCC in Australia, Coles Supermarkets Australia (Hawthorn East, Victoria) has recalled Coles Raw Baby Spinach products from the marketplace due to suspected Salmonella contamination. The recalled products are Coles Baby Spinach, sold in 60 gram, 120 gram, and 280 gram cello plastic bags. The recalled products were sold in Coles Supermarkets, Coles Local, and Coles Online in Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, and New South Wales (excluding Coles stores in Lavington, Deniliquin, and Albury). Quality testing by Coles’ supplier has identified the presence of Salmonella in the 120g Baby Spinach product. Coles recalls all three Baby Spinach products sourced from this supplier. @ https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/coles-supermarkets-pty-ltd-%E2%80%94-coles-baby-spinach
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Sky News reported that the UK recall of Kinder chocolate products was extended to include all those manufactured in Arlon, Belgium, regardless of their best-before date. European health officials have said that the salmonella outbreak linked to Kinder chocolate products is probably related to buttermilk used in a Belgian factory. The European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said they had matched the same salmonella strain currently infecting people to samples taken from a factory in Belgium in December 2021. The European authorities concluded that the buttermilk was identified as the contamination point. The products were distributed worldwide after negative salmonella testing. Ferrero acknowledged it is to be blamed for the delays created in disseminating the information. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said that 67 people in the UK were known to have been infected with salmonella in the outbreak linked to the treats. The majority affected are under five years old, the agency added.@ https://news.sky.com/story/kinder-salmonella-link-outbreak-suspected-to-be-related-to-buttermilk-used-in-belgian-factory-12588717
A UK recall of Kinder chocolate products was extended on Friday to include all of those manufactured at the site in Belgium, regardless of their best-before date.
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Thousands of people have complained to the FDA that claimed to get sick from eating Lucky Charm cereal. Consumers complained on a consumer website, saying they have experienced nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea after eating Lucky Charms. The agency is investigating the complaints. General Mills, the producer of the cereal, is working with the FDA on the matter. The company’s internal investigation found no reason for illnesses due to the consumption of the product, and therefore, no recall was issued. Patrick Quade, the founder of the consumer website Iwaspoisoned.com, said that so far this year, his site has received nearly 2,500 reports from people around the country who said they got sick soon after eating Lucky Charms. The vast majority of the reports have come in over the past two weeks, and they amount to the most complaints the decade-old website has ever received for a single product, he said. Kristin Johnson, who lives in Lexington, Ky., said she fed Lucky Charms to her two-year-old daughter about a week ago, and her daughter got sick for a few days. “When she started feeling better, I gave her Lucky Charms because I thought that was something she would eat since it’s her favorite treat. And she got sick again,” Ms. Johnson said. @ https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/fda-probes-lucky-charms-possible-link-to-illnesses
Food and Drug Administration officials said they are examining reports from more than 100 consumers who told the agency that they got sick after eating Lucky Charms cereal recently.