Food Alerts Archive

Salmonella Thompson Associated with Ruccola (rocket) Salad. ( RASFF 2004.622-01-02)
Wednesday, 1 December 2004

FSAI have received further information from RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed), regarding origin and distribution of ruccola (rocket) salad. It has been confirmed that the ruccola (rocket) salad originated from Italy.

Salmonella Thompson Associated with Ruccola (rocket) Salad.
Monday, 29 November 2004

The Norwegian Food Control Authority has issued an alert via Eurosurveillance regarding an outbreak of a relatively rare strain of food poisoning bacteria, Salmonella Thompson.

Notification of a recall of Chocolate truffles by Boots
Wednesday, 24 November 2004

The Boots Company PLC has undertaken a product recall on various Christmas gift packed chocolate truffles due to mould contamination in the filling.

Dioxin in potato by-product used in animal feed. ( RASFF 2004 555 )
Friday, 12 November 2004

A meeting was held in Brussels on 11 November of the Commission Expert Working Group on Dioxins and PCBs in food (chaired by the Commission’s Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General), where the Dutch, German, Belgian and French delegations provided an update on the current situation on the investigations involving dioxin contamination in animal feed resulting from contaminated Kaolinitic clay.

Dioxin in potato by-product used in animal feed (RASFF 2004 555)
Tuesday, 9 November 2004

In relation to the potato by-products mentioned in Alert Notification 2004.15 Category II, issued 5th November 2004, the countries known to have received the products are the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.

Dioxin in potato by-product used in animal feed. ( RASFF 2004 555)
Friday, 5 November 2004

FSAI has been informed of ongoing checks being carried out in the Netherlands on a potato by-product used in animal feed identified as being contaminated with dioxin.

Restricted Sale and Trade of all ground red pepper (paprika) processed in Hungary.
Tuesday, 2 November 2004

FSAI has received information from the Hungarian Food Safety Office (HFSO) that the sale and trade of all ground red pepper has been restricted.

Nitrofurans present in Moy Park Free Range Organic Chicken
Thursday, 21 October 2004

FSAI has been informed by the Food Standards Agency (Northern Ireland) that testing during the UK surveillance programme for veterinary medicines has found Moy Park Ltd fresh organic free range chicken contaminated with nitrofurans.

Salmonella Newport Outbreak in UK
Wednesday, 6 October 2004

FSAI is aware of a large outbreak of a relatively rare strain of food poisoning bacteria, Salmonella Newport, which has affected over 350 people in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, since the end of August. At least 20 of those ill have been admitted to hospital.

Colour Sudan 4 in Pure Palm Oil (100%) from Ghana
Friday, 10 September 2004

Following the issue of alert Notification 2004.11 Update 1, further testing in Ireland of various batches and brands of Palm oil have been identified containing Sudan IV dye, an illegal additive.