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Tahini recalled in Malta

Contaminated sesame seed recalls continue in Europe

By Joe Whitworth on February 5, 2021

A European alert food system is nearing 500 reports because of the unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in products with sesame seeds.

Belgium made the first alert in early September 2020 in the Rapid Alert System…
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2020: Deadly beer, seedy stories and PHE axed

By Joe Whitworth on December 28, 2020
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This year has been dominated by the global coronavirus pandemic but it also held many other surprises such as contaminated beer in Brazil, pesticide residues in seeds from India, and approval of cell-based meat…
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EU toughens rules for sesame seeds from India

By Joe Whitworth on October 30, 2020

The European Commission has strengthened checks on sesame seeds from India as recalls due to pesticide residue contamination continue.

The move was prompted by food safety incidents notified through the Rapid Alert System for Food…
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Multi-country recalls due to ethylene oxide in sesame seeds

By News Desk on September 30, 2020

The presence of an unauthorized substance in sesame seeds from India has prompted a spate of product recalls across Europe.

The ethylene oxide alert was first raised by Belgium in early September but now concerns…
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EU countries take up interim rules on official controls during pandemic

By Joe Whitworth on May 9, 2020

More than a dozen countries have taken advantage of temporary rules to tackle disruption in official control systems in Europe because of the coronavirus pandemic.

As of May 6, 15 nations had informed the European…
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USDA issues warning about misbranded pork sausages

By News Desk on November 4, 2019

A routine inspection uncovered improper labeling on sausages, spurring the USDA to issue a public warning.

The warning from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said a recall was not…
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Novel Salmonella type aided outbreak detection

By News Desk on September 12, 2019

Detection of a Salmonella outbreak was helped by the fact that it was a novel serotype, according to researchers.

The salmonellosis outbreak had 47 confirmed cases in five European countries between March 2016 and April…
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Tahini recalled in Israel

Israel joins Canada, U.S. in Salmonella outbreak traced to tahini products

By News Desk on December 5, 2018

The Israeli Ministry of Health has reported almost 40 cases of Salmonella infection linked to tahini products that have also sickened five people in the United States.

The Ministry of Health found a possible connection…
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EFSA and ECDC report sheds light on egg, sesame seed Salmonella outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on September 26, 2018

More detail has emerged about two past large multi-country foodborne outbreaks in Europe.

One was caused by Salmonella Enteritidis linked to contaminated eggs from Poland and the other by a previously unknown Salmonella serotype and…
Continue Reading EFSA and ECDC report sheds light on egg, sesame seed Salmonella outbreaks

Canada expands sesame seed recall to include more products

By News Desk on January 31, 2018

A Canadian recall of sesame seeds due to potential Salmonella contamination has expanded to include more products and additional distribution information since the initial industry-attributed recall notice reported on Jan. 26.

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FDA Urged to Require Allergen Labeling for Sesame Seeds

By News Desk on December 2, 2014

As many as 500,000 Americans are estimated to be allergic to sesame seeds, but current rules on allergen labeling don’t include a requirement for them. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a…
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