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Belgium: food safety news
This page brings together the 5 food safety stories for the selected market (Belgium) that the TAAG editorial team published between Oct 2, 2026 and Oct 21, 2026: product recalls, alerts, outbreaks, regulatory changes and official controls. By type of story: Product Recall (5). Most cited pathogens and toxins: Salmonella (2), E. coli STEC (1), and Listeria (1).
Every story can be read in full on TAAG Insights, with its publication date, country and cited original source and, where relevant, the related laboratory analysis. The list runs from newest to oldest. At the bottom of the page you will find the other pathogens, countries and story types on TAAG Insights to keep exploring.
5 stories, newest first
MicrobiologyProduct Recall · Belgium
Belgium Recalls Two Fresh Goat Cheeses, Plain and With Herbs, Over Possible Listeria monocytogenes
Belgium's AFSCA published on October 21 the recall of two maquée-type fresh goat cheeses, plain and with herbs, in 125-gram containers, due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes; they were sold from October 13 to 20 at various points of sale.
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MicrobiologyProduct Recall · Belgium
Belgium Recalls Polish Rye Flour over Excessive Ochratoxin A Content
Belgium's AFSCA recalled a type 720 rye flour of Polish origin, in 1-kilogram bags, on October 13 due to excessively high ochratoxin A content, according to an RASFF notification.
· 4 min
MicrobiologyProduct Recall · Belgium
Belgium Recalls Imported Frozen Pork Sausages Over Possible Salmonella
Belgium's AFSCA recalled imported frozen pork sausages on October 13 due to possible Salmonella contamination, following a notification from RASFF, and asks consumers not to eat them.
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MicrobiologyProduct Recall · Belgium
Belgium Recalls Exotic Timut Pepper over Possible Salmonella Following a European Alert
The Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (AFSCA) published on October 7 the recall of timut pepper sold in 40-gram sachets and in a gift box of three peppers, due to possible Salmonella presence reported via the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
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MicrobiologyProduct Recall · Belgium
Belgium Recalls French Camembert Cheese over Possible Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli
An importer, in coordination with the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (AFSCA), recalled on October 2 a 250-gram French Camembert cheese in a wooden box due to possible presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC); it was sold at a single point of sale.
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