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European Union: food safety news
This page brings together the 6 food safety stories for the selected market (European Union) that the TAAG editorial team published between Oct 9, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026: product recalls, alerts, outbreaks, regulatory changes and official controls. By type of story: Health Alert (3), Product Recall (2), and Outbreak (1). Most cited pathogens and toxins: Salmonella (4) and Listeria (2).
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.
6 stories, newest first
MicrobiologyProduct Recall · European Union
Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland Recall Danish Smoked Trout Fillets Over Listeria monocytogenes After a RASFF Alert
Switzerland's FSVO issued a warning on October 24 over Listeria monocytogenes in 125-gram smoked trout fillets made in Denmark, which are also being recalled in Belgium, Germany and Austria following a RASFF alert that detected the bacterium in 2 of 5 samples.
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MicrobiologyHealth Alert · European Union
Italy and Czech Republic Notify RASFF of Salmonella Enteritidis and Infantis in Chicken Breast, Drumsticks and Thighs From Romania
Between October 15 and 23, RASFF published three notifications over Salmonella in chilled chicken of Romanian origin found in official market controls: Italy detected Salmonella Enteritidis in breast and the Czech Republic, Salmonella Infantis in drumsticks and thighs.
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MicrobiologyProduct Recall · European Union
France and Belgium Recall Ground Coriander and Curry and Tandoori Blends Over Salmonella, With 21 Spice Batches From the Same Company
RappelConso published on October 15 and 16 the nationwide recall in France of 21 batches of spices, including ground coriander and curry and tandoori blends, over Salmonella, and Belgium's AFSCA reported on October 23 the recall of the same 35-gram tandoori blend.
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MicrobiologyHealth Alert · European Union
RASFF Logs Nine Notifications in Nine Days Over Salmonella in Poultry Meat From Poland, With Two Alerts for Infantis and Enteritidis
Between October 15 and 23, RASFF published nine notifications over Salmonella in chicken, turkey and duck meat from Poland, sent by Germany, Italy, Belgium, Finland, Latvia and Poland itself; two are alerts, for Salmonella Infantis in marinated wings and Enteritidis in duck.
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MicrobiologyHealth Alert · European Union
Latvia Detects Listeria monocytogenes in 5 of 5 Samples of Frozen Skinless Salmon Fillet Pieces of Norwegian Origin
RASFF validated on October 21 an alert notification from Latvia over Listeria monocytogenes in all 5 of the 25-gram samples analyzed of frozen skinless salmon fillet pieces, of Norwegian origin, taken in an official market control; the risk was classified as potentially serious.
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MicrobiologyOutbreak · European Union
ECDC Reports More Than 160 New Cases in 2026 of the Prolonged Salmonella Strathcona Outbreak, Linked to Small Tomatoes from Sicily
ECDC's weekly threats report of October 9 notes that the Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 outbreak remains active, with more than 160 new cases in 2026 in ten EU/EEA countries and more than 800 confirmed cases since 2023.
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