Safefood 360° RISK Assessment Tool Report:
February 2023
A total of 384 food safety alerts have been reported globally, indicating a 29.3% increase from February 2022 (297 alerts).
The number of food safety alerts in the previous 6 months
Sep 2022: 262 cases
Oct 2022: 366 cases
Nov 2022: 376 cases
Dec 2022: 351 cases
Jan 2023: 316 cases
Feb 2023: 384 cases
What is the Safefood 360° RISK Assessment Tool?
Safefood 360° RISK is a standalone solution that provides entry-level, line-of-sight risk analysis using big data sources to gain an exact measure of risk in the supply chain, scan for potential risk trends, and provide valuable input into the development of local HACCP and PCP plans. It is specifically designed for food safety managers and auditors, bringing world-class risk assessment capabilities directly into the food business – enabling
food safety practitioners to source and use risk data in a comprehensive format.
For more information, please watch our on-demand webinar about RISK.
Why do we need the Safefood 360° RISK Assessment Tool?
Safefood 360° RISK uses internal and external data sets that helps food safety managers to quickly underpin their assessments and decisions with scientific data, developing robust food safety and supply chain programs.
RISK pulls hourly updates from EU RASFF and the World Bank for the most up-to-date data you can then visualise in geographical and global heat maps, in addition to the ability to drill down into the source data. By just utilizing their reports, the information needs to be taken one by one, which can be time-consuming for an individual business operator – subscribing to RISK saves your Food Safety Managers time in daily operations.
RISK also includes data from FDA food alerts in its beta version mode. Request a demo for more details from our technical consultants.
How do we use this data?
Safefood 360° RISK enables food businesses to make better food safety, fraud, governance and sustainability decisions. It contains a wide range of tools and features, including:
– Identifying emerging food safety trends globally based on your products, hazards and material sources.
– Assessing risk associated with your suppliers and products using reliable data sets and analytical methods.
– Rapidly profiling your products, materials, ingredients and suppliers against food safety and governance indicator data.
– Providing tailored business intelligence, analytics, KPI dashboards and automatic reporting to your team for Enterprise users.
February 2023 Top 5 Food Safety Alerts by Country
The top 5 alerts come from (in descending order): Turkey (32), Netherlands (25), France (22), India (22) and Italy (21).
February 2023 Top 5 Food Safety Alerts by Product Category
The top 5 alerts are categorised (in descending order): Fruits and vegetables (73), Nuts & nuts-related products (44), Food Supplements (37), Cereals and Bakery Product (31), and Herbs and Spices (30).
February 2023 Top 5 Food Safety Alerts by Hazard Category
The top 5 alerts relate to (in descending order): Not categorised (123), Pesticide Residues (79), Pathogenic Micro-organism (74), Mycotoxins(30), and Heavy Metals (14).
(To understand more about the individual hazards, browse our technical datasheets)
February 2023 Top 5 Food Safety Alerts by Actions Taken
The top 5 actions taken are (in descending order): Official Detention (66), Withdrawal From The Market (47), Recall From Consumer (30), Informing Authorities (30), and Destruction (29).
Recent Food Recalls 2023 (February) /Food Product Recalls 2023 (February)
What food is being recalled right now?
| Date | Location | Product-Description | Recall-Reason-Description |
| Feb-23 | UK | grated cheddar 500g | Contain small pieces of clear, soft plastic |
| Feb-23 | UK | Free From Golden Syrup Porridge Pot | Undeclared milk |
| Feb-23 | UK | Belgian Dark Chocolate Bar | Undeclared milk |
| Feb-23 | UK | Mars Dessert Bar | Undeclared peanuts and eggs |
| Feb-23 | UK | Takeaway Pilau Rice | Undeclared egg, sesame, soya and wheat |
| 02/01/2023 | US | Fudge Mint Cookies | Undeclared peanuts |
| 02/03/2023 | US | Ready to Eat Sandwiches, Salads, Yogurt, Wraps and related products | Potential Listeria Monocytogenes contamination |
| 02/03/2023 | US | Powdered apple tea, crackers, cookies & candy | Undeclared milk |
| 02/06/2023 | US | Cake | Undeclared egg |
| 02/08/2023 | US | Veterinary Diets EL Elemental Dry Dog Food | Potentially elevated Vitamin D |
| 02/08/2023 | US | Chocolate Toffee Almonds, Crème Brulee Cashews, Tri-Color Chocolate Expresso Bean, more | Undeclared milk, soy, walnut |
| 02/13/2023 | US | Various Snack Foods | Undeclared milk, wheat, soy, tree nuts |
| 02/14/2023 | US | Ichimi spice powder, 10.58 oz | Undeclared sesame |
| 02/14/2023 | UK | Frozen Quorn Swedish Style Balls | Contain pieces of plastic |
| 02/16/2023 | US | Milk Chocolate Covered Caramels with Nonpareils | Undeclared pecan allergen |
| 02/17/2023 | US | Enoki Mushrooms | Listeria monocytogenes |
| 02/17/2023 | UK | Deluxe Strolghino Salami | Potential presence of Salmonella |
| 02/20/2023 | US | Enfamil Prosobee Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula in 12.9 oz containers | Potential Cronobacter sakazakii contamination |
| 02/21/2023 | US | Cherry Bombs | Undeclared Hazelnuts |
| 02/21/2023 | UK | Chilled Beef Sausage Hot and Spicy, Chilled Chicken Sausage Piri Piri, Chilled Chicken Sausage Tikka, Turkey Chorizo, Sliced Turkey Pizza Topping Salami, Sliced Poultry Mortadella with Paprika, Chilled Mini Chicken Sausage, Beef Salami, Nabulsi Cheese | Poor temperature control |
| 02/22/2023 | US | Roasted Red Peppers with Portobella Mushroom | Undeclared Pine Nuts |
| 02/24/2023 | US | Enoki Mushrooms | Listeria monocytogenes |
| 02/24/2023 | UK | Organic Super Firm Tofu | Poor temperature control |
| 02/26/2023 | US | GEISHA Medium Shrimp, 4 oz can | Potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum |
| 02/28/2023 | US | Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cups | Undeclared Pecan |
| 02/28/2023 | US | Seasoned fisheries and seasoned vegetable products | Potential or Undeclared Allergen/ Crustacean Shellfish, Fish, Milk, Peanuts, Soybean, Tree Nuts, Wheat |
Safefood 360° RISK is an ideal solution for food safety practitioners across the entire food supply chain. To get the latest food news, recalls and alerts from Safefood 360°, click request demo to talk with our technical specialists about how we can help.
