Safefood 360° RISK Assessment Tool Report:
October 2022
366 food safety alerts have been recorded worldwide.
Decrease in alerts by 12.8% from October 2021.
Catalogue:
Number of food safety alerts in the previous 6 months.
May 2022: 382 cases
June 2022: 351 cases
July 2022: 258 cases
Aug 2022: 300 cases
Sep 2022: 262 cases
Oct 2022: 366 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.
October 2022 Top 5 Food Safety Alerts by Country
The top 5 alerts come from (in descending order): Poland (36), Turkey (27), India (21), France (19), and the Netherlands (18) .
October 2022 Top 5 Food Safety Alerts by Product Category
The top 5 alerts are categorised (in descending order): Fruits and vegetables (51), Nuts & nuts-related products (43), Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products (40), Dietetic Foods & Food Supplements (37), and Herbs and Spices (28).
October 2022 Top 5 Food Safety Alerts by Hazard Category
The top 5 alerts relate to (in descending order): Not categorised (107), No definition-Salmonella (23), Salmonella spp (18), Unauthorised Substance-Chlorpyrifos (17) and Aflatoxin total (15).
(To understand more about the individual hazards, browse our technical datasheets)
October 2022 Top 5 Food Safety Alerts by Actions Taken
The top 5 actions taken are (in descending order): Withdrawal From The Market (60), Official Detention (44), Product (to be) Redispatched (40), Informing recipient(s) (33), and Recall from the consumer (31).
Recent Food Recalls 2022 (October)/Food Product Recalls 2022 (October)
What food is being recalled right now?
| Date | Location | Details | Product |
| 04/10/2022 | UK | Undeclared allergens | Tuna Rice Salad |
| 04/10/2022 | UK | Shortened shelf life | Cooking sauces |
| 04/10/2022 | US | Listeria monocytogenes | Brie wedges and variable weights |
| 05/10/2022 | US | Listeria monocytogenes | Brie and Camembert Cheeses |
| 07/10/2022 | US | Undeclared Soy Allergen | Glazed Pies |
| 07/10/2022 | US | Undeclared Milk Allergen | Tomato Basil Soup |
| 07/10/2022 | US | Listeria monocytogenes | Fruit and Cheese plate 6.2 oz |
| 07/10/2022 | US | Potential contamination with shiga toxin-producing E. Coli | Earth Grown Vegan Traditional Falafel and Garlic & Herb Falafel |
| 09/10/2022 | UK | May contain metal | Smoothie Meal Replacement Shake |
| 09/10/2022 | UK | May contain metal | Strawberry Flavoured Whey Protein and Active Chocolate Fudge Flavoured |
| 11/10/2022 | UK | Undeclared allergens | Sushi Box |
| 12/10/2022 | US | Undeclared cashews | Pasta Salad |
| 12/10/2022 | US | Undeclared cashews | Sesame sticks mix and roasted and salted sunflower meat tub products |
| 13/10/2022 | US | Vial Breakage | Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 8.4%, 50 mEq/50 mL vial |
| 14/10/2022 | UK | Wrong label | Squash |
| 14/10/2022 | US | Potential for spoilage | Ready-to-feed liquid products for infants and children |
| 17/10/2022 | US | Undeclared Peanuts | Salted Caramel Cookies |
| 17/10/2022 | US | Foreign Object | STUFFED Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with Fudge Filling |
| 18/10/2022 | UK | Plastic | Vegetable Lasagne for 1 and Vegetable Lasagne for 2 |
| 19/10/2022 | US | Undeclared Tree Nuts (Cashews) | Chicken Salad Quad & Chicken Salad Sandwich Club Tray |
| 20/10/2022 | UK | Possible presence of uncooked chicken | Ready cooked diced chicken breast |
| 20/10/2022 | US | Undeclared Egg Protein | Vegan Drumsticks |
| 21/10/2022 | US | Product Safety/Unapproved Ingredient | Dry Shampoo Aerosol |
| 22/10/2022 | US | Undeclared Egg Protein | Vegan Drumsticks and Vegan Golden Nuggets |
| 24/10/2022 | US | Undeclared soy | Various sauces |
| 24/10/2022 | US | Potential for radio frequency (RF) interference with other medical devices. | Incontinence management system |
| 24/10/2022 | US | Use of product may lead to burns, mild shocks, or rashes and irritation | Heating pads |
| 25/10/2022 | US | Due to presence of Nitrosamine Drug Substance Related Impurity (NDSRI), N-Nitroso-Quinapril | Quinapril and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets USP, 20mg / 12.5mg, 90’s HDPE bottle |
| 25/10/2022 | US | Undeclared walnuts | Assorted Italian Cookies |
| 25/10/2022 | US | Due to glass particulates | Octreotide Acetate Injection, 500 mcg/mL |
| 27/10/2022 | US | Undeclared eggs | Harvest Pumpkin gelato and Paw Paw gelato |
| 27/10/2022 | US | Undeclared wheat | Dipping caramel |
| 28/10/2022 | US | Undeclared almonds and hazelnuts | Tiramisu Twist Cookies |
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 here to talk with our technical specialists about how we can help.
