A farm in the Emsland area of lower Saxony was detected the contamination of eggs by the poisonous chemical, dioxin in 2012. Over 250,000 eggs were recalled after discovering excessive level of dioxin. The farm has been closed.
Category: Incident
2012 Black licorice recall due to high lead levels
Black licorice from American Licorice Company was recalled due to high lead levels in the products in 2012. If children consume a bag of product, the lead levels would be double the amount regulators consider actionable.
2013 Meat adulteration scandal in Europe
Horse meat contaminated beef burgers have been disclosed for sale to various supermarkets in Britain and Ireland in 2013. An urgent meeting was set up by European Union officials, European ministers and Commissioner on how to contain the horse meat Read More …
2013 Vegetable vendor finds rat poison in lettuce
The lettuce had been selling throughout the day contained rat poison in a vegetable seller in western Germany in 2013. 105 of 110 cartons of the salad from Italy have been destroyed.
2014 Taiwan food scandal
502.9 tonnes of the tainted lard have been used in the production of a total of 136 kinds of food products. 971 food factories, restaurants, and street vendors had purchased the edible oil or products in 2014. Food and Drug Read More …
2015 United States E. coli outbreak
At least 19 people in seven states of the United States were infected with E. coli O157:H7 through contaminated celery from consuming Costco’s rotisserie chicken salad in 2015. Over 155,000 products has been recalled and taken place as a result Read More …
2016 Mars Issues mass chocolate recall due to plastic
A piece of red plastic was found I one snickers bar which was produced in the chocolate factory of the Netherlands in Germany in 2016. This incident resulted in recall and further noticeable decrease in sales and reduced stock listings Read More …