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China · 12 Nov 2026

Bacillus cereus in food from China: food safety notices

Notices, all years28since 23 Apr 2020
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Products

Fruit and vegetables11Herbs and spices6Food supplements5Nuts and seeds2Fats and oils1Sauces and seasonings1

Producers named

Zhongshan Prb Trading Company 1Guangzhou Jianhuanhang Trading Co. Ltd 1

Australia and Japan name the producer or shipper of each rejected consignment.

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
15 Jul 2026AUFermented chilli bean curd
Zhongshan Prb Trading Company		Bacillus cereus
2500, 2300, 17000, 2300, 1100 cfu/g		Border rejection
19 Jun 2026EUBacillus cereus in dried mushrooms from China, via FranceBacillus cereusInformation · potentially serious
16 Jan 2026EUrecall of infant formulae produced in Switzerland, possibly contaminated with cereulideBacillus cereusAlert · potentially serious
9 Jan 2026EUcereulide in LC-PUFA oil, used in infant formulaBacillus cereusAlert · potentially serious
12 Dec 2025EUCereulide in infant formula from the NetherlandsBacillus cereusAlert · potentially serious
1 Oct 2025EUBacillus cereus in Beancurd with Chilli from ChinaBacillus cereusAlert · serious
19 Sep 2025EUBacillus cereus in dried mushroomsBacillus cereusAlert · serious
19 Feb 2025EUBacillus cereus in dried black mushrooms from China via the Czech RepublicBacillus cereusInformation · potential risk
5 Dec 2024AUFermented bean curd
Guangzhou Jianhuanhang Trading Co. Ltd		Bacillus cereus
2300, 240, 440, 200, 1200 cfu/g		Border rejection
11 Jun 2024EUBacillus cereus in chilli sauce, from ChinaBacillus cereusAlert · serious
4 Jan 2024EUBacillus cereus in dried mushrooms from China, via GermanyBacillus cereusAlert · serious
10 Nov 2023AUGuanghe salted bean curd cubes in brine (with sesame oil)
Kaiping Guanghe Fermented Bean Curd Ltd		Bacillus cereus
5900, 5900, 13000, 2600, 30000 CFU/g		Border rejection
10 Nov 2023AUGuanghe salted bean curd cubes in brine (mild spicy)
Kaiping Guanghe Fermented Bean Curd Ltd		Bacillus cereus
30000, 30000, 30000, 8800, 30000 CFU/g		Border rejection
2 Feb 2022AUFermented chilli beancurd with sesame oil
Huizhou Jiadewei Trading Company		Bacillus cereus
>3000, >15000, >18000, >9000, 1900 CFU/g		Border rejection
2 Mar 2021AUPreserved chilli beancurd
Zhuhai Bomen Food Enterprises Ltd		Bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus 25000, 3300, 14000, 6900, >30000		Border rejection
22 Dec 2020AUFermented bean curd
Kaiping Guanghe Fermented Bean Curd Ltd		Bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus ~9000, 13000, 27000, 14000, 150000		Border rejection
31 Aug 2020EUBacillus cereus (87 000 - 160 000 CFU/g) in food supplement.Bacillus cereusAlert · serious
31 Aug 2020EUBacillus cereus (130 000 - 370 000 CFU/g) and unauthorised irradiation in food supplement.Bacillus cereusAlert · serious
31 Aug 2020EUBacillus cereus (49 000 - 800 000 CFU/g) in food supplement.Bacillus cereusAlert · serious
5 Aug 2020AUFermented bean curd
Kaiping Guanghe Fermented Bean Curd Ltd		Bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus 4000, 5300, 1300, 4500, >15000		Border rejection
23 Jul 2020AUFermented bean curdBacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus 6200, 5900, 5700, >15000, >15000		Border rejection
29 Jun 2020AUPreserved chilli bean curd
Lihuajin Co., Limited		Bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus <100, 200, 2 000, 9 500, 9 100		Border rejection
26 Jun 2020AUPreserved bean curd
Royi (Hk) Industrial Co Ltd		Bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus 1 700, >15 000, 1 500, 1 000, 1 400		Border rejection
11 May 2020AUSpicy fermented bean curd
Xiangshan Industry Co Ltd		Bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus 2 600, 6 000, 3 600, 5 600, 9 300		Border rejection
11 May 2020AUFermented bean curd
Xiangshan Industry Co Ltd		Bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus 6 400, 7 300, 6 200, 8 000, 17 000		Border rejection
8 May 2020AUPreserved vegetarian beancurd with chilli
Gui Yang Nanming Laoganma Flavoured Food Co Ltd (C		Bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus 7 600, 3 600, 3 400, 4 200, 2 000		Border rejection
23 Apr 2020AUWhite fermented bean curd
Kaiping Guanghe Fermented Bean Curd Ltd		Bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus 3 800, 1 400, 2 400, 830, 550		Border rejection
23 Apr 2020AUChilli fermented bean curd
Kaiping Guanghe Fermented Bean Curd Ltd		Bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus 3 600, 430, 7 800, 1 100, >15 000		Border rejection