Illustrative image: Heating sticks reconstituted with compressed sawdust and coffee grounds, without any additives or binders. In France two models are proposed, 20% or 80% of coffee grounds. The calorific value of this fuel is 5000 Kw / t. The ash content after combustion is 1.5%. The humidity level is less than 10%. These sticks are available in pack (bag of 8 sticks of 26x113x25 cm or pallets of 528 kg). Photograph made during a presentation of waste reduction solutions - during the 2018 European Waste Reduction — Lamiot/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The source reports ochratoxin A in caramel-flavoured ground coffee, with a serious risk decision and distribution to France and other member countries. It does not name the other countries or report health effects.
Illustrative image: Outdoor reared pork sausages If there were any at large in this field, they were lying low, unsurprisingly, given the awful weather. — Derek Harper/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Illustrative image: "Each arrow reflects the development of per capita meat consumption and per capita GDP (in constant international dollars) for a particular country. Selected countries are highlighted with blue arrows. All other countries with populations above one million people are shown with light grey arrows in the background. Data from the World Development Indicators ( https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world- development-indicators) and FAO Food Balance Sheets ( https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS — Authors of the study: Martin C. Parlasca and Matin Qaim/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
A serious alert reports Salmonella detection in poultry meat products, including Merguez and chipolatas, with Germany listed as an affected distribution country. Distribution to other member countries is also noted.
Illustrative image: Shells of Pacific oysters, Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793) (Syn. Crassostrea gigas ), and Blue mussels, Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 , oyster and mussel farming center, Grau de Leucate (Leucate lagoon outlet), Leucate , Département Aude , France . — H. Zell/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
The notification reports E. coli in mussels, classifies the risk as serious, and lists France as an affected distribution country. It says distribution was to non-member countries only.
The source reports E. coli in mussels in Malaysia and classifies the risk decision as serious. It states that distribution was to non-member countries only.
A serious-risk notification reports Listeria monocytogenes in a hot smoked bacon roll from Poland, with distribution in Lithuania. The product was presumably no longer on the market.
Illustrative image: This is an old layer poultry bird. It is reared mostly to obtain eggs. It lays eggs when fed well. It has duality advantageous concept which is meat and eggs. Other economic materials that can be gotten from old layer bird is furs, bone, droppings which serve as manure, etc. — Puso Jnr/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A notification reports Salmonella detected in poultry meat products, including Merguez and chipolatas, with a serious risk decision. Distribution to other member countries is reported; the notification was published October 7, 2026.
A border-rejection notification reports mycotoxins, including aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A, in a fig-filled biscuit originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatia is listed as the affected distribution country, with the product permitted to travel there under customs seals.
Illustrative image: Valley of Fire State Park is one of the coolest parks I have ever visited - it is about 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. I have been there several times in the past, usually on bright sunny and hot days. This time was different - I hit the park as a winter storm was clearing in December 2012. It was very cold and windy, even for an Alaskan. The rain had just stopped and it looked like more was on the way. I expected the worst but everything turned out great - the clouds really brought ou — Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
A heat alert covers elevations below 2,000 feet in Death Valley National Park through 8 p.m. PDT on October 9. The notice reports forecast highs near 110°F, overnight lows around 85°F, and increased risk of heat-related illness.
NWS San Diego issued an Extreme Heat Warning for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys—the Inland Empire, through October 8 at 8:00 PM PDT. The source reports high temperatures in the upper 90s to 105 and advises precautions against heat-related illness.
Illustrative image: Hot Creek is in eastern California's Long Valley Caldera, a large depression formed about 760,000 years ago during a large eruption of the Long Valley Volcano. The eruption produced large volumes of ash, air-fall pumice, and pyroclastic flow pumice. As the name suggests, Hot Creek's valley has hot springs - hydrothermal water emerges at the surface along an intracaldera extension of the Hilton Creek Fault. The bedrock in the Hot Creek area includes the Hot Creek Rhyolite Flow, a sanidine-augite- — James St. John/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
A severe heat warning covers the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills through 8 PM PDT October 8, with high temperatures in the 90s and warm nights. The source advises staying cool, drinking fluids, avoiding sun exposure, and checking on others.
Illustrative image: Hot Creek is in eastern California's Long Valley Caldera, a large depression formed about 760,000 years ago during a large eruption of the Long Valley Volcano. The eruption produced large volumes of ash, air-fall pumice, and pyroclastic flow pumice. As the name suggests, Hot Creek's valley has hot springs - hydrothermal water emerges at the surface along an intracaldera extension of the Hilton Creek Fault. The bedrock in the Hot Creek area includes the Hot Creek Rhyolite Flow, a sanidine-augite- — James St. John/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
An Extreme Heat Warning for Orange County Coastal Areas is in effect until 8 PM PDT on October 8. The alert describes dangerously hot daytime temperatures and very warm nights, and includes guidance to reduce heat exposure.
A government outreach programme in eMbongombongweni, Louwsburg, will offer residents access to documents, social and health services, and youth mentorship, alongside donations to local schools and elderly residents. Further details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
President Ramaphosa praised the newly launched FuturePHARMA facility at the CSIR campus in Tshwane, saying it would strengthen South Africa’s capacity for local vaccine and medicine research and pandemic preparedness.
Illustrative image: Wall thermometer to measure the temperature in degree Fahrenheit and in degree Centigrade with an integrated clock, seen in a beach resort in Maine / USA. — Marc-Lautenbacher/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
An Extreme Heat Warning covers Gila River Valley and Parker Valley in Arizona, and Chuckwalla Valley and Palo Verde Valley in California. Afternoon temperatures of 102 to 105 are expected, with the warning in effect from 10 AM to 8 PM Thursday.
A notification reports pesticide residues in Amaranthus from Togo in Belgium, identifying acetamiprid as the hazard and Belgium as the affected distribution country.
Illustrative image: Proposed mechanism (A-I) of human Salmonella 3,10:r:- organisms in chicken ileal model by transmission electron microscopy. Own research-work of Dr R C YashRoy, for International Symposium on SALMONELLA AND SALMONELLOSIS, Pluorfragan, France (May 2002) — Rakeshyashroy/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A notification reports Salmonella detected in marinated chicken drumsticks associated with France. It states that distribution was to non-member countries only.
Illustrative image: Cracked out creation of the night... Cast-iron skillet tortilla pizza with breakfast sausage, hash browns, soft scrambled egg, curry ketchup #breakfastfordinner #brinner — Arnold Gatilao from Oakland, CA, USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
A food notification reports bacterial spoilage causing gas in a curry condiment, with distribution listed to other member countries. The risk is marked potentially serious, and the notification is for follow-up.
A serious information notification reports Listeria monocytogenes in three types of prepared air meals from the Netherlands, with distribution to the United Arab Emirates.
A Salmonella finding was reported in a chicken-based food product in France, with distribution limited to that country. The report classifies the risk as serious.
A notification reports potentially serious Salmonella in poultry sausages and identifies Belgium as an affected distribution country. Distribution to other member countries is indicated.
A notification reports gas formation in curry ketchup due to spoilage bacteria and describes the risk as potentially serious. Brazil is listed as an affected distribution country.
Illustrative image: Combretaceae (rangoon creeper family) » Terminalia catappa ter-min-NAY-lee-uh -- from Latin terminus (end), referring to leaves at the end of shoots kuh-TAP-uh -- from the Malayan name for the Indian Almond commonly known as: Bengali : badam • Burmese : badan • Chinese : 榄仁树 lan ren shu, 欖仁 lan ren (Taiwan) • Dutch : wilde amandel • English : atafa, Barbados almond, bastard almond, Bengal almond, country almond, demarara almond, false kamani, Fijian almond, Indian almond, Java almond, Malabar al — Dinesh Valke from Thane, India/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
A serious-risk alert notification reported Salmonella spp. in almonds from the United States. Germany was listed as an affected distribution country, with distribution to other member countries.
A notification describes gas formation in curry ketchup attributed to spoilage bacteria and rates the risk as potentially serious. Germany is identified as an affected distribution country, with distribution to other member countries also noted.
A source alert reports Salmonella in sesame paste and classifies the risk as potentially serious. France is listed as the affected distribution country.
A notification reports detection of Salmonella in marinated chicken drumsticks distributed to non-member countries, with the United States listed as the affected distribution country. The risk decision is described as potentially serious; additional details about impact were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
A notification reports gas formation in curry ketchup due to spoilage bacteria and assesses the risk as potentially serious. Distribution to other member countries is indicated, with Austria named as an affected distribution country.
Illustrative image: Stereomicroscope observation at 40x of Salmonella spp. colonies grown on selective and differential medium (XLD: Xylose Lysine Desoxycholate) and isolated from a sausage sample. — Chiara.marraccini/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A serious-risk alert reported Salmonella spp. in almonds originating in the United States, with distribution to other member countries and the Netherlands identified as an affected distribution country.
