Foodborne illness costs Australia almost AUD $2.5 billion annually, according to updated estimates.
Figures show the scale of the problem is $2.44 billion (U.S. $1.58 billion) each year. The largest component is lost productivity because
Continue Reading Foodborne disease costs Australia nearly $2.5 billion per year
Experts in Belgium have taken part in an exercise to improve management of foodborne outbreaks in the country.
The event, coordinated this past month by Sciensano, the national public health institute, covered a fictional Salmonella
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Old Europe Cheese Inc. is expanding its recall of brie cheeses announced on Sept. 30 because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The FDA is investigating an outbreak of infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes that are
Continue Reading Cheese recall expanded because of Listeria concerns amid outbreak
The FDA has determined an outbreak of infections from Salmonella Typhimurium was from contaminated cantaloupe and declared its investigation over.
First posted on Aug. 17 by the Food and Drug Administration, there has been little
Continue Reading FDA reveals cantaloupe was behind outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections
Federal officials continue to investigate nine foodborne illness outbreaks even though three of the outbreaks have been declared over.
Also, the Food and Drug Administration says there will be more information released on an outbreak
Continue Reading Outbreak investigations continue as FDA works to find sources of pathogens
Vaccination programs and public awareness campaigns could reduce the number of people affected by tick-borne encephalitis virus, which is sometimes foodborne, according to researchers.
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral infection of the central nervous
Continue Reading Study details scale of foodborne tick-borne encephalitis in Europe
The FDA is advising consumers not to eat and to dispose of the recalled Oyster Kings Inc. oysters from Canada because of possible Salmonella contamination.
On Sept. 27, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified
Continue Reading Oysters recalled in Canada because of Salmonella also distributed in U.S.
Swiss American is recalling St Louis Brie products after being alerted by the manufacturer Old Europe Cheese, Inc. because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
This recall comes after Old Europe Cheese, Inc. issued a recall
Continue Reading More cheese recalled as FDA investigates Listeria outbreak
Gaton’s Foods Dairy is recalling certain Nature’s Best and Zavat Chalav brand Mozzarella cheeses because of possible Listeria contamination.
The recalled products have been sold in Ontario and Quebec, Canada and may have been distributed
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Today the U.S. Court for the Western District of Texas is giving its first attention since Aug. 15 to the criminal case involving former Blue Bell chief Paul Kruse.
“The court hereby
Continue Reading Court action in case against former Blue Bell chief continues despite hung jury