A woman who lost her baby boy to the South African listeriosis outbreak has said the death left a void in her life.
Innocentia Phaahla was pregnant at the time of her illness. In late
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Long-term Listeria outbreak solved in Denmark
Danish officials have solved a Listeria outbreak linked to hummus that first affected people in 2016.
Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Fødevarestyrelsen (Danish Veterinary and Food Administration) and the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
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Austrian company sent questionable meat to other EU countries
Beef and pork from Austria that is suspected to be unfit to eat has been distributed to 10 other countries.
Austrian authorities searched a slaughterhouse in Styria in late October and suspect that meat unfit
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Swedish Salmonella outbreak linked to crayfish
A national outbreak of Salmonella in Sweden has been linked to eating a brand of crayfish.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) reported the probable source of infection in an update to the initial outbreak
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Tiger Brands mulls sale of processed meats operations
Tiger Brands is considering selling its processed meats business that was identified as the source of the South African Listeria outbreak in 2017 and 2018.
The company said as part of a strategic review it
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Salmonella outbreak hits several countries; EU officials release few details
More than 30 people are sick in Sweden and several other European countries from a rare strain of Salmonella. Officials will not say what other countries are involved or how many people are sick outside
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Listeria survivor recalls emotional trauma
A survivor of the South African Listeria outbreak has described the ordeal as extremely painful and emotionally traumatic.
Gina Moyo was hospitalized for eight days in November 2017. She was quarantined and not allowed to
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Researchers find vibrio forms specialized cells to spread
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have found out more about how vibrio spreads in the environment.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus causes acute gastroenteritis in humans and is the leading cause for seafood borne illnesses in the
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FSA chief expresses food standards concerns
The Food Standards Agency is currently more concerned about issues relating to food standards than hygiene, according to the authority’s chief executive.
Emily Miles, chief executive of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), said the agency
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EU says Salmonella issues in poultry from Thailand unresolved
The problem of Salmonella contaminated poultry meat from Thailand detected at the European border is likely to continue, according to a report.
DG Sante, the European Commission’s unit for policy on food safety and health,
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Tropane alkaloids caused Ugandan food aid outbreaks
International investigations have found two outbreaks of illness in Uganda were likely caused by food aid contaminated with tropane alkaloids.
Five people died and about 300 fell sick after eating Super Cereal distributed in Karamoja
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