The source of infection was not found for three of four Listeria outbreaks in England in 2018.
The one which was solved was an international outbreak that involved 12 cases in England from 2015 to
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The European Commission has published draft legislation that includes food safety culture.
A revision of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on food hygiene also covers allergen management, and redistribution of food.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission is
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for experts to advise the body’s work on food safety.
WHO will update the global strategy for food safety: safer food for better health and aims to deliver
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Norwegian researchers have found a decline in other notifiable infectious diseases during the Coronavirus pandemic.
They compared the number of cases reported to the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (MSIS) during February to April
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified key priorities to improve food safety in the next five years in South East Asia.
The Framework for Action on Food Safety in the WHO South-East Asia Region
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It is not possible to accurately compare foodborne disease rates between countries, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The agency, which covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said this is because of different methodologies
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Authorities in Germany, Spain, Italy and Belgium have provided more details of their roles in an international operation focused on potentially dangerous food and beverages.
Operation Opson IX, coordinated by Europol and Interpol, ran from
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The Coronavirus pandemic is more of a food security and trade problem than a food safety issue, according to experts.
The “COVID-19 & Food Safety Global Summit” was organized by the International Association for Food
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Sweden has reported three outbreaks of histamine poisoning in tuna from Vietnam in the past three months.
The outbreaks, which have affected about 60 people, do not appear to be directly related as the tuna
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The number of foodborne outbreaks in Norway declined slightly this past year from 2018, according to the country’s public health agency.
In 2019, 223 outbreaks from all sources were reported with 5,401 cases of disease.
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An increase in hepatitis A infections in a Chinese province earlier this year has been attributed to eating raw or undercooked seafood.
In February 2020, there was a 138 percent increase in hepatitis A infections
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