The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has conceded some work it had planned will be delayed or not done at all but has insisted a focus on reducing foodborne disease will continue.
A work plan for
Continue Reading FSA stops some work but maintains a food safety focus
The source of a norovirus outbreak that affected more than 200 people in an Australian state was likely an ill food handler, according to researchers.
In November 2021, the Australian Capital Territory Department of Health
Continue Reading Sick worker likely caused large norovirus donut outbreak, finds study
E. coli has been found in ground beef, pre-packaged salads, and ready-made dough and baking mixes, according to results of food controls in Germany.
In 2021 risk-based monitoring, samples of ground, or minced, beef was
Continue Reading German testing finds E. coli in beef, salad, and dough
Salmonella was responsible for more than half of all foodborne outbreaks in Australia in 2017, according to recently released figures.
A total of 179 foodborne outbreaks were reported in 2017. They affected 2,130 people
Continue Reading Salmonella dominates Australian outbreaks
Italian authorities are investigating a Listeria outbreak that has sickened 22 people and killed one.
Mortadella sold by Veroni is being looked at as a potential source but an official link has not been confirmed
Continue Reading Italy hit by new Listeria outbreak with one dead
Almost 200 people have been sickened in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak that has been ongoing for more than a year.
Overall, 196 Salmonella Mbandaka infections have been reported with 89 people sick in Finland and
Continue Reading Nearly 200 sick in EU and UK Salmonella outbreak
Two major foodborne outbreaks have recently been highlighted at a European conference on infectious diseases.
Presentations at the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) covered an E. coli outbreak from Nestlé pizzas
Continue Reading Major E. coli, and Salmonella outbreaks highlighted at a conference; investigations ongoing
Three E. coli outbreaks were reported in England earlier this year with two linked to dairy farms.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) helped the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) investigate Shiga toxin-producing E.
Continue Reading Milk and cheese linked to English E. coli outbreaks
Researchers have found that Salmonella caused the most outbreaks linked to meat products in China over a 15-year period.
From 2002 to 2017, China recorded 2,815 outbreaks caused by meat and meat products, resulting in
Continue Reading Salmonella behind most meat outbreaks in China
Sweden has noted an increase in foodborne outbreaks and illnesses in 2021 but levels were still below pre-COVID-19 pandemic figures.
The number of outbreaks reported to the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) in 2020 and 2021
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