Almost 550 people were hospitalized in Vietnam earlier this year after a Salmonella outbreak linked to a type of sandwich sold at a bakery.
The outbreak occurred in Dong Nai province in May 2024. The Dong Nai Food Safety Department and the Institute of Public Health in Ho Chi Minh
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Germany has been hit hardest in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to rocket from Italy.
As of late September, there are 98 cases in Germany. The Robert Koch Institut (RKI) believes this number may go up. There are 16 patients in Austria and 23 in Denmark.
The first cases were
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A major Listeria outbreak in Switzerland has sickened more than 30 since 2022 and seven people have died.
The first case was reported in April 2022, and the outbreak peak occurred in 2023. The last sick person became ill in June 2024.
An article in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
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An analysis by the European Commission has found national authorities are largely doing enough to ensure companies are complying with the rules, but there are areas for improvement.
A report covers data submitted by European countries on their official controls and related EU Commission activities in 2022.
In 2022, there
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A Codex committee has made progress on guidelines for preventing and controlling food fraud.
The draft guidance has been sent to the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption, which will meet in Switzerland in November.
The United States chaired the electronic working group. It will also lead a group dealing with
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The number of outbreaks and people sick in them in the Netherlands has gone down compared to the previous year, according to statistics recently reported.
In 2023, 911 outbreaks were reported, with 3,500 people falling ill. In 2022, there were 1,173 outbreaks and 4,505 sick people.
Norovirus, Salmonella, and Campylobacter
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An analysis has revealed that self-reported illness appears to have increased when restrictions related to the Coronavirus pandemic were lifted.
The findings come from two reports published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), which examined how COVID-19 prevention measures and associated changes in behavior impacted infectious intestinal disease (IID).
IID
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has backed European plans to use whole genome sequencing (WGS) to help solve outbreaks.
The European Commission recently asked for comments on potential legislation requiring EU countries to do WGS during foodborne outbreaks.
The FDA said the proposed regulation would “significantly improve food
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Dutch scientists have created a framework that can be used when looking into the reuse of water on food crops.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Wageningen University and Research (WUR) and the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) have defined a set of
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Despite some stakeholders expressing concern about the plans, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) continues looking into a new form of food hygiene regulation for large, national businesses.
At a FSA board meeting this week, members were told about the results of a trial in England with Aldi, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Tesco
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