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Australian agencies investigate Hepatitis A outbreak

Two health agencies in Australia are investigating a cluster of hepatitis A infections in the South Korean community. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Directorate and New South Wales (NSW)

By News Desk

/ 23 Aug 2019

Australian agencies investigate Hepatitis A outbreak

Survey finds gaps in food safety knowledge in Egypt

A study of food handlers in Egypt has highlighted poor knowledge and non-compliance with food safety practices. The food safety system of Egypt is undergoing transition with the recent creation

By News Desk

/ 23 Aug 2019

Survey finds gaps in food safety knowledge in Egypt

Up to 69 Shiga toxin-producing illnesses acquired from popular Minneapolis swimming beach

Minnesota’s Lake Nokomis is to blame for more illnesses that might be caused by Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, which is frequently a foodborne pathogen E. coli is a type

By News Desk

/ 22 Aug 2019

Up to 69 Shiga toxin-producing illnesses acquired from popular Minneapolis swimming beach

Import alerts include seafood, dyes, agricultural pesticides on raw food

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent

By News Desk

/ 22 Aug 2019

Import alerts include seafood, dyes, agricultural pesticides on raw food

Canadian caviar recall expanded; botulism poisoning risk continues

Last week, Kananaskistrade grained salmon caviar was recalled from the marketplace as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) urged consumers to not eat the product because of concerns about botulism

By News Desk

/ 22 Aug 2019

Canadian caviar recall expanded; botulism poisoning risk continues

FDA finds violations at airline caterer, seafood firm, tahini importer

The Food and Drug Administration recently sent warning letters to a tahini importer in Florida in relation to an outbreak, and a seafood processor and airline caterer in California, because

By News Desk

/ 21 Aug 2019

FDA finds violations at airline caterer, seafood firm, tahini importer

Hepatitis E infections up; Irish warning cites pork as contributor

The Health Protection Surveillance Center in Ireland has issued a warning about hepatitis E and undercooked pork following an increase in the number of people infected during summer and autumn

By News Desk

/ 20 Aug 2019

Hepatitis E infections up; Irish warning cites pork as contributor

Listeria outbreak in Canada linked to frozen chicken; recall underway

Public health officials in Canada posted a Public Health Notice today regarding an outbreak of Listeria infections linked to frozen cooked chicken. The outbreak has hospitalized 85 percent of victims.

By News Desk

/ 19 Aug 2019

France’s food safety system found equivalent to USA for veal, pork and ready-to-eat meats

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released a new on-site equivalence verification audit for France. It did not find any deficiencies that represented an immediate threat to public health.

By News Desk

/ 19 Aug 2019

France’s food safety system found equivalent to USA for veal, pork and ready-to-eat meats

Fraunhofer works on disinfection using UV light

Scientists at a German institute are investigating use of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs) to destroy bacterial DNA. Fraunhofer researchers looked at replacing conventional lamps containing mercury with ultraviolet light-emitting

By News Desk

/ 19 Aug 2019

Fraunhofer works on disinfection using UV light

Fresh basil consumption likely responsible for 205 Cyclospora infections in 11 states

Fresh basil exported by Siga Logistics de RL de CV of Morelos, Mexico is under investigation for a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections, according to the federal Centers for Disease

By News Desk

/ 17 Aug 2019

Fresh basil consumption likely responsible for 205 Cyclospora infections in 11 states

Lithuania sees sharp increases in Campylobacter, Salmonella this year

The number of people sick from Campylobacter and Salmonella infections has increased by about 20 percent in Lithuania so far this year, according to the Centre for Communicable Diseases and

By News Desk

/ 17 Aug 2019

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Australian agencies investigate Hepatitis A outbreak

Survey finds gaps in food safety knowledge in Egypt

Up to 69 Shiga toxin-producing illnesses acquired from popular Minneapolis swimming beach

Import alerts include seafood, dyes, agricultural pesticides on raw food

Canadian caviar recall expanded; botulism poisoning risk continues

FDA finds violations at airline caterer, seafood firm, tahini importer

Hepatitis E infections up; Irish warning cites pork as contributor

Listeria outbreak in Canada linked to frozen chicken; recall underway

France’s food safety system found equivalent to USA for veal, pork and ready-to-eat meats

Fraunhofer works on disinfection using UV light

Fresh basil consumption likely responsible for 205 Cyclospora infections in 11 states

Lithuania sees sharp increases in Campylobacter, Salmonella this year