A plant-based cheese brand has been linked to five serious Listeria infections in France.
The five cases of listeriosis include four pregnant women who gave birth prematurely. They were infected with the same type of
Continue Reading Five sick in French Listeria outbreak linked to cheese alternative
More than 30 people fell sick with hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections in a complex outbreak in England involving dates, a school, a bakery, and different transmission routes, according to a study.
In June 2019
Continue Reading Food handlers played role in the hepatitis A outbreak; many students then vaccinated
More than 20 people have fallen ill in Sweden with the source of their infections suspected to be eggs.
The Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak involves 22 people from 11 different regions. Patients are aged between 7
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Officials with the Food and Drug administration are doubling down on their warning against certain enoki mushrooms because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed another patient in a Listeria outbreak.
The public
Continue Reading Another patient confirmed in outbreak traced to enoki mushrooms; FDA renews warning
Swiss authorities have revealed a Listeria outbreak sickened 20 and killed one person in 2022.
The Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP), Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (OSAV), and cantonal, or regional, authorities detected
Continue Reading One died in a Swiss Listeria outbreak traced to smoked fish
Federal officials have confirmed that enoki mushrooms sold under the Utopia Foods Inc. brand name are behind an outbreak of infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food
Continue Reading FDA says Utopia Foods enoki mushrooms traced to outbreak of Listeria infections
Italian researchers have looked at botulism trends over two decades including a large outbreak in 2020.
Italy has one of the highest botulism rates in Europe with one factor being a strong home canning tradition
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It’s cruise season and that means it’s norovirus season for vacationers who opt for trips on the high seas.
The most recently reported outbreak of the highly contagious virus, which often starts as a foodborne
Continue Reading Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships not uncommon
The Food and Drug Administration has closed its investigation of an outbreak of infections from Salmonella Typhimurium that sickened more than 250 people without finding a cause for the illnesses.
The FDA first announced the
Continue Reading FDA closes investigation of patients infected with Salmonella; no cause found
Oysters from Ireland have been linked to illnesses in Hong Kong. In other news from the region, China is lifting a 2020 ban on beef exports due to BSE this week.
The Centre for Food
Continue Reading Irish oysters blocked in Hong Kong; beef exports to China resume