Two people in Romania have been diagnosed with botulism, according to Agerpres, the country’s news agency.
This past weekend, a man went to hospital in the city of Arad and his wife was later diagnosed
Continue Reading Botulism cases reported in Romania; homemade ham implicated
Chicken has been confirmed as the source of most Campylobacter infections, according to a research report published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom.
The aim was to estimate contributions of the
Continue Reading Scale of Campylobacter poultry link assessed in UK study
Local media in the Seattle area are reporting the a woman found a dead lizard in her restaurant salad.
Maniza Qureshi reported the incident to Seattle & King County Public Health after the shocking experience
Continue Reading Dead lizard in salad shocks restaurant patron
Campylobacter and Salmonella infections declined in Switzerland in 2020 while Listeria was stable despite a large outbreak. E. coli reports fell for the first time since 2014.
The COVID-19 pandemic likely influenced disease reports, researchers
Continue Reading Switzerland sees decline in most infections for 2020
The number of people diagnosed with a foodborne illness in Denmark fell sharply in 2020, according to an annual report on infections.
The report by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Statens Serum
Continue Reading COVID factors cited in Danish foodborne illness decline
PHOENIX — As milling and baking industries work with government agencies and other groups to address a growing number of foodborne illness outbreaks linked to flour, researchers are seeking the best ways to treat wheat
Continue Reading IAFP panel addresses progress, hurdles in keeping flour free of pathogens
Public Health England (PHE) has issued a warning after norovirus cases were seen to be returning to pre-pandemic levels.
In the past five weeks, 154 outbreaks have been reported, compared to an average of 53
Continue Reading Norovirus spike in England prompts PHE warning
PHOENIX — While genotyping can provide key microbiological information and strengthen epidemiological evidence in foodborne illness outbreaks, there are still some limitations in current technology and the very nature of the pathogens/parasites themselves can make
Continue Reading IAFP panel breaks down challenges in genotype tracing during foodborne illness outbreaks
PHOENIX — One topic flowed as an undercurrent this afternoon even though it wasn’t on the session agenda for a group of panelists at the 2021 Conference of the International Association for Food Protection.
Economics
Continue Reading Culture drives many things, but how does it impact food safety?
PHOENIX — The International Association for Food Protection’s (IAFP’s) annual meeting opened Sunday in here with the Ivan Parkin Lecture, which is traditional. But IAFP 2021 will be remembered for getting back on the world
Continue Reading IAFP 2021 kicks off with in-person conference in Phoenix
Record levels of Campylobacter and Salmonella have been recorded in Australia, according to the annual surveillance report of notifiable diseases for 2016.
The data comes from a study published in the most recent edition of
Continue Reading Campylobacter, Salmonella at record highs in Australia
