The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a report on a four state outbreak that sickened 20 people. The implicated Salmonellas were linked to the same brand of cashew brie.
In keeping with
Continue Reading CDC confirms that cashew brie caused multistate Salmonella outbreak
A Shigella outbreak in England in 2021 has been linked to spring onions imported from Egypt.
In November 2021, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) detected an outbreak of 17 people infected with the same
Continue Reading UK Shigella outbreak linked to spring onions from Egypt
Spring onions from Egypt were likely behind a deadly E. coli outbreak in Denmark in 2021, according to researchers.
Between November and December 2021, the first recorded outbreak of enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) in Denmark occurred. A
Continue Reading Spring onions suspected in Fatal Danish E. coli outbreak
Infected food handlers continued working in a large norovirus outbreak in Spain in 2021, according to a study.
In the summer of 2021, an outbreak of norovirus affected 163 patients, including 15 norovirus-confirmed food handlers
Continue Reading Infected food handler linked to a Spanish norovirus outbreak
A suspected Clostridium perfringens outbreak affected 30 people in Greece in 2021, according to a study.
In May 2021, several gastroenteritis cases were reported among students and staff of a high school on a Greek
Continue Reading Catered food linked to school outbreak in Greece
Scottish health officials have admitted the surveillance of foodborne outbreaks suffered due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a report on gastrointestinal and zoonotic pathogens for 2020 and 2021, only outbreaks involving Public
Continue Reading Scottish agency publishes first report on foodborne illness
The United Kingdom was hit by two outbreaks linked to melon in 2021, according to a recently released study.
It was already known that the UK was part of a multi-country Salmonella Braenderup outbreak with
Continue Reading The second outbreak in the UK due to imported melons revealed
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Famous Anthony’s “About Us” Page in its website tells the story of a family run, Roanoke institution that has been taken to its knees in bankruptcy because one employee was not vaccinated
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Ten people were sick and one died in China this past year after eating a toxic plant.
The food poisoning was caused by the wild plant Anisodus tanguticus, which contains tropane alkaloids.
The outbreak occurred in
Continue Reading Toxic plant caused illness and death in China
Salmonella caused the most outbreaks and outbreak-related illnesses but Listeria was behind the most deaths in Europe in 2021, according to a new report.
Salmonella accounted for almost 20 percent of all outbreaks. The top
Continue Reading Salmonella is often behind EU outbreaks, but most deaths are caused by Listeria