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Finland joins countries with travel-related Shigella cases

By News Desk on February 2, 2023

Finland is the latest country to report Shigella infections in people returning from Cape Verde.

The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) recorded eight patients with shigellosis in November and December 2022, with a…

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Irish officials search for the source of the Salmonella outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on January 31, 2023

Health officials in the Republic of Ireland are investigating a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 20 people.

The number of laboratory-confirmed cases associated with the epidemic is 26 and people fell ill between…

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Salmonella outbreak solved with 130 sick; steak tartare blamed

By News Desk on January 27, 2023

More than 130 people fell sick in a Salmonella outbreak in Slovenia late this past year, authorities have revealed. Updated findings of the investigation were presented by authorities this week.

The Administration of the Republic…

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Five sick in French Listeria outbreak linked to cheese alternative

By Joe Whitworth on January 21, 2023

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…

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Another patient confirmed in outbreak traced to enoki mushrooms; FDA renews warning

By Coral Beach on January 19, 2023

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…

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One died in a Swiss Listeria outbreak traced to smoked fish

By Joe Whitworth on January 18, 2023

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…

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Error causes recalled frozen berries to be put back on sale

By News Desk on January 18, 2023

Some frozen berries that were recalled months ago due to hepatitis A have been mistakenly put back on sale in New Zealand.

Pams brand frozen mixed berries in 500-gram packages were released from Foodstuffs South…

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FDA says Utopia Foods enoki mushrooms traced to outbreak of Listeria infections

By Coral Beach on January 17, 2023

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…

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FDA closes investigation of patients infected with Salmonella; no cause found

By Coral Beach on January 12, 2023

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…

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Two Salmonella outbreaks linked to chicken in Australia

By Joe Whitworth on January 7, 2023

Two Salmonella outbreaks have been found to be associated with kebab shops in an Australian state with people falling sick in 2021 and 2022, according to recent reports.

The first included 12 cases of Salmonella…

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