More than 60 people fell ill in Kazakhstan after eating a cake made with raw eggs that was not stored correctly.
A total of 182 people attended a wedding in 2022. Of 138 study participants, 66 became ill. The main symptoms were diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever. Symptom onset occurred
Continue Reading Poor storage played role in Salmonella outbreak at wedding
A new study published in the Journal of Food Protection reveals that an unexplained outbreak of gastrointestinal and liver illnesses in 2022 was linked to a subscription meal service product containing tara flour, an ingredient with limited safety data. The investigation emphasizes the potential dangers of introducing novel ingredients into
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A Vibrio outbreak that sickened more than 250 people in Australia was linked to oysters, but a specific grower could not be identified.
The nationwide outbreak caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus occurred during September 2021 to January 2022. A total of 268 people were sick, and 97 percent reported consuming Australian-grown
Continue Reading Australian Vibrio oyster outbreak affected over 250 people
Scientists have revealed that lettuce contaminated by animal waste during flooding was the likely vehicle of infection in an E. coli outbreak in 2022.
In September 2022, a large outbreak of STEC O157:H7 was identified in the United Kingdom. It was one of the biggest E. coli outbreaks since the early
Continue Reading Heavy rainfall played a role in the 2022 UK E. coli outbreak
Researchers have reported on issues found at a company linked to a Salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 60 people in Italy in 2022.
The paper in the Italian Journal of Food Safety describes the investigation of a monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that occurred in the Marche region in 2022
Continue Reading Researchers determine Salmonella outbreak in Italy caused by pork product
Germany has reported a mixed picture for foodborne outbreaks and infections in 2022, with Salmonella and E. coli infections up and Campylobacter and Listeria cases down.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said the number of Campylobacter infections decreased while an increase in cases of EHEC and salmonellosis was recorded.
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Continue Reading Mixed findings from 2022 German infections data
Nestlé has announced that it is facing criminal charges regarding a 2022 E. coli outbreak in France that was traced to pizzas.
The judges leading the case filed charges against Nestlé France and Société des Produits Alimentaires de Caudry (SPAC), a subsidiary of the company, this past week.
The criminal
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In an unusual outbreak of human trichinellosis in July 2022, six people from three states—Arizona, Minnesota, and South Dakota—were diagnosed with the parasitic disease after consuming bear meat at a family gathering in South Dakota. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently confirmed the outbreak, emphasizing the importance
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Poorly cooked pork liver was the suspected source of a hepatitis E outbreak in China in 2022, according to a recent report.
In July and August 2022, an outbreak of hepatitis E was reported in a nursing home in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
A case-control study was conducted to identify risk
Continue Reading Undercooked pork liver linked to hepatitis E outbreak in China
The FDA has declared tara flour as a not “Generally Recognized As Safe” food and banned its use and importation in the United States. The action comes almost two years after an outbreak linked to the ingredient.
The flour was the implicated ingredient in Daily Harvest French Lentil + Leek Crumbles
Continue Reading FDA determines that tara flour is not safe; 500 were sickened by the ingredient