International investigations have found two outbreaks of illness in Uganda were likely caused by food aid contaminated with tropane alkaloids.
Five people died and about 300 fell sick after eating Super Cereal distributed in Karamoja
Continue Reading Tropane alkaloids caused Ugandan food aid outbreaks
Atropine was detected in four of 14 samples of cereal-based foods intended for children, according to a survey last year by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet).
Another tropane alkaloid, scopolamine, was detected in two
Continue Reading Norway finds tropane and pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food samples
Two federal agencies in the United States are part of efforts to find the source of food poisoning in Uganda that led to four deaths.
The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food
Continue Reading FDA and CDC helping with Ugandan outbreak investigation
