Listeria monocytogenes has been detected in a batch of sliced ham served at a children’s hospital in an Australian state.
The batch of commercial sliced ham was given to patients and families in the Queensland
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Australia recalls frozen desserts linked to Salmonella outbreak in Canada
Frozen profiteroles and eclairs from Thailand linked to a Salmonella outbreak in Canada have also been sold in Australia.
Three deaths and 76 cases have been reported across seven provinces, according to the Public Health
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Two sick in France from Listeria in cheese
Two people in France are seriously ill with listeriosis after eating contaminated cheese, according to the public health agency.
A spokeswoman for Santé publique France told Food Safety News that both cases of listeriosis occurred
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Wild mushroom warning in Australia after poisoning cases
The Food Safety Information Council has warned people in Australia not to pick or eat wild mushrooms following a number of poisoning cases.
Eight people were recently hospitalized in New South Wales due to wild
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Listeriosis death prompts investigation, closure of hospital catering company
Health authorities in Australia have closed a catering firm while they investigate the death of a woman who contracted listeriosis.
Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services in the state of Victoria said
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Officials eye raw eggs in Salmonella outbreak; patient count increasing fast
The likely source of contamination in a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people is related to handling raw egg products, according to Australian authorities.
An investigation into the outbreak associated with three
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Nine hospitalized with Salmonella infections linked to Vietnamese rolls
Nine people have been admitted to hospitals in connection with a Salmonella outbreak in Australia that has been linked to raw egg butter, pate or barbecue pork ingredients.
A notice from South Australia (SA) Health
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Child hospitalized in Salmonella outbreak; source unknown
A child has been hospitalized in Southern Australia as part of a Salmonella outbreak.
The outbreak has been traced to an early learning center and seven children aged up to four years are affected.
The
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EU’s notable 2018 food safety events
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It was a mixed year which saw many multi-country, multi-year outbreaks raise their head again but for some of them, 2018 marked the year they were solved.
The year also brought regulation changes, updated
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Australian scientists discover how to fight Bacillus cereus bacteria
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered how Bacillus cereus works and how to combat it.
The team found out how the bacteria interacts with the immune system, discovered how it sustains itself
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More than 2,000 ill and nine dead in Australian outbreaks
Foodborne outbreaks affected more than 2,000 and killed nine people in Australia in 2012, according to the latest OzFoodNet annual report.
OzFoodNet sites reported 144 outbreaks of foodborne and suspected foodborne illness involving 2,117 people
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