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Contaminated sesame seed recalls continue in Europe

By Joe Whitworth on February 5, 2021

A European alert food system is nearing 500 reports because of the unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in products with sesame seeds.

Belgium made the first alert in early September 2020 in the Rapid Alert System…
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Norovirus outbreak reported at Belgian school; raw vegetables blamed

By News Desk on December 22, 2020

More than 150 students and staff at a school in Belgium fell ill during an outbreak of norovirus earlier this month, according to information recently released.

The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food…
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EU toughens rules for sesame seeds from India

By Joe Whitworth on October 30, 2020

The European Commission has strengthened checks on sesame seeds from India as recalls due to pesticide residue contamination continue.

The move was prompted by food safety incidents notified through the Rapid Alert System for Food…
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Multi-country recalls due to ethylene oxide in sesame seeds

By News Desk on September 30, 2020

The presence of an unauthorized substance in sesame seeds from India has prompted a spate of product recalls across Europe.

The ethylene oxide alert was first raised by Belgium in early September but now concerns…
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Food poisoning drops significantly at youth camps in Belgium

By Joe Whitworth on September 1, 2020

The Belgian food safety authority has had to step in less this summer at youth camps following outbreaks of food poisoning.

The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) intervened twice in…
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Belgian checks led to destruction of 18 tons of food

Belgium and Switzerland reveal results of border checks for food

By Joe Whitworth on June 24, 2020

Results of checks at the border on food by Belgian and Swiss authorities and French controls on seafood products have revealed varying levels of non-compliance.

In Belgium, the Federal Agency for the Safety of the…
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Deaths linked to Dutch Listeria outbreak double

By Joe Whitworth on June 23, 2020

The number of deaths linked to a Listeria outbreak from meat products in 2019 has doubled.

It had been thought 21 people were infected with Listeria monocytogenes in the Netherlands and Belgium. One person fell…
Continue Reading Deaths linked to Dutch Listeria outbreak double

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Belgium reports record high number of outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on May 28, 2020

Belgium has recorded the highest number of foodborne outbreaks in a year since recordkeeping began.

This past year, 571 outbreaks were reported to the National Reference Laboratory for Foodborne Outbreaks (LNR-TIA). A total of 2,457…
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FASFC: Checks continue despite Coronavirus control measures

By News Desk on April 30, 2020

Almost 4,500 kilograms of food has been confiscated by the Belgian food safety agency. The agency stressed it has continued efforts to protect public health since control measures for coronavirus were put in place in…
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Belgian experts assess risk of Listeria growth in cheese

By Joe Whitworth on April 8, 2020

Experts in Belgium have said the risk of Listeria monocytogenes growth in fresh cheeses is low if the pH value is below a certain level by the end of the production process.

The Scientific Committee…
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Belgium’s RTE food hygiene controls assessed by DG Sante

By News Desk on March 12, 2020

Controls on the ready-to-eat food sector in Belgium mostly ensure compliance with European union rules, but some issues are not detected or treated seriously enough.

DG Sante, the unit that leads the European Commission’s policies…
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