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Barry Callebaut continues to see the impact of Salmonella finding

By News Desk on January 19, 2023

A Salmonella contamination incident has continued to affect Barry Callebaut in regions including North America, based on sales figures from the company.

An issue at the Wieze factory in Belgium in June 2022 with a batch…

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Sentences handed out in French horse meat trial

By News Desk on January 17, 2023

A number of people have been sentenced for their roles in a network that sold horse meat that could have been unfit to eat.

A total of 15 people from France, Belgium, and the Netherlands…

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Europol and Spain lead horse meat fraud investigation

By News Desk on December 2, 2022

European authorities have uncovered a network that sold potentially dangerous horse meat in at least four countries.

The operation was coordinated by Europol and the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil). A video can be seen…

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Barry Callebaut takes $77 million hit in Salmonella incident

By Joe Whitworth on November 2, 2022

A Salmonella contamination incident cost candy producer Barry Callebaut $77 million, according to the company’s full-year results.

The impact of the problem was CHF 76.9 million Swiss Francs ($77.3 million) in the fiscal year 2021/22…

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Scientists look at a halt to Salmonella decline in two countries

By News Desk on October 26, 2022

Researchers have looked at some of the factors potentially behind a stalling in the fall of a type of Salmonella in two European countries.

Salmonella Enteritidis incidence had seen a long-term decline but this trend…

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Barry Callebaut site back to normal after Salmonella scare

By News Desk on October 21, 2022

A Barry Callebaut chocolate factory in Belgium is back operating at full capacity after a Salmonella contamination scare earlier this year.

Cleaning of the factory in Wieze is nearing completion so it has returned to…

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Belgian officials practice outbreak response         

By News Desk on October 7, 2022

Experts in Belgium have taken part in an exercise to improve management of foodborne outbreaks in the country.

The event, coordinated this past month by Sciensano, the national public health institute, covered a fictional Salmonella…

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Ferrero passes probation at Salmonella-hit factory

By Joe Whitworth on September 17, 2022

Ferrero has received the all-clear at a factory behind a Salmonella outbreak after no problems were found during the initial approval period.

The company revealed it had been given final authorization for production at the…

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French E. coli outbreak linked to cucumbers from Belgium

By Joe Whitworth on August 3, 2022

More than 30 people were sick in France in late 2021 as part of an outbreak traced to contaminated cucumbers.

In September 2021, the Hauts-de-France Regional Health Agency was notified of a suspected foodborne outbreak…

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450 sick in Ferrero chocolate Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on August 2, 2022

A Salmonella outbreak linked to Kinder chocolate has sickened more than 450 people, based on the latest figures.

Only 10 cases have been reported in the month since the previous European Centre for Disease Prevention…

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