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Study assesses Belgium’s Salmonella surveillance

By Joe Whitworth on September 1, 2021

Researchers have evaluated Belgium’s surveillance system for Salmonella infections and the potential role of whole genome sequencing.

Surveillance of salmonellosis in Belgium depends on voluntary referral of human Salmonella isolates to the National Reference Center…
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DG Sante raises concerns on Belgian microbial controls

By Joe Whitworth on July 28, 2021

Belgium’s system to prevent microbiological risks before and during harvest of certain foods has been criticized by the EU’s health and safety body. Officials in Belgium disagree.

A DG Sante audit found Belgium’s program is…
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Outbreaks down but recalls up for Belgium in 2020

By Joe Whitworth on July 21, 2021

More than 330 outbreaks affected more than 1,200 people in Belgium in 2020, according to the food agency’s annual report.

The 333 outbreaks sickened 1,262 people with 27 needing hospital treatment. Two elderly people died,…
Continue Reading Outbreaks down but recalls up for Belgium in 2020

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Three sentenced in Belgium as part of fipronil egg scandal

By News Desk on June 9, 2021

Three people in Belgium have been sentenced for their roles in the 2017 fipronil affair that involved hundreds of poultry farms.

Prison terms range from one year to 18 months suspended for endangering public health…
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Untreated frozen tuna on the left. When treated on the right. Picture: AFSCA

Almost 80 tons of tuna seized in Belgian fraud operation

By News Desk on June 4, 2021

Food safety officials in Belgium seized almost 80 tons of tuna in the course of a few months in 2020.

More than 90 percent of non-compliant products were imported from Asia.

Between September and December…
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EU food irradiation report shows continued decline

By Joe Whitworth on March 24, 2021

Frogs legs made up two thirds of the products irradiated in Europe in 2018 and 2019, but use of the food safety technique continued to fall, according to a report.

The three main commodities are…
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Tahini recalled in Malta

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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