The European Commission has tightened the rules around imports of Galia melons from Honduras because of a recent Salmonella outbreak.
Emergence of a risk to human health because of possible Salmonella Braenderup contamination means official
Continue Reading Europe increases checks on melons after outbreak
Two powerful Democrats, one from the House and the other from the Senate, want to suspend Brazil beef exports to the USA and are willing to make it happen with legislation.
And while it seems
Continue Reading Tester and DeLauro keep pressure on USDA to suspend Brazilian beef exports
Authorities have arrested six people after finding horse meat being sold for use in burgers in a state of southern Brazil.
They were arrested in Caxias do Sul as part of an operation led by
Continue Reading Brazilian authorities uncover group selling horse meat to restaurants
American cattle producers who don’t often agree on much are collectively calling for the immediate suspension of all imports of fresh beef from Brazil to the United States. They claim Brazil, one of the world’s
Continue Reading American beef producers want the door shut on all fresh beef from Brazil
Brazil has again gone to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a dispute with the European Union about controls of Salmonella in poultry meat.
The South American country has requested dispute consultations with the EU
Continue Reading Brazil turns to WTO on EU Salmonella poultry dispute; WTO reviews other issues
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) won’t make any change to Brazil’s status as a “negligible risk” country for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). Also called “mad cow disease,” BSE is a chronic degenerative disease
Continue Reading Mad cows in Brazil won’t change country’s ‘negligible risk’ status for BSE
Officials in Brazil have issued a warning after a woman became sick from a rare disease after eating fish.
The municipality of Goianésia, which is in the state of Goiás, said it is monitoring the
Continue Reading Rare case of illness in Brazil from fish prompts warning
Melons have been linked to a Salmonella Braenderup outbreak that has affected 200 people in more than 10 countries.
Patients have been reported in Denmark, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the
Continue Reading Large Salmonella outbreak linked to melons
The European Commission has tightened checks on black pepper from Brazil because of Salmonella and peanuts from India because of aflatoxins.
These and other products entering the European Union from non-EU countries are now subject
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Abstracts from a cancelled event have been issued on outbreaks in Brazil, Pakistan and Malaysia.
The conference abstracts were scheduled to be presented at the International Congress on Infectious Diseases in September 2020 in Kuala
Continue Reading Researchers describe outbreaks in Brazil, Pakistan and Malaysia
