Most food related infections declined but a few stayed the same or went up, according to the recently released annual report on foodborne diseases in New Zealand covering 2020.
New
Marks and Spencer has again recorded the highest Campylobacter in chicken results in updated quarterly figures from the United Kingdom.
Campylobacter is the most common cause of bacterial food poisoning
Topics involving Salmonella, E. coli and Campylobacter were discussed at the latest meeting of a European network dedicated to microbial risk assessment.
The Scientific Network on Microbiological Risk Assessment (MRA
Eating meat fondues and raclette grill meals contributes to the annual seasonal peak of Campylobacter cases in Germany, according to a study.
During such meals, raw meat is typically handled
Salmonella caused almost a quarter of foodborne outbreaks in Europe in 2020, according to a report.
The main sources of salmonellosis outbreaks were eggs, egg products and pig meat. Norovirus
A decline in foodborne infections ranged from 7 percent to 53 percent in 2020 in Europe largely because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.
The European Food Safety
Norovirus poses the highest burden on society out of 13 pathogens analyzed in the United Kingdom.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) ranked the foodborne pathogens in order of their detrimental
A large decline in the disease burden of 14 pathogens in the Netherlands in 2020 has been attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Institute for Public Health and the
Findings of E. coli in lamb and flour has triggered a warning from German authorities.
Basic rules of kitchen hygiene, such as using different cutting boards for raw meat and
The percentage of chicken sold at smaller retailers that is contaminated with high levels of Campylobacter remains above a Food Standards Agency target.
A UK-wide survey sampled 1,008 chickens
The number of most foodborne diseases dropped in Norway in 2020 but there were increases for Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium and Yersinia.
There was a decline for the majority of infectious diseases
The majority of people think food is safe in Germany and that safety is getting better, according to a survey.
More than half of survey respondents rated food as safe
