Mushroom poisoning cases have risen in China but the number of deaths went down slightly in 2024 compared to the year before.
In 2024, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention investigated 599 mushroom poisoning incidents. These outbreaks affected 1,486 patients and resulted in 13 deaths. In 2023, 505
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Testing in the Philippines of smuggled vegetables has found they were positive for heavy metals and Salmonella.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. led the inspection of two container vans carrying an estimated 34 metric tons of white onions from China.
Testing was conducted by the Bureau of Plant
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More than 100 students fell sick in a Salmonella outbreak at a school in China in 2024 with an inspection uncovering multiple issues in the canteen, according to a recent report.
In September 2024, the local Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was notified by a school doctor about
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Almost 100 people fell sick in a Clostridium perfringens outbreak in China in 2024.
In May 2024, an elderly care center in Beijing reported dozens of acute diarrhea cases. The local Center for Disease Control and Prevention opened an epidemiological investigation to identify the outbreak’s source and implement control measures.
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A woman is under investigation in Spain for poisoning several people during the past five years.
Victims attended the same bar in Zaidín, Huesca, and were chosen at random, according to investigators.
Guardia Civil said the woman is the alleged perpetrator of a crime against public health for the intentional
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The U.S. FDA has added several Chinese companies to its Import Alert 99-48, Detention without Physical Examination of Foods Due to Chemical Contamination, to prevent future entry of shipments into the U.S. of processed clams because of contamination with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
To further inform its understanding
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Five people fell sick in China recently after eating pickled eggs contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.
In July 2024, two people with suspected foodborne botulism went to the emergency department of a hospital in Shandong Province. The patients had consumed homemade pickled eggs. The Huancui District CDC and Weihai CDC initiated epidemiological
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Scientists have reported several Salmonella types from healthy people who often worked in the food sector.
Researchers identified five rare Salmonella serovars in China and used whole genome sequencing to look at their spread among asymptomatic individuals. Antibiotic resistance genes and virulence genes were also found.
According to the study published in
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A bacterium closely related to E. coli caused an outbreak in China in 2023 but the probable contaminated food source was not identified. Researchers believe it to represent the first reported outbreak of gastroenteritis attributed to E. albertii outside of Japan.
Escherichia albertii infections typically cause watery diarrhea, abdominal pain
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As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
Continue Reading FDA cites Chinese canned tuna facility for major HACCP violations following inspection