PITTSBURGH, PA — In an IAFP 2022 session on Aug. 2, Dr. Ewen Todd, Ewen Todd Consulting, LLC, provided an overview of several international outbreaks.
Todd started with a chocolate outbreak in European countries in
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Researchers have provided more insight into what is thought to be the first Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen pre-cooked crayfish in dill brine.
In late September 2019, the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) identified
Continue Reading Study details rare Salmonella outbreak from frozen crayfish from China
Eighty foodborne botulism outbreaks occurred in China involving 55 deaths over a 15-year period, according to a new study.
The top implicated food was home-prepared traditional processed stinky tofu and dried beef. Improper processing or
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A Salmonella outbreak that mainly sickened children in China was caused by contaminated kitchen-made mayonnaise used in egg sandwiches, according to a study.
In September 2019, the Shenzhen and Dongguan Centers for Disease Control and
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China has linked seven COVID-19 outbreaks and almost 700 cases to contaminated imported frozen food packaging materials.
Scientists said the work supports speculation that cold-chain foods act as a pathway for SARS-CoV-2 and might present
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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.
Continue Reading FDA warns two food companies in China over seafood violations in facilities
The implementation of a new global food safety strategy will be a challenge, according to a member of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on Food Safety.
Yongning Wu, from the China National
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Researchers have identified risky foods and habits for Listeria infection in China.
A case-control study looked at the risk factors associated with food consumption and food-handling habits for sporadic listeriosis in Beijing.
These things are
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A waterborne typhoid fever outbreak sickened more than 20 people in China earlier this year.
The outbreak involved 23 patients in an apartment in Changping District in Beijing and was caused by extensively drug-resistant (XDR)
Continue Reading China records Salmonella outbreak from contaminated water
A project on food safety and authenticity in Europe and China has ended after more than four years of work.
EU-China-Safe included 16 partners from 11 EU countries and 17 participants from China such as
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