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IAFP session provides overview of recent international foodborne outbreaks

By Jonan Pilet on August 3, 2022

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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Study details rare Salmonella outbreak from frozen crayfish from China

By Joe Whitworth on July 25, 2022

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…

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China reports 80 botulism outbreaks over 15-year period

By News Desk on July 22, 2022

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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Mostly children sick in Chinese Salmonella egg outbreak

By News Desk on July 17, 2022

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 links seven COVID-19 outbreaks to food packaging

By News Desk on July 10, 2022

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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FDA warns two food companies in China over seafood violations in facilities

By News Desk on June 13, 2022

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.

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National action needed to implement food safety strategy

By News Desk on June 7, 2022

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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Study shows possible Listeriosis risk factors in China

By News Desk on May 18, 2022

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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China records Salmonella outbreak from contaminated water

By News Desk on May 15, 2022

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) …
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EU and China food safety project ends after 4 years

By Joe Whitworth on March 3, 2022

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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