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Salmonella dominates Australian outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on December 3, 2022

Salmonella was responsible for more than half of all foodborne outbreaks in Australia in 2017, according to recently released figures.

A total of 179 foodborne outbreaks were reported in 2017. They affected 2,130 people…

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Ciguatera in Europe project granted follow-up

By News Desk on October 30, 2022

A project looking at the surveillance and control of ciguatera poisoning in Europe has been given a second edition.

A launch meeting for EuroCigua II was attended this past week by representatives of 11 organizations…

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Survey reveals food safety concerns in Germany; consumers urged to be wary of wild garlic

By News Desk on April 6, 2022

A German survey has looked at what food issues the population is concerned about.

Half of the respondents think that food bought in Germany is safe and 44 percent think that food safety will continue…
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Group stresses safety differences for farmed and caught fish

By News Desk on November 22, 2021

An advisory council has urged European and national agencies to recognize that different fish production methods can cause different food safety risks.

The Aquaculture Advisory Council (AAC) said food safety authorities need to give consumers…
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Salmonella top cause of foodborne outbreaks in Australia

By Joe Whitworth on November 6, 2021

Salmonella dominated reported outbreaks in Australia in 2016 causing several large incidents, according to a study published recently.

A total of 177 foodborne outbreaks were reported affecting 3,639 people, with at least 348 hospital admissions…
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Netherlands reports decrease in outbreaks related to food

By Joe Whitworth on November 2, 2021

The number of foodborne outbreaks declined in the Netherlands this past year with officials citing COVID-19 related measures as the main reason.

In 2020, there were 559 outbreaks with 1,907 patients reported. This is less…
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Salmonella dominates outbreaks in Australia

By Joe Whitworth on July 27, 2021

More than 450 foodborne outbreaks were reported over a three-year period in Australia, according to a new study.

The 452 confirmed and suspected foodborne outbreaks affected 7,361 people, caused 705 hospitalizations and 18 deaths from…
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Ciguatera increase prompts alert in British Virgin Islands

By News Desk on June 16, 2021

Authorities in the British Virgin Islands have issued a warning after a surge in Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) within the past few weeks.

Cases until the week of June 6 were sporadic, but within three…
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Hong Kong recorded 2,000 food incidents in 2020

By News Desk on May 28, 2021

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in Hong Kong identified more than 2,000 incidents this past year.

Less than one-fourth, about 440, related to undeclared allergens, according to data from the Food Incident Surveillance System…
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Campylobacter lowest for decades but E. coli at new high in New Zealand

By Joe Whitworth on February 3, 2021

Campylobacter is continuing to decline but E. coli is still going up, based on figures from the 2019 report on foodborne disease in New Zealand.

New Zealand Food Safety is part of the Ministry for…
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