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
Continue Reading Ciguatera increase prompts alert in British Virgin Islands
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
Continue Reading Hong Kong recorded 2,000 food incidents in 2020
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
Continue Reading Campylobacter lowest for decades but E. coli at new high in New Zealand
A project looking at the risk of ciguatera poisoning in Europe has finished work after almost five years.
An international scientific meeting was held in October for the EuroCigua project which began in April 2016
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is to host a virtual meeting in October on climate change.
Scientists led by EFSA have developed a way to judge possible effects of climate change on emerging risks
Continue Reading EFSA to host meeting on climate change and food safety
Five people in the Netherlands have been affected by ciguatera poisoning likely caused by frozen red snapper steaks from India.
Those sick had a meal together in mid-May and developed symptoms including gastroenteritis and neurological
Continue Reading Ciguatera poisoning from imported fish suspected in the Netherlands
Five people from two households in New Zealand became ill with ciguatera poisoning after eating fish imported from Fiji earlier this year.
The outbreak in Christchurch affected three males of 19 to 58 years old
Continue Reading Ciguatera cases linked to imported fish in New Zealand
The Canary Islands government has approved a grant of more than €100,000 for a university to allow it to carry out tests to detect ciguatoxin in fish.
The award of €105,000 ($114,900) to the University
Continue Reading University gets grant to help detect ciguatera in Canary Islands
Campylobacter and Salmonella infections increased by almost 20 percent in 2018 in Slovakia, according to the country’s annual report on foodborne diseases.
Data was compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the
Continue Reading Slovakia sees large rise in Campylobacter and Salmonella infections
A global food safety network investigated 21 incidents between January and March this year.
Most events the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) dealt with in the first quarter of 2019 involved a biological hazard.
Continue Reading Officials report 21 global food safety investigations in first quarter of 2019
Climate change is likely to have considerable impact on food safety, placing public health at risk, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
In its first publication on the topic, WHO officials said changing rainfall
Continue Reading WHO says climate change could have ‘considerable’ food safety impact
