The United States is to lead work on a document covering the prevention or reduction of ciguatera poisoning.
The plan was given the go-ahead at a recent Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods meeting.
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Almost 30 cases of ciguatera fish poisoning have been recorded so far this year in Vanuatu.
The 27 patients range in age from 6 to 67 years old with the majority aged 35 and older.
Continue Reading Vanuatu reports ciguatera cases; puffer fish kills 1 in Malaysia
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
Continue Reading Ciguatera in Europe project granted follow-up
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
Continue Reading Survey reveals food safety concerns in Germany; consumers urged to be wary of wild garlic
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
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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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
Experts in Belgium have said the risk of Listeria monocytogenes growth in fresh cheeses is low if the pH value is below a certain level by the end of the production process.
The Scientific Committee
Continue Reading Belgian experts assess risk of Listeria growth in cheese
