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EU data shows Campylobacter and Listeria up, hepatitis A down in 2021

By Joe Whitworth on December 31, 2022

Statistics on six diseases causing the most food and waterborne infections in Europe have been published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

The most recent data shows hepatitis A cases in 2021 were…

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Hygiene concerns raised by takeaway rule change during COVID-19

By News Desk on December 30, 2022

Measures making it easier for food businesses to operate as takeaways during the COVID-19 pandemic led to issues around food hygiene, according to scientists.

Researchers analyzed the effect COVID-19 had on the North East hot…

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Decline in foodborne illnesses in England likely linked to COVID-19 restrictions

By News Desk on December 18, 2022

Measures aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 appear to have reduced food poisoning in England, according to a study.

Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) include travel restrictions, social distancing, lockdowns, and isolation policies.

Researchers looked at…

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Foodborne illness climbs in Europe; not back to pre-pandemic levels

By Joe Whitworth on December 14, 2022

The number of foodborne infections in Europe went up in 2021 but is still below figures from before the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.

The drop compared to pre-pandemic years is probably linked to…

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FSA sticks with past advice after COVID study results

By News Desk on December 11, 2022

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published research on the time the virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on food and packaging.

The University of Southampton produced the report under contract by the FSA. Researchers…

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Positive pandemic handwashing trend not maintained, finds FSA

By Joe Whitworth on September 7, 2022

There has been a decline in consumer handwashing from mid-2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on results from a Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey.

Between April 2020 and January 2022, the proportion who reported handwashing…

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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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CDC seeks help from state, local health officials in hepatitis investigation

By Coral Beach on May 7, 2022

The CDC and other public health agencies are investigating a cluster of hepatitis illnesses among children in 25 states. The outbreak is thought to be part of an international situation that has seen more than…
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COVID measures didn’t affect Campylobacter reports in France

By News Desk on April 18, 2022

The number of Campylobacter infections were not impacted by public health measures taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to French surveillance.

Data published by Santé publique France comes from the National Reference Center (CNR)…
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Swedish disease data points to reduced COVID-19 impact in 2021

By Joe Whitworth on April 16, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect reports of other diseases in 2021, according to the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten).

A summary of the epidemiological annual report for 2021 shows that foodborne diseases, such…
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