A decline in foodborne infections ranged from 7 percent to 53 percent in 2020 in Europe largely because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.
The European Food Safety
A large decline in the disease burden of 14 pathogens in the Netherlands in 2020 has been attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Institute for Public Health and the
The number of most foodborne diseases dropped in Norway in 2020 but there were increases for Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium and Yersinia.
There was a decline for the majority of infectious diseases
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Food safety practices evolve as new technology and knowledge of the pathogens that spread foodborne illnesses becomes available.
In recent years, researchers have increasingly focused efforts on biofilm
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,
A survey has found a preference for keeping remote or blended audits, assessments and evaluations.
A joint International Accreditation Forum (IAF), International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and International Organization for
The number of foodborne infections in Germany declined in 2020 with the coronavirus pandemic likely affecting the figures, according to a report.
The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Annual Report provides a
People’s hand hygiene habits have changed for the better during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research in the United Kingdom.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Ipsos Mori studied
The number of foodborne outbreaks reported in Germany halved in 2020, according to a report, but did include a large Salmonella outbreak linked to imported dried coconut.
The Robert Koch
The COVID-19 pandemic and EU exit put “pressure” on the United Kingdom’s main lab for food microbiology, according to an annual report.
The UK’s national reference laboratory (NRL)
The Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act, legislation to increase USDA’s procurement of fresh fruits and vegetables, is being introduced in Congress to the industry’s delight by one of
Laboratory reporting of norovirus in England was impacted more than Campylobacter by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study.
Researchers investigated the link between lab reporting of the two pathogens,
