As of early June, nine people have been sickened by the Cyclospora parasite in England this year, with the source of infection not yet known.
The sick people had traveled to several other countries, including
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Mixed picture for foodborne illnesses in Scotland
Shigella and norovirus increased but Listeria, Hepatitis A and E declined last year, according to gastrointestinal surveillance reports published by Health Protection Scotland (HPS).
In 2018, there were 115 reports of Shigella infections in Scotland.
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EU’s notable 2018 food safety events
Opinion
It was a mixed year which saw many multi-country, multi-year outbreaks raise their head again but for some of them, 2018 marked the year they were solved.
The year also brought regulation changes, updated
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Fingerprints don’t lie: Experts say 2018 outbreak stats reflect value of WGS
Editor’s note: Today Food Safety News takes a look back at the most significant outbreaks in the United States in 2018. As in the past, our year-end coverage is not merely a list of individual
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FDA commissioner says science will answer Cyclospora questions
Citing the discovery of an infectious parasite in domestic produce this summer, the head of the FDA yesterday committed to using science to address foodborne pathogens.
A special government testing program found the Cyclospora parasite
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CDC says parasitic outbreak traced to McDonald’s salad has ended
The FDA reports advances in testing helped investigators during an outbreak of cyclospora infections this summer. More than 500 people were confirmed infected, but the outbreak is over according to the Centers for Disease Control
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FDA documents first Cyclospora contamination of U.S. fresh produce
A special FDA testing program on fresh herbs has documented the first confirmed evidence of the Cyclospora parasite in U.S. produce.
The Food and Drug Administration found the microscopic parasite on fresh cilantro at a
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McDonald’s salads get the blame again for still more Cyclospora infections
People who consumed salads from McDonald’s restaurants continue to suffer from Cyclospora infections, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta reports. As of Thursday (Aug. 23), CDC said there was a
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Restaurant food safety is an oxymoron
Opinion
Nearly 300 people got sick after eating at a McDonalds in Brevard, NC, in what authorities believe is a case of norovirus spread through human contact. This is different from the other recent widespread
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Parasitic outbreak count climbing; FDA still looking at salad mix from Fresh Express
The number of people with parasitic infections in an ongoing outbreak continues to increase, with 40 more added in the past week. The tally stands at 476 now in the outbreak traced to salad mix
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More than 400 confirmed sick in Fresh Express, McDonald’s salad outbreak
In the past week, another 41 people were confirmed infected by Cyclospora parasites in an outbreak traced to Fresh Express salad mix used in salads sold by McDonald’s.
Of the 436 sick people, 20 have
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