The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is continuing efforts to update scientific advice on foodborne parasites.

A meeting at FAO’s headquarters in Rome in May brought together scientists to review the latest data on foodborne protozoan parasites, such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Toxoplasma gondii.

They looked at data on disease burden, food

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The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of infections caused by E. coli O157:H7.

As of Nov. 14, 18 confirmed patients have been identified. The FDA has not reported where the patients live or their ages. The agency has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what

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The number of confirmed patients in an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite continues to increase, with 60 people now sick. A source of the parasites has not yet been found.

The Food and Drug Administration first reported the outbreak on Aug. 7 and the patient count has steadily

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The FDA continues to investigate six ongoing outbreaks from foodborne pathogens, with increasing patient counts in four of the six.

This week, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infection has been traced to eggs. Milo’s

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Investigators from the FDA have discovered a new outbreak of infections from Salmonella Enteritidis.

According to the Food and Drug Administration’s notice, the outbreak has already sickened 66 people. The agency has not reported the patients’ ages or locations.

FDA investigators have begun onsite inspections and sample testing, but the

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Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes.

According to the Food and Administration, three confirmed patients were present as of Aug. 21. An outbreak is declared when two or more patients are infected with the same strain of a pathogen.

The FDA has initiated traceback

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