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Denmark to toughen Salmonella Dublin rules

By Joe Whitworth on February 4, 2021

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration is tightening controls on a type of Salmonella in cattle.

Salmonella Dublin can cause miscarriages and reduced milk production in cows as well as serious illness in humans. Cattle…
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Germany and Denmark record low pesticide residue findings on food

By News Desk on January 21, 2021

Officials in Germany and Denmark have reported low levels of pesticide residues in food.

A report, published by the German Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), is based on results from 20,283…
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Germany hit hardest by current Listeria outbreak across Europe

By Joe Whitworth on December 8, 2020

Three European countries have recorded Listeria infections with fish being investigated as the source.

Germany has reported 30 infections and, since November, two people in Austria and one person in Denmark has contracted the same…
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Fresh mint linked to Danish Shigella outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on October 14, 2020

A Shigella outbreak in Denmark that sickened more than 40 people was likely caused by imported fresh mint.

In August and September, 44 Danes became ill including 30 women and 14 men between 0 and…
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Imported frozen berries suspected in hepatitis A outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on October 8, 2020

Officials in Sweden and Denmark are investigating a hepatitis A outbreak with frozen imported berries suspected to be the source of infection.

Since mid-July, nine patients with the same type of hepatitis A virus have…
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Denmark investigates Shigella outbreak with 40 sick

By Joe Whitworth on September 30, 2020

More than 40 people are sick and almost a third have needed hospital treatment as part of a foodborne Shigella outbreak in Denmark.

From the end of August, 42 people have been registered with shigellosis…
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One outbreak of Clostridium perfringens affected 268 people

Outbreaks down but illnesses up for Denmark

By News Desk on September 26, 2020

The number of foodborne outbreaks was down but the amount of people falling sick was up in Denmark in 2019 compared to the year before.

This past year, 51 outbreaks were reported with 1,929 patients.…
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Campylobacter increase continues in Denmark

By Joe Whitworth on September 3, 2020

The number of Campylobacter infections in Denmark has increased for the third year in a row.

In 2019, the amount of registered Campylobacter infections increased by almost a fifth. A total of 5,389 illnesses were…
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Danish officials trying to find sources of three outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on August 26, 2020

Public health officials in Denmark are looking into three outbreaks that have sickened almost 50 people with one caused by Hepatitis A and two due to rare strains of Salmonella.

Since June, the Statens Serum…
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Researchers predict Campylobacter increase due to climate change

By News Desk on August 23, 2020

Nordic countries may experience a doubling of Campylobacter cases by the late 2080s, according to researchers.

Scientists used national surveillance data to analyze the relationship between climate and campylobacteriosis in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden…
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Red kidney beans linked to poisoning cases in Denmark

By Joe Whitworth on July 8, 2020

A type of lectin in red kidney beans was behind an outbreak in Denmark earlier this year.

Poisoning left 45 people sick, including 24 on one day, in late April. It was limited to a…
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