Heavy metals are the main hazard for consumers when eating seaweed harvested in Nordic countries, according to a report.
The report covers the safety of seaweed used as food, with a focus on chemical and microbiological hazards. The main hazards for seaweed harvested in Nordic countries are iodine, cadmium, and
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Oysters from different sources have been linked to illnesses in several countries in recent weeks.
There have been several product withdrawals and recalls plus the closure of production zones in France due to the detection of norovirus.
When announcing the closure of harvesting areas, French authorities reported illnesses but did
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An assessment of food fraud covering four sectors in several countries has been published by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
In 2018, a project was funded to examine the threats from criminal activity in the Nordic food production chain. Participating countries were Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden. Key topics were
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A brand of fish cakes has been traced to a Listeria outbreak in Denmark in which one person died.
From mid-August to October, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) recorded seven patients who became ill with the same type of Listeria monocytogenes.
The Statens Serum Institut, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
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Five people have been sickened in the space of two months in a Listeria outbreak in Denmark.
Between Aug. 18 and Oct. 13, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) recorded five people infected with the same type of Listeria monocytogenes.
Two men and three women are sick. Patients are between the
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Danish officials are trying to find the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 14 people in a month.
Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 16, more than a dozen cases with the same type of Salmonella Typhimurium have been registered at the Statens Serum Institut.
Patients are seven men
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A Salmonella outbreak in Denmark has ended without the source being identified although patient interviews pointed to chicken.
From the end of March to early August, 22 people were infected with the same type of Salmonella Enteritidis.
Patients included 15 men and seven women. They were between 8 and 59
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Campylobacter, Salmonella, and norovirus caused the highest burden of disease in Denmark in 2019, according to a study.
Researchers ranked seven foodborne pathogens for their health and economic impact on Danish society in 2019. Work covered Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), Yersinia enterocolitica, Listeria monocytogenes, norovirus and hepatitis A.
The team looked at incidence, mortality
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Denmark’s control system on live bivalve mollusks is not good enough, according to the European Commission.
DG Sante, the EU’s health and safety unit, held a remote audit in Denmark from April to May 2021.
Auditors said potential public health risks cannot be excluded as the system does not reliably
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Danish officials are trying to find the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has affected 16 people.
The sick people have been infected with the same type of Salmonella Enteritidis, according to the Statens Serum Institut (SSI).
Patients fell ill between March 31 and June 23. They are 11 men
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