At least a dozen people have been sickened in the Netherlands after eating blueberries contaminated with hepatitis A.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) received reports of patients with hepatitis A from two Municipal Health Services (GGD) in the south and southwest of the Netherlands.
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Dutch experts discussed a range of microbial and chemical safety topics in 2023 and rated them in terms of risk.
To identify new food safety risks as early as possible, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality established the Signalling Consultation
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More people have fallen sick in one of the Netherlands’ largest Salmonella outbreaks ever recorded.
As of mid-September, 171 laboratory-confirmed patients have been identified, including 151 in 2023 and 20 in 2024. Of these, 85 are male and 86 are female.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
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The number of outbreaks and people sick in them in the Netherlands has gone down compared to the previous year, according to statistics recently reported.
In 2023, 911 outbreaks were reported, with 3,500 people falling ill. In 2022, there were 1,173 outbreaks and 4,505 sick people.
Norovirus, Salmonella, and Campylobacter
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Dutch scientists have created a framework that can be used when looking into the reuse of water on food crops.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Wageningen University and Research (WUR) and the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) have defined a set of
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A summary of investigations in the Netherlands has revealed financial gain is the most important motive for fraud in the red meat sector.
The analysis by the Intelligence and Investigation Service of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA-IOD) is based on more than ten years of investigations
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According to a recent report, most foodborne pathogens increased in the Netherlands in 2023 compared to the year before, and a large Salmonella outbreak with 150 cases was recorded.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said the number of people with gastrointestinal illnesses in 2023 was
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According to a Dutch assessment, there is a high level of uncertainty around the risks posed by eating bushmeat.
The Office for Risk Assessment and Research (BuRO), part of the Netherlands Food and Product Safety Authority (NVWA), looked at the microbiological and chemical risks to consumer health from the consumption
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Border controls, recalls and inspection data are some of the highlights from the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) 2023 annual report.
In 2023, 47 percent of the NVWA’s capacity was focused on food safety supervision. Supporters include third parties, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS)
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Belgium has joined a pilot project looking at the accuracy of Salmonella testing in poultry flocks.
The Netherlands received permission from the European Commission to study to what extent initial positive Salmonella results can be confirmed during verification testing.
Belgium is adopting the protocol from the trial in the Netherlands
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