Dutch authorities have stressed the need to keep a focus on Salmonella despite restrictions because of avian flu outbreaks.
Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is causing a lot of concern among companies and within the poultry farming sector.
Efforts are being made to prevent further infections by taking
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The number of foodborne outbreaks in the Netherlands passed 800 in 2021, according to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM).
A total of 838 outbreaks, affecting 3,517 people, were reported in 2021. This is an increase compared with 559 outbreaks in 2020 affecting 1,907 people and
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Hospitality companies need to do more to inform consumers about allergens, according to the Dutch food agency.
Many firms in the retail, artisan and catering sector do not properly inform customers about which allergens can be found in food, so are not following the rules, said the Netherlands Food and
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A number of people have fallen sick in Germany and the Netherlands and one has died after drinking champagne contaminated with ecstasy.
In mid-February, a 52-year-old man died in the German town of Weiden and seven other people needed hospital treatment.
Eight people, aged 33 to 52, had all drunk
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Public confidence in food safety in the Netherlands has increased in recent years, according to a survey.
People were more likely to feel optimistic about food safety and agreed more often with the statements “Foods are becoming safer” and “I am satisfied with the safety of foodstuffs” than in 2019.
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A number of people have been arrested in the Netherlands as part of a fraud investigation involving meat.
The Intelligence and Investigation Service of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA-IOD) is investigating document fraud involving exported chicken.
Authorities visited two business premises and two homes in late
Continue Reading Separate meat fraud operations found in Netherlands and Spain
The Dutch food agency has warned consumers about two herbal preparations with ingredients that could pose a risk to public health.
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) advised people not to buy or use herbal preparations called Shambala and OPEN UP that came from the United Kingdom
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A man in England has been jailed for selling a chemical sometimes marketed as a fat burner on the internet.
Jack Finney was sentenced at Chester Crown Court to 28 months in prison.
Products were found containing 2,4- dinitrophenol (DNP) in Northwich during an investigation by the Food Standards Agency’s
Continue Reading Man jailed for selling potentially deadly DNP to people in the EU and U.S.
Hundreds of warnings and fines are imposed every year for violations in large slaughterhouses, according to statistics published by the Dutch food agency.
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) figures on inspections show issues range from food safety to animal welfare and health.
In 2019, the NVWA
Continue Reading Dutch figures show hundreds of violations in slaughterhouses
The number of foodborne outbreaks declined in the Netherlands this past year with officials citing COVID-19 related measures as the main reason.
In 2020, there were 559 outbreaks with 1,907 patients reported. This is less than 756 outbreaks affecting 2,805 people in 2018 and 735 outbreaks sickening 3,058 in 2019.
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