A review has described how the lessons from major foodborne outbreaks have helped improve Europe’s food safety system.
The research covers significant outbreaks that occurred in the past decade and how things have changed to
Continue Reading Study reflects on measures taken after major EU outbreaks
The system in Egypt to control microbiological risks in food of non-animal origin for export to the European Union is in a phase of transition and reform, according to a report.
An audit led by
Continue Reading EU audit finds Egypt’s control system in transition stage
Yes, the German E. coli O104:H4 was a pathogen of a high virulence that suddenly emerged, and that might point to an unnatural phenomenon. But might it have been a deliberate act? Or some kind
Continue Reading Deliberate act cannot be ruled out for Germany’s 2011 outbreak
A court in Hamburg, Germany, has decided that a Spanish vegetable grower and distributor should be compensated for losses sustained after its cucumbers were wrongly named as the likely source of a 2011 outbreak of
Continue Reading German Court: Compensate Cucumber Grower Wrongly Accused in E. Coli Outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) has totaled up some economic costs of the 2011 outbreak of the rare and deadly E. coli O104:H4 centered on Northern Europe. Farmers and industries lost $1.3 billion, and emergency
Continue Reading 2011 Outbreak of Rare E. Coli Strain was Costly for Europe
In May 2011, a virtually unknown strain of E. coli, known as O104:H4, made worldwide headlines when an outbreak in Germany sickened approximately 4,000 people and killed 50, including one American. This event, linked to
Continue Reading Emerging Pathogens: Is E. Coli O104:H4 the Next Strain to Watch?
Last year’s German E. coli outbreak made headlines around the world in May and June as it sickened nearly 3,800 people and killed 50, distinguishing it as the single deadliest foodborne illness outbreak of all
Continue Reading Research Could Lead to E. coli O104 Treatments
It is an accepted fact among medical experts that an E. coli infection should not be treated with antibiotics, as these drugs may worsen illness. But a new review of strategies used to treat victims
Continue Reading European E. coli Outbreak Sheds New Light on Treatment Strategies
Bureaucrats in Brussels have tallied up the damage last year’s E. coli O104:H4 outbreak did to the European fruit and vegetable business and threatened to use European Union law to make sure it does not
Continue Reading EU Tallies Human & Economic Damages From O104 Outbreak
The Murcia region in southeastern Spain, where the Segura River is found, is known as Europe’s orchid because of its abundant production of fruits, vegetables and flowers. But Murcia is coming off a down year
Continue Reading Spanish Farmers Paid a Price for Europe’s E. coli O104 Outbreak
The deadly pathogen known as E. coli O104:H4, which devastated northern Europe last year, can itself be killed, San Francisco-based AvidBiotics Corporation announced Wednesday.
Dean Scholl, who leads a team of scientists from AvidBiotics and
Continue Reading O104:H4 Genome Sequencing Used to Kill the Bug
