The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom has opened a public comment period on changes to guidance on less than thoroughly cooked beef burgers.
The agency is also
The national nonprofit public health organization STOP Foodborne Illness is accepting applicants for its 2022-2023 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship. Applications must be submitted by March 31.
The fellowship program
As of January 28, there have been 14 laboratory-confirmed cases of E. coli O157 illness linked to this outbreak in the following provinces: Alberta (13) and Saskatchewan (1). Individuals became
Federal officials are reporting that an outbreak of E. coli O121:H9 infections linked to romaine lettuce has ended.
Four illnesses were confirmed in the outbreak. Little other information was
The FDA has declared that an outbreak of E. coli O121:H19 infections associated with romaine lettuce has ended, but the investigation continues.
Food and Drug Administration officials report that
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Despite the unprecedented challenges we’ve all faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was another important year for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Foods Program.
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The FDA has closed its investigation into a Salmonella Javiana outbreak linked to cut cantaloupe with the patient count standing at 65. The agency did not release any other information
Slovakia recorded a decrease in some human diseases caused by viruses, bacteria and parasites that are transmitted from animals or through food and water in 2020.
In total, 17,067
Italy and France have reported updated statistics on a potentially fatal complication of E. coli infection.
The complication, hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a type of kidney failure that can
Two recent studies published by the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) on flour indicate that U.S. consumers need more education on how to use flour safely.
The first
Officials in Denmark are investigating a deadly outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157 that has affected more than a dozen people.
The outbreak began in December 2021 and
Most pathogens decreased in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced travel, according to a report published by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute.
Diseases transmitted between animals and humans are
