Vulnerable people have been given the go ahead to eat raw and lightly cooked eggs produced under a second system after it was backed by regulators in the United Kingdom.
Hen shell eggs produced under
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More than 450 foodborne outbreaks were reported over a three-year period in Australia, according to a new study.
The 452 confirmed and suspected foodborne outbreaks affected 7,361 people, caused 705 hospitalizations and 18 deaths from
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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
Public health officials in a Spanish region have reported six confirmed Salmonella infections.
Surveys and epidemiological work by Castilla y León Public Health have shown the outbreak could have been caused by the consumption of
Continue Reading Salmonella sickens six in Spain; outbreaks decline in Andalucía
Officials in New Zealand are investigating a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 35 people so far this year.
Salmonella Enteritidis sequence type 11 (ST 11) was first detected in 2019 in an outbreak traced to
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Three people in Belgium have been sentenced for their roles in the 2017 fipronil affair that involved hundreds of poultry farms.
Prison terms range from one year to 18 months suspended for endangering public health
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Authorities in Portugal are investigating after up to 70 children needed hospital treatment earlier this month in the country.
The Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) through its Southern Regional Unit went to the city
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The main suspects in the 2017 fipronil in eggs scandal have been sentenced to a year in prison by a Dutch court.
Managers of Chickfriend and Chickclean were given 12 months in jail for using
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Lithuanian authorities have ordered the destruction of some eggs from Ukraine because of the detection of Salmonella.
The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) prohibited the sale of medium sized white eggs in packs of
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Following federal testing, Les Œufs Richard Eggs Inc. is recalling an unrevealed amount of shell eggs because of possible contamination with Salmonella.
The company reports distributing the implicated eggs to retailers in Quebec, Canada, according
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Hilly Acres Farm is recalling eggs due to possible Salmonella contamination. The Ottawa-based company’s eggs have been sold in Newfoundland, Labrador, and Nova Scotia.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising consumers and distributors,
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