Researchers have reported the food attributable portions of disease for four important pathogens in the United Kingdom.
Findings will be used to support future Food Standards Agency (FSA) studies estimating the burden of foodborne disease.
A literature review was conducted to provide source attribution estimates for enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), sapovirus
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At least 140 people have fallen sick in Iceland after eating food as part of a traditional feast.
On Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, Þorrablót, an Icelandic festival, was held in Grímsnes and the town of Þorlákshöfn.
The Directorate of Health and Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) said information was
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Contaminated parsley imported from southern Europe has been linked to at least 150 E. coli cases in Sweden.
Over 100 people were infected by Enterotoxigenic E.coli (ETEC) and Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) after eating food during a conference in Jönköping at the end of October. A similar outbreak sickened 50
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The number of recalls in Finland fell in 2022, according to figures released by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto).
Products were withdrawn from the market 288 times due to potential microbiological contamination, pesticide residues, and undeclared allergens. The amount was 309 in 2021.
It is the first decline in several
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The number of infections from gastrointestinal viruses dropped but bacterial pathogen reports did not go down much in South Korea during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study.
Such viruses are mainly caused by the fecal-to-oral route and require direct contact among people while bacterial pathogens have food transmission as
Continue Reading Study shows different COVID-19 impact on infections from viruses and bacteria
Researchers have looked at why dangerous forms of E. coli keep appearing in cattle.
While E. coli bacteria are a known cause of food poisoning, a wide variety of strains exist, many of them are harmless and can be found in the intestines of humans. However, ingestion of harmful strains
Continue Reading Dangerous E. coli strains adapt well to life in cattle, threatening people
A Gulfport, MS, restaurant remains closed as state officials investigate an outbreak of unusual E. coli infections among people who ate there during the last two weeks of 2016.
Captain Al’s Steak and Seafood Restaurant was closed by public health officials on Jan. 4 after more than 50 people reported
Continue Reading Gulfport restaurant remains closed; more than 50 infected
