Coca-Cola has recalled a variety of soft drinks from 10 countries because of chemical contamination.

Coca‑Cola Europacific Partners said the recall was due to high levels of chlorate. Chlorate is a by-product of chlorine disinfectants. The issue came to light during the company’s own checks at a factory in Belgium.

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Registration and housing are now open for the International Association for Food Protection’s (IAFP) European Symposium on Food Safety, which is scheduled for May 6–8 at the Meliá Avenida América hotel in Madrid, Spain.

The annual symposium, which has been shaping the future of food safety since 2005, provides a

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Scientists say a database created in a European project could improve food safety.

The database of food metagenomes was developed as part of the EU-funded MASTER project. Metagenomes are the genomic material from all microorganisms in an environment.

The curatedFoodMetagenomicData (cFMD) is a database of metagenomes from food. DNA sequencing

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Scientists have suggested making Streptococcus suis infections reportable in Europe to improve surveillance, given the severity of the disease.

Researchers surveyed seven reference laboratories and reviewed the scientific literature to increase insight into the epidemiology of human Streptococcus suis infections in Europe.

They identified 236 such infections and an additional

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Managing Campylobacter in chicken flocks and their meat is challenging, according to a study looking at surveillance methods in Europe.

Researchers compared the different programs for Campylobacter in broiler production across EU countries to identify the most promising practices to control the pathogen.

Campylobacter infections are often related to eating undercooked poultry meat

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