Factors affecting the safety of aged meat have been assessed in a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opinion.
The impact of dry-aging of beef and wet-aging of beef, pork, and lamb on microbiological hazards and
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Researchers have assessed the mycotoxin threat in European wheat and how it is changing. Fusarium mycotoxins were discovered in every European country.
A study by scientists from the University of Bath and the University of Exeter
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Salmonella caused the most outbreaks and outbreak-related illnesses but Listeria was behind the most deaths in Europe in 2021, according to a new report.
Salmonella accounted for almost 20 percent of all outbreaks. The top
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The number of foodborne infections in Europe went up in 2021 but is still below figures from before the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.
The drop compared to pre-pandemic years is probably linked to
Continue Reading Foodborne illness climbs in Europe; not back to pre-pandemic levels
Experts in Belgium have taken part in an exercise to improve management of foodborne outbreaks in the country.
The event, coordinated this past month by Sciensano, the national public health institute, covered a fictional Salmonella
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Awareness of food poisoning has gone down in recent years but it remains one of the top concerns for Europeans, according to a survey.
The Eurobarometer survey was conducted in March and April this year
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Scientists have assessed the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) methods for norovirus in shellfish.
They found such techniques are ready to substitute current methods despite some limitations.
Bivalve molluscan shellfish (BMS) contamination with norovirus is
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Actions on food safety speak loudest when it comes to building trust, according to the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
“What we say about food safety
Continue Reading Food safety actions are key to build trust, says Yiannas
A study has assessed the risk of Anisakis from fish in Portugal and people’s knowledge of the parasite.
Researchers gathered information on risk perception and attitudes in the Portuguese population to contamination of fish with
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More than 300 people from 16 countries have been sickened in a Salmonella outbreak linked to Kinder chocolate made by Ferrero in Belgium.
A total of 324 cases have been reported from Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
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