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Sampling reduced after Netherlands meets EU target

By News Desk on June 25, 2023

The sampling frequency for Salmonella in breeding flocks is to be reduced in the Netherlands after the country met European targets.

As of July, mandatory sampling for the monitoring of Salmonella by owners of poultry…

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Dutch farm owner, manager up on charges of selling contaminated eggs; one man died

By Joe Whitworth on May 10, 2023

Two people in the Netherlands have been accused of knowingly selling eggs contaminated with Salmonella.

The case at Zwolle District Court covers events in 2017 and involves the duo, who were owner and manager of…

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Study highlights raw milk risk in Norway

By Joe Whitworth on April 8, 2023

There is a significant risk associated with drinking raw milk from Norwegian cows, according to a study.

Lene Idland, of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) faculty of veterinary medicine, provided updated figures on…

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Milk behind English Cryptosporidium outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on December 12, 2022

Three people fell ill after drinking pasteurized milk from a farm in England in 2021, according to recent study results.

The Cryptosporidium parvum outbreak was linked to milk from a vending machine.

Post-pasteurization contamination was the source…

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FAO helps countries measure progress with food safety indicators, mitigation

By Joe Whitworth on July 15, 2021

A pilot project has backed up the potential to use food safety indicators to strengthen national control systems but found results are not comparable between countries.

Several countries in Asia Pacific asked the Food and…
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Children sick in Norway after drinking raw milk

By News Desk on March 23, 2021

Almost 20 children in Norway have fallen sick after a farm visit that included drinking unpasteurized, raw milk.

Health officials reported 17 people became ill after the farm trip, including 16 children aged 3 to…
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Researchers investigate role of farming in evolution of Campylobacter

By News Desk on May 6, 2020

Intensive farming techniques could increase the likelihood of pathogens becoming a public health risk, according to researchers.

An international team led by the Universities of Bath and Sheffield in England, investigated the evolution of Campylobacter…
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Poor practices at free-range farm likely behind Salmonella egg outbreak

By News Desk on November 1, 2019

Four people were infected with Salmonella in an Australian state likely because of poor processing procedures on a local free-range egg farm, according to researchers.

A study, published in volume 43 of Communicable Diseases Intelligence…
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Reduced on-farm biodiversity may have negative food safety impact

By News Desk on March 27, 2019

Dung beetles and soil bacteria on farms could help suppress E. coli and other harmful pathogens, according to research.

The study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology found improved food safety may be enhanced…
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Current Issues in Produce Safety: Growing Areas

By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) on May 7, 2015

(This is Part 2A of a five-part series on produce safety by Roy E. Costa, R.S., M.S., a registered professional sanitarian and founder/owner of Environ Health Associates Inc. Part 1B was posted here on March…

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