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E. coli is similar to the 2011 outbreak strain found in Europe

By News Desk on August 18, 2022

A type of E. coli similar to what caused a large outbreak in 2011 has recently been detected in Europe, according to researchers.

Two cases of Shiga toxin-producing Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) O104:H4 were reported in…

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Study reflects on measures taken after major EU outbreaks

By News Desk on July 13, 2021

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…
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EU audit finds Egypt’s control system in transition stage

By News Desk on July 9, 2019

The system in Egypt to control microbiological risks in food of non-animal origin for export to the European Union is in a phase of transition and reform, according to a report.

An audit led by…
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Recall in another country triggers seed mix recall in Canada

By News Desk on June 17, 2018

Canadian officials report that Puresource Inc. is recalling a three-seed sprouting mix, packaged under the Now Real Food brand, because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.

No illnesses have been confirmed in Canada in relation…
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2011 Outbreak of Rare E. Coli Strain was Costly for Europe

By News Desk on April 3, 2015

The World Health Organization (WHO) has totaled up some economic costs of the 2011 outbreak of the rare and deadly E. coli O104:H4 centered on Northern Europe. Farmers and industries lost $1.3 billion, and emergency…
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EU Tallies Human & Economic Damages From O104 Outbreak

By Dan Flynn on July 23, 2012

Bureaucrats in Brussels have tallied up the damage last year’s E. coli O104:H4 outbreak did to the European fruit and vegetable business and threatened to use European Union law to make sure it does not…
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Spanish Farmers Paid a Price for Europe’s E. coli O104 Outbreak

By News Desk on July 9, 2012

The Murcia region in southeastern Spain, where the Segura River is found, is known as Europe’s orchid because of its abundant production of fruits, vegetables and flowers. But Murcia is coming off a down year…
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Another Clue to E. Coli O104:H4?

By Mary Rothschild on March 8, 2012

Scientists in Oslo say sequencing of a particular virulent strain of E. coli O103:H25, which caused an outbreak in Norway in 2006, revealed a resemblance to the 2011 German outbreak strain of E. coli O104:H4…

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An Outbreak Like Germany’s Could Happen Here

By Daniel B. Cohen on March 2, 2012

I am interested in how major foodborne outbreaks and their investigations are interpreted and analyzed: to prevent future outbreaks, minimize the harm from outbreaks that occur, and frame the debates on regulating food safety on…

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Clues to Deadly EU ‘Sproutbreak’ in New Genome Study

By News Desk on February 8, 2012

In one of the first uses of genome sequencing to trace the path of a foodborne illness outbreak, a team led by scientists from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Broad Institute looked…

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