Checks on spices as part of a food fraud project in Finland didn’t find any authenticity issues but did uncover Salmonella contamination.
Monitoring was targeted at operators whose batches were found to have been non-compliant
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Frozen tomato cubes were behind a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak in Finland in 2021, according to a new study.
It is thought to be the first outbreak in the country linked to a frozen tomato product
Continue Reading Finnish Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen tomato product
Almost 200 people have been sickened in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak that has been ongoing for more than a year.
Overall, 196 Salmonella Mbandaka infections have been reported with 89 people sick in Finland and
Continue Reading Nearly 200 sick in EU and UK Salmonella outbreak
A rise in Cryptosporidium infections in Sweden has been attributed to contaminated salad by public health officials.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) said 101 cases of a certain type of Cryptosporidium parvum had been
Continue Reading At least 100 ill in Swedish Cryptosporidium salad outbreak
The United States has fallen a few places in the latest rankings of a report that measures food security.
The study from Economist Impact put Finland at the top, followed by Ireland, Norway and France. Canada
Continue Reading U.S. slips down rankings in food security index
The number of people in a Salmonella outbreak in Finland has doubled to more than 50, according to public health officials.
In July, 27 people in different parts of Finland were reported to have fallen
Continue Reading Finnish Salmonella outbreak sickens more than 50 people
Officials in Finland are trying to find the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened almost 30 people.
Between March and July, 27 people in different parts of Finland have fallen ill with Salmonella
Continue Reading Nearly 30 sick in Finnish Salmonella outbreak
Finland saw a rise in the number of food recalls and outbreaks in 2021, according to a report. Food recalls increased for the sixth year in a row to more than 300 this past year.
Continue Reading Recalls and outbreaks increased in Finland in 2021
Researchers have tried to find out if inspection findings can be used to predict where foodborne outbreaks may happen.
The study investigated whether routine inspection results were associated with the occurrence of foodborne outbreaks in
Continue Reading Study assesses link between inspection results and outbreaks
A Salmonella outbreak affected more than 700 people in Finland in 2021, according to new information from the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto).
The implicated food was a salad with iceberg lettuce, cucumber and peas served
Continue Reading Large Salmonella outbreak dominates Finnish figures
