More than 500 people have been sickened over two years in multiple European countries as part of Salmonella outbreaks linked to sprouted alfalfa seeds.
Between January 2023 and January 2025, 509 ill people were reported in 10 countries. The most affected nation was Norway, with 257 cases, followed by Sweden
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Authorities in Hong Kong have issued a warning following reports of people falling sick after eating oysters from France.
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has told the industry to suspend the import of raw oysters harvested in an area identified as 17.C.11
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Finnish Customs (Tulli) has investigated two meat smuggling cases.
The agency reported that from 2022 to 2024, more than 10,000 kilograms of meat were imported from Estonia and Latvia without sufficient documentation.
Eight suspects are involved in the cases. Preliminary investigation work will now be forwarded to the Prosecution District
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Finland’s pig Salmonella control program helps to protect consumers but there is room for improvement, according to an assessment.
Ruokavirasto (The Finnish Food Authority) evaluated the public health and cost effects of the national Salmonella control program for pigs.
Salmonella in domestic pork was estimated to cause occasional cases of
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The number of outbreaks fell in Finland in 2023 compared to the year before, but the number of people sickened increased.
In 2023, 45 foodborne epidemics were reported, in which 1,671 people fell ill. This is lower than 55 outbreaks in the previous year, but cases rose from 622 in
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An appeals court in Finland has increased an individual’s sentence for manipulating a food hygiene test.
The Helsinki Court of Appeal modified the decision given by a district court from a suspended prison sentence of 10 months to a suspended sentence of 1 year and 8 months and told the
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The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) is investigating the reasons behind an incorrect Salmonella test result that led to the slaughter of thousands of chickens.
In May, a self-monitoring sample from a farm in Lappeenranta was declared to contain Salmonella in the Helsinki laboratory of Eurofins Scientific Finland. This result was
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The risk to public health remains low, but concern about where avian flu will end up remains on the rise.
Since March, the number of infections has reached 94 dairy herds in 12 states, and former CDC Director Robert Redfield predicts the end will come in a bird flu pandemic. It’s
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Scientists have shared details about a major Salmonella outbreak investigation in Finland, including cucumbers and iceberg lettuce served at educational establishments.
Over 700 people fell ill during the 2021 outbreak from Salmonella Typhimurium associated with a daycare lunch. Similar Salmonella Typhimurium was found in patients and in a vegetable mix
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More than 90 people look set to lose their jobs at the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) as part of savings plans.
The agency estimates that it will have to terminate the employment of 93 people. Dismissals are planned to be carried out by Sept. 30 and no later than Nov.
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