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Import alert modifications include fish, cheese, produce and more

By News Desk on March 30, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as…
Continue Reading Import alert modifications include fish, cheese, produce and more

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Norway decides not to change raw milk rules; salmon producers face review

By Joe Whitworth on January 21, 2021

Norway has opted not to change the rules around the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk to protect consumer health.

In 2017, the Ministry of Health and Care Services commissioned the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet)…
Continue Reading Norway decides not to change raw milk rules; salmon producers face review

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Ciguatera can be caused by eating fish such as red snapper.

Project confirms growing threat in Europe from toxins created by microalgae

By News Desk on January 10, 2021

A project looking at the risk of ciguatera poisoning in Europe has finished work after almost five years.

An international scientific meeting was held in October for the EuroCigua project which began in April 2016…
Continue Reading Project confirms growing threat in Europe from toxins created by microalgae

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Health officials warn of seasonal poisoning risk from certain plants

By News Desk on December 25, 2020

A French agency has warned people of the risks of eating berries or leaves from decorative plants.

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) seasonal message focused on holly, mistletoe…
Continue Reading Health officials warn of seasonal poisoning risk from certain plants

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Germany hit hardest by current Listeria outbreak across Europe

By Joe Whitworth on December 8, 2020

Three European countries have recorded Listeria infections with fish being investigated as the source.

Germany has reported 30 infections and, since November, two people in Austria and one person in Denmark has contracted the same…
Continue Reading Germany hit hardest by current Listeria outbreak across Europe

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HelloFresh recalls fish because of link to illnesses

By Joe Whitworth on November 11, 2020

HelloFresh is recalling certain batches of fish in New Zealand linked to at least three cases of histamine poisoning.

The ready meal delivery service recalled HelloFresh brand trevally filets because of elevated levels of histamine.…
Continue Reading HelloFresh recalls fish because of link to illnesses

Man who sold poor quality fish jailed

By News Desk on November 7, 2020

A mobile fish seller who forced customers to buy fish in England that was often unfit to eat has been jailed.

Between 2017 and 2019, John Mills used aggressive, unfair, and dishonest selling practices to…
Continue Reading Man who sold poor quality fish jailed

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Company fined after five suffer food poisoning from fish

By News Desk on October 2, 2020

A catering company in Wales has been fined in relation to five people who became ill from eating mackerel in July 2019.

DM Catering (Pembs) Ltd. was fined £2,550 ($3,300) by Haverfordwest magistrates in late…
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Four sectors identified as vulnerable to food crime in Scotland

By Joe Whitworth on October 1, 2020

Red meat, fish, alcohol and wild shellfish have been highlighted as high risk and vulnerable to food crime in Scotland.

Food Standards Scotland’s Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit (SFCIU) said these areas of concern…
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WHO wants data on mercury in fish

By News Desk on September 24, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) is requesting data on methylmercury and total mercury in certain fish species.

Fish types for which maximum limits have already been established are excluded.

People are mainly exposed to methylmercury…
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Fatal Listeria outbreak linked to trout in the Netherlands

By Joe Whitworth on July 10, 2020

At least two people have died in a Listeria outbreak linked to chilled smoked trout fillets in the Netherlands.

All six sick people have been hospitalized and two died from their infections. Another person has…
Continue Reading Fatal Listeria outbreak linked to trout in the Netherlands

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