Smoked and graved salmon continues to pose a Listeria infection risk with evidence showing a large proportion of listeriosis cases are caused by these products, according to scientists in Germany.
In 2021 and 2022, there were 66 cases of listeriosis in 15 outbreaks, reported the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
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The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published findings from audits looking at checks on fishery products in Australia, Morocco, and Finland.
A desk assessment of Australian controls to verify exports of fish products met EU requirements was done in October 2022. Exports to the EU in 2021 included
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Public health officials in Vietnam are investigating an outbreak of foodborne botulism that has killed one person.
The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) said three incidents of food poisoning had occurred recently in Quang Nam province.
An outbreak in Phuoc Duc caused four cases and one death. The source was a
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Authorities in Portugal have seized a number of food products in recent months including meat, fish, food supplements, and olive oil.
Earlier this month, the Food and Economic Safety Authority (ASAE), with help from the National Republican Guard (GNR), seized 8.5 tons of fresh and frozen octopus from Spain in
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The FAO and WHO have called for experts and data on two different subjects as well as announcing a webinar on cell-based food.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) call for experts covers the risks and benefits of fish consumption.
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Statistics on six diseases causing the most food and waterborne infections in Europe have been published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
The most recent data shows hepatitis A cases in 2021 were at their lowest since EU-level surveillance began in 2007, while five other diseases rose toward
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A food safety platform in the United Kingdom has selected an initial batch of projects to receive grants.
The UK Food Safety Research Network (FSRN) will fund six projects with amounts ranging from £30,000 ($36,100) to £62,000 ($74,700).
Each project involves researchers partnering with companies or government agencies in the
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The federal government has closed some foodborne illness outbreak investigations in the past week.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released even less information when it closed its investigation into an outbreak than it did when it announced it. Of infections caused by E. coli O157:H7 the agency merely
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Animal by-products, origin declarations, and potatoes are some of the topics on the radar of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU), according to the agency’s annual update.
Major risks are the conflict in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis in the UK. For the latter, intelligence is pointing to cost-cutting practices by
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An assessment of food fraud covering four sectors in several countries has been published by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
In 2018, a project was funded to examine the threats from criminal activity in the Nordic food production chain. Participating countries were Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden. Key topics were
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