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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)…
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Yersinia outbreak in Norway linked to salad

By News Desk on December 26, 2020

A Yersinia outbreak in Norway has been solved and declared over just days after it was announced.

Folkehelseinstituttet (the Norwegian Institute of Public Health) said the national outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica O3 was likely caused…
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Norway investigates Yersinia increase

By News Desk on December 21, 2020

Health officials in Norway are investigating a rise in Yersinia infections in recent weeks.

Folkehelseinstituttet (the Norwegian Institute of Public Health) reported an increased incidence of Yersinia enterocolitica O3. So far, infection has been detected…
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Reporting of other diseases falls in Norway during COVID-19 outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on August 6, 2020

Norwegian researchers have found a decline in other notifiable infectious diseases during the Coronavirus pandemic.

They compared the number of cases reported to the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (MSIS) during February to April…
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Norway notes Campylobacter, E. coli and Salmonella rise

By News Desk on August 4, 2020

The number of Campylobacter, E. coli, and Salmonella infections all increased in Norway this past year.

Overall, there were more food and waterborne infections in 2019 compared to 2018, according to the Norwegian Institute of…
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Child dies in Norway after E. coli infection

By News Desk on July 30, 2020

A child in Norway has died in a hospital after suffering complications from an E. coli infection.

The 2-year-old, from the Oslo area of the country, developed the serious kidney disease hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)…
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Norway records slight decline in foodborne outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on July 29, 2020

The number of foodborne outbreaks in Norway declined slightly this past year from 2018, according to the country’s public health agency.

In 2019, 223 outbreaks from all sources were reported with 5,401 cases of disease.…
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Spinach suspected in Norwegian Yersinia outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on July 2, 2020

The source of a national Yersinia outbreak in recent weeks in Norway that affected 23 people is believed to have been salad with spinach or baby spinach.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) said…
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Norway investigates source of Yersinia increase

By News Desk on June 13, 2020

Officials in Norway are investigating an increase in Yersinia infections in the past month.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) reported a Yersinia enterocolitica O3 infection has been detected in 13 people living in…
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Shigella sickens eight in Norway; link to peas from Kenya

By Joe Whitworth on December 28, 2019

Norwegian officials are investigating a national outbreak of Shigella linked to sugar peas, also referred to as sugar snaps, from Kenya.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet), local authorities and the Norwegian Food Safety…
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Norwegian fish product linked to Listeria infections

By Joe Whitworth on December 7, 2019

A brand of raw fermented trout has been recalled in Norway after being linked to several Listeria infections.

Haadem Fisk withdrew ‘Hel rakfisk i spann – 4 kilograms’ with lot number 924 due to Listeria…
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