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Food aid incident was largest known outbreak from tropane alkaloids

By Joe Whitworth on May 6, 2022

Researchers have provided more details about an outbreak traced to contaminated food aid in Uganda in 2019 that killed five people.

It was the largest documented outbreak caused by food contamination with tropane alkaloids, according…
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FAO assesses food safety role at times of food insecurity

By Joe Whitworth on March 4, 2022

Food safety needs to be considered in situations involving food aid and limited availability, according to the FAO.

A case study by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations presents two scenarios…
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Spanish officials seize tons of food meant for vulnerable people

By News Desk on April 22, 2021

Spanish authorities have seized more than 170 tons of food at a non-profit organization for violations of quality and food safety rules.

The Guardia Civil confiscated 176 tons of product including canned vegetables, fruit and…
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Experts help WFP after food aid outbreak

By News Desk on December 2, 2020

An expert group on tropane alkaloids that gathered after an outbreak traced to contaminated food aid in Uganda has published its findings.

In 2019, 315 people were ill and five died after eating “Super Cereal”…
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Problems found at Turkish Super Cereal food aid supplier

By Joe Whitworth on November 20, 2020

A review has highlighted issues at a Turkish factory that supplied food aid implicated in a deadly outbreak in Uganda that sickened hundreds this past year.

Problems in the processing plant involved poor quality raw…
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Researchers show Ugandan outbreaks caused by single batch of food aid

By Joe Whitworth on October 13, 2020

Scientists have shone a light on the cause of multiple serious and fatal food poisoning incidents in Uganda in 2019. They found all three outbreaks were caused by a single batch of a type of…
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WFP asks for help to prevent repeat of tropane alkaloid outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on May 1, 2020

The World Food Program (WFP) has requested assistance from the FAO and WHO on tropane alkaloids after five people died in Uganda this past year from contaminated food aid.

The United Nations agency wanted the…
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Tropane alkaloids caused Ugandan food aid outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on November 1, 2019

International investigations have found two outbreaks of illness in Uganda were likely caused by food aid contaminated with tropane alkaloids.

Five people died and about 300 fell sick after eating Super Cereal distributed in Karamoja…
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Food aid linked to illness again in Uganda after fatal outbreak earlier this year

By Joe Whitworth on September 24, 2019

Distribution of some food aid in Uganda has been suspended for the second time this year because more than 30 people have fallen ill and been hospitalized. It is unknown how many more may have…
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Horse meat investigation in Ireland; meat fraud in France

By News Desk on June 12, 2019

Irish police searched seven sites this past week as part of an investigation into horse meat fraud.

The Gardai (Irish police), officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and the Food…
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