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Study finds safety hazards common in food crime cases

By Joe Whitworth on January 28, 2022

Food-related crime is a regular but rarely reported event in Finland, committed in different types of establishments, and a variety of products are vulnerable, according to a study.

The research looked at Finnish food-related criminal…
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Study examines impact of FSMS on compliance with food safety rules

By News Desk on January 5, 2022

The frequency of official controls should not be reduced solely based on the existence of a certified food safety management system (FSMS), according to a recent report on a study.

Results from 1,484 official inspections…
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Studies stress botulism education in Romania and Italy

By News Desk on September 26, 2021

Two studies in different European countries have both emphasized the need to improve consumer awareness and education to prevent botulism.

The first study looked at epidemiological data on foodborne botulism in Western Romania over the…
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Study assesses EU food controls during pandemic

By News Desk on April 20, 2021

Researchers have looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic affected food controls by European importing countries.

The work analyzes food safety notifications reported by EU countries in the first five months of 2020 compared to 2019…
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Researchers hope to help solve foodborne illness outbreaks quicker

By News Desk on January 6, 2021

Researchers have developed a restricted-access system designed to assist those involved in investigating foodborne illness outbreaks.

The shared and searchable data catalogue of previous outbreaks is called the Global Foodsource Identifier (GFI).

Once it is…
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Study finds gaps in food safety knowledge of Romanians

By News Desk on November 1, 2020

Half of the Romanian consumers are not aware of hazards such as mycotoxins and some pathogens, according to a study.

Researchers found there are gaps in the knowledge of Romanians with the majority not able…
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Researchers call for change in approach to Listeria in low risk foods

By News Desk on October 27, 2020

Researchers have provided alternatives to the zero-tolerance approach used in the United States to manage Listeria in low-risk foods.

The U.S. has this method for all ready-to-eat (RTE) foods, regardless of risk profile, so all…
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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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Mushroom poisoning behind most outbreaks in China

By Joe Whitworth on September 15, 2020

Poisonous mushrooms were the most common cause of outbreaks in China during a 14-year period, according to a study.

Researchers looked at data reported to the National Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System from 2003 to…
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Study finds Salmonella program was cost effective in Hungary

By News Desk on September 12, 2020

An analysis of a Salmonella control program has found it was cost-effective in Hungary, according to researchers.

The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of the Hungarian Salmonella Control Program (HSCP) for 2007 to 2017 to…
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