Scientists have reported several Salmonella types from healthy people who often worked in the food sector.
Researchers identified five rare Salmonella serovars in China and used whole genome sequencing to look at their spread among asymptomatic individuals. Antibiotic resistance genes and virulence genes were also found.
According to the study published in
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After contracting Salmonella, a former employee at a café in an Australian state has been awarded more than $65,000 (U.S. $42,500).
The ruling from the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) relates to an incident in 2017 when the 15-year-old worked at Central Café in Gungahlin.
The female
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Experts have assessed prevention and intervention methods to tackle foodborne viruses in different products.
In February, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) on viruses in foods took place in Geneva, Switzerland, after a related request by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene in 2022. The committee
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The role of infected food handlers in two norovirus outbreaks in Spain has been highlighted recently by researchers.
Two gastroenteritis outbreaks occurred a week apart in the same facility in Lleida, Spain, in 2018. The most frequent symptoms were abdominal pain, vomiting, and nausea.
The first outbreak was associated with salad
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Police in Finland are investigating the sale of alleged fake hygiene passports to people recently arriving in the country.
Helsinki police have referred the case for prosecution. Operations were run by a fictitious and unregistered company called Marbon Oy.
The Finnish Hygiene Passport was developed to promote food safety. It
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Infected food handlers continued working in a large norovirus outbreak in Spain in 2021, according to a study.
In the summer of 2021, an outbreak of norovirus affected 163 patients, including 15 norovirus-confirmed food handlers, in a hotel in Murcia, southeast Spain. A similar norovirus outbreak occurred at the same
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Health officials in the United Kingdom have warned about a sharp increase in confirmed cases of norovirus.
National surveillance data shows laboratory reports of the virus in England are 66 percent higher than the average at this time of year, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
Total lab
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More than 30 people fell sick with hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections in a complex outbreak in England involving dates, a school, a bakery, and different transmission routes, according to a study.
In June 2019, Public Health England (now the United Kingdom Health Security Agency) Yorkshire and Humber were contacted
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More than 40 percent of restaurants in Hong Kong serve undercooked burgers if asked, according to a survey.
The Center for Food Safety in Hong Kong (CFS) interviewed more than 1,000 restaurants that sold burgers, including fast-food and table-service outlets in 2021. Undercooked burger patties were more likely to be
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified key priorities to improve food safety in the next five years in South East Asia.
The Framework for Action on Food Safety in the WHO South-East Asia Region covers 2020 to 2025 and has guidance for authorities across the food chain and those
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