Police in Australia have charged a woman as part of an investigation into the deaths of three people from suspected mushroom poisoning.
Homicide squad detectives from Victoria Police arrested a 49-year-old woman at her home
Continue Reading Woman charged with murder in mushroom poisoning case
Officials in South Africa have issued a warning after several cases of children falling seriously ill after eating different types of snacks.
Authorities appealed for calm following reports claiming children had died after consuming items
Continue Reading Foodborne sources suspected in fatal South African cases
Norovirus caused the most outbreaks and illnesses in 2022, according to the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket).
Overall, there were 337 reports of suspected or confirmed foodborne illnesses to the agency with 2,261 cases of illness.
Continue Reading Norovirus behind most outbreaks and illnesses in Sweden
Officials in Finland remain stumped by a large outbreak linked to school meals.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto), National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), and local agencies are investigating the outbreak, which affected more
Continue Reading Officials puzzled by an outbreak in Finland that sickened 800
Researchers have analyzed various food poisoning cases in Vietnam over two years.
The study described poisonings from food and drinks in Vietnam from March 2020 to August 2022. Seven popular Vietnamese online newspapers were searched
Continue Reading Study gives insight into food poisoning in Vietnam
Health officials in Portugal have warned against eating a type of bread after almost 200 people fell sick in recent weeks.
The Directorate-General of Health (DGS) said 187 suspected cases of food poisoning have been
Continue Reading Warning issued after bread is linked to nearly 200 illnesses in Portugal
Almost a dozen more people have been confirmed as part of an outbreak linked to morel mushrooms. Two people have died.
As of May 10, the Food and Drug Administration reports that 11 more people
Continue Reading More added to outbreak count in relation to morel mushrooms served in Montana
More than 40 people are suspected to have been affected by food poisoning as part of a TV cooking show in Spain.
Health officials in Valencia confirmed to local media that 44 diners invited to
Continue Reading MasterChef cooks cause food poisoning in Spain
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.
Continue Reading One dead in Vietnam botulism outbreak
Public complaints to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) advice line went up this past year with a sharp rise in food poisoning reports.
There were 4,058 complaints from consumers in 2022, with about 1,200
Continue Reading Ireland sees a large increase in food poisoning complaints