More than 250 people have fallen ill in Uganda linked to a fortified blended food distributed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for prevention of malnutrition. Officials urge people to stop eating the
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Michelin star restaurant linked to deadly food poisoning outbreak reopens
A restaurant in Spain with a Michelin star has reopened almost one month after being linked to the death of a diner and 30 cases of food poisoning.
The Ministry of Health of Valencia detected
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Public health officials say KFC in Mongolia linked to food poisoning cases
Dozens of people have been hospitalized in Mongolia after eating at KFC, according to reports.
From Feb. 8 to 15, more than 100 people showed food poisoning symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting after eating
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Spike in food poisoning cases prompts warning from doctors
A spike in food poisoning cases in an Australian state has prompted doctors to warn people about safe food preparation.
House Call Doctor responded to around 20 cases of food poisoning in the space of
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Food Standards Scotland reboots food safety campaign for consumers
Four in 10 people who’ve had food poisoning believe they got it from eating and preparing food at home, according to a survey in Scotland.
Research for Food Standards Scotland (FSS) shows people in the
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Australian scientists discover how to fight Bacillus cereus bacteria
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered how Bacillus cereus works and how to combat it.
The team found out how the bacteria interacts with the immune system, discovered how it sustains itself
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FSA and PHE issue advice to prevent foodborne illnesses during the holidays
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued advice to prevent food poisoning over the holidays while Public Health England (PHE) has warned about norovirus.
There are an estimated 1 million food poisoning cases a year
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Foodborne infections increase for England and Wales
Laboratory reports of pathogens including Campylobacter, Salmonella and Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O157 have all increased compared to last year in England and Wales.
Data is based on common gastrointestinal infections in England
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Suspended sentence for food shop owner after Salmonella outbreak
The former owner of a fast food outlet in England linked to a Salmonella outbreak last year has received a suspended six month prison sentence.
Eight people had acute food poisoning and one patient’s symptoms
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Four sentenced after guilty pleas in fake holiday food poisoning claim
Four people have been sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two years, after admitting to making a false holiday sickness claim.
Michael Jameson, 43, Claire Weir, 35, Jane Weir, 38, and Janet Weir,
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Food poisoning sickens 60 and kills two in Malaysia; Salmonella confirmed
More than 60 cases of food poisoning and two deaths are being investigated by the Malaysian Ministry of Health (KKM).
A total of 61 infections have been reported with 24 cases in Kedah including 16
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