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Study shows students ‘underestimate’ potential food safety risks

By News Desk on April 7, 2022

Young people have a limited understanding of foodborne microbes and underestimate the risks and consequences of illness, according to a study.

Researchers from the European Union’s project SafeConsume interviewed 156 people aged 11 to 18…
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Australia seeks public comments on plans aiming to reduce foodborne illness

By News Desk on February 16, 2022

Australian regulators have opened a comment period on proposed new food safety management standards for foodservice operators and retail businesses.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)’s preferred approach is to change the rules to require…
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Foodborne illness and food imports among top concerns for Australians

By Joe Whitworth on January 22, 2022

Imported food and foodborne illness are among the top concerns for consumers, according to a survey in Australia.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) commissioned the University of Adelaide to get insight into consumers’ responses…
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Food Standards Scotland vows to tackle foodborne illness

By Joe Whitworth on May 20, 2021

Taking action to prevent foodborne illness is one of the priorities identified by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) as part of its new 5-year strategy.

Reported cases of foodborne disease have remained relatively consistent during the…
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WHO searches for consultant to help with foodborne estimates

By News Desk on March 19, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking for a consultant to help update estimates on the burden of foodborne diseases.

The agency’s Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) published the first global report on…
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FAO guide helps national agencies rank food safety risks

By Joe Whitworth on November 13, 2020

A new guide published by the FAO was created to help countries more effectively inform domestic food safety priorities.

Risk ranking helps to identify which food safety issues have the greatest public health impact by…
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Survey identifies main food safety concerns for consumers

By News Desk on September 20, 2020

Six in 10 people said they would never go to a restaurant again if they contracted a foodborne illness while eating there, according to a survey.

Surveyed consumers said their top food safety concerns included…
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Reporting of other diseases falls in Norway during COVID-19 outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on August 6, 2020

Norwegian researchers have found a decline in other notifiable infectious diseases during the Coronavirus pandemic.

They compared the number of cases reported to the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (MSIS) during February to April…
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Mother’s heart stops three times during fight with E. coli infection

By Jonan Pilet on July 27, 2020

“I shouldn’t have lived through it,” Katie said, reflecting on her fight with E. coli poisoning.

On an early summer evening in 2016, Katie Ruffolo, a 36-year old mother of three, was battling diarrhea. She …
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FSANZ calls for comments on rule changes in food service sector

By Joe Whitworth on February 25, 2020

Australian authorities have opened a comment period on a review of food safety management tools for the foodservice and retail sector.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released a discussion paper, which is the…
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