An evaluation of domestic refrigerator temperatures has led to an update of guidance on shelf-life studies.
Work by scientists at the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) prompted a revision in the reference temperature for calculating dates for ready-to-eat refrigerated foods. It takes into account
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More than 40 children were sickened in a Salmonella outbreak in France in 2024 that was traced to raw milk cheese.
In late March 2024, three cases of salmonellosis were reported at a nursery affecting children aged 3 to 5 in the Pays de la Loire region of western France.
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Results of a French surveillance operation have been published, revealing the rate of contamination in fresh poultry meat at retail.
In France, Salmonella and Campylobacter are the two main bacterial agents responsible for foodborne infections, and Clostridioides difficile is often isolated from the stools of patients with digestive disorders. Poultry
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Eleven people have been sickened in a severe Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak in France linked to raw milk cheese.
Nine hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases in adults have been confirmed by the National Reference Center for E. coli. HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that
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There was a decrease in foodborne outbreaks in 2023 in Europe but the number of people sick and hospitalized increased.
Overall, 27 European Union member states and Northern Ireland reported 5,691 outbreaks, 52,127 cases, 2,894 hospitalizations and 65 deaths. There was one more death than in 2022, making it the
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The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
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French officials have reported findings from a check of pork products for Yersinia and two outbreaks caused by contaminated raw milk cheese.
Yersinia enterocolitica is one of the top agents reported in Europe, with the most frequent biotype BT4 in cases of yersiniosis. Pigs are reservoirs of this pathogen, hosting
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The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
Use the chart below to view import alerts.
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France has reported a decline in cases of a serious condition that can develop after an E. coli infection.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure.
Data from Santé publique France shows 143 HUS cases in 2023 compared to 252
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Several European authorities have uncovered a group involved in counterfeiting French wine in Italy.
The investigation was led by the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale). It involved the Italian Carabinieri Corps (NAS Carabinieri) and Swiss Federal Police (Police Federale Swiss) with support from Europol and Eurojust.
Suspected criminals faked French red
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