An outbreak of hepatitis A infections has been confirmed in relation to frozen mangos. Patients live in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Nova Scotia. It is not yet known whether the products were distributed
Continue Reading Hepatitis A outbreak spurs recall of frozen mangos; additional patients likely
Austria has verified hygiene and self-controls at sites handling and processing food of animal origin.
The review published by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) looked at general and specific hygiene requirements
Continue Reading Austria checks producer hygiene; reviews cheese and produce safety
Listeria was detected in almost a quarter of frozen vegetable samples in England, according to a study.
Between December 2018 and April 2019, 1,050 frozen fruit and vegetable samples were collected. Listeria monocytogenes or other
Continue Reading Listeria found in a quarter of frozen veg in England
WinCo Foods LLC is recalling frozen red raspberries because of potential contamination with norovirus.
The Food and Drug Administration found norovirus in a sample of WinCo brand raspberries and informed the Boise, ID, company, according
Continue Reading WinCo recalls frozen raspberries from 10 states because of norovirus test
Separate testing in Finland and Switzerland detected Listeria monocytogenes in a variety of products last year but no samples contained the pathogen at levels above legal limits.
The Finland customs authority (Tulli in Finnish) detected
Continue Reading Swiss and Finnish checks find Listeria
Official food safety controls in Turkey can ensure that food of non-animal origin intended for export to the European Union meet requirements for primary production and processing, according to a report.
The Directorate-General for Health
Continue Reading Auditors say some of Turkey’s food safety controls meet EU requirements
Frozen strawberries from Egypt implicated in a Hepatitis A outbreak and used by Tropical Smoothie Café were not distributed to other restaurants or retailers as far as federal officials know, but more people are expected
Continue Reading Berries tied to outbreak likely only went to Tropical Smoothie
