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Denmark investigates Salmonella outbreak; Norway expands recalls

By Joe Whitworth on April 9, 2021

Danish officials are investigating a Salmonella outbreak that has affected more than 20 people with half of them admitted to hospitals.

Since mid-November 2020, 23 people have been recorded with the same type of Salmonella…
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Germany supports food safety in African countries

By News Desk on April 4, 2021

Two German agencies are helping to boost food safety and consumer protection in Tunisia.

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), both part of…
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Imported meat linked to Salmonella outbreak in Norway

By Joe Whitworth on March 13, 2021

Norwegian officials have traced the source of a Salmonella outbreak to meat from Germany.

Salmonella Enteritidis with the same genetic profile as the outbreak strain has been detected in a batch of beef imported from…
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COVID-19 measures accompany decline of foodborne infections

By Joe Whitworth on February 16, 2021

There has been a drastic decrease in reported diseases including foodborne infections in Germany during the Coronavirus outbreak, according to an analysis.

Robert Koch Institute (RKI) experts found the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health…
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Researchers identify factors behind German Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on February 10, 2021

A study has provided more detail on a multi-year outbreak of Listeria linked to meat products from one company in Germany. The United States was one of 20 countries that received the meat.

The aim…
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Germany warns of salmon linked to Listeria infections

By Joe Whitworth on January 26, 2021

A significant proportion of listeriosis cases in Germany are caused by eating smoked or cured salmon products, according to the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI).

A total of 22 cross-federal state outbreaks of listeriosis have evidence pointing…
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Germany and Denmark record low pesticide residue findings on food

By News Desk on January 21, 2021

Officials in Germany and Denmark have reported low levels of pesticide residues in food.

A report, published by the German Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), is based on results from 20,283…
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Germany reports 400 outbreaks in 2019

By Joe Whitworth on December 17, 2020

Germany recorded more than 400 foodborne outbreaks in 2019 with almost 2,000 illnesses and five deaths, according to recently released statistics.

In 2019, there were 402 foodborne disease outbreaks  reported to the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI)…
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Germany hit hardest by current Listeria outbreak across Europe

By Joe Whitworth on December 8, 2020

Three European countries have recorded Listeria infections with fish being investigated as the source.

Germany has reported 30 infections and, since November, two people in Austria and one person in Denmark has contracted the same…
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German authorities investigate E. coli infections involving daycare centers

By News Desk on December 1, 2020

More than 20 E. coli infections are being investigated in a German municipality.

Four day care centers in the Lützow-Lübstorf district are affected by the outbreak of E. coli O26. Lützow-Lübstorf is in Nordwestmecklenburg, in…
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German surveillance finds E. coli, Listeria, Campylobacter in raw milk

By Joe Whitworth on November 28, 2020

German authorities have highlighted the risks of drinking unpasteurized, raw milk after tests found some of it was contaminated with Listeria, Campylobacter or Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).

The three pathogens were detected in up…
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