Health officials have issued a warning after two people fell sick with Listeriosis following consumption of soft cheese from Austria.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) said no confirmed cases have yet been reported in Austria. One person in Germany and one person in the Czech Republic
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Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that primarily affects even-toed ungulates, including domestic and wild bovids. The virus causes a high fever lasting two to six days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and near the hoof that may rupture and
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Food control monitoring in Germany has revealed potential pathogens in vegan cheese and Listeria in smoked salmon.
Findings were presented at the annual conference of the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) and the State Working Group on Consumer Protection (LAV).
Listeria was uncovered in samples of
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The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has produced a book to teach children about food safety.
The book “Luis’ and Maya’s Adventure in the shrinking lab: Looking for Clues in the Kitchen” features Luis and Maya as two schoolchildren who visit the BfR shrinking lab, where they meet Fred the friendly
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Researchers from Germany, Belgium, and Spain have presented their work on solving outbreaks and pathogen-specific questions at a European meeting.
The European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) was organized by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Since 2020, integrated genomic surveillance (IGS) has been
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Experts have shared findings from Cryptosporidium, Listeria, Trichinella, and Salmonella outbreaks at an event in Europe.
Among presentations at the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) was one about the Danish perspective on two multi-country outbreaks. These included a Salmonella outbreak linked to chicken meat from Poland
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Vulnerable groups in Germany have been advised not to eat a type of raw meat spread after testing revealed the presence of pathogens.
The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) reported on results from the sampling of seasoned ground (minced) meat, fresh pork and beef, and cantaloupe
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One person has died in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to salad from Italy.
A foodborne outbreak with about 200 Salmonella Umbilo cases occurred between July and September 2024 in nine European countries. Germany was the most affected with 118 infections.
Salmonella Umbilo was detected in rocket salad (also known as arugula or
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Germany has reported a decline in outbreaks for 2023, but more people were sick than in the previous year.
In 2023, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) received 190 reports of foodborne outbreaks that caused 2,248 illnesses, 283 hospitalizations, and
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More details have emerged about national operations concentrating on rice and blueberries as part of Operation Opson.
Operation Opson XIII, led by Europol, seized around 22,000 tons of food and 850,000 liters of beverages. In total, goods valued at more than €91 million ($98.3 million) were removed from the market.
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