At least 100 people fell ill in Greece recently with contaminated water suspected as the source.
The Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY) said an increased incidence of gastroenteritis cases was observed in late May in residents of the areas of Rizomylos and Stefanovikiou, Magnesia.
A total of 100 cases
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The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published two reports examining milk and dairy product controls in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Greece.
An audit in Bosnia and Herzegovina in June 2023 by DG Sante found major issues with controls on products intended for export to Europe, and six recommendations
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A European court has backed a decision by Greek authorities not to approve a product designed to prevent Listeria in certain products.
The case involves Listex P100, a product from Dutch company Micreos, intended for use against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat food of animal origin. The court ruled that the
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The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published two reports assessing controls on food of non-animal origin (FNAO) in Germany and Greece.
An audit in Germany in June 2023 found a system for official controls on food of non-animal origin, with a robust monitoring plan and suitable lab capability
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A suspected Clostridium perfringens outbreak affected 30 people in Greece in 2021, according to a study.
In May 2021, several gastroenteritis cases were reported among students and staff of a high school on a Greek island. Daily hot lunches were delivered by a catering company and consumed in classrooms.
In
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More than 600 people fell sick in Greece in early 2019 with contaminated tap water the most likely source, according to a recent research report.
In total, 638 gastroenteritis cases were recorded with symptom onset from late January to early February 2019. However, scientists estimated the actual burden of disease
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A low sampling frequency and Salmonella detection rate by food companies in Greece means contribution to a national control program is “practically ineffective,” according to DG Sante.
The unit responsible for the European Commission’s policies on health and food safety led an audit in Greece last year to evaluate Salmonella
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Detection of a Salmonella outbreak was helped by the fact that it was a novel serotype, according to researchers.
The salmonellosis outbreak had 47 confirmed cases in five European countries between March 2016 and April 2017. Seven additional infections were recorded between May and September 2017. An investigation suggested cross-contamination
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The Food and Drug Administration recently sent warning letters to a seafood processor in Chile, Greece, and India and a Ready-To-Eat (RTE) salad, sandwich, and institutional meals manufacturing facility in New York because inspectors found significant violations of U.S. food safety laws at their operations.
Businesses have 15 days to
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Whole genome sequencing of Salmonella Chester in Norway has uncovered a possible outbreak during summer 2016 related to Greece.
At the time, Norway saw an increase in Salmonella Chester cases among travelers to Greece. No infections were reported in Europe outside Norway. Results indicated an outbreak related to travel to
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