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EFSA looks at factors impacting the safety of meat aging

By News Desk on January 20, 2023

Factors affecting the safety of aged meat have been assessed in a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opinion.

The impact of dry-aging of beef and wet-aging of beef, pork, and lamb on microbiological hazards and…

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Salmonella in meat sickens 15 in Sweden

By News Desk on February 24, 2022

More than a dozen people fell ill in Sweden recently with Salmonella infections after eating undercooked burgers.

An outbreak with 15 cases of salmonellosis after a lunch at a hotel restaurant was investigated by the…
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Salmonella and Listeria outbreaks discussed at EU event

By Joe Whitworth on December 4, 2021

Almost 50 people fell ill in France with Salmonella infections this past year linked to chicken from one slaughterhouse. Salmonella in beef from Germany was also documented.

Without whole genome sequencing (WGS), the persistent low-level…
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Brazilian authorities uncover group selling horse meat to restaurants

By Joe Whitworth on November 20, 2021

Authorities have arrested six people after finding horse meat being sold for use in burgers in a state of southern Brazil.

They were arrested in Caxias do Sul as part of an operation led by…
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Meat testing in Iceland shows relatively low contamination levels

By News Desk on September 21, 2021

Official screening for pathogens in meat in Iceland in 2020 did not find Salmonella or Campylobacter but did detect E. coli.

The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), the Ministry of Industry and Innovation and…
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Undercooked burgers suspected for E. coli cases in Finland

By News Desk on August 12, 2021

Finnish authorities have issued a warning after a number of E. coli infections were linked to hamburger patties.

The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) were made aware 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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Horse meat investigation in Ireland; meat fraud in France

By News Desk on June 12, 2019

Irish police searched seven sites this past week as part of an investigation into horse meat fraud.

The Gardai (Irish police), officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and the Food…
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E. coli count nears 200 as outbreak hits 10 states; ground beef implicated

By Coral Beach on May 13, 2019

As of today, another 19 patients have been added to the toll in an E. coli outbreak traced to ground beef, bringing the total number of people with laboratory-confirmed infections to almost 200.

First announced…
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Kibbeh caution: Raw recipes perfect for foodborne pathogens

By News Desk on October 19, 2017

A new caution notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week warns of the health risks of kibbeh, a Middle Eastern and North African dish traditionally prepared with beef or lamb combined with raw…
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