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Big topics from around the world in 2021: Ethylene oxide, COVID-19 impact, global outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on December 29, 2021

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A trio of issues that featured in the news agenda of 2020 carried into 2021 and none of them are out of sight yet. Coronavirus, the United Kingdom leaving the European Union,…
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Hong Kong investigating Group B Streptococcus infections linked to fish

By Joe Whitworth on October 26, 2021

Officials in Hong Kong are investigating an outbreak of invasive Group B Streptococcus cases linked to handling freshwater fish.

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health asked the public to not…
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FAO warns of illness from raw freshwater fish

By Joe Whitworth on June 25, 2021

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has warned of illness linked to eating raw freshwater fish in Southeast Asia.

Food safety experts said Group B Streptococcus (GBS) has been detected in…
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Consumer trends behind many emerging food safety issues

By News Desk on November 6, 2020

Changing consumer behavior is driving many of the emerging issues in food safety, according to experts.

This factor was identified for half of the 13 issues discussed in 2019 by emerging risk specialists as part…
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Officials probe rise in GBS infections in Singapore

By News Desk on September 1, 2020

Authorities in Singapore are investigating an increase in Group B Streptococcus (GBS) cases.

GBS infections had previously been associated with eating raw freshwater fish and the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA)…
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