Sweden has noted an increase in foodborne outbreaks and illnesses in 2021 but levels were still below pre-COVID-19 pandemic figures.
The number of outbreaks reported to the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) in 2020 and 2021
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The European Commission has put maximum levels on three additives in tuna to tackle food fraud. The excessive levels can expose consumers to the risk of histamine, also known as scombroid, poisoning, said the Commission.
Continue Reading EU sets the limit for additives in tuna to combat fraud
Monitoring of farmed fish in Norway has revealed low levels of pharmaceuticals and environmental toxins and an audit has found the control system for fish could be improved.
Fish tested for illegal compounds were collected
Continue Reading Good results in fish monitoring but audit shows gaps in controls
Around 80 people got food poisoning from a pasta meal at a soccer tournament this past month in Sweden.
An investigation into the incident in Gammelstad on Aug. 5 revealed people fell ill after eating
Continue Reading Pasta meal behind 80 illnesses in Sweden
A couple of people are sick in Spain after eating a particular brand of mushrooms.
Two cases of Staphylococcal food poisoning have been reported linked to mushrooms in olive oil in glass jars from the
Continue Reading Mushrooms linked to Staph poisoning in Spain
Most food related infections declined but a few stayed the same or went up, according to the recently released annual report on foodborne diseases in New Zealand covering 2020.
New Zealand Food Safety, part of
Continue Reading New Zealand feels COVID-19 impact on foodborne infections
Food safety officials in Belgium seized almost 80 tons of tuna in the course of a few months in 2020.
More than 90 percent of non-compliant products were imported from Asia.
Between September and December
Continue Reading Almost 80 tons of tuna seized in Belgian fraud operation
Almost 20 people have fallen ill in Sweden this month from histamine poisoning in fish from Vietnam.
The foodborne outbreak at the beginning of April affected 19 people in Stockholm.
Guests eating tuna at three
Continue Reading Sweden reports histamine outbreak from imported fish
Campylobacter is continuing to decline but E. coli is still going up, based on figures from the 2019 report on foodborne disease in New Zealand.
New Zealand Food Safety is part of the Ministry for
Continue Reading Campylobacter lowest for decades but E. coli at new high in New Zealand
HelloFresh is recalling certain batches of fish in New Zealand linked to at least three cases of histamine poisoning.
The ready meal delivery service recalled HelloFresh brand trevally filets because of elevated levels of histamine.
Continue Reading HelloFresh recalls fish because of link to illnesses
