A record-high level of food incidents and recalls have been recorded in Australia, according to the annual report of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
The food safety team at Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
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Decline in food safety incidents monitored by INFOSAN
The number of food safety incidents involving an international network declined based on figures from the most recent quarter.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 18 food safety events covering 50
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Spanish Listeria outbreak declared over after 200 affected
Spain’s largest ever Listeria outbreak is over according to authorities with no new infections reported in the last 20 days.
La Consejería de Salud y Familias ended the listeriosis alert, which was started in mid-August,
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Three dead and 200 ill in Spanish Listeria outbreak
More than 220 people are sick and three have died as part of a listeriosis outbreak in Spain, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
From July 7 to September 13, 222 confirmed cases have
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Norway norovirus outbreaks linked to seaweed salad from China
More than 100 people have fallen ill in Norway from norovirus likely in a frozen seaweed salad from China.
The first outbreak of norovirus suspected to be linked to the seaweed salad occurred in mid-June
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English man becomes first international patient in Spanish Listeria outbreak
The first international case of listeriosis linked to an outbreak in Spain that has sickened almost 200 people and killed two is being investigated by British public health officials.
The outbreak has been traced to
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Salmonella continues to keep INFOSAN busy
Salmonella was once again the main hazard dealt with by an international food safety network from April to June this year.
During the second quarter of 2019, the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was
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Only a few members make up bulk of information in INFOSAN
A limited number of countries contribute the majority of information exchanged through a global food safety network, according to a study.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) is managed by the Food and Agriculture
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FSA gives update on Brexit planning, food crime and allergen labeling
The Food Standards Agency is ready for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union with a new approach to understand risk and more surveillance, according to the authority’s leader.
Heather Hancock was questioned this
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Canada received cheese linked to E. coli outbreak in France
Canada is one of a number of countries that has received raw milk cheese linked to an outbreak of E. coli O26 in France.
French authorities reported 13 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in
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Officials report 21 global food safety investigations in first quarter of 2019
A global food safety network investigated 21 incidents between January and March this year.
Most events the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) dealt with in the first quarter of 2019 involved a biological hazard.
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