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INFOSAN involved in fewer incidents toward end of 2020

By News Desk on January 29, 2021

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) worked on fewer incidents in the final three months of 2020 compared to the previous quarter.

During the fourth quarter (4Q) of this past year, INFOSAN was involved…
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Uptick in Salmonella infections prompts warning in Argentina

By News Desk on December 3, 2020

Public health officials in an Argentinian province have warned of an increase in Salmonella infections.

The Ministry of Public Health in Salta reported that, from January to November, 407 people with Salmonella infection were laboratory…
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WHO food safety expert speaks at IAFP

By Joe Whitworth on October 28, 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic, why producing food is not like selling T-shirts, and technology’s role in outbreak investigation were highlights of a talk today by a food safety expert at the World Health Organization.

Peter Ben…
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Salmonella dominates events involving INFOSAN

By Joe Whitworth on October 24, 2020

Salmonella dominated hazards dealt with by a global food safety network in the third quarter of 2020.

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was involved in 37 events from July to September compared to…
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INFOSAN involvement in food safety incidents doubles

By Joe Whitworth on October 16, 2020

A global food safety network has been involved in almost double the number of incidents in the past few years.

INFOSAN was active during 162 food safety events across all regions in 2018 and 2019…
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France also affected by Listeria in enoki mushrooms

By News Desk on August 3, 2020

France has become the fifth country to report Listeria in enoki mushrooms from South Korea.

It was already known that 36 people fell sick and four died in the United States from November 2016 to…
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INFOSAN members discuss network’s role in food safety

By News Desk on June 2, 2020

Members of an international food safety network have heard that in the increasingly globalized world, a local outbreak of foodborne illness can rapidly evolve into a global crisis.

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN)…
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Salmonella back to main cause of incidents involving INFOSAN

By Joe Whitworth on April 29, 2020

The number of food safety incidents that involved an international network more than doubled in January to March this year compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.

During the first quarter of 2020, the International…
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Dutch Salmonella illnesses linked to Brazilian poultry

By Joe Whitworth on April 9, 2020

Chicken meat from Brazil is being investigated as the source of Salmonella illnesses in the Netherlands.

Between the end of 2019 and mid-February 2020, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) identified…
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Listeria tops hazards handled by INFOSAN in 4Q

By Joe Whitworth on January 17, 2020

Salmonella has been knocked off the top spot by Listeria monocytogenes as the main hazard dealt with by an international food safety network.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, the International Food Safety Authorities Network…
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Australia reports record high number of recalls

By Joe Whitworth on October 29, 2019

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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