Norway has reported its largest foodborne outbreak in almost 50 years with 230 people sick.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 105 people are infected with Salmonella Newport and 120 with Salmonella Typhimurium. The remaining five are infected with other types of Salmonella.

Patients became ill from mid-October

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Hands-up if you had bongkrekic acid, botulism, and supplements on your bingo card as being the things that would cause significant outbreaks in 2024. It is fair to say, I didn’t.

This year saw two major incidents in Asia involving bongkrekic acid and contaminated supplements as well

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A multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe linked to tomatoes from Italy has sickened more than 250 people.

From January 2023 to November 2024, 266 confirmed cases of Salmonella Strathcona have been identified in 16 European countries and the United Kingdom.

Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the

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Several European authorities have uncovered a group involved in counterfeiting French wine in Italy.

The investigation was led by the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale). It involved the Italian Carabinieri Corps (NAS Carabinieri) and Swiss Federal Police (Police Federale Swiss) with support from Europol and Eurojust.

Suspected criminals faked French red

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