Almost 80 hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases were registered between July 2019 and June 2020 in Italy.
The 77 patients came from 17 regions in the country while one person contracted HUS while abroad. Notification
Continue Reading Italy records nearly 80 HUS cases in 12 months
Spanish authorities have seized 100 kilograms of meat suspected to be unfit for human consumption.
Guardia Civil detained the 220 pounds of products in a town in the Gúdar-Javalambre region of the Teruel province as
Continue Reading Spain and Italy clamp down on potentially unsafe products
Most issues with food and beverages in Italy involved products of animal origin and were microbiological, according to a recent report from authorities.
In 2018, almost 50,500 samples of food products were taken from all
Continue Reading Italy reveals results of food and drink controls
Denmark and Sweden are the latest countries to report outbreaks of norovirus linked to shellfish from France.
At least 180 people in Denmark are sick since the start of the year and 70 are affected
Continue Reading Denmark and Sweden hit by norovirus in oysters
A number of patients with symptoms of Trichinellosis have been detected near the Italian city of Turin.
A statement from early January by health authorities put the number of people affected at 20 but this
Continue Reading Dozens of Trichinella illnesses linked to wild boar meat
The European Commission’s unit responsible for policy on food safety and health has published two reports on fishery products from tuna species.
DG SANTE auditors went to Italy from Jan. 29 to Feb. 8 this
Continue Reading DG SANTE audits tuna controls in Italy and Portugal
More than 80 people are ill in France due to a Salmonella outbreak linked to a meat product from Italy.
A spokeswoman from Santé Publique France told Food Safety News that 83 people had been
Continue Reading Salmonella from Italian meat sickens 80 in France
French authorities are investigating a suspected Salmonella outbreak linked to a meat product from Italy.
Officials did not reveal how many people were ill, but did say Coppa ham, which is a salted, seasoned and
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak in France linked to meat product
Belgian officials have issued a warning because of incidents of hepatitis infections being linked to dietary supplements containing curcumin.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) cited a notification in the
Continue Reading Belgian alert for hepatitis linked to supplements; update to UK outbreak
European authorities have uncovered an operation allegedly making products out of decomposed apples, contaminated with mycotoxins and other toxic chemicals, unsuitable for human consumption and dangerous for public health.
Italian and Serbian authorities said they
Continue Reading Officials bust gang in organic fraud case involving rotten apples
