A food safety researcher in Sweden has called for more awareness of the risks posed by plant-based foods.
“There is a naive belief that plant-based food is safer than animal-based
Sweden has published an analysis of outbreaks over several years that reveals the largest incident sickened 280 people.
The report published by the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) covers foodborne illnesses
Ireland is to change who conducts certain official food controls to make the most of available resources.
Official controls currently undertaken by the Local Authority Veterinary Service (LAVS) will be
A survey has revealed a gap in the knowledge of consumers in Germany when it comes to natural plant toxins.
A poll by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Norovirus caused the most outbreaks and illnesses in 2022, according to the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket).
Overall, there were 337 reports of suspected or confirmed foodborne illnesses to the agency
Undercooked kidney beans were behind a large outbreak in France caused by plant toxins, according to a study.
Researchers said the work, published in the journal Toxins, highlights the need
Vibrio and Salmonella are the top bacterial pathogens linked to outbreaks in catering facilities, according to a decade of data from incidents in China.
From 2010 to 2020, China’s
The number of people sick has gone up in Denmark, but the number of outbreaks remained stable in 2022, according to recently released data.
In 2022, there were 5,142
Cooking your own beans is a great way to save money, reduce waste and lower your sodium consumption, but eating improperly cooked beans can lead to serious illness. This is
A type of lectin in red kidney beans was behind an outbreak in Denmark earlier this year.
Poisoning left 45 people sick, including 24 on one day, in late April.
More than 60 foodborne outbreaks with 1,600 patients were reported in Denmark this past year, according to recently released data.
Three large incidents caused one quarter of the outbreak
Tomatoes are the probable source of a Salmonella outbreak in Sweden that affected 70 people, according to public health officials.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) identified 71 infections from
