More than 4,000 foodborne outbreaks causing almost 22,000 illnesses and 13 deaths were recorded in the Netherlands during a 12-year period.
A total of 4,155 outbreaks, with 21,802 ill people, were registered from 2006 to
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Another company recalls imported enoki mushrooms for Listeria
A California company is recalling fresh mushrooms imported from Korea after state testing returned positive results for Listeria monocytogenes.
The company, Guan’s Mushroom Co. of Commerce, CA, is recalling all cases of its 200-gram/7.05-ounce packages
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Magrudis owner and son provisionally released in Spain
The owner of a Spanish company linked to a large Listeria outbreak this past summer and his son have been provisionally released from custody.
The judge of a court in Seville agreed to the conditional
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French authorities link Listeria infections to cheese company
Ten people have been infected with Listeria monocytogenes in France linked to eating cheese from one company.
Authorities in Cantal, in the Auvergne region of France, ordered the business, Ferme de Gioux, to temporarily close
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UK foodborne illness burden estimated at £9 billion
The total burden from foodborne illness was about £9 billion ($11.2 billion) in 2018 in the United Kingdom, according to a new report.
Based on 2018 figures of 2.4 million foodborne cases per year, the
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Fatalities reported in Listeria outbreak traced to imported mushrooms
Four people are dead and at least 36 people across 17 states have been sickened in a three-year Listeria outbreak linked to mushrooms imported from Korea. The virulent strain has hospitalized at least 30 of
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FSAI data shows food recalls up slightly in Ireland
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued an average of two alerts per week in 2019 about products subject to withdrawal or recall.
This past year, a 107 alerts were issued made up of
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Survey shows slight rise in concern about food safety in UK
The concern of consumers about food safety in the United Kingdom has gone up based on results of a survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Findings from November this past year show 45 percent
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Listeria outbreak survivor tells how illness changed perspective on life
A woman who was hospitalized for two months in the Listeria outbreak in South Africa has shared how illness changed her perspective on life.
Beulah Rhode (Roberts) started experiencing flu-like symptoms and felt constantly fatigued
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‘It ruined my life’, says woman infected by Listeria in South African outbreak
A South African woman who was temporarily paralyzed after being diagnosed with listeriosis has described how she doesn’t recognize the person staring back in the mirror.
Petra Bischoff was admitted to the hospital in May
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Study finds that raw milk cheese is a safety concern
Raw milk products are a safety concern for consumers, according to a recent study.
Cheese made with unpasteurized milk is a safety concern because of possible contamination with foodborne pathogens, the study by the U.S.
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