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Five sick in French Listeria outbreak linked to cheese alternative

By Joe Whitworth on January 21, 2023

A plant-based cheese brand has been linked to five serious Listeria infections in France.

The five cases of listeriosis include four pregnant women who gave birth prematurely. They were infected with the same type of…

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One died in a Swiss Listeria outbreak traced to smoked fish

By Joe Whitworth on January 18, 2023

Swiss authorities have revealed a Listeria outbreak sickened 20 and killed one person in 2022.

The Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP), Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (OSAV), and cantonal, or regional, authorities detected…

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Austrian firm in financial difficulty following a deadly Listeria outbreak

By News Desk on December 24, 2022

A company in Austria that was linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak earlier this year is in financial trouble.

AKV, an association to protect creditor rights recognized by Austrian authorities, deals with insolvency cases in…

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English salad testing finds Listeria strain behind the past outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on December 22, 2022

Researchers have found a mixed salad contaminated with the same type of Listeria that caused a multi-country outbreak with 54 cases and 10 deaths several years ago.

Salad and other fresh produce were collected in…

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Recall for fish linked to deadly UK Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on December 20, 2022

A fatal Listeria outbreak in the United Kingdom has been traced to a salmon-smoking processing factory in Scotland.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have now named the company involved in the…

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Italy hit by new Listeria outbreak with one dead

By Joe Whitworth on December 2, 2022

Italian authorities are investigating a Listeria outbreak that has sickened 22 people and killed one.

Mortadella sold by Veroni is being looked at as a potential source but an official link has not been confirmed…

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Experts create models to assess Listeria risks in some foods

By Joe Whitworth on November 25, 2022

Scientists have developed formal risk assessment models for Listeria monocytogenes in certain foods.

The models need to be tested and reviewed before being made public, said experts at a meeting organized by the World Health…

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Fatal Listeria outbreak linked to Scottish fish processor

By Joe Whitworth on November 16, 2022

A deadly Listeria outbreak in the United Kingdom has been linked to one company but product testing has only found low levels of contamination.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) suspect…

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Danish Listeria outbreak traced to fish cakes

By Joe Whitworth on November 11, 2022

A brand of fish cakes has been traced to a Listeria outbreak in Denmark in which one person died.

From mid-August to October, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) recorded seven patients who became ill with…

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Large Spanish Listeria outbreak caused by stuffed pork

By Joe Whitworth on November 3, 2022

A Listeria outbreak in Spain that sickened more than 200 people in 2019 and killed three was caused by stuffed pork, according to a recently published study.

It was the largest listeriosis outbreak in Spain…

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