Andalusian authorities have allocated €100,000 (U.S. $113,000) for research to learn from the region’s Listeria outbreak in 2019. The project will focus on the epidemiological, microbiological and clinical analysis of the listeriosis outbreak, according to
Continue Reading Project to look at 2019 Spanish Listeria outbreak
At least two people have died in a Listeria outbreak linked to chilled smoked trout fillets in the Netherlands.
All six sick people have been hospitalized and two died from their infections. Another person has
Continue Reading Fatal Listeria outbreak linked to trout in the Netherlands
Authorities in Finland are investigating a Listeria outbreak that has affected eight people.
All patients have been hospitalized but no deaths have been recorded. The age range of those sick is 60 to 93 years
Continue Reading Finland searches for source of Listeria outbreak
The number of deaths linked to a Listeria outbreak from meat products in 2019 has doubled.
It had been thought 21 people were infected with Listeria monocytogenes in the Netherlands and Belgium. One person fell
Continue Reading Deaths linked to Dutch Listeria outbreak double
Members of an international food safety network have heard that in the increasingly globalized world, a local outbreak of foodborne illness can rapidly evolve into a global crisis.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN)
Continue Reading INFOSAN members discuss network’s role in food safety
A fundraising page set up to help a woman who contracted listeriosis has passed NZ$20,000 (U.S. $12,400).
Petra Donnison, a family friend, created the Give a Little page for donations to help Grace Archer, her
Continue Reading Fundraising page set up for woman sick with listeriosis
At least 11 people in Switzerland have been infected by Listeria and two have died after eating contaminated cheese.
Officials from the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) told Food Safety News that analysis
Continue Reading Officials report more patients in Listeria outbreak linked to cheese
Four patients have been infected by Listeria and one has died after eating potentially contaminated cheese at a hospital in Switzerland.
During an internal check, Käserei Vogel AG, based in Steinerberg, found Listeria in semi-hard
Continue Reading Hospital Listeria cases linked to cheese in Switzerland; one death reported
Experts have identified steps food firms can take to reduce the risk of Listeria contamination of frozen vegetables.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) assessment focused on vegetables that are blanched – scalded in hot
Continue Reading EFSA identifies ways to reduce Listeria risk in frozen vegetables
A Dutch university has called on food industry partners for a project aiming to develop preservation strategies against Listeria monocytogenes.
The project will support the sector by developing hurdle strategies for the pathogen and design
Continue Reading Wageningen calls for Listeria project partners
Six people in Australia are part of an international Listeria outbreak traced to imported mushrooms that has also killed four in the United States.
The Listeria monocytogenes patients in Australia have been identified by whole
Continue Reading Australia joins U.S. in having Listeria cases linked to imported mushrooms
