Health authorities in Australia have closed a catering firm while they investigate the death of a woman who contracted listeriosis.
Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services in the state of Victoria said
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FDA lifts suspension, but Working Cow Homemade isn’t making ice cream
After suspending an ice cream company’s food facility registration in late 2018 during a foodborne illnesses investigation, the FDA is allowing Working Cow Homemade Inc. to reopen, but not as a manufacturer.
The company, in
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Report says listeriosis cases linked to caramel apples show need for controls
On Dec. 1, 2017, PulseNet, CDC’s molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, identified a cluster of three Listeria monocytogenes clinical isolates with indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern combinations. These isolates were closely related
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Norway reports more Listeria infections in outbreak linked to fish dish
The number of people affected by Listeria in Norway in the past few months has grown to 13. Two-thirds ate a traditional dish made with fermented, uncooked fish before becoming sick.
The Norwegian Institute of
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Research shows Listeria warnings likely helping pregnant women in New Zealand
Food safety warnings for Listeria in New Zealand appear to be working according to a study on the burden of the pathogen in pregnant women and their babies.
The research found low rates of the
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Listeria infections fall in England and Wales; Europe sees increase
The number of listeriosis cases in 2017 in England and Wales dropped to its lowest level for at least a decade, according to Public Health England (PHE).
A total of 135 Listeria infections were reported
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Norway investigates Listeria infections; Sweden, Denmark report on Campylobacter and Salmonella
Norwegian authorities are investigating a potential outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that has affected six people.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) reported an increase in cases of people infected with Listeria in December. Of
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Statistics show mixed results on progress against foodborne illness in EU
Salmonella and Campylobacter infections were at a stable level during the past five years, but Listeria cases continue to rise in Europe, according to an annual report on trends and sources of zoonoses.
The European
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Germany investigating almost 60 Listeria cases
German authorities are investigating almost 60 cases of Listeria in the south and west of the country.
The Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) said 57 isolates could be allocated to notified cases of listeriosis in Germany and
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Israeli officials find source of deadly Listeria outbreak
The Ministry of Health in Israel believes it has pinpointed the source of a Listeria outbreak in the country, naming meat products as the cause.
More than 30 cases have been reported to the agency
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A third of Australians at risk of Listeria infection
One in three Australians could be at risk of Listeria infection, according to the Food Safety Information Council.
Research, conducted by Omnipoll, found one in three people are either at risk of infection themselves or
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