Campylobacter and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) reports went up in Malta in 2024, according to the latest figures.
Data comes from an annual report published by the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit (IDCU), which is the national center responsible for the surveillance, prevention, and control of infectious diseases
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Experts have shared findings from Cryptosporidium, Listeria, Trichinella, and Salmonella outbreaks at an event in Europe.
Among presentations at the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) was one about the Danish perspective on two multi-country outbreaks. These included a Salmonella outbreak linked to chicken meat from Poland
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The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published two reports on improving microbial food safety in Slovakia and Malta.
The DG Sante audit of Slovakia, carried out in September 2023, was the first on the topic of food of non-animal origin (FNAO) and resulted in six recommendations.
Problems included
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A brand of ginger bags has been recalled in Malta due to the use of irradiation in an unauthorized facility.
Natural Ginger bags in 80-gram packages with brand name “Gold kili” and durability date of Sept. 4, 2019, is affected. The product comes from Singapore but the unauthorized irradiation facility
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The possible presence of a poisonous mushroom variety has prompted a product recall in two countries.
Funghi Porcini Secchi Speciali of the Baresa brand is packaged in 30-gram packs with lot number and the expiration date of AS. 30.03.19.
The recalled product was exported from Italy and was distributed to
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