An outbreak of Trichinella has sickened at least 16 people in a Spanish city.
Public health officials in the city of León said the incident is affecting people who went hunting in the Valle Gordo
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A number of different food companies have been fined in Singapore for unrelated violations in recent months.
Offenses included operating from unapproved sites, illegal imports, and selling food before it had been inspected and cleared.
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Authorities in Portugal have seized a number of food products in recent months including meat, fish, food supplements, and olive oil.
Earlier this month, the Food and Economic Safety Authority (ASAE), with help from the
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Animal by-products, origin declarations, and potatoes are some of the topics on the radar of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU), according to the agency’s annual update.
Major risks are the conflict in Ukraine and
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Authorities in Portugal have carried out a series of recent operations to crackdown on businesses not complying with food rules.
The Food and Economic Security Authority (ASAE) helped to seize 500 kilograms of fish and
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Behrmann Meat and Processing Inc., of Albers, IL, is recalling 87,382 pounds of various ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
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Portuguese authorities have confiscated tons of meat products and millions of eggs in recent operations.
The Food and Economic Security Authority (ASAE) carried out an inspection of cold stores in the municipalities of Vila Verde,
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Experts have reviewed how effective and practical certain control measures against E. coli are in two sectors.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) covered Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in meat
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Portuguese authorities have confiscated 426,000 eggs and 10 tons of meat in different operations regarding food safety and security issues.
The Food and Economic Security Authority (ASAE) seized more than 426,000 eggs with an estimated
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Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety body have looked at meat controls in Uruguay and France. The audit reports have been released recently.
The virtual audit by DG Sante in Uruguay in
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