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The second outbreak in the UK due to imported melons revealed

By Joe Whitworth on January 6, 2023

The United Kingdom was hit by two outbreaks linked to melon in 2021, according to a recently released study.

It was already known that the UK was part of a multi-country Salmonella Braenderup outbreak with…

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Europe increases checks on melons after outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on December 30, 2021

The European Commission has tightened the rules around imports of Galia melons from Honduras because of a recent Salmonella outbreak.

Emergence of a risk to human health because of possible Salmonella Braenderup contamination means official…
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Another record quarter for international food safety network

By Joe Whitworth on November 15, 2021

A global food safety network was involved in 65 incidents from July to September, which is more than earlier this year.

It is the third successive quarter that events involving the International Food Safety Authorities…
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Global Salmonella outbreak linked to melons from Honduras

By Joe Whitworth on July 23, 2021

Almost 350 confirmed and 50 more possible Salmonella infections have been recorded across Europe and in the United Kingdom linked to melons. Some patients live in the United States.

Between mid-March and early July, 348…
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UK patient count in Salmonella melon outbreak doubles

By Joe Whitworth on June 19, 2021

The number of people sick in the United Kingdom in an outbreak linked to melons has almost doubled.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Public Health England (PHE) are investigating the incident with 99 people…
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Large Salmonella outbreak linked to melons

By Joe Whitworth on June 1, 2021

Melons have been linked to a Salmonella Braenderup outbreak that has affected 200 people in more than 10 countries.

Patients have been reported in Denmark, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the…
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FSANZ wants comments on planned produce rules

By News Desk on February 9, 2020

Authorities in Australia are calling for comments on a plan to develop a primary production and processing standard for high-risk horticulture.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)’s proposal will consider the development of a primary…
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More sick in outbreak linked to fresh melon sold by Walmart, Kroger, others

By Coral Beach on April 25, 2019

An outbreak of Salmonella linked to pre-cut fresh melon continues to grow, with 117 people across 10 states confirmed with infections. More than a third of the patients have required hospitalization.

Public health officials are…
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CDC says outbreak linked to pre-cut melon is over; 77 sick

By News Desk on July 27, 2018

Half of the people confirmed with Salmonella infections associated with pre-cut melon had to be admitted to hospitals, according to federal officials who say the outbreak is over.

Public health officials say the risk of…
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New cases of salmonellosis reported in melon-related outbreak

By Coral Beach on June 20, 2018

Ten more people are sick in a Salmonella outbreak that has spread to two more states. Pre-cut melons are implicated, according to public health officials who renewed their public warnings yesterday about the fresh fruit…
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