The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on fish in Mexico and Belgium.
A DG Sante audit in Mexico in November 2022 assessed the systems covering checks on fishery products exported to Europe.
Auditors found that although the official control system
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More than 70 people have fallen sick in the United Kingdom with Cyclospora infections after visiting Mexico.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it has identified an increase of Cyclospora cayetanensis in travelers returning from Mexico. The microscopic parasite is transmitted through contaminated food or drinks.
Between May 12
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The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
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Another patient has been identified in an ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A infections traced to frozen organic strawberries.
As of its update posted July 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 10 people from four states have been infected. Four people have been hospitalized. The states where
Continue Reading Officials say hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen organic strawberries is growing
Church Brothers, LLC and FreshPoint South Florida, Inc. are recalling parsley imported from Mexico because of Salmonella contamination.
According to the FDA, both recalls were initiated on Dec. 12, 2022, and are ongoing
Church Brothers, LLC distributed the recalled product in Louisiana, Michigan and Florida. FreshPoint South Florida, Inc. distributed
Continue Reading Parsley imported from Mexico recalled by multiple firms over Salmonella contamination
Public health officials in the United States are warning travelers who have spent time in Mexico to be aware of multidrug-resistant strains of Salmonella Newport.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that some travelers have been infected with the strains, which have developed the ability to defeat drugs
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A family in England fell sick while on holiday in Mexico with at least one of them having a confirmed Cyclospora infection.
Philip Whitmore tested positive for Cyclospora after speaking with a doctor about his symptoms.
The 61-year-old said he was shocked after being told of the diagnosis and learning
Continue Reading Man contracts Cyclospora after Mexican holiday; others report illnesses
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go
Continue Reading FDA detaining papaya, dried peppers from Mexico at U.S. border
Hundreds of people in a Mexican municipality have fallen ill with the suspicion falling on meat contaminated with Clenbuterol.
Officials in Seyé, in the Mexican state of Yucatan, said the incident involves up to 500 people but no deaths have been reported. The first alert about the poisoning was made
Continue Reading Hundreds sick in Mexico linked to Clenbuterol in meat
Public health officials have found that fresh organic strawberries linked to hepatitis A outbreaks in the United States and Canada were imported from Mexico.
Investigators in the United States and Canada are continuing to work to find additional details about the outbreaks linked to the organic berries from Mexico-based FreshKampo.
Continue Reading Grower says organic strawberries linked to hepatitis A outbreak were from Mexico
