Several retailers in Australia have issued recalls because of the risk of E. coli contamination in fresh produce.
Spinach and mixed salad items have been recalled in multiple states following detection of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in two spinach products. The type of STEC involved has not been released
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A Cryptosporidium outbreak in Sweden in late 2023 was found to be caused by contaminated kale mixed salad from salad bars in grocery stores.
The outbreak was caused by a previously undetected Cryptosporidium parvum subtype. Infection with this novel subtype seemed to result in a higher frequency of fever and vomiting.
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The safety of raw milk, fish, chicken, and produce were some of the products checked in recent controls in Austria.
Results of the inspection campaigns were published by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES).
One control was done to get an up-to-date overview of the prevalence of
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Researchers have found a mixed salad contaminated with the same type of Listeria that caused a multi-country outbreak with 54 cases and 10 deaths several years ago.
Salad and other fresh produce were collected in England from retail and catering businesses from September 2020 to December 2021 and were tested
Continue Reading English salad testing finds Listeria strain behind the past outbreak
More than 30 people were part of an E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom linked to salad in sandwiches in 2019, according to a study.
It was the first UK-wide foodborne outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O26.
Across the UK, 32 cases of STEC O26:H11 were identified
Continue Reading Salad likely caused 2019 E. coli outbreak in United Kingdom
