An investigation in Ireland has shone a spotlight on the welfare of horses and how their meat can enter the food chain.
Traceability, misuse of microchips, and fake passport issues were raised in a program by Irish broadcaster RTÉ, including undercover footage and microchip record analysis.
In response, the
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Fourteen deaths have been associated with a multi-country Listeria outbreak linked to fish products that has been ongoing for more than a decade.
There have been 73 Listeria monocytogenes infections in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom since 2012. The 14 deaths have
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According to a Dutch assessment, there is a high level of uncertainty around the risks posed by eating bushmeat.
The Office for Risk Assessment and Research (BuRO), part of the Netherlands Food and Product Safety Authority (NVWA), looked at the microbiological and chemical risks to consumer health from the consumption
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Officials have revealed findings from an investigation after hundreds of people reported feeling sick after going to a celebration in the town of Berkel en Rodenrijs.
GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond and NVWA looked into the source of illnesses. The biggest cause of gastrointestinal complaints appeared to be norovirus. A total of 918
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Border controls, recalls and inspection data are some of the highlights from the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) 2023 annual report.
In 2023, 47 percent of the NVWA’s capacity was focused on food safety supervision. Supporters include third parties, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS)
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Higher fridge temperatures in the homes of older people could be putting them at greater risk of Listeria infection, according to a study.
Researchers looked at the temperatures of domestic refrigerators in the Netherlands and the impact on listeriosis cases related to ready-to-eat (RTE) cooked meat products.
A survey among 1,020
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According to an analysis, the disease burden and associated costs caused by selected pathogens in the Netherlands increased in 2022.
Each year, RIVM investigates how many people become sick or die from gastrointestinal infections by examining 14 pathogens. These are mainly transmitted through food, but people can also come into
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Belgium has joined a pilot project looking at the accuracy of Salmonella testing in poultry flocks.
The Netherlands received permission from the European Commission to study to what extent initial positive Salmonella results can be confirmed during verification testing.
Belgium is adopting the protocol from the trial in the Netherlands
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A connection between extraintestinal infections and food is possible, but it is hard to prove a direct link, according to a Dutch agency.
Extraintestinal infections arise outside the intestines, especially in the urinary tract and bloodstream. An infection can occur because bacteria from feces have entered the urinary tract. There
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A man has been arrested as part of an investigation into champagne contaminated with ecstasy that was linked to one death in 2022.
Eight people, aged 33 to 52, fell sick in mid-February 2022 in Weiden, Germany, and one died. There were also four illnesses in the Netherlands.
At the
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