The number of foodborne outbreaks declined in the Netherlands this past year with officials citing COVID-19 related measures as the main reason.
In 2020, there were 559 outbreaks with 1,907 patients reported. This is less
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More sick people and Salmonella types are part of an outbreak in Europe linked to tahini and halva from Syria.
More than 120 people have now been affected since 2019 in Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak linked to tahini and halva from Syria expands in Europe
Two issues have been sent for further investigation according to the first annual report from an emerging food safety risk unit in the Netherlands.
Experts identified more than 20 areas and a couple of them
Continue Reading Dutch emerging risk unit covered 20 topics in first year
Five European countries have reported Salmonella infections with at least some of them linked to tahini and halva from Syria.
Up to 80 people may have been affected since 2019 in Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark
Continue Reading EU countries investigate Salmonella illnesses linked to imported tahini, halva
Investigators have cracked a network that sent counterfeit rum from Central America to Europe.
Authorities said counterfeiting poses serious risks to health and safety but no-one is believed to have been ill in Europe.
In
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Three people in Belgium have been sentenced for their roles in the 2017 fipronil affair that involved hundreds of poultry farms.
Prison terms range from one year to 18 months suspended for endangering public health
Continue Reading Three sentenced in Belgium as part of fipronil egg scandal
An E. coli O157 outbreak in the United Kingdom that affected 36 people has been linked to a fast food product containing imported cucumbers.
Investigations into the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak this past
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Wageningen University scientists have looked at why there are discrepancies in Salmonella results between poultry farmers’ and authorities’ tests.
Experts analyzed factors associated with the difference between positive tests from routine initial Salmonella monitoring by
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A regional court in the Netherlands has found there are issues at a food company but they are not serious enough for it to be shut down. Implicated chia seed was sent to the United
Continue Reading Dutch firm avoids closure but concerns raised
Researchers have estimated the burden of disease from certain foodborne pathogens in the Netherlands in 2019.
About 41 percent of the foodborne burden was associated with meat such as poultry, pork, beef and lamb. These
Continue Reading Dutch study shows impact of foodborne disease
