The number of patients in a Salmonella outbreak in the United Kingdom has increased to more than 130.
It was previously reported that 81 people were sick in the UK as part of a multi-country Salmonella Mbandaka outbreak. As of early March, there are 132 UK cases, according to the
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Contaminated shellfish are continuing to cause illnesses in several European countries and Hong Kong.
At least 170 people have fallen ill in Helsinki, Finland, after eating oysters in various restaurants in February and March. Cases have also been reported in other Finnish cities.
Norovirus has been found in nine different
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A number of people have been sentenced for their roles in a network that sold horse meat that could have been unfit to eat.
A total of 15 people from France, Belgium, and the Netherlands were sentenced at a Marseille court this past week in a case that began in
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A Salmonella outbreak in Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands has been linked to contaminated cucumbers from Spain.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 72 people are sick in the Salmonella Agona outbreak and 24 have been hospitalized.
People across the country fell sick from the end of October to
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A multi-country Shigella outbreak in Europe has been linked to stays at some hotels in Cape Verde.
Confirmed Shigella sonnei cases have been reported in the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Germany, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said there is no information about
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The number of foodborne infections went up in the Netherlands in 2021 but is still below pre-Coronavirus levels, according to a new report.
The Zoonoses Report is published annually by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). Zoonoses
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Researchers have looked at some of the factors potentially behind a stalling in the fall of a type of Salmonella in two European countries.
Salmonella Enteritidis incidence had seen a long-term decline but this trend stabilized in 2012. Exploring reasons behind the stagnating trend is important to identify opportunities to
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A Dutch retailer has issued a recall after mistakenly sending Ferrero chocolate potentially contaminated with Salmonella to market.
Jumbo is recalling Ferrero Kinder Schokobons 300 grams with an expiry date of Oct. 5, 2022 or earlier.
These products were recalled by Ferrero in April this year in relation to a
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Dutch authorities have stressed the need to keep a focus on Salmonella despite restrictions because of avian flu outbreaks.
Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is causing a lot of concern among companies and within the poultry farming sector.
Efforts are being made to prevent further infections by taking
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The number of foodborne outbreaks in the Netherlands passed 800 in 2021, according to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM).
A total of 838 outbreaks, affecting 3,517 people, were reported in 2021. This is an increase compared with 559 outbreaks in 2020 affecting 1,907 people and
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