Authorities in New Zealand are monitoring a large recall of foods containing imported tahini because of Salmonella.
Officials said consumers should be aware that some products are incorrectly labeled as “Product of Mexico or Israel”
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Some frozen berries that were recalled months ago due to hepatitis A have been mistakenly put back on sale in New Zealand.
Pams brand frozen mixed berries in 500-gram packages were released from Foodstuffs South
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Public health officials in New Zealand are reminding people to thoroughly cook collected shellfish to avoid Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection.
New Zealand is in the warmer summer months of the Southern Hemisphere now and in previous such seasons
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Almost 40 illnesses have been reported in Australia in people who consumed large amounts of poppy seeds in tea.
Australian food authorities confirmed a batch of poppy seeds not intended for food use and containing
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New Zealand has reported foodborne infection and outbreak figures for 2021 with statistics still affected by a coronavirus.
In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic and public health measures taken to control the spread of the disease
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An outbreak of hepatitis A in New Zealand linked to imported frozen berries is continuing to grow.
There are now 21 hepatitis A infections from eating frozen berries since late June. Seventeen have been linked
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Officials in New Zealand investigating Hepatitis A cases linked to berries have identified a connection with a past outbreak in Europe.
There are 12 hepatitis A infections from eating frozen berries in New Zealand. Eight
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Authorities in New Zealand have tightened the import rules around tahini and halva from Syria following a recall and outbreak.
An outbreak of Salmonella Kintambo earlier this year involved three patients who had consumed sesame-based products from
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New Zealand Food Safety has warned about the risk of hepatitis A in frozen berries after several recent illnesses.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) was informed by the Ministry of Health of three cases
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Two raw milk operators in New Zealand have been fined for not following the rules around the sale and supply of such a product.
Paul Ashton of Lindsay Farm and Daniel Sproull, of Gorge Fresh
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