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Error causes recalled frozen berries to be put back on sale

By News Desk on January 18, 2023

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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Focus on shellfish and chicken for summer in New Zealand

By News Desk on December 27, 2022

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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Nearly 40 sick in Australia with link to poppy seeds

By News Desk on December 16, 2022

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 reveals infection and outbreak data for 2021

By Joe Whitworth on November 8, 2022

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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More sick in New Zealand hepatitis A frozen berry outbreak

By News Desk on October 29, 2022

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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New Zealand links hepatitis A berry cases to EU illnesses

By Joe Whitworth on October 5, 2022

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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New Zealand strengthens tahini controls after outbreak

By News Desk on September 20, 2022

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 issues hepatitis A warning for frozen berries following illnesses

By Joe Whitworth on September 15, 2022

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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Raw milk producers fined in New Zealand

By News Desk on August 24, 2022

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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Seafood safety on radar of authorities in UK and New Zealand

By Joe Whitworth on August 22, 2022

Potentially hazardous shellfish have been seized in the United Kingdom while officials in New Zealand are urging people not to eat illegally sold mussels.

In the UK, Operation Pearl discovered shellfish being illegally harvested from…

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