A fundraising page set up to help a woman who contracted listeriosis has passed NZ$20,000 (U.S. $12,400).
Petra Donnison, a family friend, created the Give a Little page for donations to help Grace Archer, her
Continue Reading Fundraising page set up for woman sick with listeriosis
A bottled fruit juice from Australia has been recalled in three countries due to high levels of patulin.
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in Hong Kong announced last week that a sample of the
Continue Reading Fruit juice recalled because of high patulin levels
New Zealand has set a goal to reduce foodborne Campylobacter infections by 20 percent by 2025.
The goal to cut foodborne campylobacteriosis was informed by a study commissioned by New Zealand Food Safety that found
Continue Reading New Zealand targets 20 percent decline in foodborne Campylobacter by 2025
Researchers in New Zealand have compared cases of raw milk-associated campylobacteriosis with those who did not report drinking this product before illness.
Campylobacteriosis is the most common notifiable disease in New Zealand. While risk is
Continue Reading Study compares raw milk Campylobacter cases to those from other sources
Health officials in New Zealand have warned people who ate at a restaurant about possible hepatitis A exposure.
Canterbury District Health Board’s public health team are advising people who ate at Madam Woo Christchurch on
Continue Reading Diners warned about potential hepatitis A exposure, urged to seek vaccination
Campylobacter, Yersinia, E. coli and Listeria infections all went up while Salmonella declined, according to the 2018 report on foodborne disease in New Zealand.
Campylobacter remained the top foodborne pathogen. The country has a performance
Continue Reading Campylobacter and E. coli infections climb in New Zealand; raw milk cited
New Zealand has unveiled a strategy and action plan to help focus resources so it can quickly respond to current issues and prepare for emerging threats.
The strategy sets out a plan of action to
Continue Reading New Zealand says food strategy will help focus resources
The Ministry for Primary Industries in New Zealand has told unregistered raw drinking milk suppliers to stop sales until they comply with legal requirements.
Compliance staff from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) executed search
Continue Reading New Zealand cracks down on unregistered unpasteurized milk sales
A dairy company in New Zealand has been fined for falsifying almost 200 positive Listeria results between 2012 and 2016.
Epicurean Dairy Ltd., and the company’s former general manager Angus Allan, pleaded guilty to 10
Continue Reading Dairy firm fined for fixing Listeria results
New Zealand Food Safety, a unit of the Ministry for Primary Industries, is seeking input about a draft strategy, wanting to hear from consumers, customers and partners about meeting the needs of New Zealanders and
Continue Reading New Zealand opens comment period on draft of strategy
Microorganisms and parasites were only rarely detected in seafood products imported to Norway from third countries in 2018, according to a new report.
The document summarizes an ongoing monitoring program for veterinary border control on
Continue Reading Norway finds most imported seafood to be compliant
