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Foodborne outbreak illnesses, deaths increase in Europe

By Joe Whitworth on February 27, 2021

The number of people getting sick and dying in foodborne outbreaks in Europe went up in 2019, based on figures from the annual report on zoonoses.

Salmonella was behind the majority of outbreaks followed by…
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Produce checks largely compliant in Czech Republic

By News Desk on February 21, 2021

Only 10 of almost 800 samples taken during food safety inspections were non-compliant, according to results published by the Ministry of Health in the Czech Republic.

From August to October 2017, the Regional Hygiene Stations…
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COVID-19 measures accompany decline of foodborne infections

By Joe Whitworth on February 16, 2021

There has been a drastic decrease in reported diseases including foodborne infections in Germany during the Coronavirus outbreak, according to an analysis.

Robert Koch Institute (RKI) experts found the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health…
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Large outbreak in Greece linked to tap water

By News Desk on February 7, 2021

More than 600 people fell sick in Greece in early 2019 with contaminated tap water the most likely source, according to a recent research report.

In total, 638 gastroenteritis cases were recorded with symptom onset…
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Campylobacter lowest for decades but E. coli at new high in New Zealand

By Joe Whitworth on February 3, 2021

Campylobacter is continuing to decline but E. coli is still going up, based on figures from the 2019 report on foodborne disease in New Zealand.

New Zealand Food Safety is part of the Ministry for…
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Sweden publishes a decade of food poisoning data

By Joe Whitworth on January 20, 2021

A high number of Campylobacter infections and more cases of Salmonella infection linked to foods of non-animal origin have been identified in Sweden during a 10-year period, according to a new study.

The document compiles…
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Norovirus outbreak reported at Belgian school; raw vegetables blamed

By News Desk on December 22, 2020

More than 150 students and staff at a school in Belgium fell ill during an outbreak of norovirus earlier this month, according to information recently released.

The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food…
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Germany reports 400 outbreaks in 2019

By Joe Whitworth on December 17, 2020

Germany recorded more than 400 foodborne outbreaks in 2019 with almost 2,000 illnesses and five deaths, according to recently released statistics.

In 2019, there were 402 foodborne disease outbreaks  reported to the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI)…
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More than 450 outbreaks in Lithuania in 2019

By News Desk on November 15, 2020

More than 450 outbreaks were recorded in Lithuania this past year, according to the Center for Communicable Diseases and AIDS (ULAC).

ULAC data shows there were 459 outbreaks in 2019 with 1,204 people affected, of…
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Netherlands records more than 700 outbreaks in 2019

By News Desk on November 14, 2020

More than 700 food-related outbreaks were reported in the Netherlands in both 2018 and 2019.

In 2018, 756 foodborne outbreaks with 2,805 illnesses were recorded and in this past year 735 outbreaks with 3,058 illnesses…
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Austria hit by two large outbreaks in 2019

By Joe Whitworth on October 26, 2020

Fewer than 50 foodborne outbreaks were reported across Austria this past year but two of them involved more than 300 people.

In connection with the 48 outbreaks, 793 people became ill. This is a sharp…
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