European scientists have warned climate change is negatively affecting human health and such risks are predicted to increase.
The European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) said health risks will increase as climate change intensifies through
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Every minute 44 people fall sick from eating contaminated food, according to the World Health Organization.
More than 23 million become ill and an estimated 4,700 die per year, according to data for the WHO’s
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Shigella and norovirus increased but Listeria, Hepatitis A and E declined last year, according to gastrointestinal surveillance reports published by Health Protection Scotland (HPS).
In 2018, there were 115 reports of Shigella infections in Scotland.
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Following a health warning earlier this week from California officials about fresh oysters from Mexico, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection issued its own public alert today.
The CDC is working with officials
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Seattle-King County Public Health is investigating an outbreak of norovirus-like illness with vomiting, diarrhea, body aches, chills, and fever associated with Dave & Buster’s in Auburn, WA.
Since April 5, 2019, five people from a
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California officials have closed some commercial shellfish farming areas while they investigate an outbreak of norovirus that has sickened at least 44 people who reported eating raw oysters from Hog Island Oysters.
The company agreed
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Authorities in the United Kingdom and Ireland are investigating a foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by norovirus in live oysters.
The oysters are thought to have come from Ireland and been purified in the
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Effectively immediately, establishments involved in food poisoning incidents in Singapore face stronger penalties, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Agri Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA).
Financial amounts will be increased
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Norovirus has been found in berries and salad vegetables in the United Kingdom, according to a study.
Researchers discovered 5.3 percent of lettuce, 2.3 percent of fresh raspberry, and 3.6 percent of frozen raspberry samples
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued advice to prevent food poisoning over the holidays while Public Health England (PHE) has warned about norovirus.
There are an estimated 1 million food poisoning cases a year
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The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has organized two events dealing with microbial risks and antimicrobial resistance this month.
The first symposium presented the latest research on food-associated viruses and the other focused
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