Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM)

A risk assessment in Norway has supported previous findings showing it is unlikely that Echinococcus multilocularis will be imported into the country via contaminated produce.

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM) reviewed data on the contamination of fresh produce with the parasite, the spread of Echinococcus multilocularis

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Toxoplasma gondii is at the top of a risk ranking report of 20 pathogens in Norway.

It was followed by Campylobacter, Echinococcus multilocularis, enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), Listeria monocytogenes, and non-typhoidal Salmonella, according to the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM).

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) commissioned
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