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Research shows Campylobacter, E. coli found at many Dutch cattle farms

By Joe Whitworth on August 22, 2019

Campylobacter was found at most beef cattle farms and a quarter of them had Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, according to a Dutch study.

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and Netherlands…
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Netherlands ‘vulnerable’ to emerging food safety risks

By Joe Whitworth on June 26, 2019

The food system in the Netherlands is vulnerable to emerging food safety risks, according to the Dutch Safety Board. After the discovery of fipronil in eggs in 2017, the Dutch Safety Board investigated how emerging…
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Three face jail in Netherlands for links to horse meat scandal

By Joe Whitworth on February 1, 2019

Three people are facing jail in the Netherlands for their roles in the horse meat scandal of 2013.

The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) imposed fines up to €150,000 ($172,000) against three companies and their…
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From left, Rob van Lint (NVWA), Louise O. Fresco (WUR) and Rens Buchwaldt (WUR), sign the merger documents.

Merger creates Dutch food safety institute

By News Desk on January 21, 2019

A new institute for food safety will start work in the Netherlands beginning in June.

Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR) is a merger of RIKILT Wageningen University and Research and the Laboratory for Feed and…
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Dutch agency devoting most of 2019 budget to food safety programs

By Joe Whitworth on January 8, 2019

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is to devote more than half of its resources to food safety this year, according to the agency’s annual plan.

The 2019 document states the NVWA…
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Dutch food authority raids meat processor; facility continues to operate

By News Desk on November 13, 2018

A unit of the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has searched a meat processing facility suspected of selling products without the required accreditation.

The Intelligence and Investigation Service (IOD) of the NVWA…
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Research shows STEC decline in Netherlands; report criteria likely a factor

By News Desk on November 2, 2018

Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) infections are at the lowest level since 2009, according to Dutch surveillance statistics.

In 2017, 393 patients with STEC infection were reported, compared with more than 600 in 2016.
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Dutch Salmonella cases hit record low

By Joe Whitworth on October 23, 2018

Since the beginning of the century, the number of patients with salmonellosis has more than halved, according to a Dutch epidemiological report.

There were an estimated 27,440 patients with acute gastroenteritis due to salmonellosis in…
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PepsiCo recalls peanuts because of aflatoxin levels

By Joe Whitworth on September 28, 2018

PepsiCo has recalled a brand of peanuts from multiple countries due to higher than permitted levels of aflatoxin.

Duyvis Peanuts zout-Sel 200-gram with dates July 13 and 20, 2019, and lot numbers 0001005431 and 0000998957…
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