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
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
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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Merger creates Dutch food safety institute
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
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
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
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
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
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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