A Dutch broadcaster has revealed authorities had previously warned a company behind a fatal Listeria outbreak about problems with shelf life studies.
RTL Nieuws reported the findings after requesting documents
The number of deaths linked to a Listeria outbreak from meat products in 2019 has doubled.
It had been thought 21 people were infected with Listeria monocytogenes in the Netherlands
Recall costs recorded by Ter Beke relating to a subsidiary in the Netherlands involved in a Listeria outbreak were almost €8 million ($8.9 million), according to the firm’s
The owners of a factory in the Netherlands linked to a Listeria outbreak have decided not to reopen part of it.
The Offerman plant in Aalsmeer was shut in October
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This year saw the first World Food Safety Day, a large Listeria outbreak in Spain, and another infant formula Salmonella outbreak.
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An assessment by two European agencies has confirmed a Listeria outbreak from cold meat in the Netherlands and Belgium.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease
Two people in Belgium have been infected with the same type of Listeria behind an outbreak in the Netherlands with European agencies investigating illnesses in other countries.
Belgian media cited
Dutch airline KLM has issued a warning after it came out that meat products contaminated with Listeria may have been served on some of its flights.
The RIVM (National Institute
Dutch authorities have linked three deaths because of Listeria to meat products from one company.
Of 20 patients with listeriosis, officials reported it was almost certain that they had been
