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Dutch regulator warned Ter Beke about shelf life data; food linked to outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on September 4, 2021

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 about the incident from the…
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Deaths linked to Dutch Listeria outbreak double

By Joe Whitworth on June 23, 2020

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 and Belgium. One person fell…
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Offerman Listeria recall cost Ter Beke almost $9 million

By News Desk on March 4, 2020

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 annual report.

In the second half of…
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Company closes part of plant linked to deadly Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on January 23, 2020

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 this past year while Dutch…
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A look back on Europe’s 2019 food safety record

By Joe Whitworth on December 20, 2019
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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.

Below is a selection of some international food safety stories covered in 2019.
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Multiple meat items Listeria positive from 2017 in 2 country outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on November 29, 2019

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 Prevention and Control (ECDC) found…
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Belgian Listeria infections linked to Dutch outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on October 26, 2019

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 a report from Sciensano, the…
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Dutch airline may have served Listeria contaminated meat

By Joe Whitworth on October 9, 2019

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 for Public Health and the…
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Three dead in Dutch Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on October 5, 2019

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 infected via meat products from…
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