French public health officials have reported a rise in the number of foodborne outbreaks in 2019 compared to the year before.
Sante publique France, the public health agency, recorded 1,
Several outbreaks have been reported in France linked to eating oysters contaminated with norovirus.
A total of 164 patients were recorded and two people were hospitalized in different regions across
An increase in hepatitis A infections in a Chinese province earlier this year has been attributed to eating raw or undercooked seafood.
In February 2020, there was a 138 percent
Authorities in Ireland and New Zealand have issued warnings about consumption of collected shellfish in the past week.
The Marine Institute in Ireland detected amounts of naturally occurring compounds in
More than 30 harvest sites were closed over a two month period in France as part of outbreaks linked to eating oysters, according to recently released data.
Because of confirmed
A Canadian company is recalling oysters because of test results and reports of infections among consumers who ate the shellfish.
Certain Union Bay Seafood Ltd. brand Pacific oysters are implicated
Almost 200 people have fallen ill after eating oysters in the United Kingdom in recent months.
Since November 2019 there have been at least 180 reported cases of gastroenteritis associated
Denmark and Sweden are the latest countries to report outbreaks of norovirus linked to shellfish from France.
At least 180 people in Denmark are sick since the start of the
The number of people in France who have become ill after eating contaminated raw shellfish has jumped to more than 1,000. The outbreak has spurred international recalls.
A total
More than 650 people have fallen ill in France this past month after eating contaminated raw shellfish.
Since the start of December 2019, Santé publique France has received 123 reports
Food safety professionals from 12 African countries met in Kenya for a workshop on seafood safety.
The African regional workshop on bivalve mollusk sanitation was held in Nairobi this past
Shellfish in Norway have low concentrations of E. coli and heavy metals, according to the results of a national monitoring program.
The Institute of Marine Research (Havforskingsinstituttet) reported the findings
