During the pandemic, virtual inspections of restaurants and domestic food manufacturers became standard. Remote audits of foreign inspection practices are part of that new normal.
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on Jan. 5 released
Continue Reading USDA’s remote audit gives a pass to Poland’s pork inspection system
An outbreak of hepatitis A in Norway has been linked to imported frozen raspberries.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) and Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) reported 20 people had been affected but the
Continue Reading Norway links hepatitis A outbreak to imported, frozen raspberries
The Romanian food safety agency has stepped up controls on poultry meat and eggs with a focus on Poland.
The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) said the move was taken because of
Continue Reading Romania bolsters poultry controls with focus on Poland; USDA allows Polish imports
Poland has been given the green light to export poultry products to the United States.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has reviewed Poland’s poultry laws, regulations, and inspection system, and judged they
Continue Reading Poland gets go-ahead to send poultry to the U.S.
Researchers have found Cronobacter in samples of nuts, seeds and dried fruit in Poland.
The study determined the microbiological quality of commercial ready-to-eat food products of plant origin with a focus on Cronobacter.
Analyses were
Continue Reading Study shows Cronobacter in dried fruit, nuts and seeds
The number of food and feed risk notices reported by EU countries to the European Commission fell by more than 6 percent in 2020, according to an annual report.
In 2020, there were 3,862 original
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A review has described how the lessons from major foodborne outbreaks have helped improve Europe’s food safety system.
The research covers significant outbreaks that occurred in the past decade and how things have changed to
Continue Reading Study reflects on measures taken after major EU outbreaks
A survey has revealed more about people’s attitudes when handling frozen partially cooked chicken at home after the products were linked to a large Salmonella outbreak.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating a spike
Continue Reading Survey highlights consumer behavior on products linked to outbreak
German officials have urged people to follow hygiene rules and take care when handling raw meat following a number of Salmonella infections linked to poultry.
The number of confirmed people sick stands at more than
Continue Reading Germany records Salmonella infections linked to poultry meat
Swedish officials have traced the source of a Salmonella outbreak to a brand of chocolate wafers from Poland.
Between late December 2020 and early April 2021, 32 people living in 15 counties fell ill after
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak in Sweden linked to chocolate wafers
