A rare illness in Belgium that affected nine people was likely spread after the initial patient ate pork while abroad several years earlier.
Human cysticercosis results from ingesting Taenia solium
French officials have reported findings from a check of pork products for Yersinia and two outbreaks caused by contaminated raw milk cheese.
Yersinia enterocolitica is one of the top agents
Vulnerable groups in Germany have been advised not to eat a type of raw meat spread after testing revealed the presence of pathogens.
The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and
Portuguese authorities have cracked down on operators handling meat, eggs, wine, cheese and mollusks in various operations over recent months but have recently opted to go on strike.
Earlier this
Finland’s pig Salmonella control program helps to protect consumers but there is room for improvement, according to an assessment.
Ruokavirasto (The Finnish Food Authority) evaluated the public health and
Researchers in Spain have revealed Listeria monocytogenes in various pork and poultry meat products.
184 meat samples were collected from different retailers in La Rioja. Listeria spp. and monocytogenes were
AJC International, Inc. of Atlanta, GA, is recalling approximately 17,428 pounds of frozen, raw pork products that were not presented for import reinspection into the United States, according to
Bellboy Import Corp. in Saint Charles, MN, is recalling 551 pounds of frozen, raw pork products that were not presented for import reinspection into the United States, according to the
Almost 50 cases of Trichinella infection have been detected in a region of Argentina.
The Ministry of Health of Córdoba is now reporting 46 cases of trichinosis, which is up
More than 220 people are sick and three have died as part of a listeriosis outbreak in Spain, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
From July 7 to September
The first international case of listeriosis linked to an outbreak in Spain that has sickened almost 200 people and killed two is being investigated by British public health officials.
The
The Health Protection Surveillance Center in Ireland has issued a warning about hepatitis E and undercooked pork following an increase in the number of people infected during summer and autumn
