Scientists have found Salmonella variants can have different effects on the health of pigs and the risks they pose to food safety.
Two closely related types of Salmonella Typhimurium, called U288 and sequence type (ST)
Continue Reading Researchers find different impact of related Salmonella types
Danish officials are investigating a Salmonella outbreak that has affected more than 20 people with half of them admitted to hospitals.
Since mid-November 2020, 23 people have been recorded with the same type of Salmonella
Continue Reading Denmark investigates Salmonella outbreak; Norway expands recalls
The World Bank has approved a $400 million loan to help China improve food safety management and reduce food safety risks.
The cost of foodborne diseases in terms of human capital productivity loss in China
Continue Reading World Bank approves loan for China food safety project
Officials in a region of Spain have provided an update on a Listeria control strategy following a large outbreak in 2019.
The three-year strategy is part of a series of steps taken by authorities, including
Continue Reading Listeria strategy progresses after large outbreak
Officials have published a document highlighting ways to avoid the risks from foodborne parasites transmitted by pork, freshwater fish and crustaceans.
Foodborne parasitic diseases are often neglected in food safety control systems even though they
Continue Reading FAO highlights ‘often neglected’ foodborne parasites
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has moved away from a one size fits all approach on shelf life guidance for meat.
The revised guidance covers vacuum packed and modified atmosphere packed (VP/MAP) chilled fresh beef,
Continue Reading FSA changes blanket guidance on meat shelf life
A Salmonella infection contributed to the deaths of two people who were part of an outbreak in England in 2018, according to an inquest report.
Sandra Blake, 68, and Stewart Graham, 66, both ate pork
Continue Reading Salmonella contributed to deaths linked to butchers
Levels of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) E. coli in fresh beef and pork are still low, according to a survey published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The study, which was run between January and December
Continue Reading Low levels of antimicrobial resistant bacteria E. coli in beef and pork sold in UK
A consumer rights group has called a fine imposed on the company behind a Listeria outbreak in Spain in 2019 an “insult” to those who died.
The sanction proposed by Seville Council on Magrudis of
Continue Reading Consumer group calls Magrudis fine an ‘insult’ to outbreak victims
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) was detected in more than a fifth of lamb samples tested but this was a lower contamination rate than 2018, according to the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST).
Meat from backyard pigs was the source of a trichinellosis outbreak in France and Serbia in 2017.
Three patients were exposed in Serbia and took pork back to France where they shared it with relatives
Continue Reading France and Serbia Trichinella outbreak linked to backyard pigs
