Evans Food Group Ltd. of Chicago is recalling 10,359 pounds of pork pellet products that were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
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A province in Argentina has reported almost 250 cases of trichinosis linked to eating pork products.
Health officials in Córdoba revealed that 244 cases of trichinosis had been registered in Totoral, Colón, Unión, Capital and
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A number of Argentinian provinces have recently reported human outbreaks of trichinellosis.
Trichinellosis, or trichinosis, is an illness people can get by eating raw or undercooked meat from animals infected with the parasite Trichinella. It
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Official screening for pathogens in meat in Iceland in 2020 did not find Salmonella or Campylobacter but did detect E. coli.
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), the Ministry of Industry and Innovation and
Continue Reading Meat testing in Iceland shows relatively low contamination levels
Officials in Hong Kong are investigating carbon monoxide poisoning in a restaurant that left 14 people needing hospital treatment.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health reported that the group ate
Continue Reading Carbon monoxide poisoning from food preparation sickens restaurant patrons
Researchers have looked at patterns in sporadic Shiga toxin–producing E. coli (STEC) infections in Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland often reports the highest annual incidence rates of STEC in the European Union. There is a
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A California company is recalling frozen pork dumplings because they are misbranded in that they include milk and coconut, known allergens, that are not declared on the label as required by federal law.
The 183,330
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Norwegian officials are investigating an increase of Yersinia infections reported since late April. Based on the range in geography of those infected, officials believe the source is a widely distributed food product.
The Norwegian Institute
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Norwegian cattle, swine and poultry are only rarely infected with Salmonella, according to the results of surveillance programs in 2020.
Occurrence of Salmonella in Norwegian production animals and animal products is very low compared to
Continue Reading Norwegian surveillance finds low levels of Salmonella
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
