Estimates on the cost of foodborne illness in Australia have revealed poultry is associated with the highest burden.
In 2023, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) commissioned the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University to estimate the annual cost of foodborne illness caused by food commodities and pathogens.
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A food business owner in England has been fined for falsifying Salmonella testing certificates.
Poultry farmer Stuart Perkins of SG Perkins, from Radstock, was fined almost £51,000 ($65,300) at Bath Magistrates Court earlier this month after pleading guilty to offenses under The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 and
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Brazil has made major progress in improving controls on poultry meat sent to Europe, according to findings from a recent audit report.
The audit, carried out by DG Sante in October and November 2023, found significant improvements that largely addressed the recommendations suggested after previous visits.
Audits in Brazil on
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Iceland has been warned for not following the rules concerning the import and transit of products of animal origin.
Iceland is part of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) monitors how the country implements European Economic Area (EEA) rules on food and feed safety, animal
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A study in Turkey has found nearly 40 percent of chicken products sampled contained Salmonella.
Researchers investigated prevalence, antibiotic resistance, and genomic diversity of Salmonella in raw poultry meat products across Turkey.
A total of 293 samples were collected, including chicken breast, skinned drumstick, skinned chicken chop, wing, chicken offal
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Representatives from the poultry meat sector in Poland have responded to reports in the United Kingdom about the risk of Salmonella in products.
Broadcaster ITV and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism said UK food safety chiefs were considering banning some poultry products from Poland because of Salmonella.
The National Poultry Council
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Campylobacter infection is more often of domestic origin in Finland than previously thought, according to scientists.
To identify sources for domestic Campylobacter infections, researchers analyzed patient data from the Finnish Infectious Disease Register (FIDR) in 2004 to 2021 and outbreak data from the National Food- and Waterborne Outbreak Register (FWO Register) in 2010
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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 detected in 45 and 19 samples, respectively.
The dominant Listeria species depended on the meat type, said researchers in the International Journal
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The risk of Salmonella Enteritidis from eggs in New Zealand remains low despite an outbreak, according to the country’s food safety agency.
The original risk profile for Salmonella in and on chicken eggs in New Zealand was published in 2004, with updates in 2011 and 2016. Human illness attributed to
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Managing Campylobacter in chicken flocks and their meat is challenging, according to a study looking at surveillance methods in Europe.
Researchers compared the different programs for Campylobacter in broiler production across EU countries to identify the most promising practices to control the pathogen.
Campylobacter infections are often related to eating undercooked poultry meat
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