Food safety advice for pregnant women has been updated in New Zealand including changes to fish, certain cheeses and pasteurized dairy products.
The focus is Listeria monocytogenes, Toxoplasma gondii, methylmercury and caffeine, as these hazards
Continue Reading Research shows need to update food safety guidance for pregnant women
Proper storage of raw seafood and good hygiene is important to avoid contaminating sushi with Listeria at amounts that can cause illness, according to a risk assessment in Norway.
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food
Continue Reading Norwegian agency assesses Listeria risk from sushi
Nearly 50 cases of listeriosis have been recorded annually from 2015 to 2018 in Denmark, according to figures from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI).
In the 2014 to 2018 period, 280 cases of invasive infection
Continue Reading Danish figures show 25 percent death rate in 15 Listeria outbreaks over 5 years
Food safety warnings for Listeria in New Zealand appear to be working according to a study on the burden of the pathogen in pregnant women and their babies.
The research found low rates of the
Continue Reading Research shows Listeria warnings likely helping pregnant women in New Zealand
The deaths of at least 78 newborns in the ongoing South African listeriosis outbreak has created one of those “teaching moments” about how especially dangerous the pathogen is to pregnant women.
And the U.S. Food
Continue Reading FDA warns pregnant women, especially Hispanics, about listeria-prone foods
