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Five sick in French Listeria outbreak linked to cheese alternative

By Joe Whitworth on January 21, 2023

A plant-based cheese brand has been linked to five serious Listeria infections in France.

The five cases of listeriosis include four pregnant women who gave birth prematurely. They were infected with the same type of…

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Australia updates food safety advice for pregnant women

By News Desk on May 11, 2021

Pregnant women should stay away from unpasteurized fruit juices as well as hummus and other dips containing tahini, according to updated advice in Australia.

The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) guidance also states expectant…
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Research shows need to update food safety guidance for pregnant women

By Joe Whitworth on January 25, 2021

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…
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Norwegian agency assesses Listeria risk from sushi

By Joe Whitworth on June 25, 2019

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…
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Danish figures show 25 percent death rate in 15 Listeria outbreaks over 5 years

By News Desk on June 4, 2019

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…
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Research shows Listeria warnings likely helping pregnant women in New Zealand

By News Desk on January 9, 2019

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…
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FDA warns pregnant women, especially Hispanics, about listeria-prone foods

By News Desk on April 4, 2018

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…
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