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Study shows details of UK investigations into Listeria outbreak

By News Desk on January 26, 2021

Researchers have expanded knowledge of the United Kingdom’s involvement in a multi-country Listeria outbreak.

Twelve patients were detected in the UK between 2015 and 2018 and contaminated sweetcorn was recovered from the freezer of another…
Continue Reading Study shows details of UK investigations into Listeria outbreak

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New year 2020 made of fruits on the white background. Healthy food

2020: Deadly beer, seedy stories and PHE axed

By Joe Whitworth on December 28, 2020
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This year has been dominated by the global coronavirus pandemic but it also held many other surprises such as contaminated beer in Brazil, pesticide residues in seeds from India, and approval of cell-based meat…
Continue Reading 2020: Deadly beer, seedy stories and PHE axed

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Nearly 400 people sick from Salmonella in UK; nearly half are children

By Joe Whitworth on October 17, 2020

Almost 400 people have fallen ill with Salmonella since the start of the year in the United Kingdom after eating frozen chicken products.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Public Health England (PHE) are investigating…
Continue Reading Nearly 400 people sick from Salmonella in UK; nearly half are children

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Three of four UK Listeria outbreaks unsolved in 2018

By Joe Whitworth on August 11, 2020

The source of infection was not found for three of four Listeria outbreaks in England in 2018.

The one which was solved was an international outbreak that involved 12 cases in England from 2015 to…
Continue Reading Three of four UK Listeria outbreaks unsolved in 2018

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Study uncovers data on Vibrio infections entering the UK

By News Desk on July 14, 2020

Researchers have provided insights into Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in the United Kingdom, finding the majority in people returning from Southeast Asia.

Scientists analyzed archived Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated from domestic infections and travelers into the…
Continue Reading Study uncovers data on Vibrio infections entering the UK

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Scientists say raw milk testing in England ineffective

By News Desk on February 7, 2020

The current testing regime in England for unpasteurized milk is not fit for purpose, according to researchers describing a 2016 Campylobacter outbreak that sickened 69 people.

They say there was a need for regular microbiological…
Continue Reading Scientists say raw milk testing in England ineffective

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We checked it twice: The good, the bad and on the bubble

By Coral Beach & Joe Whitworth on December 24, 2019
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It’s Dec. 24, do you know where your name is?

Here at Food Safety News we’ve been checking the year-end Naughty & Nice Lists and we’re ready to nominate some names. When it comes…
Continue Reading We checked it twice: The good, the bad and on the bubble

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English man becomes first international patient in Spanish Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on August 27, 2019

The first international case of listeriosis linked to an outbreak in Spain that has sickened almost 200 people and killed two is being investigated by British public health officials.

The outbreak has been traced to…
Continue Reading English man becomes first international patient in Spanish Listeria outbreak

Analysis shows source of E. coli outbreak was leafy greens 

By Joe Whitworth on July 23, 2018
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Increased use of ingredient-based analyses is being promoted by researchers after the method was used to identify the source of infection in an E. coli outbreak. 

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Continue Reading Analysis shows source of E. coli outbreak was leafy greens 

Campylobacter in chicken liver parfait nearly killed British man

By News Desk on June 18, 2018

A British man who was admitted to intensive care after an awards banquet in October lost the use of his limbs, his speech and the ability to blink — leaving his eyes wide open and…
Continue Reading Campylobacter in chicken liver parfait nearly killed British man

Imports eyed in 150K to 200K annual Hep E cases in England

By News Desk on August 23, 2017

With multinational retailer Tesco neither willing to confirm nor deny that it is the “Supermarket X” linked to Hepatitis E infections in an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 British sausage lovers annually, some people are beginning…
Continue Reading Imports eyed in 150K to 200K annual Hep E cases in England

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