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
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
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
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
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
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
A year-long evaluation of meat, fruit and vegetables from retail stores in five regions of the United Kingdom as sources of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing and carbapenem-resiislant Escherichia coli is being published in the January
Continue Reading UK takes one year snap shot of E. coli resistant bacteria sources
Reports of food poisoning associated with a new pub in northeastern England are pointing toward a dual outbreak of both Salmonella and gastrointestinal illness. 
Since the weekend of May 16-17, 2015, customers of Anson Farm,
Continue Reading New British Pub Associated With Gastrointestinal and Salmonella Illnesses
The U.K. is currently investigating an outbreak of E. coli that has sickened 75 people across the country. Public Health England (PHE), which is leading the investigation, reports that there are 67 victims in England,
Continue Reading E. Coli Sickens 85 in UK While Source Remains Unknown
The Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak in the U.K. has now sickened nearly 250 people, and three of them have reportedly died. And, according to public health officials, the illnesses can likely be traced back to a
Continue Reading Update: UK Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Three Deaths Likely Came From a Single Source of Eggs
Public Health England (PHE) is looking into a national outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis after cases were reported in Hampshire, London, the West Midlands, Cheshire and Merseyside. What were being called “isolated clusters” of cases over
Continue Reading Three Deaths Reported Among 156 Cases in UK Salmonella Outbreak
