Operators of five Scottish companies plan to go ahead with a judicial review after raising money for legal fees to challenge government guidance on making cheese from unpasteurized, raw milk.
The guidance is focused on
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1 in 5 cheeses in Germany positive for Brucella; 9 vendors sold more than half of contaminated samples
One in five cheeses sampled in Germany were found to be positive for Brucella, according to a study.
Brucella was detected in 41 of 200 samples from endemic countries sold at weekly markets, in supermarkets,
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Scottish cheesemakers challenge guidance on raw milk in their products
Five Scottish companies have launched a fundraising campaign for legal fees to challenge new inspection and enforcement guidance, including food safety measures, regarding raw milk cheese.
The guidance will effectively make production in Scotland unviable,
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Scotland reports Campylobacter infections up, Salmonella cases down
Campylobacter increased but Salmonella decreased in 2018, according to figures from Health Protection Scotland (HPS).
A total of 6,096 laboratory reports of Campylobacter were received by HPS last year, which was an increase of 301
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Cheese made with raw milk from TB-positive herd recalled; two other cheese recalls are unrelated
Corleggy Cheese has recalled two cheeses in Ireland made withunpasteurized milk from a herd in which animals tested positive for tuberculosis (TB).
Mycobacterium bovis causes TB in cattle and consumption of contaminated dairy products can
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Two raw milk cheeses suspected in 2015-16 Salmonella outbreak
Researchers have provided more detail on one of the largest Salmonella Dublin outbreaks in France in recent years linked to raw milk cheese.
In January 2016, the National Reference Center for Salmonella reported to Santé
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Raw milk cheese pulled from retailers in Quebec because of Listeria finding
Canadian authorities confirmed Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of cheese made with raw milk, prompting the recall of Bio Busti brand Pecorino Stagionato. It can take up to 70 days after exposure for symptoms to
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Lactalis-owned cheese firm linked to severe E. coli infections in young children
Two children, both younger than 3 years old, are ill in France after eating raw milk cheese contaminated with E. coli O26, according to authorities. The children have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type
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FSS report suggests ways to improve pathogen control in raw milk cheeses
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published a report that it says can be used as a basis to improve safety for artisan Scottish producers making cheese from unpasteurized milk.
The literature review, by Catherine Donnelly,
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Sharp rise in French Salmonella outbreak linked to raw milk cheese
The scale of a Salmonella outbreak in France linked to raw milk cheese has jumped to more than 80 possible cases.
Santé publique France, the national public health agency, said 83 people had been identified
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Salmonella in raw milk cheese sickens 14 in France; recall underway
Fourteen people are part of a Salmonella outbreak in France linked to raw milk cheese. There have been 11 alerts in the past six months for foodborne pathogens in cheese from France, according to the
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