The second version of guidance on the production of cheese made from unpasteurized, raw milk published by Food Standards Scotland has been welcomed by a group that campaigned against the initial document.
Five Scottish cheesemakers
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Case count revised in French E. coli outbreak traced to cheese
Officials with the French public health agency have revised down the number of cases in an E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese. Federal law in France does not require that E. coli infections
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U.S. received cheese linked to French E. coli outbreak
Authorities in the United States have confirmed the country did receive a “small” amount of raw cow’s milk cheese that has been linked to an E. coli O26 outbreak in France. There are a number
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Canada received cheese linked to E. coli outbreak in France
Canada is one of a number of countries that has received raw milk cheese linked to an outbreak of E. coli O26 in France.
French authorities reported 13 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in
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Two sick in France from Listeria in cheese
Two people in France are seriously ill with listeriosis after eating contaminated cheese, according to the public health agency.
A spokeswoman for Santé publique France told Food Safety News that both cases of listeriosis occurred
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Scottish firms raise funds to challenge raw milk cheese guidance
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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