The number of outbreaks almost doubled in Hong Kong in 2023 compared to the year before.
Officials reviewed food poisoning outbreaks related to food premises and businesses reported to the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in 2023.
CFS and the Department of
Continue Reading Recorded outbreaks jump in Hong Kong in 2023
The number of food incidents potentially affecting Hong Kong increased in 2023, according to the Centre for Food Safety (CFS).
The Food Incident Surveillance System (FISS) monitors issues outside Hong Kong that could potentially affect local food safety.
In 2023, CFS detected 3,500 food incidents through the FISS compared to
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Experts have assessed the main risks of importing oysters into the UK and measures to help mitigate possible issues.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) was commissioned by the UK Office for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Trade Assurance to profile the potential risks of importing oysters into the United Kingdom. It is
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Scientists at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have looked at the key topics to consider when dealing with norovirus outbreaks linked to oysters.
Microbiological experts at the FSA assessed the public health risk of raw oysters, to help with development of risk management options during outbreaks.
Work was done in
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The FDA is warning restaurants and food retailers to not sell certain frozen raw oysters from Korea because of illnesses reported by at least 10 people.
The oysters were frozen raw in individual half shell and block form and exported by Dai One Food Co. Ltd. of the Republic of
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A man in Missouri has died after eating raw oysters, according to local public health officials.
The St. Louis County Department of Public Health reported the death on June 12 when it was notified by St. Claire Hospital. The man died on June 8 from an infection caused by the
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The Florida Department of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state health departments of Georgia and Alabama are investigating a Salmonella outbreak associated with the consumption of raw oysters harvested from shellfish harvesting area FL-3012 in Cedar Key, FL.
As of the posting of the Heath Advisor by
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Oysters from different sources have been linked to illnesses in several countries in recent weeks.
There have been several product withdrawals and recalls plus the closure of production zones in France due to the detection of norovirus.
When announcing the closure of harvesting areas, French authorities reported illnesses but did
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising restaurants and retailers not to serve or sell and consumers not to eat certain potentially contaminated oysters after the Southern Nevada Health District notified the FDA of two clusters of sapovirus illnesses.
The oysters subject to the FDA alert are from Dai
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The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County is investigating a death related to a Vibrio vulnificus infection.
Public health officials did not release any other information about the death. They did not say where the patient lived or the patient’s age.
The officials are urging residents to take precautions against infection
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