Campylobacter was found at most beef cattle farms and a quarter of them had Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, according to a Dutch study.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and Netherlands
Continue Reading Research shows Campylobacter, E. coli found at many Dutch cattle farms
Foodborne infections in the Netherlands increased from 2017 to 2018, according to a recent report.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) found a rise in norovirus, Cryptosporidium spp. and rotavirus. The
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The food system in the Netherlands is vulnerable to emerging food safety risks, according to the Dutch Safety Board. After the discovery of fipronil in eggs in 2017, the Dutch Safety Board investigated how emerging
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Dutch researchers have advised freezing filet americain to reduce infection risk from the microscopic parasite Toxoplasma.
If filet americain, known in the United States as steak tartare, is frozen for a minimum of 48 hours
Continue Reading Scientists say freezing steak tartare can decrease Toxoplasma infections
A quality control test on Salmonella typing has revealed positive results among European laboratories.
National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) of the 28 European Union member states were able to assign the correct name to 98 percent
Continue Reading EU labs earn high marks on Salmonella typing test
Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) infections are at the lowest level since 2009, according to Dutch surveillance statistics.
In 2017, 393 patients with STEC infection were reported, compared with more than 600 in 2016.
Continue Reading Research shows STEC decline in Netherlands; report criteria likely a factor
Since the beginning of the century, the number of patients with salmonellosis has more than halved, according to a Dutch epidemiological report.
There were an estimated 27,440 patients with acute gastroenteritis due to salmonellosis in
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