More than 4,000 samples were taken during efforts to investigate outbreaks, according to an Australian state’s annual food testing report for 2018 and 2019.
The New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority reported 4,010 food and environmental samples were submitted for testing between July 2018 and June 2019 as part of
Continue Reading NSW agency releases annual food testing figures
An investigation into a Listeria outbreak in Australia linked to seven deaths has found the weather played a significant role in contamination.
The outbreak from rockmelons, known as cantaloupe in North America, affected 22 people with six cases in New South Wales (NSW), eight cases in Victoria, seven in Queensland
Continue Reading Weather played role in deadly Australian Listeria melon outbreak
A woman who lived into her 90s in the Australian province of New South Wales (NSW) has become the sixth fatality in a rockmelon-caused listeriosis outbreak. With her death, the outbreak’s fatality rate is approaching 32 percent.
Rockmelons, or what we call cantaloupes in North America, are again being sold
Continue Reading Timeline on Australian listeriosis outbreak has yet to expire
When I didn’t like the university newspaper I was editor of, I created my own — along with others.
When I didn’t like my higher education, I created my
Continue Reading Another Listeria death recorded; Australian ‘discussion’ is weak
