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Oysters linked to 170 illnesses in Finland; people sick in other countries

By Joe Whitworth on March 22, 2023

Contaminated shellfish are continuing to cause illnesses in several European countries and Hong Kong.

At least 170 people have fallen ill in Helsinki, Finland, after eating oysters in various restaurants in February and March. Cases…

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Finland considers creating a state Salmonella fund for farmers

By News Desk on March 17, 2023

Authorities in Finland are considering setting up a state Salmonella fund to help farmers.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said it was looking for a solution to finance the control of Salmonella on livestock…

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Salmonella found in Finnish spice controls

By News Desk on December 8, 2022

Checks on spices as part of a food fraud project in Finland didn’t find any authenticity issues but did uncover Salmonella contamination.

Monitoring was targeted at operators whose batches were found to have been non-compliant…

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Finnish Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen tomato product

By News Desk on December 4, 2022

Frozen tomato cubes were behind a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak in Finland in 2021, according to a new study.

It is thought to be the first outbreak in the country linked to a frozen tomato product…

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Finnish Salmonella outbreak sickens more than 50 people

By News Desk on September 6, 2022

The number of people in a Salmonella outbreak in Finland has doubled to more than 50, according to public health officials.

In July, 27 people in different parts of Finland were reported to have fallen…

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Nearly 30 sick in Finnish Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on August 3, 2022

Officials in Finland are trying to find the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened almost 30 people.

Between March and July, 27 people in different parts of Finland have fallen ill with Salmonella…

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Recalls and outbreaks increased in Finland in 2021

By Joe Whitworth on July 14, 2022

Finland saw a rise in the number of food recalls and outbreaks in 2021, according to a report. Food recalls increased for the sixth year in a row to more than 300 this past year.…

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Large Salmonella outbreak dominates Finnish figures

By News Desk on May 25, 2022

A Salmonella outbreak affected more than 700 people in Finland in 2021, according to new information from the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto).

The implicated food was a salad with iceberg lettuce, cucumber and peas served…
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Oatly recalls drink because of Bacillus cereus; 2 sick with 27 other complaints filed

By Joe Whitworth on April 1, 2022

Oatly has blamed a quality issue for recalling an oat drink in two European countries.

The company has received 29 complaints and two people reported stomach illness.

Detection of Bacillus cereus led to the recall…
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Finland on alert after Yersinia outbreak reports

By News Desk on March 8, 2022

National public health officials in Finland are monitoring the situation following local reports of Yersinia outbreaks.

Two outbreaks of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 have been reported to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)…
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