A hepatitis E-positive meat product appears to be behind most of the infections that occurred earlier this year in Finland.
The hepatitis E virus previously detected in sausages from a domestic manufacturer is similar to samples from most people affected by the outbreak at the start of 2024.
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Finnish officials are investigating the connection between a hepatitis E-positive meat product and a rise in infections in the country.
In January and February, 81 hepatitis E cases from different parts of Finland were reported to the Infectious Disease Register. Half of these people have required hospital treatment. Between 20
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Venetian Meat & Salami Co. Ltd. is recalling its Venetian Meats brand Finocchiona Salami because of possible Salmonella contamination.
According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recall warning, the recall was triggered by test results.
The recalled product has been sold in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario, Canada.
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Health officials have confirmed that 10 more patients have been infected from Salmonella in an outbreak traced to salami sticks, and almost 60 tons of the product is now under recall.
The patient total stands at 31, according to a recall notice posted by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection
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Three days after the CDC announced that Fratelli Beretta Italian meat products were linked to a Salmonella outbreak, the company has announced a nationwide recall of more than 430 tons of one of its products.
Fratelli Beretta USA Inc. of Mount Olive, NJ, is recalling 24-ounce trays containing two 12-ounce
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Inspectors are looking for specific sources of two new Salmonella outbreaks that have been associated with Italian-style meats. Three dozen people from 17 states have been confirmed infected so far.
A third of the patients have been so sick they had to be admitted to hospitals, according to an outbreak
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The United States is one of more than 20 countries that may have received meat from a German company linked to a Listeria outbreak.
Potentially contaminated products from Wilke Waldecker Fleisch- und Wurstwaren were distributed to the U.S., according to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
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Production at a German meat company linked to a Listeria outbreak has temporarily been shut down by authorities.
Officials in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district of Germany closed the production facility of Wilke Waldecker Fleisch-und Wurstwaren in Twistetal, Berndorf. The company has recalled all of its products except canned food as investigations
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The Ministry of Health in Israel believes it has pinpointed the source of a Listeria outbreak in the country, naming meat products as the cause.
More than 30 cases have been reported to the agency and at least one death is linked to the outbreak, which has mostly affected the
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A California company is recalling two tons of meat products including salami and pepperoni from U.S. retailers and businesses in Canada because of Listeria contamination discovered during routine
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