There were 11 foodborne outbreaks in Scotland this past year with almost 50 people falling ill.
Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) were the most frequently reported organisms.
Findings come from the Health Protection
Continue Reading Salmonella and STEC behind most outbreaks in Scotland
The conditions that two years ago led to a deadly multistate salmonella outbreak due to Maradoly papayas imported from Mexico remain largely unchanged.
imported papayas from Mexico remain under an import alert issued by the
Continue Reading Import Alert for Mexican papayas over widespread Salmonella contamination
Editor’s note: Today Food Safety News takes a look back at the most significant recalls in Europe and Asia in 2018. As in past years, our year-end coverage is not merely a list of individual
Continue Reading Europe, Asia posted recalls for products from infant formula to beer
Lactalis has been allowed to restart sales of infant formula made at a plant in France that was behind a Salmonella outbreak in 2017.
Authorities in Mayenne, a department in France, and the French Ministry
Continue Reading Lactalis restarts sales from plant linked to Salmonella outbreak
European officials have linked ready-to-eat products containing cucumbers to a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella that has sickened 147 people.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said
Continue Reading UK hardest hit in Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers
Seven more patients with illness onset dates from late July brought the total number of papaya-related Salmonella Agona victims to 106 before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) closed out its report on
Continue Reading Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Papaya Over, Says CDC
A ban on Mexican papayas entering the United States will make it a little harder to find the tasty Vitamin C-laden fruit at your favorite grocer.
More costly papayas from other growing areas will replace
The world’s leading Maradol papaya grower acknowledged over the weekend that it is facing its most serious food-safety challenge since a pesticide chemical prevented its product from getting into the United States five years ago.
Continue Reading Mexican Papayas Blamed for Salmonella Outbreak
