Investigations into several past outbreaks were discussed at a recent event on infectious diseases.
Presentations at the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) covered Salmonella, Listeria, Clostridium
The number of people sick in foodborne outbreaks declined in 2019 compared to the year before, according to the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto).
A report on food safety in Finland
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This year saw the first World Food Safety Day, a large Listeria outbreak in Spain, and another infant formula Salmonella outbreak.
Below is a selection of some international food
A global food safety network investigated 21 incidents between January and March this year.
Most events the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) dealt with in the first quarter of
An assessment by two European agencies of a Salmonella outbreak with more than 30 cases has found the common source is three rice-based infant formula products from one brand.
The
The case count in a Salmonella outbreak linked to rice milk formula has increased again, with 26 possible infections in France.
The French National Public Health Agency (Santé publique France)
Laboratorios Ordesa S.A. has recalled rice milk formula made at a Spanish factory suspected to be the source of a Salmonella outbreak. Combined with the first two companies’ recalls,
French authorities are investigating more than a dozen cases of Salmonella infection in babies less than 19 months old. The illnesses are linked to a rice milk formula made in
Belgium has reported a case of Salmonella in an infant linked to an outbreak in France.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) said it was
Lactalis has recalled a brand of infant formula made at the same Spanish factory linked to a Salmonella outbreak in France. The withdrawal and recall measure concerns 16,300 boxes
French authorities have revealed that at least four babies have been sickened by Salmonella linked to powdered milk made in Spain.
The four confirmed patients, aged between 2 months and
The fields where the cucumbers were grown were likely in Baja, Mexico, but how they became contaminated with Salmonella Poona remains unknown. And there is no report of any U.
