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 Perfringens, and botulism outbreaks.
ESCAIDE was held in November in Stockholm, Sweden, and remotely. It was organized by the European
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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 has the results of regulatory control related to food safety, official controls and monitoring programs on food and feed, as
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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 safety stories covered in 2019.
South Africa Listeria outbreak
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Continue Reading A look back on Europe’s 2019 food safety record
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 2019 involved a biological hazard. Five were because of Salmonella, three each because of Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli, and
Continue Reading Officials report 21 global food safety investigations in first quarter of 2019
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 European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) report said products were made in
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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) reported 12 confirmed cases of Salmonella Poona and another 14 under investigation. Luxembourg and Belgium also have one case each
Continue Reading Salmonella infant formula illnesses increase; strain related to past outbreak
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, implicated baby formulas could have been sold in at least 18 countries via retailers and online sellers.
Company officials said only
Continue Reading Third firm recalls baby formula from Spanish factory as outbreak continues
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 Spain.
Of the 14 babies involved in the investigation, the French National Public Health Agency (Santé publique France) reports five
Continue Reading More babies infected with Salmonella in outbreak linked to rice milk formula
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 informed of two sick babies in Belgium who had, among other things, consumed infant nutrition products of the Modilac brand
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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 of Picot AR milk sold exclusively in pharmacies since Nov. 29, 2018.
Four babies have been sickened by Salmonella Poona with
Continue Reading Lactalis recalls more than 16,000 boxes of baby formula for Salmonella
