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Norovirus outbreak reported at Belgian school; raw vegetables blamed

By News Desk on December 22, 2020

More than 150 students and staff at a school in Belgium fell ill during an outbreak of norovirus earlier this month, according to information recently released.

The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food…
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Reporting delay likely impacted size of sandwich Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on November 10, 2020

Later infections in a deadly Listeria outbreak traced to sandwiches served in hospitals in England could have been prevented, according to an investigation into the incident.

The first outbreak patient in April 2019 was not…
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Hospital food review includes food safety focus

By News Desk on October 28, 2020

A review into hospital food in England following a fatal Listeria outbreak this past year includes plans to improve food safety.

The work, ordered by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock in June 2019, …
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Listeria found for years at site of sandwich producer

By Joe Whitworth on September 25, 2020

The factory of a sandwich producer in England linked to an illness was contaminated by Listeria for almost three years, a report into the incident has found.

In July 2017, Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from…
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Inquiry criticizes handling of I Cook Foods Listeria case

By Joe Whitworth on August 13, 2020

A parliamentary inquiry into the closure of an Australian catering business has found the council failed in its role as a regulator.

I Cook Foods, which provided pre-packed meals to hospitals and the aged care…
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Cross contamination, temperature abuse factors in sandwich outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on July 16, 2020

Cross contamination and temperature abuse are factors that played a role in an outbreak of Salmonella in Hong Kong earlier this year.

In May, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health…
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Hong Kong outbreak linked to sandwiches sickens 200

By Joe Whitworth on May 30, 2020

More than 220 people are part of an outbreak in Hong Kong linked to sandwiches.

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health reported 229 people were sick and 45 needed hospital…
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Food poisoning in Hong Kong linked to unlicensed producer

By News Desk on May 25, 2020

Authorities in Hong Kong have linked cases of food poisoning to a suspected unlicensed food factory in the country.

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health reported 27 people were sick…
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Shameful sound of silence endangering public health

By Hugh Pennington on June 21, 2019
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Editors Note: This article first appeared in the Daily Mail and is republished here with the permission of Hugh Pennington. 

Almost two weeks have passed since news emerged of a Listeria outbreak…
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Listeria outbreak expands with two more deaths

By Joe Whitworth on June 15, 2019

Another two people have died in England as part of a Listeria outbreak linked to eating pre-made sandwiches, bringing the total deaths to five.

Whole Genome Sequencing analysis by Public Health England (PHE) has identified…
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Three deaths linked to Listeria in packaged sandwiches; public risk is ‘low’

By Joe Whitworth on June 8, 2019

Three people have died in England from listeriosis with a link to eating pre-made sandwiches.

Cases of Listeria infection were in six hospital patients in England. There have been no cases reported in Scotland or…
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