A study on the presence of Toxoplasma gondii in retail meat in Scotland has highlighted venison as potentially high risk.
Toxoplasma gondii DNA was detected in 48 of 149 venison samples over two sampling periods.
Continue Reading Study suggests higher risk of Toxoplasma infection from venison
More than 150 people were affected by an outbreak of Salmonella from raw goats’ milk cheese in 2018, according to a recent report.
France recorded 147 cases, of which 133 were confirmed, 13 were probable
Continue Reading Large Salmonella outbreak from raw goats’ milk cheese revealed
A consumer group wants mandatory display of food hygiene ratings across the United Kingdom so people can make informed choices when dining out.
Which? said it was concerned consumers are at risk of being left
Continue Reading Which? renews mandatory hygiene rating call
Findings of E. coli in more than one in 10 tests on private water supplies in Scotland is “unacceptable,” according to the body that regulates water quality.
A report from Scotland’s Drinking Water Quality Regulator
Continue Reading E. coli levels in private water supplies in Scotland deemed ‘unacceptable’
The number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) cases in Scotland decreased slightly in 2017 but remains high compared to other UK countries, according to Health Protection Scotland.
A total of 167 cases of E.
Continue Reading Scottish STEC cases decline but rates still high
The owner of Scotland’s Errington Cheese Ltd. told a court this week that her business did not test its products for a harmful strain of E.coli that claimed the life of a 3-year-old child during
Continue Reading Cheese maker did not test raw milk for E. coli ; 1 died, 25 fell ill
In the final quarter of 2016, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for the United Kingdom issued 34 food notices, including 17 for allergy alerts. Milk, nuts and gluten were the top three undeclared allergens named.
Continue Reading FSA releases food incident details for final quarter of 2016
The two North American vaccines developed since 2010 to reduce the dangerous E. coli in cattle by as much as 98 percent are still in limited demand in the marketplace. But that has not stopped
Continue Reading Researchers in Scotland develop E. coli vaccine for cattle
There have been more chapters written in the saga of a Scottish cheesemaker fighting for the survival of its premier brands after they were linked to 22 E. coli illnesses and the death of a
Continue Reading Food Standards Scotland continues ban on Errington Cheeses
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has issued a statement on its involvement with a multi-agency Incident Management Team (IMT), chaired by Health Protection Scotland, which had been investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 in Scotland.
Continue Reading Food Standards Scotland declares E. coli outbreak officially over
The events that led to the death of a Scottish child, who was among 20 people infected with E. coli O157 (VTEC), began with the July 29 “precautionary recall” of two batches of Dunsyre Blue
Continue Reading Scottish child dead; controversy plagues E. coli investigation
