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Study suggests higher risk of Toxoplasma infection from venison

By News Desk on July 24, 2020

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.…
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Large Salmonella outbreak from raw goats’ milk cheese revealed

By News Desk on May 15, 2020

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

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Which? renews mandatory hygiene rating call

By Joe Whitworth on April 28, 2020

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

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E. coli levels in private water supplies in Scotland deemed ‘unacceptable’

By News Desk on September 29, 2018

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…
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Scottish STEC cases decline but rates still high

By Joe Whitworth on August 27, 2018

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

Cheese maker did not test raw milk for E. coli ; 1 died, 25 fell ill

By News Desk on February 1, 2018

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

FSA releases food incident details for final quarter of 2016

By News Desk on February 7, 2017

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

Researchers in Scotland develop E. coli vaccine for cattle

By News Desk on December 21, 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

Food Standards Scotland continues ban on Errington Cheeses

By News Desk on November 16, 2016

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 declares E. coli outbreak officially over

By News Desk on September 8, 2016

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

Scottish child dead; controversy plagues E. coli investigation

By News Desk on September 7, 2016

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

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