A child in Norway has died in a hospital after suffering complications from an E. coli infection.
The 2-year-old, from the Oslo area of the country, developed the serious kidney disease hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
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A German risk assessment agency has issued an opinion after STEC was frequently found in flour samples.
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) was detected in multiple flour samples (wheat, spelt and rye) from mills during
Continue Reading BfR addresses risk of E. coli in flour
A survey in Ireland has found the majority of dried herbs and spices are safe but a small percentage may be contaminated with pathogens.
Between August and the end of November 2017, the Food Safety
Continue Reading Irish survey finds good compliance for dried herbs and spices
Officials in Korea are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has affected 100 people while more than 3,000 students and teachers recently got food poisoning in Japan, according to media reports.
The Korea Centers for
Continue Reading Thousands sick in E. coli outbreaks reported in Japan and South Korea
The number of overseas outbreaks involving people returning to Scotland halved in 2019 compared with the year before, according to a new report.
In 2019, there were 36 potential outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease in
Continue Reading Scotland records large decline in outbreaks from overseas
Rates of Campylobacter and Salmonella infections in Australia have almost halved since the lockdown because of the Coronavirus pandemic that began in March.
The Food Safety Information Council revealed that since the COVID-19 shutdown started,
Continue Reading Australia sees decline in Campylobacter and Salmonella
Editor’s note: This article, Part 2 of 2, summarizes oral and poster presentations from a three-day meeting of the One Health European Joint Program.
A European project involving foodborne zoonoses research held its annual meeting
Continue Reading Online meeting for European food safety project
The Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection rate in Europe jumped by 40 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, based on data from ECDC’s annual surveillance report.
After a stable period from 2014 to
Continue Reading Large E. coli increase recorded for Europe in 2018
The number of food safety incidents that involved an international network more than doubled in January to March this year compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.
During the first quarter of 2020, the International
Continue Reading Salmonella back to main cause of incidents involving INFOSAN
New knowledge about transmission and persistence of E. coli O157:H7 between and within farms has been revealed by a researcher at a Swedish university.
Lena-Mari Tamminen’s doctoral dissertation at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Continue Reading Study on Swedish farms widens E. coli knowledge
Researchers in Scotland have increased knowledge of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in the country as part of work on severity of illness caused by these strains.
Food Standards Scotland commissioned a study to
Continue Reading Scottish study boosts understanding of non-O157 STEC
