Food control monitoring in Germany has revealed potential pathogens in vegan cheese and Listeria in smoked salmon.
Findings were presented at the annual conference of the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) and the State Working Group on Consumer Protection (LAV).
Listeria was uncovered in samples of
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Further cases in a deadly Listeria outbreak have prompted authorities in the United Kingdom to again warn vulnerable people about the risks of eating cold-smoked and cured fish.
Since 2020, there have been 24 cases of listeriosis across the UK. Four people have died, two of which had Listeria monocytogenes
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Scientists have assessed the leading causes of Listeria infections in the Netherlands.
Most listeriosis cases are estimated to be of cattle origin. Other important sources are chicken and seafood. Consumption of steak tartare and smoked salmon are the main exposures.
A source attribution analysis of Listeria monocytogenes was performed. Isolates
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Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows Listeria infections rose slightly in 2023 and seven outbreaks were investigated.
In 2023, 177 listeriosis cases were reported in England and Wales compared to 167 in 2022. This is the highest level since 180 infections were noted in 2016.
For non-pregnancy-associated
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Foppen Seafood is recalling some of its smoked salmon because testing revealed Listeria monocytogenes in lot 412.
The implicated smoked salmon is sold in Kroger and Payless Supermarkets across 15 states.
Consumers can use the following information to determine whether they have the recalled product in their homes:
Twenty people have fallen sick, and five have died in a Listeria outbreak linked to fish that has been ongoing since 2019.
Most cases have been recorded in Denmark, but there are two in Italy and one in Germany. Sliced smoked salmon products are the likely source of infection.
The
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The chief executive officer of a Norwegian company linked to a Listeria outbreak has insisted it takes comprehensive action to tackle the pathogen.
Comments from Henning Beltestad, CEO of Lerøy Seafood Group, come after scrutiny of the Lerøy Midt slaughterhouse and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority’s (Mattilsynet) follow-up on Listeria
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A deadly Listeria outbreak in Sweden has been traced to fish from one producer.
Nineteen sick people are aged 63 to 93, including 13 men and six women. Patients have been reported from 10 different regions.
Six people with listeriosis have died. However, it is unclear what role the infection
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German officials appear to have solved a multi-year Listeria outbreak.
Robert Koch Institute (RKI) scientists assigned 11 notified listeriosis patients to the incident. Despite the risk of Listeria from smoked or graved salmon being known for some time, data shows contamination still exists in production facilities and outbreaks are ongoing
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Three people have died in Sweden as part of a Listeria outbreak that may have been caused by smoked fish.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public Health Agency of Sweden) said deaths of three of the older patients were connected to their Listeria infections but it is not clear if they died with
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