A consumer rights group has called a fine imposed on the company behind a Listeria outbreak in Spain in 2019 an “insult” to those who died.
The sanction proposed by Seville Council on Magrudis of
Continue Reading Consumer group calls Magrudis fine an ‘insult’ to outbreak victims
Public health officials in France are investigating a foodborne illness outbreak suspected to be caused by fuet, a type of sausage from Spain. The product was also sent to Belgium.
In total, 18 patients with
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak in France tied to sausage from Spain
Spanish scientists have proposed additional requirements for the marketing of raw milk but have not gone as far as to ban it.
European regulation allows unpasteurized milk for direct human consumption to be placed on
Continue Reading Spain plans to tighten rules for marketing of unpasteurized milk
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) has found no link between a type of candy bar and reports of illnesses.
In late May the agency became aware of consumers experiencing various symptoms, thought to be after
Continue Reading Finland gives all-clear to candy after reports of illnesses
The European Commission has asked member states to look into the suspected illegal trade of bivalve mollusks that has caused foodborne outbreaks.
At a Food Fraud Network meeting in May, the Commission said it was
Continue Reading EU calls for action on alleged illegal trade of bivalve mollusks
Andalusian authorities have allocated €100,000 (U.S. $113,000) for research to learn from the region’s Listeria outbreak in 2019. The project will focus on the epidemiological, microbiological and clinical analysis of the listeriosis outbreak, according to
Continue Reading Project to look at 2019 Spanish Listeria outbreak
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
Spanish authorities have issued a warning about a food supplement from the United States after it was linked to a death in Spain.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) reported the withdrawal
Continue Reading Spain links death to food supplement made in the US
Spanish authorities have issued a warning about a parasite in anchovies after three people fell ill.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) reported a brand of anchovies in vinegar from Spain could
Continue Reading Three sick in Spain from anisakis worms in anchovies
Spanish authorities have seized 100 kilograms of meat suspected to be unfit for human consumption.
Guardia Civil detained the 220 pounds of products in a town in the Gúdar-Javalambre region of the Teruel province as
Continue Reading Spain and Italy clamp down on potentially unsafe products
The owner of a Spanish company linked to a large Listeria outbreak this past summer and his son have been provisionally released from custody.
The judge of a court in Seville agreed to the conditional
Continue Reading Magrudis owner and son provisionally released in Spain
