A number of people have been arrested on allegations they knew that meat, which caused a large Listeria outbreak in Spain, was contaminated.
Individuals were aware since December 2018 that some of the food products
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Netherlands links Salmonella outbreak to eggs from Spain
About 30 people are part of a Salmonella outbreak in the Netherlands linked to eggs from Spain.
The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) last month advised people not to eat eggs stamped
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Three dead and 200 ill in Spanish Listeria outbreak
More than 220 people are sick and three have died as part of a listeriosis outbreak in Spain, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
From July 7 to September 13, 222 confirmed cases have
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Norway norovirus outbreaks linked to seaweed salad from China
More than 100 people have fallen ill in Norway from norovirus likely in a frozen seaweed salad from China.
The first outbreak of norovirus suspected to be linked to the seaweed salad occurred in mid-June
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Four ill in Spain with botulism linked to tuna
Four people are part of a foodborne botulism outbreak in Spain after eating DIA brand tuna.
A batch of canned tuna in sunflower oil of the brand DIA has been removed from sale. The Spanish
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English man becomes first international patient in Spanish Listeria outbreak
The first international case of listeriosis linked to an outbreak in Spain that has sickened almost 200 people and killed two is being investigated by British public health officials.
The outbreak has been traced to
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Listeria outbreak in Spain linked to meat product; Salmonella warning issued for Madrid
Spanish authorities have linked an outbreak of Listeria that has affected more than 40 people to a brand of meat.
La Consejería de Salud y Familias de la Junta de Andalucía reported those ill lived
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French officials investigate Listeria cases linked to cheese
Authorities in France are investigating a number of Listeria infections after four people became ill.
The four people with listeriosis are infected with the same strain of the bacteria and were identified by the National
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Spanish police arrest trader linked to horse meat scandal
Spanish police have arrested one of the alleged ringleaders of the 2013 horse meat scandal.
Guardia Civil detained Dutchman Jan Fasen in Calpe, Alicante last month at the request of French authorities. The National Court
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Spain sees increasing Listeria hospitalization rate
Nearly 5,700 listeriosis-related hospitalizations occurred in Spain in less than 20 years, according to researchers.
Results suggest an increasing trend of listeriosis infection and hospitalization rates in Spain during the study period. In the past
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Authorities close the net on suspected crime organization; 30 tons of fish seized
Authorities from six European countries have dismantled an alleged criminal organization that sold fish unfit for consumption.
Fish was stored in, and transported to, several EU countries in improper and unsanitary conditions, and then sold
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