A botulism outbreak was one of the most serious issues handled by a Spanish food alert system in 2023.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) uses the Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information (SCIRI), the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) and
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Spanish authorities have expanded a warning about Salmonella in raw milk cheese after several people fell sick.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) reported five cases linked to raw milk sheep’s cheese from Spain. There are likely many more sick people than have been confirmed. The U.S.
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According to an annual report published recently, the number of notifications in a Spanish food alert system went down in 2022.
The 880 notifications in the Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information (SCIRI) are declining from the record high of 1,081 alerts in 2021.
The Spanish Agency for
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Norway has reported two cases that are part of a botulism outbreak in Spain, bringing the number of people affected to 11.
There is a link between patients and different packaged brands of Spanish omelet (tortilla de patata), which is made with potatoes and eggs, purchased in various supermarkets in
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The company linked to a botulism outbreak in Spain has restarted production after a series of inspections.
Five confirmed and four probable cases of botulism have been reported from June 21 to July 22. Patients range from 23 to 63 years old with a median age of 49. Three confirmed
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Spanish health officials are investigating four confirmed and three probable foodborne botulism cases.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) said cases have occurred in several different regions.
There is a common link to consumption of different packaged brands of Spanish omelet (tortilla de patata), which is made
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At least 30 people are part of an outbreak linked to ground cinnamon from Vietnam.
People who fell sick in Spain with Clostridium perfringens infections reported symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) said it had been informed by officials in Madrid of Clostridium
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Insights into Bacillus cereus, Cronobacter, Campylobacter, E. coli, and tick-borne encephalitis virus in selected foods in Spain have been published.
Findings come from the latest batch of reports approved by the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition’s (AESAN) Scientific Committee to be published in English.
One document covers biological
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The number of notifications in a Spanish food alert system has set a new record by passing 1,000 in 2021.
The 1,081 notifications in the Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information (SCIRI) portal this past year is well up on the 634 in 2020 and 678 in 2019.
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A couple of people are sick in Spain after eating a particular brand of mushrooms.
Two cases of Staphylococcal food poisoning have been reported linked to mushrooms in olive oil in glass jars from the brand El Agricultor. The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) said it was
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