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Researchers describe outbreaks in Brazil, Pakistan and Malaysia

By News Desk on March 3, 2021

Abstracts from a cancelled event have been issued on outbreaks in Brazil, Pakistan and Malaysia.

The conference abstracts were scheduled to be presented at the International Congress on Infectious Diseases in September 2020 in Kuala…
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New report documents rise in foodborne illness outbreaks in France

By Joe Whitworth on April 15, 2020

More than 1,600 foodborne outbreaks were declared in France in 2018 affecting 14,700 people with two deaths, according to statistics published by the national public health agency.

A total of 1,630 illness outbreaks were reported…
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Hong Kong records rise in foodborne outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on March 25, 2020

Almost 200 foodborne outbreaks affecting 800 people were reported in Hong Kong in 2019, according to a new report.

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and Department of…
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Slovakia sees large rise in Campylobacter and Salmonella infections

By Joe Whitworth on February 6, 2020

Campylobacter and Salmonella infections increased by almost 20 percent in 2018 in Slovakia, according to the country’s annual report on foodborne diseases.

Data was compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the…
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E. coli at new high; Campylobacter top cause of illness in Switzerland

By Joe Whitworth on August 23, 2019

Campylobacter was the top cause of illness while E. coli numbers reached a record high last year, according to foodborne illness figures from Switzerland.

The 2018 surveillance report of zoonoses and outbreaks of food poisoning…
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Norovirus most often responsible for foodborne outbreaks in Finland

By Joe Whitworth on July 19, 2019

More than 130 foodborne outbreaks were recorded in Finland between 2014 and 2016, according to a recent report.

Data comes from a register of foodborne and waterborne outbreaks maintained by the former Finnish Food Safety…
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Foodborne infection increases in the Netherlands

By Joe Whitworth on July 9, 2019

Foodborne infections in the Netherlands increased from 2017 to 2018, according to a recent report.

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) found a rise in norovirus, Cryptosporidium spp. and rotavirus. The…
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Study finds pathogen issues with ready-to-eat salad and sprouts

By News Desk on June 19, 2019

A study by German researchers has raised concerns on the microbiological quality of ready-to-eat salad mixes and fresh sprouts.

The three-year research project by the Max Rubner Institute also found the microbiological quality of cucumbers,…
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Low foodborne disease levels in Brazil versus other countries

By News Desk on April 2, 2019

The occurrence of foodborne disease in Brazil is low compared to other countries but this could be due to underreporting and people not seeking health care when ill, according to a study.

The work, published…
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FSS report suggests ways to improve pathogen control in raw milk cheeses

By Joe Whitworth on December 20, 2018

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published a report that it says can be used as a basis to improve safety for artisan Scottish producers making cheese from unpasteurized milk.

The literature review, by Catherine Donnelly,…
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Study identifies rate of outbreaks linked to produce in Brazil

By News Desk on October 30, 2018

Almost 3,000 people fell ill and nearly 350 were hospitalized in 30 produce-related outbreaks over a six-year period in Brazil, according to researchers.

The study published in Food Quality and Safety identified foodborne outbreaks associated…
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