Three people have fallen sick in Lithuania after eating chicken contaminated with Salmonella, Listeria and Campylobacter.
The Kaunas Department of the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT Kaunas) received information from the National Public Health
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A European court has ruled on a case involving how national authorities handle detection of Salmonella types in chicken meat that are not listed in EU regulation.
The request for a ruling was made in
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Lithuanian authorities have stopped the sale of possibly unsafe meat, clamped down on fish traders and uncovered food supplement violations in the past month.
Officers at the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) blocked the
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Authorities in Lithuania have opened an investigation after a search found expired food products.
Police in the city of Kaunas started the operation after finding a man loading boxes with alcohol from one car to
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Lithuanian authorities have ordered the destruction of some eggs from Ukraine because of the detection of Salmonella.
The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) prohibited the sale of medium sized white eggs in packs of
Continue Reading Lithuania orders destruction of eggs contaminated by Salmonella
More than 450 outbreaks were recorded in Lithuania this past year, according to the Center for Communicable Diseases and AIDS (ULAC).
ULAC data shows there were 459 outbreaks in 2019 with 1,204 people affected, of
Continue Reading More than 450 outbreaks in Lithuania in 2019
Lithuanian authorities have seized more than 40 tons of imported poultry meat due to potential Salmonella contamination in the space of three months.
From June to August of this year, the State Food and Veterinary
Continue Reading Lithuanian officials seize poultry meat due to Salmonella
A variety of European countries have issued nearly 100 warnings about Salmonella in chilled and frozen poultry from Poland since the start of March this year.
Data from the Rapid Alert System for Food and
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Lithuanian authorities have stopped the supply of 75 tons of what they described as “unsafe” poultry meat in the first quarter of 2020.
The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) performed more than 800 targeted
Continue Reading Lithuanian officials seize 75 tons of ‘unsafe’ poultry meat
The number of Salmonella infections declined in the first 11 months of 2019 in Lithuania, according to a new report from the Centre for Communicable Diseases and AIDS (ULAC).
There were 717 cases of Salmonella
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