The Denver-based National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) has researched and carefully crafted a series of new policy statements in response to concerns from environmental health professionals and industry.
The full policy statements are available at
Continue Reading U.S. food safety concerns top NEHA’s ‘key environmental health’ statement
Researchers have evaluated Belgium’s surveillance system for Salmonella infections and the potential role of whole genome sequencing.
Surveillance of salmonellosis in Belgium depends on voluntary referral of human Salmonella isolates to the National Reference Center
Continue Reading Study assesses Belgium’s Salmonella surveillance
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking for a consultant to help with work on foodborne disease surveillance.
The appointed expert will support the Actions in Food Systems unit with development of a report on
Continue Reading Expert wanted to help WHO with foodborne disease report
Norwegian cattle, swine and poultry are only rarely infected with Salmonella, according to the results of surveillance programs in 2020.
Occurrence of Salmonella in Norwegian production animals and animal products is very low compared to
Continue Reading Norwegian surveillance finds low levels of Salmonella
Sequence-based typing has helped to detect clusters and identify outbreaks of hepatitis A in Sweden, according to a study.
Researchers investigated hepatitis A virus (HAV) sequences of 447 cases reported in the country from 2009
Continue Reading Researchers assess method to help with hepatitis A surveillance
The system for monitoring chemical contamination of food in France works well most of the time but has some gaps, according to ANSES.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)
Continue Reading ANSES finds system to monitor chemicals in food largely effective
More than 10,600 people were poisoned by mushrooms and 22 deaths were reported from 2010 to 2017 in France.
A total of 10,625 cases of unintentional poisoning because of ingestion of mushrooms were recorded by
Continue Reading Thousands poisoned by mushrooms in France in recent years
Preventing food safety incidents before they occur is essential to protecting the food chain with most crises avoidable with timely actions and the right investments, according to the FAO.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Continue Reading FAO says food safety focus must be on prevention
A limited number of countries contribute the majority of information exchanged through a global food safety network, according to a study.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) is managed by the Food and Agriculture
Continue Reading Only a few members make up bulk of information in INFOSAN
An government-commissioned study has come back with eight recommendations to improve food safety surveillance in the United Kingdom.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) commissioned the study by RAND Europe in February 2018. In late 2017,
Continue Reading FSA given recommendations to improve food safety surveillance
