A follow-up study on Salmonella prevalence among dairy cattle on a Swedish Island has found much lower levels.
In late 2019, the National Veterinary Institute (SVA) and Swedish Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket), did an anonymous
Continue Reading Follow-up dairy study shows less Salmonella; wild boar meat rules reviewed
Thirty people in Sweden fell ill with scombroid poisoning after eating tuna from Vietnam earlier this month.
The histamine poisoning foodborne outbreak was linked to frozen tuna loins from Vietnam, via the Netherlands.
Local authorities
Continue Reading Histamine poisoning in Sweden linked to tuna from Vietnam
New knowledge about transmission and persistence of E. coli O157:H7 between and within farms has been revealed by a researcher at a Swedish university.
Lena-Mari Tamminen’s doctoral dissertation at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Continue Reading Study on Swedish farms widens E. coli knowledge
Researchers have shed more light on the first recorded enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) outbreak in Sweden.
The outbreak in the county of Halland in 2017 had 83 self-reported infections and one secondary case attributed to
Continue Reading First recorded EIEC outbreak in Sweden linked to leafy greens
Salmonella prevalence among Sweden’s dairy cattle herds is low but varies across the country, according to a study.
In late 2019, the National Veterinary Institute (SVA) and Swedish Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket), conducted an anonymous
Continue Reading Low prevalence of Salmonella in Sweden’s dairy herds
Swedish officials have ended investigations into an increase in domestic cryptosporidium infections because the number of cases decreased since the start of February.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) and Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket)
Continue Reading Five foodborne outbreaks added to cryptosporidium rise in Sweden
A Salmonella outbreak initially reported in France linked to a brand of raw milk cheese has affected at least one other country.
Thirteen people in France have been infected with the same strain of Salmonella
Continue Reading Sweden has Salmonella cases connected to French outbreak
The level of Campylobacter in Swedish poultry for meat production is at an all-time low, according to the Swedish Poultry Meat Association.
The group claims the presence of Campylobacter in poultry meat in 2019 declined
Continue Reading Record low for Campylobacter presence in Swedish poultry
Denmark and Sweden are the latest countries to report outbreaks of norovirus linked to shellfish from France.
At least 180 people in Denmark are sick since the start of the year and 70 are affected
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The number of people in France who have become ill after eating contaminated raw shellfish has jumped to more than 1,000. The outbreak has spurred international recalls.
A total of 1,033 people have been sickened
Continue Reading More than 1,000 sick in France from contaminated raw shellfish
Officials in Sweden are investigating a recent increase in the number of cryptosporidiosis cases.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) has linked some illnesses to one brand of an unpasteurized pre-purchased freshly pressed fruit and
Continue Reading Unpasteurized spinach drink tied to increase of cryptosporidium cases
