The number of foodborne outbreaks in Switzerland almost halved in 2020 compared to the year before.
Only 13 outbreaks were reported following the consumption of food this past year versus 23 in 2019.
Overall, more
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Swiss authorities have published information about 80 food recalls from 2017 to 2019.
The number of public warnings for food increased sharply between 2018 and 2019 and the amount of food recalls also went up
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A multi-year Listeria outbreak in Switzerland that killed 10 people was linked to pasteurized cheese products, according to a study.
The incident highlights the risk for recontamination of cheese during manufacturing and emphasizes the need
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Researchers have assessed the factors behind an increase in Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections in Switzerland.
Since 2015, a large rise in cases has been observed. This coincided with introducing multiplex polymerase chain reaction
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Swiss authorities are investigating if cheese from one company is linked to the deaths of 10 people with listeriosis since 2018.
The Schwyz Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened criminal proceedings in connection with Listeria in
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E. coli infections continued to climb in Switzerland in 2019, according to the country’s surveillance report on zoonoses and outbreaks of food poisoning.
The most common zoonoses were again campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis. There were about
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Results of checks at the border on food by Belgian and Swiss authorities and French controls on seafood products have revealed varying levels of non-compliance.
In Belgium, the Federal Agency for the Safety of the
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At least 11 people in Switzerland have been infected by Listeria and two have died after eating contaminated cheese.
Officials from the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) told Food Safety News that analysis
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Four patients have been infected by Listeria and one has died after eating potentially contaminated cheese at a hospital in Switzerland.
During an internal check, Käserei Vogel AG, based in Steinerberg, found Listeria in semi-hard
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More than 650 people have fallen ill in France this past month after eating contaminated raw shellfish.
Since the start of December 2019, Santé publique France has received 123 reports of collective food poisoning suspected
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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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