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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Authorities in Switzerland are investigating to find the source of a suspected foodborne outbreak of Listeria with 12 cases and two deaths.
The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) said since June this year it
Continue Reading A dozen cases and two dead in Listeria outbreak; Swiss officials suspect food
