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Foodborne botulism levels stable in France in the past decade

By News Desk on April 2, 2023

Human botulism is rare in France but levels have remained stable in recent years, according to a study.

Botulism is a notifiable disease in the country through a case-based passive surveillance system. All reports of…

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Swiss checks find contaminated fruit salads

By News Desk on February 23, 2023

Listeria and coagulase-positive Staphylococci have been found during inspections of fruit salads in Switzerland, according to the Swiss Association of Cantonal Chemists (ACCS).

Cantonal chemists analyzed the microbiological quality of fruit salads by taking 205…

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Swiss audit finds massive problems; some inspections a decade late

By Joe Whitworth on February 7, 2023

Some inspections of businesses are not being carried out at the correct frequency, according to the Swiss Federal Audit Office.

Auditors found national authorities in Switzerland are not ensuring that local agencies check food firms…

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One died in a Swiss Listeria outbreak traced to smoked fish

By Joe Whitworth on January 18, 2023

Swiss authorities have revealed a Listeria outbreak sickened 20 and killed one person in 2022.

The Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP), Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (OSAV), and cantonal, or regional, authorities detected…

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Pathogens dominate Swiss alerts in 2021

By News Desk on December 13, 2022

The number of recalls went up in 2021 but public warnings dropped in Switzerland, according to recently published figures.

The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) published 18 public warnings and 61 recalls for…

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Swiss outbreaks triple in 2021; illnesses also rise

By Joe Whitworth on July 15, 2022

The number of foodborne outbreaks almost tripled in Switzerland in 2021 compared to the year before.

This past year, 37 outbreaks were reported with 540 people sick and 40 hospitalized versus 13 outbreaks in 2020.…

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Swiss checks show Listeria controls could be better

By News Desk on June 10, 2022

An assessment of Listeria controls at food companies in Switzerland has shown room for improvement, according to the Swiss Association of Cantonal Chemists (ACCS).

As part of a nationwide inspection, more than 100 food businesses…
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Finland and Switzerland see food recalls rise

By News Desk on March 3, 2022

Food recalls increased for the sixth year in a row in 2021, according to the Finnish Food Agency (Ruokavirasto).

The amount of alerts passed 300 for the first time and were mainly because of microbiological…
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Source of rise in Swiss hepatitis E cases remains a mystery; pork investigated

By Joe Whitworth on January 26, 2022

Officials in Switzerland have been unable to find what was behind an increase in hepatitis E infections that affected more than 100 people in 2021.

The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) recorded a rise…
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Wild mushrooms linked to hundreds of illnesses, three deaths in France

By Joe Whitworth on September 9, 2021

At least three people have died and hundreds were sickened in France in the past two months after eating wild mushrooms.

In July and August, 330 cases of poisoning were reported to French poison control…
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