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Food recalls continue to rise in Switzerland

By News Desk on January 3, 2021

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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Swiss Listeria outbreak shows risk of cheese recontamination

By Joe Whitworth on December 29, 2020

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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Study investigates large STEC rise in Switzerland

By Joe Whitworth on September 14, 2020

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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Cheese firm in Switzerland investigated over Listeria link

By News Desk on August 28, 2020

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 continue to rise in Switzerland

By Joe Whitworth on August 27, 2020

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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Belgium and Switzerland reveal results of border checks for food

By Joe Whitworth on June 24, 2020

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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Officials report more patients in Listeria outbreak linked to cheese

By Joe Whitworth on May 14, 2020

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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Hospital Listeria cases linked to cheese in Switzerland; one death reported

By Joe Whitworth on May 12, 2020

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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Hundreds ill in France after eating contaminated raw shellfish

By Joe Whitworth on January 9, 2020

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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E. coli at new high; Campylobacter top cause of illness in Switzerland

By Joe Whitworth on August 23, 2019

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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A dozen cases and two dead in Listeria outbreak; Swiss officials suspect food

By Joe Whitworth on October 17, 2018

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…
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