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Reporting delay likely impacted size of sandwich Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on November 10, 2020

Later infections in a deadly Listeria outbreak traced to sandwiches served in hospitals in England could have been prevented, according to an investigation into the incident.

The first outbreak patient in April 2019 was not…
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A look back on Europe’s 2019 food safety record

By Joe Whitworth on December 20, 2019
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This year saw the first World Food Safety Day, a large Listeria outbreak in Spain, and another infant formula Salmonella outbreak.

Below is a selection of some international food safety stories covered in 2019.
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Former public health official says numerous government failures were behind hospitals’ Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on August 24, 2019

The deaths of six people from Listeria infections linked to hospital food earlier this year resulted from serious failures in England’s public health system, according to a report published in the Journal of the Royal …
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Officials report 6th death in Listeria outbreak linked to sandwiches

By Joe Whitworth on August 1, 2019

A sixth person has died in a Listeria outbreak linked to sandwiches in the United Kingdom.

The patient was one of the nine previously confirmed infections and there are no new cases of listeriosis linked…
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Sandwich firm involved in Listeria outbreak goes into liquidation

By News Desk on July 2, 2019

The sandwich producer that has become infamous for it’s part in a Listeria outbreak that killed at least five people in England has gone into liquidation.

The Good Food Chain had been told it could…
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Sandwich firm allowed to restart after Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on June 27, 2019

The sandwich producer at the center of a Listeria outbreak that has killed five people in England has been given permission to restart activity.

The Good Food Chain voluntarily ceased production June 5 and withdrew…
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Shameful sound of silence endangering public health

By Hugh Pennington on June 21, 2019
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Editors Note: This article first appeared in the Daily Mail and is republished here with the permission of Hugh Pennington. 

Almost two weeks have passed since news emerged of a Listeria outbreak…
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Listeria outbreak expands with two more deaths

By Joe Whitworth on June 15, 2019

Another two people have died in England as part of a Listeria outbreak linked to eating pre-made sandwiches, bringing the total deaths to five.

Whole Genome Sequencing analysis by Public Health England (PHE) has identified…
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Three deaths linked to Listeria in packaged sandwiches; public risk is ‘low’

By Joe Whitworth on June 8, 2019

Three people have died in England from listeriosis with a link to eating pre-made sandwiches.

Cases of Listeria infection were in six hospital patients in England. There have been no cases reported in Scotland or…
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