A multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe linked to tomatoes from Italy has sickened more than 250 people.
From January 2023 to November 2024, 266 confirmed cases of Salmonella Strathcona have been identified in 16 European countries and the United Kingdom.
Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the
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Eleven countries, including the United States, have recorded almost 150 Salmonella infections that could be linked to tomatoes.
Since January 2023, 149 cases of Salmonella Strathcona have been reported. Germany has the most patients, with 47, while Italy has 34. Most people fell sick between August and October.
The U.S.
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Frozen tomato cubes were behind a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak in Finland in 2021, according to a new study.
It is thought to be the first outbreak in the country linked to a frozen tomato product and the implicated strain had not been detected in Finland before.
Several people reported symptoms
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has advised peeling, boiling, and frying to reduce a compound in potatoes that can cause poisoning.
Glycoalkaloids are naturally occurring compounds found in plants including potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplant (aubergines), and contribute to resistance against pests and pathogens. Glycoalkaloid poisoning can cause acute gastrointestinal
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Researchers have used an outbreak a decade ago to look at how decisions on excluding sick and healthy people from investigations could change the conclusions reached.
Criteria to include or exclude cases can help increase the efficiency of epidemiological analyses and traceback, but they can also affect the investigator’s ability
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Researchers have described the first outbreak of Salmonella in Sweden that had small tomatoes as the likely source of infection.
Eighty-two cases of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium have been confirmed, with symptom onsets between Aug. 28 and Oct. 29. They were 51 years of age on average, with a range of
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Tomatoes are the probable source of a Salmonella outbreak in Sweden that affected 70 people, according to public health officials.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) identified 71 infections from 11 counties that belonged to the outbreak. This is up from 36 illnesses in 10 counties that were linked by
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An agreement between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Mexican tomato growers is now in effect. It means the U.S. border is again open to Mexico’s $2 billion tomato export market.
While just about everyone is praising the agreement, there is some confusion about what it means for food safety.
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Scientists in India have discovered how Salmonella enters plants to cause pre-harvest contamination of produce.
Most Salmonella outbreaks are linked to contamination from post-harvest handling and transportation but the bacterium can enter the plant earlier from contaminated soil. Salmonella can reach the soil from manure containing animal feces or contaminated
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The U.S. Court of Federal Claims two years ago ruled that food safety warnings are not “regulatory takings” by the government, and, therefore, Uncle Sam does not have to compensate tomato growers who lost money when the public was told tomatoes might have been responsible for a 2008 Salmonella outbreak.
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