Adequate surveillance programs for most foodborne parasites in Europe are lacking, according to a recently published study.
Researchers found although human and animal data are available for five selected parasites, the surveillance and reporting requirements
Continue Reading Researchers find gaps in EU parasite surveillance
Food safety advice for pregnant women has been updated in New Zealand including changes to fish, certain cheeses and pasteurized dairy products.
The focus is Listeria monocytogenes, Toxoplasma gondii, methylmercury and caffeine, as these hazards
Continue Reading Research shows need to update food safety guidance for pregnant women
Officials have published a document highlighting ways to avoid the risks from foodborne parasites transmitted by pork, freshwater fish and crustaceans.
Foodborne parasitic diseases are often neglected in food safety control systems even though they
Continue Reading FAO highlights ‘often neglected’ foodborne parasites
Researchers have been awarded a grant to help determine how disease caused by a parasite progresses in warm-blooded animals, and how it is transmitted in food.
A team from the United Kingdom and Brazil were
Continue Reading Scientists get grant to study Toxoplasma
A study on the presence of Toxoplasma gondii in retail meat in Scotland has highlighted venison as potentially high risk.
Toxoplasma gondii DNA was detected in 48 of 149 venison samples over two sampling periods.
Continue Reading Study suggests higher risk of Toxoplasma infection from venison
Editor’s note: This article, Part 2 of 2, summarizes oral and poster presentations from a three-day meeting of the One Health European Joint Program.
A European project involving foodborne zoonoses research held its annual meeting
Continue Reading Online meeting for European food safety project
Editor’s note: This article, Part 1 of 2, summarizes oral and poster presentations from the three-day event meeting of the One Health European Joint Program.
A European project helping to promote scientific progress on foodborne
Continue Reading Researchers present work at virtual one health meeting
Campylobacter and Salmonella infections increased by almost 20 percent in 2018 in Slovakia, according to the country’s annual report on foodborne diseases.
Data was compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the
Continue Reading Slovakia sees large rise in Campylobacter and Salmonella infections
Australian researchers have detected Toxoplasma gondii in more than one third of sampled ground lamb.
Toxoplasma is a parasite that causes inflammation of the retina, which is the nerve layer of the eye. Anyone may
Continue Reading Study finds Toxoplasma common in Australian lamb meat
Dutch researchers have advised freezing filet americain to reduce infection risk from the microscopic parasite Toxoplasma.
If filet americain, known in the United States as steak tartare, is frozen for a minimum of 48 hours
Continue Reading Scientists say freezing steak tartare can decrease Toxoplasma infections
Cryptosporidium spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Echinococcus spp. have been identified as important foodborne parasites in Europe.
Infection with these parasites in humans and animals, or their occurrence in food, is not notifiable in all member
Continue Reading EFSA identifies important foodborne parasites in Europe
