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UK firms given chance to join food safety culture project

By News Desk on January 14, 2021

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is offering firms in the United Kingdom a chance to work on a food safety culture project.

UCLan and Cultivate Food Safety are inviting those in the industry to…
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UK hit hardest by outbreak linked to Brazil nuts; no cases in U.S. yet

By Joe Whitworth on October 23, 2020

More than 120 people are part of a multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to Brazil nuts.

Since August 2019, the outbreak, caused by Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Anatum, has affected three European Union countries, the United…
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UK beef exports to U.S. restart after two decades

By News Desk on October 1, 2020

The first shipment of beef from the United Kingdom to the United States in more than 20 years was dispatched this week.

The U.S. market had been closed to EU beef since January 1998, when…
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Most people in UK don’t check takeaway hygiene ratings

By News Desk on September 12, 2020

Only one fifth of British people always check the hygiene rating of a takeaway restaurant before ordering, according to new research.

A survey of 1,000 adults in the United Kingdom in July 2020 found one…
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Nearly 100 sick in UK outbreak linked to nuts; some sent to U.S.

By Joe Whitworth on August 28, 2020

Almost 100 people are part of a Salmonella outbreak linked to nuts used in different products.

There have been 98 cases of Salmonella Typhimurium in different parts of the United Kingdom.

Four alerts for affected…
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Research shows estimated 180 deaths per year in UK because of foodborne illness

By Joe Whitworth on July 15, 2020

Researchers have estimated there are 180 deaths per year in the United Kingdom caused by foodborne diseases from 11 pathogens.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) estimates that about 2.4 million cases of foodborne illness occur…
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Study uncovers data on Vibrio infections entering the UK

By News Desk on July 14, 2020

Researchers have provided insights into Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in the United Kingdom, finding the majority in people returning from Southeast Asia.

Scientists analyzed archived Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated from domestic infections and travelers into the…
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Survey finds hygiene focus when eating out after COVID-19 lockdown

By News Desk on May 30, 2020

Three quarters of respondents to a survey in the United Kingdom say good hygiene will be more of a factor in choosing a restaurant than before the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Results from…
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Researchers find arsenic in rice risk for UK infants

By News Desk on May 5, 2020

Scientists have found half of rice varieties they tested exceeded maximum arsenic limits for young children in the United Kingdom.

A team at the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food found 28 of 55…
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New equivalency audit for UK meat was completed under EU regulations

By Dan Flynn on March 10, 2020

Between USDA’s on-site verification audit of the United Kingdom’s meat inspection system July 15-Aug.2, 2019, and last Friday’s public release of the report, Britain left the European Union.

The report, which contains “no systemic findings,”…
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250 new cases in Salmonella egg outbreak affecting 18 countries

By Joe Whitworth on February 7, 2020

Almost 250 new infections have been recorded in a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella linked to eggs from Poland.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reported that…
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