Scotland has updated guidance for the public health management of E. coli O157 and other Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) infections.
The Scottish Health Protection Network (SHPN) document replaces the 2013 guidance. It is designed to help
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Authorities in the United Kingdom and Ireland are investigating a foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by norovirus in live oysters.
The oysters are thought to have come from Ireland and been purified in the
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The number of people affected by Listeria in Norway in the past few months has grown to 13. Two-thirds ate a traditional dish made with fermented, uncooked fish before becoming sick.
The Norwegian Institute of
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has asked for input on a potential event covering what the food safety system needs to look like by 2030. The agency wants to bring together academicians, regulators
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Food safety warnings for Listeria in New Zealand appear to be working according to a study on the burden of the pathogen in pregnant women and their babies.
The research found low rates of the
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The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is to devote more than half of its resources to food safety this year, according to the agency’s annual plan.
The 2019 document states the NVWA
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Scientists have made a discovery which could lead to finding ways to stop the spread of certain bacteria that cause food poisoning.
Many bacteria can swim, allowing them to infect and spread in the case
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D-Day for Canada’s Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) is just one week away. Long in the works, the new Safe Food law and regulations will replace
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An international food safety entity responded to more than 80 incidents over a two-year period, according to a report.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was involved in 84 international food safety events during
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A Danish study has looked at sources of Campylobacter infection to help improve national prevention guidelines.
Researchers from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) and University of Copenhagen led a case-control study among Danes aged one
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