French authorities have warned about wild mushroom consumption after seeing a spike in poisoning cases.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) said mushroom picking had started earlier than usual in
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Undercooked kidney beans were behind a large outbreak in France caused by plant toxins, according to a study.
Researchers said the work, published in the journal Toxins, highlights the need to develop methods for
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An outbreak of a rare type of Campylobacter in France was caused by unpasteurized, raw milk cheese, according to a study.
In June 2021, seven Campylobacter fetus infections occurred in a rehabilitation center in southwest
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Almost 2,000 poisonings linked to wild mushrooms were recorded in France in 2022.
A total of 1,923 intoxications were reported to poison control centers (CAP) during the surveillance period, between July and December. The amount
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Nearly 100 people have fallen sick in a Salmonella outbreak involving multiple countries, including the United States.
From August 2022 to mid-July 2023, 92 cases of Salmonella Senftenberg have been reported, 12 people have been
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Almost 70 people became ill this past year as part of a Salmonella outbreak involving 11 countries, including the United States.
France has the most patients in the Salmonella Ball outbreak but two people from
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The number of outbreaks in France went up in 2021 but was still below 2018 and 2019 levels.
Figures from Santé publique France show there were 1,309 outbreaks affecting 11,056 people in 2021. A total
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Nestlé France has agreed to a compensation package for people affected in a 2022 E. coli outbreak.
The agreement between the company and the families of victims was signed at the end of March. The
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Human botulism is rare in France but levels have remained stable in recent years, according to a study.
Botulism is a notifiable disease in the country through a case-based passive surveillance system. All reports of
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An outbreak of Salmonella has affected more than 200 people in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The Salmonella Virchow outbreak started in June 2017 and most cases have been linked to local
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