Scientists from a food research center in Wales are handing out fridge thermometers as part of a food safety research project.
Researchers from the ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University will be giving
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The patient count in an E. Coli O157:H7 outbreak among daycare centers in Calgary has increased to 128, with 25 children having been admitted to hospitals.
Officials now report that nine hospitalized children have been
Continue Reading Almost 130 children identified in an E. coli outbreak associated with daycare centers
South African researchers have warned about the risk of another outbreak after a study found Listeria in the beef sector.
The study was conducted by scientists at the University of Pretoria (UP) in 2019 and
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Most technical aspects related to sequencing have been solved but data sharing and trust remain key issues, according to experts in Europe.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and EU Commission’s Inter-European Union Reference Laboratories
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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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A deadly Listeria outbreak in Sweden has been traced to fish from one producer.
Nineteen sick people are aged 63 to 93, including 13 men and six women. Patients have been reported from 10 different
Continue Reading Deadly Listeria outbreak solved in Sweden.
With nearly 100 laboratory-confirmed patients in an E. Coli outbreak linked to daycare centers, investigators could be looking at weeks or months before their work is done.
Eleven daycare centers in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Continue Reading Almost 100 sick as officials investigate E. coli outbreak linked to daycare centers
Health officials in Portugal have found the reason why more than 200 people fell ill recently after eating a type of bread.
The Directorate-General of Health (DGS) said 209 cases were associated with the consumption
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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) are set to hold an expert meeting on viruses in food later this month.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment
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The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to
Continue Reading Cheese, shrimp, tamarind among imports with increased FDA enforcement