Round up of 2018 European food safety events
2018 brought regulation changes, updated standards, trade disputes and action based on past issues. Below are some of the most...
Food poisoning
Blog Category
Listeria outbreak linked to frozen vegetables
Following 47 cases of listeriosis and nine deaths since 2015, a product recall of frozen vegetables originating from a plant...
Foods associated with Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is primarily associated with pig liver products but new data suggests that almost all food categories...
Norovirus risks from food handlers behaviour
A new study commissioned by the FSA, looking at food handler behaviours, has revealed the highest risk areas for the...
17% decline in Campylobacter
New figures from UK surveillance bodies show a 17% decline in the number of laboratory reports of human cases of...
E.coli infections more of a concern than MRSA
The Department of Health are very concerned about the rise in the number of people suffering from E.coli infections with...
Suspected norovirus outbreak closes Wahaca
The Mexican restaurant chain, Wahaca, shut nine of its restaurants after more than 300 staff and customers became ill. Although...
Hepatitis A outbreaks linked to pomegranate seeds
In the USA, the number of victims of a multi-state hepatitis A outbreak linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey continues...
Survey reports on Listeria levels in ready-to-eat foods
The first part of EFSA’s analysis of an EU-wide baseline survey on Listeria monocytogenes provides valuable insights into the presence...
Video testimonials illustrate food poisoning consequences
The U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) have posted three videos featuring people affected by foodborne illness in an effort...
