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EFSA, ECDC report shows surge in zoonotic diseases and foodborne outbreaks

Dec 14, 2022Jan 10, 2023

EUROPE – The EU’s One Health zoonosis report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has revealed an increase in reported cases of zoonotic diseases and foodborne outbreaks in 2021 compared to the previous year. However, according to the report, the levels are still much below those of the…

CDC urges companies to design interventions that rely less on labeling to prevent foodborne illness

Dec 13, 2022Dec 13, 2022

U.S – A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has implied that relying on labeling and cooking instructions might not be sufficient to prevent illness. This is after the study found that more than one-half of respondents reported using an appliance other than an oven to cook frozen stuffed chicken products despite changes to packaging which…

Fresh strawberries linked to Hepatitis A infections, Jif peanut butter recalled

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

U.S – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are currently investigating a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A infections linked to strawberries. The traceback investigations show that cases in California, Minnesota and Canada report having purchased fresh organic…

FDA continues with investigations of Cronobacter infections resulting from Abbott’s powdered infant formula

Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022

U.S – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) together with other state and local partners are investigating consumer complaints and/or reports of infant illness related to products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan facility. All of the ill patients are reported to have consumed powdered infant formula produced from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI…

CDC declares seafood related Salmonella outbreak over

Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021

U.S – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared the culmination of the multistate Salmonella outbreak it was looking into alongside the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other state and local partners. The investigations linked the Salmonella Thompson infections to seafood manufactured or processed by Northeast Seafood Products, Inc. of Denver, CO. A total of…

ProSource Produce, Keeler Family Farms recall onions linked to Salmonella outbreak

Oct 26, 2021Oct 26, 2021

U.S – ProSource Produce LLC, a grower owned and operated sales and marketing company based in Hailey, Idaho and Keeler Family Farms of Deming, New Mexico, have recalled whole fresh raw red, white, and yellow onions imported from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico due to potential Salmonella contamination. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centres for Disease…

Salmonella outbreak linked to BrightFarms’ salad greens, Green Dining Table Inc. recalls frozen pork dumplings

Jul 18, 2021Jul 19, 2021

U.S – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with Center for Diseases and Prevention Control (CDC), state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections concomitant to the consumption of BrightFarms’- an indoor farming company that specializes in providing locally grown packaged salads – Sunny Crunch packaged salad greens manufactured in the firm’s Rochelle,…