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Listeria reduction strategies prove ineffective in Denmark

Feb 10, 2023Feb 14, 2023

DENMARK – The prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in high-risk RTE facilities remained essentially unchanged between 2016 and 2020, indicating that a Danish initiative to combat Listeria following a big outbreak has proven to be ineffective. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Foedevarestyrelsen) launched a Listeria awareness campaign in 2015–2016 with informational and educational activities directed at manufacturers of high-risk products, food inspectors, and the…

DTU National Food Institute find PFAs in organic egg yolks

Jan 30, 2023Jan 30, 2023

DENMARK – The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fdevarestyrelsen) and the DTU National Food Institute have detected the environmental pollutant per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in organic egg yolks from Danish chicken farms, posing a risk to consumers. PFAs, which are classified as fluorinated chemicals, do not break down in the environment. Instead, the 4,700 synthetic compounds in this group…

Denmark records surge in foodborne outbreaks

Jul 26, 2022Jul 26, 2022

DENMARK – A report published by the DTU Food Institute, Statens Serum Institut (SSI) and the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen), has recorded an increase in foodborne outbreaks in 2021. The number of foodborne outbreaks rose to 63, compared to 35 in 2020 and 51 in 2019. In 2021, 1,257 people fell ill as part of outbreaks. The biggest…

Denmark reports Shiga toxin producing E.coli outbreak, source yet to be identified

Jan 14, 2022Jan 14, 2022

DENMARK – Officials in Denmark are investigating a deadly outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157 that began in December 2021 affecting more than a dozen people. Since early December, 13 patients have been detected and samples from nine of those sick are closely related after an analysis by whole genome sequencing at the Statens Serum Institut, a Danish…