Would work be better if we all took a collective coffee break?Workers in Sweden certainly think so. There, work life has long revolved around fika, a once- or twice-a-day ritual in which colleagues put away phones, laptops and any shoptalk
Sweden searches for source of Cryptosporidium outbreak
Public health officials in Sweden are investigating an outbreak of Cryptosporidium infections.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) said it was trying to find the source of the outbreak caused by the parasite Cryptosporidium, which causes cryptosporidiosis.
Since mid-December
Swedish study finds STEC risk from beef and lamb
Beef and lamb on sale in Sweden are a common source of human exposure to potentially pathogenic Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), based on findings from a study.
The work summarized the results of four surveys from different periods, which
Swedish E. coli cases linked to imported parsley
Contaminated parsley imported from southern Europe has been linked to at least 150 E. coli cases in Sweden.
Over 100 people were infected by Enterotoxigenic E.coli (ETEC) and Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) after eating food during a conference in Jönköping
CPSC Chair Hoehn-Saric Focuses on Online Marketplaces at ICPHSO International Conference
On Friday, CPSC Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric gave a keynote address to the International Symposium of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) in Almhult, Sweden. Hoehn-Saric focused his remarks on his stated goal for the third
Norovirus behind most outbreaks and illnesses in Sweden
Norovirus caused the most outbreaks and illnesses in 2022, according to the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket).
Overall, there were 337 reports of suspected or confirmed foodborne illnesses to the agency with 2,261 cases of illness. In 303 events, two or
Deadly Listeria outbreak solved in Sweden.
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 regions.
Six people with listeriosis
European Leaders Begin to Put Brakes on Green Energy Transition
Earlier this summer, Sweden s government ditched plans to go all-in on green energy, green-lighting the construction of new nuclear power plants. Shortly afterward, fossil fuel giant Shell announced it was scaling back its energy transition plans to focus on
Fish suspected in deadly Swedish Listeria outbreak
Three people have died in Sweden as part of a Listeria outbreak that may have been caused by smoked fish.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public Health Agency of Sweden) said deaths of three of the older patients were connected to their Listeria
Sweden reports recent increase in Campylobacter cases
Sweden has recorded an increase in Campylobacter patients with contaminated chicken suspected to be driving the problem.
In recent weeks, there has been a rise in people with Campylobacter infections. The spike in cases in late June and early July