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Food Safety News
FDA and USDA continue to investigate outbreaks of unknown origin
By Coral Beach
The FDA and USDA continue to investigate outbreaks with the sources of the pathogens remaining unknown. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service have posted virtually no information on the…
Food Safety News
Scientists show work on past outbreak investigations
By News Desk
Investigations into several past outbreaks were discussed at a recent event on infectious diseases. Presentations at the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) covered Salmonella, Listeria, Clostridium…
Food Safety News
Finnish Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen tomato product
By News Desk
Frozen tomato cubes were behind a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak in Finland in 2021, according to a new study. It is thought to be the first outbreak in the country linked…
Food Safety News
Salmonella outbreak in Norway sickens 30 and hospitalizes 13
By News Desk
More than 30 people have fallen ill in Norway this month as part of a Salmonella outbreak. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) reported 31 people are sick in…
Food Safety News
Patient count growing in Salmonella outbreak from unknown source; other investigations ongoing
By Coral Beach
An outbreak of infections from Salmonella Typhimurium is slowly growing according to the FDA, and an investigation into an outbreak of E. coli infections has been closed. For the Salmonella outbreak,…
Food Safety News
A model shows how Campylobacter surveillance could be improved
By News Desk
Researchers have used data on the weather and Campylobacter on farms in Norway to see if it could help with outbreak surveillance. Models showed statistically significant relationships, matching the hypothesis…
Food Safety News
FDA reports closing ice cream investigation; continues with work on other outbreaks
By Coral Beach
A weekly update of outbreak investigations posted by the FDA shows one investigation has ended and another outbreak has one additional patient. The Food and Drug Administration along with the…
Food Safety News
Five sick in Danish Listeria outbreak from an unknown source
By News Desk
Five people have been sickened in the space of two months in a Listeria outbreak in Denmark. Between Aug. 18 and Oct. 13, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) recorded five…
Food Poison Journal
So far in 2022, FDA has closed 19 Outbreak Investigations: 12 with “Not Identified” food product and 17 without a recall
By Bill Marler
In what must be frustration for local, state and federal investigators, 2022 has not yet been a banner year in figuring out the food products that are poisoning consumers.
Food Safety News
Outbreak investigations continuing; one new investigation added to FDA’s list
By Coral Beach
The FDA is continuing to investigate several foodborne illness outbreaks and has added a new one to its list. As of Oct. 26, there had been 10 patients confirmed in…