On July 16, Germany's agriculture ministry stated that African swine fever (ASF) had been found in domestic pigs for the first time. The findings were validated by the Friedrich-Loeffler Institute. [...]
According to the latest study released by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), antibiotic use in foo [...]
According to the latest study released by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), antibiotic use in foo [...]
A new foodborne hazard has been identified in numerous Southeast Asian nations. It all started in 2015, when at least 146 individuals in Singapore became ill after eating raw freshwater fish. The sickness was e [...]
The bacteriological safety of sprouts is investigated in a review paper published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology. Since 1988, sprout eating has been linked to more than 60 outbreaks of foodbo [...]
EFSA has recently published a scientific opinion about the role of food‐producing environments in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in EU plant‐based food production, terrestrial an [...]
The ethylene oxide alert started in autumn 2020 with contaminated sesame seeds, since then, many products -ginger and other spices, as well as some supplements- have been withdrawn from the market as potentiall [...]
During the summer of 2020, the FDA and a number of state and federal partners examined an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis illnesses connected to peach consumption. The epidemic resulted in 101 illnesses reco [...]
Dangerous bacteria, fungus, parasites, and viruses such as Salmonella, E. coli, Aspergillus, Cyclospora, and norovirus are examples of microbiological hazards. These microbes may enter our food supply and make [...]
Danish researchers developed a new mathematical model for Clostridium botulinum control for fresh and lightly preserved seafood and poultry products. Botulism poisoning is a serious, potentially fatal il [...]
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