EU’s notable 2018 food safety events
Opinion It was a mixed year which saw many multi-country, multi-year outbreaks raise their head again but for some of them, 2018 marked the year they were solved. The year also brought regulation...
View ArticleMixed picture for foodborne illnesses in Scotland
Shigella and norovirus increased but Listeria, Hepatitis A and E declined last year, according to gastrointestinal surveillance reports published by Health Protection Scotland (HPS). In 2018, there...
View ArticleCyclospora parasites have infected nine in England so far this year
As of early June, nine people have been sickened by the Cyclospora parasite in England this year, with the source of infection not yet known. The sick people had traveled to several other countries,...
View ArticleNew York officials investigating Cyclospora outbreak among diners
For a month now people in New York have been testing positive for parasitic infections that health officials say appear to have a foodborne vector. There are currently 11 laboratory-confirmed patients...
View ArticleParasites are most likely riding into southern Michigan on the fresh produce...
Some of their food might be exposing their customers to foodborne illness, say restauranters Joel and Heidi Gesiakowski. They’ve been letting customers of their Taste restaurant in Michigan’s South...
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Fresh basil consumption likely responsible for 205 Cyclospora infections in...
Fresh basil exported by Siga Logistics de RL de CV of Morelos, Mexico is under investigation for a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control...
View ArticleCyclospora update shows more than 1,600 infected since May
Parasite season, specifically Cyclospora season, is showing no signs of ending early this year, with the CDC reporting more than 1,600 people infected since May 1. The laboratory-confirmed patients...
View ArticleCyclospora, Giardia infections fall but Crypto climbs in Scotland
A huge decline in Cyclospora infections has been reported in Scotland in 2018 compared with previous years. A total of 12 laboratory reports of Cyclospora were received by Health Protection Scotland...
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CDC logs 241 confirmed victims in Cyclospora outbreak traced to basil
Although the most recent confirmed illness onset date was July 26, the CDC waited until Monday to declare the end to a cyclosporiasis outbreak traced to basil from Mexico. The tally of...
View ArticleDecline in food safety incidents monitored by INFOSAN
The number of food safety incidents involving an international network declined based on figures from the most recent quarter. The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 18...
View ArticleU.S. cyclospora infections increasing; fresh produce behind many cases
In 2019, multiple outbreaks of cyclosporiasis were identified and found to be linked to different produce items, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 10...
View ArticleFDA testing finds pathogens in domestic, imported herbs and avocado products
A quarterly report from the FDA shows contamination in some domestic and imported herbs and guacamole. Such special testing programs by the FDA are ongoing for a variety of foods, including romaine...
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Report says U.S. is failing food safety 101; incidence of illnesses still...
Attempts to reduce food poisoning are failing as the U.S. incidence of foodborne illnesses continues to increase. Infections from five of eight pathogens tracked by the CDC are on the rise. Initial...
View ArticleStudy tests online surveys for getting control data during outbreaks
The use of online surveys to collect responses from healthy people during outbreak investigations has been tested by researchers in Canada. In foodborne outbreak investigations, case-control and cohort...
View ArticleScotland records large decline in outbreaks from overseas
The number of overseas outbreaks involving people returning to Scotland halved in 2019 compared with the year before, according to a new report. In 2019, there were 36 potential outbreaks of infectious...
View ArticleSpike in outbreak of parasites found in bags of salad; multiple grocery...
The protozoan parasite, Cyclospora cayetanensis, is riding on the certain contents of bagged salad mixes, invading consumers’ intestinal tracts and causing loose stools and dehydrating diarrhea. More...
View ArticleFresh Express launches nationwide salad recall in Canada for cyclospora
Fresh Express, the same produce company implicated in a parasitic outbreak and recalls of bagged salad in the U.S., has initiated a nationwide recall of a dozen of it’s products in Canada. No one in...
View ArticleFresh Express salad recall includes 90 products — all from same plant
Naming additional retailers in relation to a parasitic outbreak associated with bagged salad mixes, U.S. officials are confident in evidence that is showing a Fresh Express production plant implicated...
View ArticleAnother Cyclospora outbreak from Fresh Express’s Illinois processing facility
For the second time in as many years, the Fresh Express processing plant in Streamwood, IL, is implicated in a Cyclospora outbreak. Two years ago, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed the...
View ArticleParasite striking Texas with both in-state and national outbreaks
Texas has two. Texas is one of 28 states and New York City that is part of the “domestically-acquired” Cyclosporiasis outbreak being experienced nationally. And, according to Austin Public Health,...
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