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Salmonella and STEC behind most outbreaks in Scotland

Posted by safefood on July 16, 2020 at 2:17pm

There were 11 foodborne outbreaks in Scotland this past year with almost 50 people falling ill.

Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) were the most frequently reported organisms.

Findings come from the Health Protection Scotland (HPS),

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Tags: (stec), e, salmonella, shiga, coli, toxin-producing

Gel cups recalled from 25 countries because of choking risk

Posted by safefood on June 16, 2020 at 3:31pm

Mini jelly cups from Taiwan have been recalled from more than 25 countries because they may pose a choking risk.

ABC jelly fruit cup sweets are subject to recall because of the presence of gel-forming food additive ingredients. The additives are E407

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Tags: e, additives, food, numbers

UCC are hosting a free online return to work course to help employees and employers

Posted by safefood on June 4, 2020 at 10:48am

UCC are starting a free online return to work course to help employees and employers get back on their feet.

The course is organised by Adult Continuing Education Lecturers James O'Herlihy and Belinda Gascoigne.

It will run over a number of dat

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Tags: course, e, onlin, return, to, work

Hepatitis A and E cases rise; Listeria and norovirus fall in Scotland

Posted by safefood on May 14, 2020 at 4:18pm

Health Protection Scotland has published annual surveillance reports for Listeria, hepatitis A and E, norovirus, Shigella and Yersinia.

Data shows a decline in Listeria, Yersinia and norovirus cases while hepatitis A and E infections increased in the

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Tags: a, e, listeria, and, hepatitis, norovirus

The Occurrence of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli in Aquaponic and Hydroponic Systems

Posted by safefood on April 15, 2020 at 10:30am

Food safety concerns have been raised over vegetables and herbs grown in aquaponics and hydroponics due to the reuse of wastewater and spent nutrient solutions. This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of foodborne pathogens in greenhouse

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Pathogenicity assessment of Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and the public health risk posed by contamination of food with STEC

Posted by safefood on March 5, 2020 at 3:43pm

The provisional molecular approach, proposed by EFSA in 2013, for the pathogenicity assessment of Shiga toxin- producing Escherochia coli has been reviewed.

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Hepatitis E Virus in Pigs from Slaughterhouses, United States, 2017–2019

Posted by safefood on February 18, 2020 at 3:35pm

During 2017–2019, a comprehensive set of archived serum samples from 22,940 market-weight pigs from 25 slaughterhouses in 10 US states was collected for an unrelated prevalence study of Toxoplasma and Trichinella. The samples were collected from slau

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Tags: disease, e, emerging, hepatitis

Sweden Investigates Nationwide E. coli Outbreak (Source Unknown)

Posted by safefood on August 20, 2018 at 9:37am

Swedish authorities are investigating a national outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 with at least 50 cases.

"Folkhälsomyndigheten" ("Public Health Agency") and "Livsmedelsverket" ("National Food Agency") said it appears to be one of the biggest outbreaks of

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Tags: e, folkhälsomyndigheten, livsmedelsverket, o157:h7, sweden, coli

Irish Officials say Restaurants Liable even if Customers Order Rare Burgers

Posted by safefood on August 7, 2018 at 11:46am

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland ("FSAI") has warned that Food Safety should not be compromised to meet consumer trends such as the demand for under-cooked minced beef burgers.

The agency said safety of the product is dependent on sufficient cook

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Tags: coli, e, fsai, food-safety-authority-of-ireland, o157, stec, burgers, mince, restaurants, undercooked

FSAI Warns Food Businesses on Dangers of Serving Under-cooked Minced Beef Burgers

Posted by safefood on July 31, 2018 at 1:30pm

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland ("FSAI") has reminded caterers and restaurants of the dangers of not cooking minced beef burgers thoroughly to remove harmful bacteria.

In Ireland, 3% of raw minced beef is known to be contaminated with a particul

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Tags: 75°c, authority, coli, e, fsai, food-safety, ireland, stec, shiga-toxin-producing, beef
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