A European project is aiming to create a platform where stakeholders can come together to discuss food fraud.
The European Food Fraud Community of Practice (EFF-CoP) is led by Saskia van Ruth, Professor of Food Supply Chain Integrity at University Co
Ethylene oxide, Sudan dyes, and products skipping border controls are examples of recent possible frauds and other non-compliances raised by EU member states.
The number of food and other fraud suspicions discussed by European countries increased in
The number of patients hospitalized with Listeria monocytogenes in Spain has increased significantly since 2000.
Researchers said the findings should raise concerns about the health burden of listeriosis, especially in older people and the immunocomp
Tara flour as a cause of illness and the relevance of Bacillus cytotoxicus as a foodborne pathogen are examples of emerging chemical risks discussed recently in Europe.
It is thought that baikiain in tara flour was responsible for around 470 illnesse
The latest report on possible frauds and other non-compliances raised by EU member states features horses, ethylene oxide, and products skipping border controls.
The number of food and other fraud suspicions discussed by European countries declined a
Approximately half of raw chicken sold at Lidl stores across Europe is contaminated with antibiotic-resistant foodborne pathogens, according to the findings of a recent, independently commissioned sampling and testing project. Lidl is the largest gro
Controls in EU countries on bivalve mollusks are not always adequate to protect consumer health, according to the European Commission.
Bivalve mollusks include mussels, clams, oysters, and scallops. France, Spain, Italy, and Greece make up more than
The number of people getting sick and dying in foodborne outbreaks in Europe went up in 2019, based on figures from the annual report on zoonoses.
Salmonella was behind the majority of outbreaks followed by norovirus, according to data published by t
The Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection rate in Europe jumped by 40 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, based on data from ECDC’s annual surveillance report.
After a stable period from 2014 to 2017, the rate increased by 41 percent in
The number of people in France who have become ill after eating contaminated raw shellfish has jumped to more than 1,000. The outbreak has spurred international recalls.
A total of 1,033 people have been sickened and 21 needed hospital treatment, acc
Improved surveillance, communication and collaboration are key to controlling the spread of African swine fever in Europe, according to a new risk assessment carried out by EFSA.
The assessment estimates the potential for the disease to spread across
The JRC, together with the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), is launching a call for expert laboratories, to participate in the proficiency tests on specific microplastics in water (bottled water, drinking water) and
Since our last report on the 25th June 2019, there have been new outbreaks of ASF in domestic pigs in Eastern Europe, and further cases in wild boar in both Eastern Europe and Belgium.
The numbers of outbreaks in domestic pigs (backyard and commerci
Levels of antibiotic resistance in the intestinal tracts of broilers and pigs are linked to antibiotic usage, according to the results of a pan-European study.
The international team, which included scientists from Utrecht University and Wageningen B
Implementing whole genome sequencing at the European level could save up to five months in detecting multi-country Listeria outbreaks, according to a recent study.
More than half of severe listeriosis cases in the European Union are part of clusters,
More than half of the severe listeriosis cases in the European Union belong to clusters, many of which are not being picked up fast enough by the current surveillance system, suggests a new article published in Eurosurveillance. The large-scale study
"Nuts, nut products and seeds" was the top food-product category recalled in Europe, according to a second-quarter index by "Stericycle Expert Solutions".
The category, with 156 recalls, came ahead of "fruits and vegetables" (118 recalls) and "fish a
The U.S. and Canada are among more than 100 countries potentially affected by a recall of frozen vegetables due to Listeria monocytogenes. An outbreak traced to the vegetables from Greenyard Frozen has sickened 47 people in five European countries. N
