Public Health England is investigating an increase in Cyclospora infections for the fourth successive year. Up to early August, 57 cases had been reported in England, Scotland and Wales, of which 46 had travelled to Mexico.
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In humans, diets rich in fruit and vegetables appear to modulate gut microbiome composition and bioactivity of faecal water, and possibly inhibit the growth of potentially pathogenic clostridia. Dietary molecular diversity in terms of types and quant
The European Food Safety Authority ("EFSA") has published a report entitled: "Scientific Assistance to Assess the Detoxification Process for Dioxins and PCBs in Sunflower Cake by Hexane Extraction".
This was in an effort to support the European Commi
The World Health Organization ("WHO") is encouraging all countries to look at how "Whole Genome Sequencing" ("WGS") can be used to improve their foodborne disease surveillance and response system.
Used as part of such a system, WGS can increase the s
In accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, European Union (EU) Member States have to communicate to the European Food Safety Authority ("EFSA") the results of their official controls on pesticide residues in food. In the framework
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The conclusions of the EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State, the Netherlands and co-rapporteur Member State, Sweden, for the pesticide-active substance
The European Commission would like to inform you about a joint initiative of the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety and the Austrian Presidency to collect and promote best practices on "healthy and sustainable food systems". All stakehold
Germany and the United Kingdom accounted for almost half of "STEC/VTEC" (i.e. "E. Coli") infection-cases in 2016, according to European statistics. The two countries also reported the most number of cases in 2015.
A total of 6,619 confirmed cases of
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
The “sell-by” and “best-by” dates on milk cartons may soon become more meaningful and accurate. Cornell food scientists have created a new predictive model that examines spore-forming bacteria and when they emerge, according to research published Aug
"McDonald’s" has revealed that it has detected Listeria spp. in a chicken salad sold in restaurants throughout France.
The fast food giant said an internal control found the pathogen in one lot of chicken Caesar salad sold from July 9 to 14. It was r
Salmonella spp. and E. coli are the most known types of food poisoning by the public in the United Kingdom, according to a survey. The Food Standards Agency's ("FSA's") biannual "Public Attitudes Tracker" (May 2018) found 91 percent were aware of Sal
