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Health agencies told to pay costs in Listeria case
A judge in South Africa has criticized the conduct of two health agencies and told them to pay costs in a case related to the Tiger Brands Listeria incident. The
FDA warns sprout producer, pet treat manufacturer about food safety violations
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or
English foodborne illness figures remain at high levels
Public health officials have warned that they are seeing consistently high levels of gastrointestinal infections in England. Data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows minimal change in
Sunday Edition: Botulism
Homemade food canned or preserved by someone who is incompetent or lacks experience, or education, is the most common source of foodborne botulism.
FDA report shows timeline, traceback in infant botulism outbreak traced to ByHeart formula
In its Executive Summary, the FDA redacted the name of the company that provided ByHeart with some of the powdered milk used in the production of the implicated formula.
Study shows link between climate and antimicrobial resistant Salmonella
Researchers have described how climate change could have an impact on Salmonella and antimicrobial resistance. Scientists analyzed more than 236,700 Salmonella genomes from 139 countries or regions over the
Academic warns of risks with changing FSA’s remit
A leading academic has warned that any plans for UK regulators to help industry grow could end up repeating past mistakes and impacting public health. As part of modernization plans,
Irish illness data shows more reports of major pathogens
Infection data from Ireland has revealed an increase in most major pathogens this past year with Salmonella at its highest level since 2008. Figures come from a report published by
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35 tons of frozen dumplings recalled because of undeclared peanut risk
Synear Foods USA LLC, a Chatsworth, Calif. establishment, is recalling 71,603 pounds of frozen not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) pork and crab soup dumpling products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the
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FDA report shows timeline, traceback in infant botulism outbreak traced to ByHeart formula
In its Executive Summary, the FDA redacted the name of the company that provided ByHeart with some of the powdered milk used in the production of the implicated formula.
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Health agencies told to pay costs in Listeria case
A judge in South Africa has criticized the conduct of two health agencies and told them to pay costs in a case related to the Tiger Brands Listeria incident. The
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English foodborne illness figures remain at high levels
Public health officials have warned that they are seeing consistently high levels of gastrointestinal infections in England. Data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows minimal change in
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