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Data shows outbreaks rose across Europe in 2022

Posted on December 18, 2023

Foodborne outbreaks and related deaths in Europe went up in 2022, according to EFSA and ECDC.

The 2022 One Health zoonoses report, published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease…

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More than 300 sick in cantaloupe outbreak; Mexico closes implicated cantaloupe operation

Posted on December 15, 2023

More patients have been identified in the Salmonella outbreak traced to cantaloupe. The outbreak is now spread across 42 states. Mexican officials have closed the implicated cantaloupe operation.

Since the most recent update, on Dec.

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Patient count nears 300 in outbreak linked to North Carolina sushi restaurant

Posted on December 15, 2023

There are now 241 complaints from patrons of a sushi restaurant in Raleigh, NC, about foodborne illnesses.

The complaints against Sushi Nine began Nov. 28, according to local health department officials. The suspected pathogen is…

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FDA releases retailer lists for stone fruit linked to deadly Listeria outbreak

Posted on December 14, 2023

Retailer lists are now available for peaches, nectarines and plums linked to a Listeria outbreak that has killed one person and sickened others.

Samples from sick people were collected from Aug. 22, 2018, to Aug.

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Salmonella outbreak traced to diced onions ends with 80 sick and one dead

Posted on December 14, 2023

Federal officials report that an outbreak of Salmonella illnesses traced to Gills diced onions is over.

The outbreak sickened 80 people across 23 states. One person died. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…

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More cantaloupe linked to outbreak recalled in Canada; death toll increases to 8 in bi-national outbreak

Posted on December 13, 2023

Twenty-eight more cantaloupe products have been recalled in Canada because of a link to a Salmonella outbreak that has killed five people in that country.

According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the new recall…

Continue Reading More cantaloupe linked to outbreak recalled in Canada; death toll increases to 8 in bi-national outbreak
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FDA inspecting plant in Ecuador in applesauce lead situation; more children reported sick

Posted on December 12, 2023

Federal officials have begun an onsite inspection of a company in Ecuador that exported cinnamon applesauce to the United States that was used in three brands of applesauce traced to an outbreak of lead poisoning…

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More than two dozen report illnesses after eating at a North Carolina restaurant

Posted on December 7, 2023

County officials in North Carolina are investigating an outbreak of foodborne illnesses linked to a sushi restaurant.

Patrons of Sushi Nine on Western Boulevard in Wake County reported illnesses with symptoms common to norovirus virus…

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Salmonella outbreak traced to cantaloupe doubles in size; one more person has died

Posted on December 7, 2023

The number of patients in a Salmonella outbreak traced to cantaloupe has doubled since Nov. 30, and one more person has died.

As of today, Dec. 7, 230 people across 38 states have been infected.

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More children identified in outbreak of lead poisoning traced to applesauce

Posted on December 7, 2023

Federal officials continue to receive reports of children with elevated levels of lead in their blood. An international investigation of cinnamon in applesauce products is ongoing.

As of Dec. 6 the Food and Drug Administration…

Continue Reading More children identified in outbreak of lead poisoning traced to applesauce

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