Joe Whitworth is a food and beverage trade journalist. Prior to reporting for Food Safety News, he worked for William Reed Business Media since 2012 as Editor of Food Quality News before becoming food safety editor for Food Navigator.
Contaminated rice was the source of an outbreak in China caused by a rare pathogen.
Bacillus paranthracis belongs to the Bacillus cereus group. However, globally reported outbreaks remain rare and
Researchers have detailed the largest Salmonella outbreak in Norway since the 1980s and highlighted the need for improved detection methods.
The outbreak from October to December 2024 involved four serovars:
The latest data on foodborne illness in Australia has revealed Salmonella caused more than half of reported outbreaks.
In 2019, state and territory health departments in the country received 55,
The number of people sick in a Salmonella outbreak in Austria has more than doubled.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) said 72 people are now ill,
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published two reports on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and bacteria in salmon and meat.
One survey generated new data on the presence of Listeria monocytogenes,
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has weighed in on a multi-country outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes with 25 cases.
France has 21 infections since December 2024, including
A Listeria outbreak that sickened five people in Argentina has been traced to a type of cheese.
Outbreak details were reported in Argentina’s national epidemiological bulletin (Boletín Epidemiológico Nacional)
Denmark has reported a dozen cases of a new variant of Cryptosporidium parvum, with work ongoing to find the source.
The Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has registered 12 cases of
Spanish and Portuguese authorities have taken action to stop the introduction of potentially contaminated clams to the food service industry.
Eleven people have been arrested. They are suspected of having
Public health officials in a Spanish region have linked tomatoes to an outbreak which affected at least 500 people.
It is estimated that more than 500 people suffered symptoms compatible
More than 60 cases of a serious condition that can develop after an E. coli infection were reported over a 12-month period in Italy.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a
Police in Hong Kong have arrested a man suspected of contaminating drinks at various supermarkets.
In late July, the authorities received a report that 11 bottles of beverages at various
