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EU agencies support rare Salmonella Stanley incident
24 September 2012 | By European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
EFSA and ECDC jointly provided advice on an on-going outbreak of a rare type of Salmonella...
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International workshop recommends further E.coli research
29 August 2012 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
The FSA has published a report identifying key knowledge gaps and recommending areas for future research on EHEC...
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Reduction targets for Salmonella in turkeys to further reduce human cases, says EFSA
13 April 2012 | By EFSA
EFSA to evaluate the impact on public health of reducing Salmonella levels in turkeys...
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E.Coli crackdown high on EHO agenda?
2 April 2012 | By instinctivepr
Food operators are being warned of an apparent crackdown by EHOs, and encouraged to do everything they can to eliminate E.Coli...
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Outbreak of Salmonella Newport
2 February 2012 | By FSA
The FSA has been notified by the HPA of an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection that is known to have affected more than 30 people in the UK...
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Iceland recalls frozen minced lamb
24 January 2012 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Iceland is recalling its frozen minced lamb because some batches may be contaminated with salmonella....
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Update on E.coli O104 outbreaks
11 October 2011 | By Food Standards Agency
The European Commission has amended the list of certain seeds, sprouted seeds, and beans prohibited from import to the European Union from Egypt...
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Agency updates advice on E. coli O104
21 July 2011 | By Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency has changed its precautionary advice to consumers following the recent outbreaks of E. coli O104:H4...
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E. coli O104 Session to be held at IAFP 2011
12 July 2011 | By International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)
IAFP will hold a Late Breaking Session titled “E. coli O104 Outbreak in Europe – Update and Dialogue” on Tuesday, 2nd August...
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Update on E.coli O104 outbreaks
7 July 2011 | By Food Standards Agency
The European Commission has confirmed details of the withdrawal from sale of certain batches of fenugreek seeds sourced from Egypt...
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Same-day PCR testing of Salmonellain meat: From research to routine application at slaughterhouses
7 July 2011 | By J. Hoorfar, C. Löfström & M.H. Josefsen, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark and F. Hansen & S. Mansdal, Danish Meat Research Institute and J. Andersen, Danish Crown A/S and G. Pedersen, TiCan amba
Due to the very short shelf-life of fresh (especially ground) meat, slaughterhouses benefit from faster screening tests to dispatch Salmonella-free meat as soon as possible after slaughter. An increasing number of European countries require that the meat is tested as free for Salmonella before it is imported. This is currently…
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EFSA publishes report from its Task Force on the E. coli O104:H4 outbreaks
5 July 2011 | By EFSA
Investigations to track down the possible source of the French and German outbreaks of E. coli O104:H4...
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Scientific Information Bulletins (SIBs) address food science issues
1 July 2011 | By IUFoST
IUFoST released a Scientific Information Bulletin (SIB) on the topic of Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli...
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EFSA sets up European task force to help investigate French E.coli outbreak
26 June 2011 | By EFSA
EFSA are setting up a task force to coordinate investigations to track down the source of any contaminated sprouted seeds...
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EFSA stands ready to provide scientific assistance to European Commission and Member States on French E.coli outbreak
25 June 2011 | By EFSA
Scientists at the EFSA are closely monitoring the latest E.coli outbreak...
