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EU figures show high levels of antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria

EU figures show high levels of antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria

Antibiotic resistance in Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still high based on the latest European figures. The data covers 2019 to 2020, according to a report published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Levels on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Salmonella and Campylobacter and indicator bacteria…

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Enoki mushrooms recalled after CFIA testing finds Listeria

Enoki mushrooms recalled after CFIA testing finds Listeria

Longsheng (Canada) Agricultural Products Ltd. is recalling Ming Xiang brand Enoki Mushrooms because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency test results. The recalled product has been sold in British Columbia and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories. Recalled products: Brand Product Size UPC Codes…

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The FDA Just Issued a Raw Oyster Warning Due to a Norovirus Outbreak

The FDA Just Issued a Raw Oyster Warning Due to a Norovirus Outbreak

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are currently tackling a norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters harvested in British Columbia, Canada. The FDA is working with federal, state, and local officials, as well as Canadian public health authorities, to determine exactly where the potentially contaminated oysters were distributed…

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Officials looking into reports of illnesses possibly connected with Lucky Charms

Officials looking into reports of illnesses possibly connected with Lucky Charms

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of illnesses possibly linked to Lucky Charms cereal, but little information is available yet. Hundreds of consumers have reported illnesses after eating the General Mills breakfast cereal according to the iwaspoisoned.com website operator Patrick Quade. The reports include gastrointestinal symptoms. Quade said he has contracts with public…

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Kinder chocolate eggs, other products recalled in Canada because of link to multi-country Salmonella outbreak

Kinder chocolate eggs, other products recalled in Canada because of link to multi-country Salmonella outbreak

Ferrero Canada Ltd. is recalling certain Kinder brand chocolate products because of possible Salmonella contamination. The products have been linked to a multi-country outbreak in Europe. The recalled products have been sold nationally in Canada, according to the recall notice posted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. As of the posting of the recall notice…

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