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Researchers say irradiation of food could reduce foodborne illness outbreaks

Research funded in part by the CDC has shown that food irradiation could reduce the number of foodborne outbreaks caused…

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Recorded outbreaks jump in Hong Kong in 2023

The number of outbreaks almost doubled in Hong Kong in 2023 compared to the year before. Officials reviewed food poisoning…

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APHA sees Cryptosporidium workload rise but E. coli outbreaks fall

The number of Cryptosporidium outbreaks involving an agency of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) increased…

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Review finds seasonal impact of chocolate-related Salmonella outbreaks

Researchers have looked into the number of and factors behind Salmonella outbreaks linked to chocolate products in recent decades. No…

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USDA investigated six outbreaks in FY 2023; none resulted in recalls or public warnings

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has released its outbreak report for fiscal year 2023 and detailed the six…

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Outbreaks hit record high in France in 2022

France reported a record high number of foodborne outbreaks in 2022, according to recently released data. Notified outbreaks were at…

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Most outbreaks in Finland are caused by Norovirus

Norovirus caused the most foodborne outbreaks, but Salmonella was behind the largest, according to an analysis covering several years in…

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Publisher’s Platform: Hepatitis A outbreaks have sickened tens of thousands and killed 424; all preventable by a vaccine

— OPINION — Since the outbreaks were first identified in 2016, 37 states have publicly reported the following as of…

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Mexico often linked to U.S. travel-associated outbreaks

Researchers have analyzed travel-associated infections in people returning to the United States from abroad. From 2017 to 2020, the Centers…

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Mexico often linked to U.S. travel-associated outbreaks

Researchers have analyzed travel-associated infections in people returning to the United States from abroad. From 2017 to 2020, the Centers…

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