Irish oysters blocked in Hong Kong; beef exports to China resume
Oysters from Ireland have been linked to illnesses in Hong Kong. In other news from the region, China is lifting a 2020 ban on beef exports due to BSE this week. The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the...
View ArticleTesting finds Listeria on another brand of enoki mushrooms traced to outbreak
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) is warning consumers not to eat enoki mushrooms produced by Shandong Youhe Biotechnology Co Ltd. in Shandong Province, China, because they have been traced to an...
View ArticleChina reports rise in deadly mushroom poisoning incidents
Chinese officials recorded almost 500 mushroom poisoning outbreaks in 2022 with 28 associated deaths. This past year, China CDC investigated 482 incidents of mushroom poisoning across 21 regions. This...
View ArticleFDA expands enoki mushrooms import alert from South Korea, adds China
On March 1, the FDA announced that it is expanding an import alert issued last July for all enoki mushrooms imported from the Republic of Korea to now also include enoki mushrooms from China for...
View ArticleNew hepatitis A outbreak discovered; other outbreak investigations continue
Federal officials have identified a new outbreak of hepatitis A infections suspected to be from a food source. The Food and Drug Administration reports that it has begun product traceback efforts, but...
View ArticleCDC reports that outbreak traced to enoki mushrooms has ended; concerns...
Federal officials say an outbreak of Listeria infections traced to enoki mushrooms has ended. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the outbreak sickened five people in four...
View ArticleChanges make difference after deadly E. coli outbreak in China
A surveillance program for E. coli O157 created after a major outbreak in a Chinese city has recorded a decline in the pathogen. A large and long outbreak of diarrhea, which included cases of hemolytic...
View ArticleU.S. repeats concerns about Chinese import rules at WTO meeting
The United States has said it remains “deeply concerned” with China’s lack of scientific explanation of how two decrees address food safety and public health. The U.S. repeated its concerns about...
View ArticleFood firm in China warned by FDA over violations of federal food regulation
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after...
View ArticleChina reveals decade of outbreak data from catering sites
Vibrio and Salmonella are the top bacterial pathogens linked to outbreaks in catering facilities, according to a decade of data from incidents in China. From 2010 to 2020, China’s catering service...
View ArticleChina links seven COVID-19 outbreaks to food packaging
China has linked seven COVID-19 outbreaks and almost 700 cases to contaminated imported frozen food packaging materials. Scientists said the work supports speculation that cold-chain foods act as a...
View ArticleMostly children sick in Chinese Salmonella egg outbreak
A Salmonella outbreak that mainly sickened children in China was caused by contaminated kitchen-made mayonnaise used in egg sandwiches, according to a study. In September 2019, the Shenzhen and...
View ArticleChina reports 80 botulism outbreaks over 15-year period
Eighty foodborne botulism outbreaks occurred in China involving 55 deaths over a 15-year period, according to a new study. The top implicated food was home-prepared traditional processed stinky tofu...
View ArticleStudy details rare Salmonella outbreak from frozen crayfish from China
Researchers have provided more insight into what is thought to be the first Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen pre-cooked crayfish in dill brine. In late September 2019, the Public Health Agency of...
View ArticleIAFP session provides overview of recent international foodborne outbreaks
PITTSBURGH, PA — In an IAFP 2022 session on Aug. 2, Dr. Ewen Todd, Ewen Todd Consulting, LLC, provided an overview of several international outbreaks. Todd started with a chocolate outbreak in...
View ArticleThe source of a Vibrio outbreak in China remains unknown
Researchers have been unable to pinpoint the source of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus outbreak in China this past year. In May 2021, an outbreak occurred caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus O10:K4 infection....
View ArticleThe 16th Annual China International Food Safety and Quality Conference set...
The China International Food Safety and Quality (CIFSQ) Conference will be held Oct. 26-27, 2022 in Shanghai, China. The Internation Association for Food Protection (IAFP) is the global host of the...
View ArticleSalmonella behind most meat outbreaks in China
Researchers have found that Salmonella caused the most outbreaks linked to meat products in China over a 15-year period. From 2002 to 2017, China recorded 2,815 outbreaks caused by meat and meat...
View ArticleEnoki mushrooms recalled nationwide after sampling finds Listeria
Utopia Foods Inc of Glendale, NY, is recalling its 200g packages of “Enoki Mushrooms” because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The potential contamination was noted by a routine...
View ArticleToxic plant caused illness and death in China
Ten people were sick and one died in China this past year after eating a toxic plant. The food poisoning was caused by the wild plant Anisodus tanguticus, which contains tropane alkaloids. The outbreak...
View ArticleChina records a rise in domestic foodborne outbreaks.
The number of domestic foodborne outbreaks in China has increased over 10 years, according to a study. Researchers analyzed the cause of household foodborne disease outbreaks from 2010 to 2020 using...
View ArticleChina shares data on decade of Bacillus cereus outbreaks
Researchers have looked into the main sources and factors behind Bacillus cereus outbreaks over a 10-year period in China. Scientists said findings can help guide and allocate public resources to...
View ArticleUK agencies warn of Listeria risk in Enoki mushrooms
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have advised vulnerable consumers to thoroughly cook enoki mushrooms due to the risk of Listeria contamination. Analysis of FSA and...
View ArticleSingapore to lift melamine import conditions for Chinese milk
Singapore is to remove melamine-related measures for the import of milk products from China. Requirements were established following the 2008 milk incident in China, where the industrial chemical...
View ArticleG7 pushes for removal of Japanese food import bans
The Group of Seven (G7) has urged recent restrictions imposed on Japanese food products from around Fukushima to be removed. Trade ministers made the comments at a meeting in Sakai, in Osaka...
View ArticleRice noodles behind Bacillus cereus outbreak in China
A large outbreak with almost 200 cases in China was caused by poor hygiene at the producer and inadequate food storage at schools, according to a recent study. An outbreak of acute gastrointestinal...
View ArticleWTO sees record high for trade concerns debated at meeting on safe food
A record number of trade issues were raised at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on safe food. Delegates at the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures meeting in...
View ArticleLarge Campylobacter and Sapovirus outbreak in China linked to water
Almost 1,000 people fell ill in a Campylobacter and Sapovirus outbreak in China in 2021, according to a recently released study. The outbreak involved 996 patients and had two peaks over a 17 day...
View ArticleChina reveals 2023 mushroom poisoning data
According to recently published figures, mushroom poisoning remains a significant problem in China. In 2023, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated 505 reports of...
View ArticleUSDA issues public warning about catfish imported illegally from China
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for imported frozen catfish products that were illegally imported from the People’s...
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