July: Salmonella in spices
More than 150 people were sickened by Salmonella in Sweden with authorities linking illnesses to spice mix.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Swedish public health agency) said 178 people fell ill in the outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis which started in December.
More than half of the patients (113) fell ill after eating at a restaurant linked to using Iwi spice mix sold by the company Dimpex .
Another firm, Sevan, issued a withdrawal after Salmonella was found in some of its already opened products but was not part of the restaurant outbreak.