The UK Food Standards Agency has revised its foodborne norovirus estimate after research suggested around 2.4m cases of foodborne illness occur in the UK each year.
Echinococcus multilocularis and Toxoplasma gondii are the most important foodborne parasites (FBP) in terms of public health for Europe, according to a study.
Figures from the global burden of foodborne disease should be used as the basis for country-specific studies to support policy and prioritise risk management, according to people behind the work.
Stopping the distribution of contaminated foods from the farm to
the fork is a ceaseless challenge for the food industry that relies
heavily on technology to identify any anomalies.
The bacteria involved in the ripening of cheeses may find their way
into the final product by surviving the pasteurisation process, say
researchers from Italy, Ireland and France.
The number of deaths from foodborne diseases is likely to be
underestimated, finds a study in this week's British Medical
Journal - a fact that could force many food manufacturers to
re-evaluate present labelling and food safety...