Articles Tagged with ''foodborne illness outbreak''

Hong Kong Reports More Outbreaks But Fewer People Ill in 2020

July 6, 2021

In 2020, less people fell ill in Hong Kong from foodborne illness, but more outbreaks were reported.

France Reports Rise in Foodborne Outbreaks

April 9, 2021

The year 2019 saw an increase in foodborne outbreaks in France, as reported by public health officials.

First Quarter of 2021 Brings Only Two Multistate Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

March 10, 2021

Foodborne illness outbreaks were scarce in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that trend is continuing for the first quarter of 2021.

Food Safety Summit: Foodborne Illness Outbreak Mock Criminal Trial – A View from the Jury Box

Liz Parker

October 29, 2020

One of the Food Safety Summit’s closing sessions, “Foodborne Illness Outbreak Mock Criminal Trial – A View from the Jury Box" took place on Thursday, October 23rd.

Environmental detective work can curb foodborne illness outbreaks

Steven Mandernach J.D.

January 3, 2020

In foodborne illness outbreaks, it can take days to weeks before victims report symptoms or sources of illness are uncovered.

2019 Food Safety Report | Consultants Corner

2019 Food Safety Report: Outbreak of incompetence

How the nation's foodborne-illness investigations system is broken, jeopardizing the health and safety of consumers and the industry.

Andrew Lorenz

April 16, 2019

The variability in capabilities at the state and local levels often results in botched investigations and turf battles, and sometimes there isn't any prevention of illness or reduction in the number of people who become ill or die.

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