by theEHP | Jun 9, 2011 | Food Safety
The German authorities have reported 47 further cases of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) today, bringing the total number of cases to 689. In addition, 276 more cases of bloody diarrhoea (VTEC or EHEC infection, caused by E. coli O104) have been reported, bringing...
by theEHP | Jun 9, 2011 | Food Safety
No one yet knows what vegetable or fruit is the ultimate source of the outbreak of a deadly form of E. coli in Europe. Nor do officials know at what point the contamination occurred: on the farm, as agricultural workers handled the produce, as a result of packaging,...
by theEHP | Jun 7, 2011 | Food Safety
The owner of a Middlesbrough cafe has been fined £600 after poor standards of hygiene were found during an investigation into the alleged sale of unfit food. Middlesbrough Council reported that on October 26 last year, Environmental Health Officers discovered a...
by theEHP | Jun 6, 2011 | Food Safety
Press release from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA): On 22 May 2011, Germany reported a significant increase in the number of patients with haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea...
by theEHP | Jun 6, 2011 | Food Safety
Owners of a Sheffield cafe have been fined £6,ooo after a 3-year-old child found a knife blade while eating a scoop of ice cream. The Star reported that a grandmother purchased the ice cream for the 3-year-old girl from the Love Coffee on The Gallery at Meadowhall,...
by theEHP | Jun 3, 2011 | Food Safety
Cases of HUS in Germany have risen to 470, with nine reported deaths. German authorities have also reported 1,064 cases of bloody diarrhoea (VTEC or EHEC infection, caused by E. coli O104) related to the outbreak, with 4 deaths – bringing the total number of official...
