The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of seven confirmed and one possible case of Legionnaires’ disease in people who have stayed or visited Blanes in Costa Brava. Cases are from Spain, the Netherlands and Latvia. The age range of the patients, who are all recovering, is from 48 to 82 years. There are no UK cases associated with this outbreak.
Risks to public health in the UK from climate change are spelled out in a report published by the Health Protection Agency. The study, Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK 2012, is an extensive update of earlier reports published by the Department of Health.
Certain process stages and regions in smoked fish processing plants appear to be more susceptible than others to persistent colonisation by Listeria monocytogenes, an FSA in Scotland (FSAS) literature survey has found. These regions include drains, skinning machines, brine injection units and fish slicers.
This week at theEHP we report on rouge landlord and illegal encampment guidance, a foodborne outbreak report and prosecutions.
We are pleased to announce that Saxon Environmental Associates have joined theEHP’s Consultants Directory. Saxon Environmental Associates are an Environmental Health consultancy offering advice, training, auditing and support for all types of business in Food Safety and Health & Safety.
A landlord with properties in Newcastle upon Tyne has been prosecuted by Newcastle City Council for operating two Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) without the required licences.
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