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Campylobacter is Ireland’s Highest-Burden Foodborne Pathogen

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published its first national risk ranking of microbiological foodborne hazards, which is intended to support risk-based food safety...

Irish illness data shows more reports of major pathogens

Infection data from Ireland has revealed an increase in most major pathogens this past year with Salmonella at its highest level since 2008.Figures come from a report published by...

Estimates reveal main sources of various diseases

Food plays a major role in the transmission of almost half of the hazards assessed by scientists for the World Health Organization (WHO).Estimates cover the burden of disease attri...

English foodborne illness figures remain at high levels

Public health officials have warned that they are seeing consistently high levels of gastrointestinal infections in England.Data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)...

UK Food Standards Agency Reviews Farm-to-Fork Campylobacter Interventions for Chicken

Campylobacter is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the UK, most frequently linked to contaminated chicken. The UK Food Standards Agency conducted a scientific assessment to...

Listeria reports climb; most other pathogens down in Denmark

There were 56 foodborne outbreaks in 2025

Campylobacter tops Irish risk ranking assessment

Listeria had the highest per-case burden

FDA Announces August Public Meeting on Foodborne Listeria monocytogenes Prevention

L. monocytogenes is the fourth-leading foodborne illness-related cause of death in the U.S. Despite continued efforts, listeriosis incidence rates have not declined, prompting FDA...

Global Foodborne Disease Burden Comparable to Malaria, Per Updated WHO Estimates

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its anticipated updated global burden of foodborne disease estimates, which suggest that 42 microbiological and chemical hazards ca...

How Codex Helps Address the World’s Top Five Foodborne Hazards

Following the release of WHO’s new foodborne disease burden estimates and relating to the 2026 World Food Safety Day theme, “From Burden to Solutions—Safe Food Everywhere,” FAO and...

Product Testing Suggests USDA-FSIS Regulations for C. perfringens in Meat May Be ‘Overly Conservative’

Real-world data from meat processors show Clostridium perfringens is rarely detected in fully cooked meat and poultry products and remains uncommon even when deviations from USDA-F...

WHO Estimates Foodborne Parasites Caused 171 Million Illnesses Over 20 Years Globally

Although the overall global burden has decreased, persistent and increasing burdens from specific foodborne parasites and in certain regions warrant continued public health attenti...

Understanding Vibrio Risks: EMSL Analytical Provides Resources to Identify Environmental and Foodborne Pathogens

Each year, millions of people head to the coast to swim, fish, and enjoy fresh seafood. While these activities are part of the summer tradition, they can also bring exposure to Vi...

Study is First to Analyze Trends in Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Linked to Non-Dairy Fermented Products

Notable pathogen–food commodity pairings emerged, including Clostridium botulinum and Alaskan traditional fermented meats and fish. The analysis was conducted by FDA and CDC resear...

CDC: Produce, Salmonella Drove Multistate Foodborne Enteric Disease Outbreaks in 2024

CDC has published a report summarizing the multistate enteric disease outbreaks it solved in 2024, of which 29 were foodborne, resulting in 1,533 illnesses, 519 hospitalizations, a...

Foodborne Illness Deaths in Belgium Doubled in 2025

Only six deaths were reported in 2024. The majority (nine) of the 12 fatalities in 2025 were included in one E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef served at long-term care facilit...

Experts make case for domestic food safety focus

Experts are hoping revised foodborne infection data can shift the focus of resources from trade to investing in domestic food safety.The World Health Organization (WHO) updated foo...

WHO Releases Data on the Proportion of Microbiological, Chemical Hazards that are Foodborne

The study was conducted to support the development of new global burden of foodborne disease estimates, which are going to be released on June 4, ahead of World Food Safety Day.

Germany shares findings from long-term outbreak analysis

Over the 10-year period studied, 3,021 foodborne outbreaks were investigated in 16 states.

WHO estimates reveal millions of foodborne illness deaths

Unsafe food is responsible for about 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).The number of illnesses and deaths show t...

FDA investigating two new outbreaks

Sources of the pathogens have not yet been identified

Cyclospora: Seasonal nuisance or preventable problem?

The parasite's long incubation period makes it challenging for investigators to identify exposures.

Swiss food agency reports spike in outbreaks

CDC, FDA, USDA Collaboration Defines Framework for Classifying REP Strains, Identifies Strains of Concern

Reoccurring, emerging, and persisting (REP) strains cause foodborne illnesses over extended periods of time, rather than through isolated outbreaks. The REP framework was jointly d...