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Home-delivered meals linked to UK Listeria death
An outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections, which resulted in one death, was caused by contaminated home-delivered meals, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). In mid-April 2025, the Gastrointestinal Infections, Food Safety and One Health (GIFSOH) Division was informed of two cases of listeriosis with sample
Austrian outbreaks stable but more people sick
The number of outbreaks in Austria has stayed close to the same level in 2025 but they caused more illnesses than the year before, according to recently released statistics. In 2025, 33 foodborne outbreaks were reported, one fewer than in 2024. However, 354 people were sickened in them compared to
Ukraine shares outbreak data and reports deadly botulism cases
Ukraine recorded 31 outbreaks in the first half of this year including 19 botulism cases and two deaths. Data from the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection shows that in the first six months of 2026, 31 outbreaks were registered in 11 regions and Kyiv, with
China records spike in mushroom poisoning cases with more than 2,100 patients reported
China has reported a significant rise in mushroom poisonings and the number of people sick in them in 2025 compared to the year before. Poisoning incidents and patients reached a six-year high but the number of fatalities was the lowest over that period. The lower number of deaths can
Netherlands records more than 1,000 outbreaks in 2025
The Netherlands has released figures on the number of people sickened by various pathogens and in outbreaks in 2025. There were 4,279 people sick in 1,142 outbreaks and 12 large epidemics involved at least 25 people. A pathogen was identified in 31 incidents. Ten were caused by Salmonella,
Greece reports Salmonella outbreak and 2025 figures
A Salmonella outbreak has sickened about 20 people in a region of Greece. The Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY) is helping local authorities investigate the outbreak in Lamia. EODY was informed about salmonellosis cases by the local hospital in Lamia earlier this month. Authorities have advised people in Lamia
Major German E. coli outbreak sickened almost 500
Almost 500 people were sick in a major E. coli outbreak in Germany in 2025, according to recently released figures from a regional State Office for Health and Social Affairs. The Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (LAGuS) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern reported there were 476 possible cases and