Afsca - Norovirus outbreak reported at Belgian school; raw vegetables blamed
More than 150 students and staff at a school in Belgium fell ill during an outbreak of norovirus earlier this month, according to information recently released. The Federal...
View ArticleAfsca - Almost 80 tons of tuna seized in Belgian fraud operation
Food safety officials in Belgium seized almost 80,000 tons of tuna in the course of a few months in 2020. More than 90 percent of non-compliant products were imported from...
View ArticleAfsca - Outbreaks down but recalls up for Belgium in 2020
More than 330 outbreaks affected more than 1,200 people in Belgium in 2020, according to the food agency's annual report. The 333 outbreaks sickened 1,262 people with 27...
View ArticleAfsca - Scientists advise food agency to use whole genome sequencing
Whole Genome Sequencing provides new opportunities for improving bacterial food safety but also brings with it some concerns, according to Belgian experts. An opinion by the...
View ArticleAfsca - Belgian hotline received nearly 4,000 food complaints in 2021
The Belgian food agency's consumer contact point received almost 4,000 complaints in 2021. The 3,929 complaint count is up slightly from 3,605 in 2020, but this reflects the...
View ArticleAfsca - Ferrero gets go-ahead to restart Belgian plant
The Belgian food safety agency has given the green light for Ferrero to resume production at the factory behind a large, International Salmonella outbreak. The Federal Agency...
View ArticleAfsca - Belgium reports large rise in foodborne illness outbreaks in 2021
An additional 200 outbreaks were recorded in Belgium in 2021 versus the year before, according to the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain . There was a significant...
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