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Europe: Salmonella outbreak

foodsafetynews.com reported a Salmonella outbreak in Europe that may have been ongoing since 2012 is believed to be responsible for the recent death of a child in Croatia and is suspected to be wider spread than originally thought.

The outbreak has been traced by multiple countries to eggs from Poland.

Recalls are ongoing across Europe and in Hong Kong, as seven countries are reporting a total of 260 illnesses between May 1 and Oct. 12 this year. Of those cases, 112 are confirmed and 148 are listed as probable. Read Article

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UK issues Cyclospora Health Alert for Mexico (Riviera Maya coast)

gov.uk Investigations are ongoing after an increase in cases of food and water bug, Cyclospora, associated with travellers returning from Mexico. Public Health England (PHE) is advising people planning on travelling to the Riviera Maya coast in Mexico to be aware of the risk of infection from a food and water bug, Cyclospora. PHE is […]

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Egypt: 100 tourists from UK ill at Coral Sea Waterworld Complex, bacterial poisoning suspected

mirror.co.uk reported poor hygiene blamed for sickness bug which swept through the four-star Coral Sea Waterworld complex in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, where a British girl drowned last year. Spreading: The Shigella bug has been blamed for a sickness bug sweeping Coral Sea Waterworld in Egypt. Up to 100 British tourists have fallen ill cialis […]

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300 plus passengers, crew ill on Royal Caribbean cruise ship

nypost.com reported that more than 300 people are sick with bouts of vomiting and diarrhea on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are 3,050 passengers and 1,165 crew members aboard the ship, the Explorer of the Seas, whose home port is at Bayonne, NJ. […]

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Thailand: British tourist survives three story fall from hotel balcony after drinking spiked beverages

According to AOL Travel UK, a British tourist is lucky to be alive after falling from a third-storey hotel balcony in Thailand after reportedly having her drinks spiked. Romany Mitchell, 21, fell 30ft after returning to her hotel following a night out in Phuket last Tuesday. Friends claim she had her drinks spiked in a […]

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Omani tourists drugged and robbed in Thailand

Arabianbusiness.com reports that two Omani tourists allegedly had their drinks spiked before being robbed in Thailand’s tourist hot spot of South Pattaya in the early hours of Friday morning, it was reported. According to the Pattaya Daily News, the two Omani nationals were returning to their hotel in Soi Kor-Phai, Chonburi Province when a woman, […]

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Thailand: Partying tourists warned against dangerous cocktail trafficked by criminals

Smh.com.au reports that young Australians partying on beaches in southern Thailand are drinking a potentially deadly drug cocktail made from a local leaf trafficked by criminals who prey on them when they are under its influence, Australia’s official representative in the area warns. The drug kratom is often mixed with the insect repellent DEET as […]

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Indonesia: British tourist dies from suspected tainted alchohol

Methanol-laced alcohol being investigated as possible cause of death according to newstalkzb.co.nz. A British backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police say. Cheznye Emmons, 23, was travelling with fellow Briton Joseph Cook, 21, through lush rainforest on Sumatra island, where many tourists go to see endangered […]

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Ontario, Canada: Canadian Food Agency warns pumpkin butter may be contaimed

A warning not to consume pumpkin butter from Oxford County’s Birtch Farms and Estate Winery has been issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The CFIA is advising the pumpkin butter may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacteria that can produce toxins that cause botulism, a life-threatening illness. Read article

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Belfast, Northern Ireland: 119 confirmed E. coli cases linked to Flicks restaurant

It is examing another 163 probable cases, linked to Flicks restaurant in Belfast’s Cityside shopping complex according to bbc.co.uk. The PHA said the increase in confirmed cases in recent days was not unexpected and is the result of probable cases becoming confirmed. There are now 119 confirmed cases of E. coli in Northern Ireland’s worst […]

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