Food safety is failing? New deaths in Netherlands. Some reflections.

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Every day we can read about new outbreaks of listeria, salmonella or E.coli. The 4 deaths in the recent listeria outbreak, as well as many other cases, bring me to reflect on the effectiveness of our food safety regulations. The E.U. situation is far better compared to U.S., but just today we can read about … Continue reading Food safety is failing? New deaths in Netherlands. Some reflections.

Listeria outbreak in US from Italian imported ricotta salata cheese – Big seizure in Italy and recall

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

The public prosecutor in Bari has ordered the seizure of all the national territory of the ricotta Frescolina to determine the cause of human listeriosis occurred in the United States that caused three deaths. The alert system has been triggered in Italy, and probably the alert will because the ricotta sold in Belgium, France, Germany, … Continue reading Listeria outbreak in US from Italian imported ricotta salata cheese – Big seizure in Italy and recall