Pakistan: 8 bottled water plants closed for unsafe contamination levels

The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has closed eight bottled water plants after tests revealed high levels of chemical and bacterial contamination. The sealed plants...

FMD outbreak in South Korea

South Korea has reported a foot and mouth disease (FMD) case in a cattle farm in Jeollanam-do province. It is the first case in...

Four cholera cases in the UK

In early March four cholera cases were detected in the UK. Three of them are travellers who recently returned from Ethiopia, where a large...

Ireland: several businesses punished for violating food safety regulations

Last month, seven food businesses in Ireland received enforcement orders for breaching food safety legislation. A wholesaler and distributor in Portlaoise received a closure...

Vietnam: suspected measles outbreak in Quang Nam province

Vietnamese health authorities have asked local communities in Quang Nam province to enhance prevention and control measures after a suspected measles outbreak in Nam...

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