date:Dec 14, 2022
are events in which at least two people contract the same illness from the same contaminated food, outlines the EFSA.
The most common sources of salmonellosis outbreaks were eggs, egg products and mixed foods, which are meals composed of various ingredients.
The number of outbreaks caused by Listeria monocytogenes (23) was the highest ever reported. This might be linked to the increased use of whole genome sequencing techniques, which allow scientists to better detect and define outbreaks, no