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Belgium

Presenza di E Coli STEC in formaggio a latte crudo // Presence of STEC *E. coli* in raw milk cheese — Belgium

A serious alert reports suspected Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in Casera valtellina DOP raw-milk cheese. The excerpt identifies Belgium as an affected distribution country and says distribution reached other member countries.

There is no way away around it - the food in Paris is incredible. On the day my old friends Francie and Bernadette came over from Belgium we did a long marching tour of Paris - and went through an open air market - my God - the smells and sights - it was sensory overload - great food everywhere. We sampled some it - oo la la - but it was just around closing time and they were putting everything away or I could have lingered there for hours. Who wants to go sightseeing when there is good food to
Illustrative image: There is no way away around it - the food in Paris is incredible. On the day my old friends Francie and Bernadette came over from Belgium we did a long marching tour of Paris - and went through an open air market - my God - the smells and sights - it was sensory overload - great food everywhere. We sampled some it - oo la la - but it was just around closing time and they were putting everything away or I could have lingered there for hours. Who wants to go sightseeing when there is good food to — Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Why it matters

The alert identifies a serious suspected food-safety hazard in a named cheese distributed across countries.

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Categories: public-health

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Confidence
5/10
Geographic reach
6/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
5/10

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