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Salmonella spp. in organic dandelion leaves from Italy — Austria

A serious-risk alert concerns Salmonella spp. in organic ground dandelion leaves from Italy, with Austria identified as an affected distribution country. The excerpt also states distribution to other member countries.

International Symposium on Food Safety and Control, “Safe Food for a Better Life”, held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 27 May 2024 Organized by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Through the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Illustrative image: International Symposium on Food Safety and Control, “Safe Food for a Better Life”, held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 27 May 2024 Organized by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Through the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA — IAEA Imagebank/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Why it matters

The alert identifies a serious food-safety risk involving a product distributed across borders.

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Categories: public-health

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Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
5/10
Global importance
4/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
4/10

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