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  • Hepatitis A cases in Hungary prompt berry mix recall

    A berry mix has been recalled across Europe after a number of people were sickened in Hungary by Hepatitis A. Two sizes of Ardo Fruitberry mix were recalled after the Hepatitis A virus was found. Ten to 15 people in Hungary were hospitalized after eating at a restaurant and subsequent testing by a Hungarian laboratory...
  • Hungary seeks data on consumers’ habits with frozen vegetables

    Hungary’s food agency has launched a survey to find out more on people’s habits related to quick-frozen vegetables. The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) said it would provide the authority with a picture of the risks at the consumer level for the product category. An online questionnaire can be completed until March 31 and...
  • Study assesses Salmonella impact on consumers in Hungary

    The impact of Salmonella infections on consumers’ wellbeing has been estimated to be “very significant” by researchers in Hungary. Salmonellosis is one of the most frequent foodborne illnesses in Hungary. Based on data from 2014 and 2018, Hungarian rates of confirmed Salmonella cases were more than two times higher than the European average, according to the research report...
  • Study finds Salmonella program was cost effective in Hungary

    An analysis of a Salmonella control program has found it was cost-effective in Hungary, according to researchers. The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of the Hungarian Salmonella Control Program (HSCP) for 2007 to 2017 to assess the cost-effectiveness of it as a food safety intervention. Findings were published recently in the journal Food Control. They...
  • Food safety systems governing Hungary’s meat products pass USDA audit

    A foreign audit report for Hungary has been released to the public by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The in-country inspection occurred from July 22 through Aug. 2, 2019, and earned approval for Hungary’s system. The audit’s purpose was to evaluate Hungary’s food safety systems governing meat products exported to the United States....
  • Hungary tries to prevent repeat of Listeria outbreak

    A system in Hungary to prevent a repeat of the deadly Listeria outbreak traced to a frozen vegetable factory in the country in 2018 is working well, according to those involved. The Hungarian Deep Freezing and Canning Association (MHKSZ) revealed the first-year operational experience of the system was positive. After the outbreak source was found...
  • Hungarian authorities did not improve controls after Listeria outbreak

    Authorities in Hungary have not acted to strengthen the system of official controls for food businesses despite a deadly multi-country Listeria outbreak, according to DG Sante in Europe. The agency, which is responsible for the European Commission’s policy on food safety and health, found the system is not sufficient to verify food of non-animal origin...
  • Hungarian Frozen Vegetables Link in Europe Listeria Outbreak

    Frozen corn and possibly other frozen vegetables are the likely source of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that has been affecting Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom since 2015. Experts used whole genome sequencing to identify the food source, which initially was thought to be limited to frozen corn. As of 8 June 2018, 47 cases...
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