It’s the season but beware, some squashes are toxic
Highly consumed in the fall, some squashes can cause serious food poisoning. THE ESSENTIAL When buying squash, check the label ...
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DNA test helps trace origin of salmonella food poisoning
The test results, available in eight minutes, can detect up to seven different forms of salmonella. THE ESSENTIAL An Australian ...
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Food: massive increase in the number of parasitic worms transmitted by sushi
The number of Anisakis, these worms that can be ingested by humans and marine mammals through the consumption of raw ...
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Mushrooms: 10,000 poisonings and 22 deaths between 2010 and 2017
In its latest Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, Public Health France warns against picking wild mushrooms. In the space of seven years, ...
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Be careful, some squashes are inedible and toxic!
With the arrival of autumn, squash fill the market stalls. However, you have to be vigilant, because some are not ...
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Toxic mushrooms: ANSES alert after hundreds of poisonings
In the past fortnight, 493 cases of poisoning have been reported to poison control centers, including one serious, ANSES warned ...
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Datura, the toxic plant that contaminates organic farming
Also known as "devil's grass", datura has become a nightmare for farmers who have gone organic. In recent months, several ...
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Food poisoning: be careful not to mistake chestnuts for chestnuts
On September 25, ANSES published a report in which it calls on the French to be careful to distinguish chestnuts ...
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Botulism, a very serious disease that can be contracted by ingesting expired products
Although only 68 cases of botulism were recorded in France between 2013 and 2016, the disease is nonetheless dangerous. Simple ...
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Five people die after eating sandwiches: the dangers of listeria
Contamination of listeria monocytogenes is characterized by rises in fever, sometimes accompanied by headaches.Five patients have died of listeria infection ...
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E.Coli: children under 5 should no longer consume raw milk
Following new serious contaminations of young children by the E.Coli bacterium, the health emergencies mission made an update on the ...
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Suspicion of food poisoning in an nursing home: a fifth death announced
Twenty-two residents of the La Chêneraie nursing home, in Lherm near Toulouse, were reportedly affected by food poisoning on the ...
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Reimbursed wigs, 5 poisoned dead in an nursing home and ignorance of AIDS: the three news of the day
Wigs now fully reimbursed by Social Security in the event of cancer, twenty-two seniors have been victims of food poisoning ...
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Intoxication: she dies after eating mushrooms in a starred restaurant
A 46-year-old woman died days after eating morels at a Michelin-starred restaurant. The stars of the Michelin guide are a ...
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Mushrooms: ANSES and the DGS warn of poisoning
The National Health Security Agency (Anses) and the General Directorate of Health (DGS) warn of the increase in mushroom poisoning, ...
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Food poisoning: your kitchen towels are breeding grounds for bacteria (Staphylococcus, E. Coli)
Kitchen towels can make us sick. In any case, this is the conclusion reached by researchers after analyzing a hundred ...
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Mushrooms: 87 French people poisoned since the beginning of October
Mix-ups between mushrooms can be serious. Since the beginning of October, 87 people have paid the price. ANSES recalls the ...
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Nantes: a McDonald’s closed after a suspicion of food poisoning
The restaurant in the center of Nantes was closed by a prefectural decree, due to a suspicion of food poisoning ...
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Wild mushrooms: 318 cases of poisoning in two weeks
Compared to the last fortnight, the InVS notes a marked increase in poisoning linked to the consumption of mushrooms. 10 ...
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Contaminated Reblochon: E.Coli found in two farms
The investigation of reblochons contaminated with the bacterium Escherichia Coli 026 is progressing. Investigators identified two contaminated dairy farms. The ...
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Measles, flu, food poisoning: beware, smartphones are breeding grounds for bacteria
Phones have become breeding grounds for bacteria and can cause many health concerns, from simple food poisoning to polio to ...
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Recall of 30,000 Selles-sur-Cher cheeses contaminated with Salmonella: what are the health risks?
Between 30,000 and 35,000 Selles-sur-Cher goat cheeses, suspected of being contaminated with salmonella, have been withdrawn from sale. What are ...
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Alopecia: eating squash could cause your hair to fall out
According to a recent study, eating too bitter cucurbits could cause hair loss and body hair. Three French women were ...
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Recall of contaminated reblochons at Leclerc: seven infected children including one still hospitalized
A new contamination with the bacterium Escherichia coli 026 took place in France, with PDO reblochons it seems. Seven children ...
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E. coli: recall of contaminated meat in the south and east of France
The company Socopa (Bigard group) announces the recall of 500 kg of contaminated minced meat, following the contamination of a ...
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Listeriosis: an infection that can be serious in pregnant women and the frail person
Listeriosis is a bacterial infection that is foodborne. Linked to a ubiquitous germ, it can be very serious in vulnerable ...
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Botulism, a rare but crippling disease that requires early treatment
According to the Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, botulism, this food poisoning which paralyzes lovers of homemade charcuterie, has not disappeared in ...
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Catches 5-foot parasitic worm after eating sushi
In California, a man contracted a parasitic worm after eating raw fish. A consumption which is not without risk, but ...
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Food poisoning, salmonella 1st cause of death in France
According to Public Health France, food poisoning, or “foodborne infections”, represents approximately 1.5 million cases each year and leads to ...
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Repeated food poisoning with salmonella: chronic and irreversible inflammatory colitis
Some mild salmonella digestive infections, which do not require treatment, can actually have devastating long-term effects on our intestines. This ...
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