Salmonella outbreak linked to tahini and halva from Syria expands in Europe

More sick people and Salmonella types are part of an outbreak in Europe linked to tahini and halva from Syria. More than 120 people have now been affected since 2019 in Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands with at least five types of Salmonella linked to the outbreak. Officials have provided Food Safety News with an update several months on from the outbreak being revealed. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) also plan to publish an assessment on the multi-country outbreak of multiple Salmonella serotypes soon. Investigations in Germany and Sweden Based on epidemiological information and WGS analyses, experts from the Robert Koch Institut (RKI) in Germany believe patients with the Salmonella serovars Mbandaka, Havana, Orion, Amsterdam, and Senftenberg to be part of the outbreak. There are 72 patients in Germany as of late September. A dozen are Salmonella Mbandaka, 36 are Salmonella Havana, 12 are ...