Spain defends itself against Norwegian charges for the batches of cucumbers due to salmonella cases

Fresh Cucumber

Norway

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Published Dec 21, 2022

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An outbreak of salmonella that occurred in Norway last October has served for the Nordic country to charge against batches of cucumbers of Spanish origin. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority linked this bacterial contagion, which affected 72 people and which "probably has ended" now, with vegetables grown in Spain.

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The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (Aesan) calls for prudence so as not to generate alarm while pointing out that the origin of the food causing an outbreak of salmonella detected in Norway is not confirmed. Agency sources have clarified that the information on the possible Spanish origin of these foods is not confirmed, after the Norwegian Food Safety Authority linked an outbreak of salmonella that affected 72 people in that country, since last October, with the consumption of cucumbers originating in Spain. According to Aesan, the information reported by Norway through the EU Rapid Alert System (Rasff) is not conclusive or sufficiently verified, so the outbreak could be due to another food. The Spanish agency has contacted the Center for the Coordination of Alerts and Emergencies, and with the regional authorities so that, in the event that it was a food of Spanish origin, they have traceability analysed. No cases in the last week Despite ...

Source: Diariodealmeria