Major E. coli, and Salmonella outbreaks highlighted at a conference; investigations ongoing

Two major foodborne outbreaks have recently been highlighted at a European conference on infectious diseases.Presentations at the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) covered an E. coli outbreak from Nestlé pizzas in France and a multi-country monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak due to Ferrero chocolate.In February 2022, Santé Publique France identified more cases of the pediatric hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) than usual with