The EU health authorities have linked Ukrainian-made instant noodles to a salmonella outbreak that has affected more than 100 people across Europe.

From November 2025 to June 2026, at least 106 infections were recorded in 13 EU member states and the UK, according to a joint statement released on Wednesday by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

The outbreak has primarily affected children and young adults, with at least 49 people hospitalized.

Salmonella causes intestinal infection, typically resulting in diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal cramps. While most patients recover without specific treatment, the disease can be life-threatening for people with weakened immune systems. No deaths linked to the contaminated noodles have been reported.

Investigators traced the majority of cases to flavored instant noodles produced by an unnamed Ukrainian manufacturer. Salmonella was detected in multiple batches of the products, suggesting “the possibility of multiple contamination sources,” the agencies said.

Flavoured noodle products are the most likely source of an ongoing multi-country outbreak of infections, with evidence linking the cases to items from the same brand,”a joint EFSA-ECDC statement reads. “Investigations have linked the products, which were distributed in several countries, to the same producer in Ukraine. This suggests a possible common source of contamination at the production plant level, although further investigation is needed.”

Infections were detected in the UK, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden, but not all the cases have been positively linked to the Ukrainian producer, the agencies said.

While the report from the EU health authorities comes after instant foods manufacturer Reeva acknowledged an issue with its noodles, it was not immediately clear whether the brand was behind the outbreak. Last week, the multinational company issued a statement regarding the “alleged detection” of a salmonella strain in a specific batch of noodles distributed in the Baltic states. Reeva said the offending batch was produced by its Ukrainian manufacturer, Euro Food Service.

https://www.rt.com/news/642498-ukrainian-noodles-eu-salmonella/

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Foreign diplomats, including NATO member-state ambassadors, visited the site of a deadly Russian overnight strike in Kyiv as rescue workers continued searching through the rubble of a destroyed residential building. The visit came after one of the largest drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, which Ukrainian officials said killed at least 20 people and injured more than 90.

British Ambassador Neil Crompton reaffirmed continued political and military support for Ukraine, while Swedish Ambassador Martin Aberg praised emergency responders for rescuing survivors from the debris.

The diplomatic visit followed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's appeal for faster Western air defence missile deliveries, underscoring international support for Kyiv as Russia's war in Ukraine continues. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIxp7BXFBTM

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Three people have been injured after a Ukrainian drone struck a tourist bus traveling from Belarus to Russia’s Black Sea coast, officials from both countries said on Thursday.

The bus, carrying 19 passengers from the Belarusian capital Minsk to the resort city of Anapa, was hit near the Krasny Kamen border crossing in Russia’s Bryansk Region.

Acting Bryansk Region Governor Egor Kovalchuk said that the “Ukrainian terrorists” used an aircraft-type drone in what he described as a “targeted strike on civilians.”

The two Belarusian drivers suffered shrapnel wounds, while the Belarusian Health Ministry later reported that one passenger had also been injured. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene.

https://www.rt.com/russia/642499-belarus-bus-ukraine-drone-attack/

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