{
  "id": 3769453,
  "title": "Canned sardines safe to eat despite pilchard herpesvirus, authorities say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/canned-sardines-safe-to-eat-despite-pilchard-herpesvirus-authorities",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T15:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2026-08-27-canned-sardines-safe-to-eat-despite-pilchard-herpesvirus-authorities-say/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South African authorities confirm commercially canned sardines remain safe to eat despite the detection of pilchard herpesvirus in wild populations, but warn against collecting dead fish from beaches.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}