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E. coli
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Food safety
Gut reaction: Human colon replica demonstrates how E. coli contaminates groundwater – Scientific American
Researchers found when E. coli O157:H7 (the most virulent strain of E. coli) [...]
Much of consumers’ resistance to new decontamination techniques for meat may stem from the lack of adequate information on the procedures, according to a new study from the United Kingdom’s (U.K.) Food Standards Agency (FSA).
More than 2,000 people from around the U.K. participated in the survey, which was part of FSA’s program to reduce [...]
Although incidents of Campylobacter and Vibrio rose in 2012, infection rates for other pathogens such as E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella remained about the same.
In fact, Campylobacter rates in 2012 were the highest they’ve been since 2000 and are up 14 percent in 2012 from 2006-2008, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease [...]
Facilities that produce not ready-to-eat (NRTE) chicken and turkey products must reassess their plans that help prevent hazards from entering their goods.
Along with defining NRTE comminuted (read: pulverized or broken down) products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) also plans to expand its Salmonella and Campylobacter verification program. A new NRTE comminuted poultry sampling [...]
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Canada going to single food safety inspection system – Food Safety News
Canada is looking to streamline its food safety service.
Small Ohio producers first to reap benefits of [...]
Rates of infection from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) have fallen slightly in the past five years, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday.
In 2006, there were 590 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection caused by STEC. In 2011, the most recent available data, there were 463 infections, according to [...]
A new online tool may help public health officials track the sources of foodborne illness outbreaks.
The 100K Genome Project, announced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday, is a five-year project to create a database of gene sequences from 100,000 bacteria that have caused outbreaks around the world, according to a statement from [...]
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Food safety
FSIS laboratory to perform alternative testing on select Salmonella serotypes –FSIS
Beginning July 9, the Food Safety and Inspection Service will use the Centers for Disease Control and [...]
Credit: Alessandro Paiva
Campylobacter may have met its match.
And, in a stunning twist, it’s the same substance that makes Dracula cringe – garlic.
Researchers at Washington State University have found that a compound derived from garlic, diallyl sulfide, is 100 times more effective against Campylobacter than some of the antibiotics used to treat [...]
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Food Allergy Awareness Week
May 13 to 19 marks Food Allergy Awareness Week, which spotlights a condition that afflicts an estimated 15 million people in the U.S. alone. Here are some [...]
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