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Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered.
Food safety
New study by USDA, FDA aims to enhance food safety in retail delis (Risk assessment targets Listeria monocytogenes) – USDA FSIS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) [...]
Want to see what’s been going on with U.S. food safety? Check out the 3rd Annual Reportable Food Registry, which was released yesterday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The report, which covers from Sept. 8, 2011 to Sept. 7, 2012, sums up reports regarding food and feed safety made to the Registry. [...]
Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered.
Food safety
FDA, FSIS to hold public meeting on risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in retail delis – Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
The public meeting is planned for May [...]
Pathogens on leafy greens and in dairy products sickened the most people, while pathogens from poultry caused the most deaths between 1998 and 2008, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The report investigated more than 4,500 foodborne illness outbreaks throughout 17 food categories. Of the 17, leafy greens contributed to 2.1 [...]
Need some interesting reads to get ready for the rest of the week? Check out these articles from around the web.
Survival of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella spp. on catfish fillets exposed to microwave heating in continuous mode – Wiley Online Library
So it turns out the big three of the bad food bugs might not like [...]
Microbial mules: Engineering bacteria to transport nanoparticles and drugs
Unleash the nanobots! A Scientific American article chronicles advances in nanotechnology, which allows researchers to harness some of our bacterial buddies and nemeses to deliver useful medication to sick cells. Which bacteria? There’s a ton, but the list includes E. coli and Listeria monocytogenes.
Study: Climate [...]
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