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Listeria Despite falling infection rates at the beginning of the millennium, outbreaks of Listeria continue to cause severe illness. More than 1,600 cases of listeriosis were reported from 2009-2011, with about 20 percent of infections causing death. Most deaths occurred among the elderly or as miscarriages after a pregnant woman contracted Listeria, according to [...] June 5th, 2013 | Category: Food safety | Tags: CDC, Food safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, FSMA, Listeria | Comments are closed 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 [...] April 19th, 2013 | Category: Food safety | Tags: Campylobacter, CDC, E.coli, Food safety, Listeria, Salmonella, study, Vibrio | Comments are closed Think the door knobs and fridge handles are the germiest places in the kitchen? Think again. A recent study by Michigan-based NSF International, a nonprofit that provides health standards and audits, found the vegetable and meat compartments refrigerators, blender gaskets, can openers and rubber spatulas were most likely to play host to bacteria, including potentially [...] April 17th, 2013 | Category: Food safety | Tags: bacteria, E.coli, Food safety, Listeria, microbes, Salmonella, study | Comments are closed 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 Food Safety Modernization Act: A view from elsewhere – Food Safety Magazine The U.S.’ sweeping food safety law, as viewed from Canada. FDA publishes a draft risk assessment of listeriosis from [...] February 11th, 2013 | Category: Animal safety, Food safety, Toxicology | Tags: agriculture, animal safety, biosecurity, breeding, Food safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, FSMA, inspection, Listeria, pets, poultry | Comments are closed 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 [...] August 8th, 2012 | Category: Food safety, Genomics | Tags: agriculture, allergens, allergies, drought, E. coli O157:H7, E.coli, Food safety, foodborne illness, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, weather | Comments are closed 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 [...] July 30th, 2012 | Category: Food safety | Tags: Campylobacter, CDC, Cryptosporidium, E. coli O157, E. coli O157:H7, foodborne illness, FoodNet, Listeria, report, research, Salmonella, Shigella, STEC, Vibrio, Yersinia | Comments are closed 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 [...] July 12th, 2012 | Category: Food safety, Genomics | Tags: Campylobacter, CDC, E.coli, FDA, Food safety, foodborne illness, FSIS, genes, genomics, Listeria, outbreak, research, Salmonella, USDA | Comments are closed 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. Animal safety With kittens comes ringworm Kittens may be cute, but they could be harboring something much less precious than they are. Salmonella outbreak linked to undersized turtles The small [...] May 21st, 2012 | Category: Animal safety, Food safety, Life sciences | Tags: agriculture, animal safety, CDC, corn, E.coli, Food safety, foodborne illness, horses, links, Listeria, ringworm, Salmonella, USDA | Comments are closed Check out Neogen ANSR’s website here and a video about ANSR here. For a round up of mad cow news and previous blog posts, click here. Colorado changes its cantaloupe growing practices Colorado cantaloupe farmers are taking proactive steps to prevent outbreaks, such as the Listeria outbreak last year. Interview with a heartworm specialist Dr. Jennifer [...] April 30th, 2012 | Category: Animal safety, Food safety, Life sciences | Tags: animal safety, ANSR, Botulism, E.coli, Farm Bill, FDA, Food safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, Heartworm, horses, Kentucky Derby, legislation, Listeria, Salmonella, USDA, virus | Comments are closed |
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