Sure, I would like to ban all Salmonella from chicken, but I learned long ago that you never make progress by making “perfect the enemy of the good.” Making the three Salmonellas that are know to cause human illnesses adulterants and limiting them in poultry is a good step for
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Kudos to USDA/FSIS for making progress on Salmonella and the public’s health.
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The Flathead City-County Health Department (FCCHD) and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) have been working for the last month to investigate an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened 14, killing one, likely linked to a local Wagu ground beef producer. The
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: E. coli, please go away — again
THE E. COLI O157:H7 BACTERIA
A. Sources, Characteristics and Identification
E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is one of thousands of serotypes Escherichia coli.[1] The combination of letters and numbers in the name of the E. coli O157:H7
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According to the CDC, as of July 19, 2024, a total of 28 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 12 states – Georgia (2), Illinois (1), Massachusetts (2), Maryland (6), Minnesota (1), Missouri (2), North Carolina (1), New Jersey (2), New York (7), Pennsylvania
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I have been at IAFP this week and learned of the tragic passing of someone I have called a friend. I first met Will on the opposite side of a terrible E. coli outbreak and tragedy. I grew to respect his kindness, humanity and integrity. Thanks to CCOF for posting
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: We lost another Food Safety Hero
Over the last thirty-plus years of practice, I have been a vocal advocate for robust public health involvement in disease prevention—especially foodborne illness. It is beyond me to comprehend why public health would remain mute in the face of at least 165 sick, 20 hospitalized, and 40 percent of the
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: California Department of Health failed in its Mission
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Florida stands alone in criticism of FDA, CDC and 30 other states in determining the source of a Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers.
According to press reports, the Florida Department of Agriculture (FDOA) called the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) tracing of a Salmonella outbreak to
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WHO’s theme this year is Food safety: prepare for the unexpected
NOTE: In June I took a tumble off a 12 foot wall, breaking my back (surgery was very successful) and then got COVID for the first time – so, if I still think it should be June, I hope
Continue Reading It is World Food Safety Day Today
I started Food Safety News in 2009 to fill a need. Reporters that covered food – especially food safety – were disappearing at the same time Congress was focused on if it was going to pass the most significant piece of food safety legislation in several decades – the Food Safety Modernization
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Public Health officials in two California counties are warning of the spread of two public health hazards – Shigella and Hepatitis A. Each of these “bugs” – one a bacteria and one a virus – are carried in human feces.
For moral reasons we need to help make sure our fellow
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