Shiga-toxin producing E. coli and Salmonella both caused six outbreaks last year in Scotland, according to figures from Health Protection Scotland.
Data comes from ObSurv, a surveillance system established in 1996 for general outbreaks of
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Sometimes it takes more than a sudden jolt to realize that something needs to be improved. And more times than not it takes some fine tuning, bolstered with a great deal of thought, time and
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Starting the development of guidelines to control Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in certain foods was one of the decisions made by the Codex Alimentarius Commission at its annual meeting in Geneva this week.
The work
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French authorities have warned the public about the risks of confusing toxic and edible plants after the death of a man last month.
In June, a 63-year-old man died after eating water hemlock — also
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Public calendars issued by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) show the agency’s top officials opening up calendar space for some pretty large meetings recently. For example, public calendars released through May show
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The European Food Safety Authority has identified research priorities in food safety for the next five to 10 years.
The agency listed its regulatory research priorities under three streams: Safe Food Systems, Innovation in
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A review of the food hygiene ratings system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has resulted in 12 recommendations.
The assessment of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS), commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA),
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Late this past Friday afternoon, the CDC stepped out to warn many Americans not to eat Mexican-grown papayas out of fear the imported fruit may have Salmonella Uganda contamination.
That warning is proving controversial with
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Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. People can become infected with Cyclospora by consuming food or water contaminated with the parasite. Both drinking and recreational waters can spread
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More than 60 people are confirmed sick with Salmonella infections in a multistate outbreak linked to fresh papayas from Mexico, according to a public alert issued this afternoon.
Federal officials are advising that consumers in
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The pork industry earlier this week said it wants to get the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) out of regulating livestock genome editing. But unless pigs fly, that possibility seems pretty remote.
That’s because FDA
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