Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) PFGE was developed in 1984 and has since become the gold standard for bacterial subtyping. PFGE is the primary subtyping method used by PulseNet, a
After federal regulators found Salmonella on iceless green onions supplied by Circle Produce to several shippers, including Ocean Mist Farms, the company issued a “precautionary, voluntary recall” of 1,746
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack outlined key USDA policies and heard loud concerns from dairy farmers during a visit to an agricultural center near Modesto, California today. Secretary Vilsack’s rural
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued an interesting food safety report last year that, like many GAO reports, went largely unnoticed. In an effort to inform the ongoing US debate
We usually pay much attention to the big produce outbreaks–the headline grabbing, multistate, everyone-stops-buying-spinach kind of outbreak–but there is always a possibility that pathogens can
The death of two children in Dubai has sparked pressure on restaurants and consumers across the emirate to improve food hygiene standards.
According to Emirates Business 24/7, the Dubai
This spring and summer, gardens popped up everywhere: from empty inner-city lots to downtown rooftops to the White House lawn. As summer winds down and an overabundance of cucumbers,
Fresno-based Beef Packers Inc., the ground beef processor now in the process of recalling almost 826,000 pounds over drug-resistant Salmonella Newport fears, received citations for improper animal
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), the agency responsible for regulating food in the United Kingdom, announced Monday that it awarded more than 5,000 grants to food-related businesses to
The Freedonia Group, a leading international business research company, is forecasting a 15 percent annual increase in demand for food safety products in China through 2013. Demand increase is expected
Cross Contamination is the bane of every food-safety management system. While food safety professionals concentrate on the process flow through a food system, sanitation personnel should also be mindful
“The Courage to Criticize,” is a commentary on foodborne illness outbreaks and the key role criticism from the right people could play in preventing them. Public outcry is always present surrounding any outbreak; however, the food and restaurant industries, or public health officials involved in ou