Editor’s note: Following is a roundup of some of the topics discussed at this year’s conference of the Global Food Safety Initiative.
SEATTLE — When it came to panels
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The food industry and our public health agencies have long recognized that they share the same responsibility to protect consumers from unsafe food. The modern food industry is, however,
Scientists from an Australian university have discovered another toxin used by Bacillus cereus.
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) showed how the toxin can infect cells, even when the
Public health officials and academics agree that the coronavirus poses little danger from a foodborne illness perspective, right now, but some are maintaining a slight level of vagueness about the
Foodborne bacterial infections are becoming harder to treat, according to a report on antimicrobial resistance from EFSA and ECDC.
Salmonella and Campylobacter are increasingly resistant to ciprofloxacin, one of the
SEATTLE — Kristen Macnaughtan, program officer of the agricultural development program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, explained the program’s vision at the 2020 Global Food Safety Initiative conference.
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or
Recall costs recorded by Ter Beke relating to a subsidiary in the Netherlands involved in a Listeria outbreak were almost €8 million ($8.9 million), according to the firm’s
People who dined between Feb. 13 and 21 at the Rediviva restaurant in downtown Aberdeen, WA, are among 19 Grays Harbor residents who have since tested positive for Campylobacter jejuni,
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service sent it’s auditors to Namibia this past September to conduct a foreign equivalency audit for the country’s raw beef exports to
An Indianapolis company implicated in Salmonella outbreaks linked to pre-cut fruit in 2018 and 2019 is closing down the freshcut part of its operation because it has lost a
SEATTLE — “Are we winning the battle against foodborne disease?” Frank Yiannas, FDA deputy commissioner for food policy and response, asked the hundreds of food safety leaders from around the globe
