IAFP European Symposium call for abstracts
The International Association for Food Protection is currently accepting abstracts for two conferences. The first is for IAFP’s European Symposium on Food Safety Apr. 7-9, 2020 in Munich, Germany.
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The number of people with listeriosis in mainland China may have been underestimated, according to researchers.
The study reported 562 infections during 2011 to 2017 compared to a previous analysis which identified 229 cases between
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A university researcher is looking for a way to make existing scientific literature and data on food safety easily accessible to growers.
Funded by the Center for Produce Safety, the project is headed by Daniel
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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have found out more about how vibrio spreads in the environment.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus causes acute gastroenteritis in humans and is the leading cause for seafood borne illnesses in the
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An estimate of 17 percent of children who have food allergies are allergic to sesame, according to research published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Sesame is one of the 10 most common childhood food
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Researchers have discovered how bacteria such as E. coli get the essential nutrient iron during infection.
Scientists from Monash University in Australia found pathogenic bacteria obtain iron by pirating it from host proteins.
The protein
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Nearly eight out of 10 adults in the United Kingdom admit to taking food safety for granted according to a survey.
The online analysis of more than 2,100 U.K. adults this month looked at people’s
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An analysis of pet food made from raw meat by researchers from the University of Zurich has found Salmonella and E. coli.
Numerous recalls of raw pet food because of those pathogens have been posted
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Reports about “plastic rice” are likely incorrect according to a food fraud expert who says it could have been actual rice that had been poorly stored for up to a decade.
Chris Elliott, professor of
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A report giving an overview of antimicrobial use and resistance in Denmark has been published by Statens Serum Institute and the National Food Institute.
The Danish Integrated Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Research Program (DANMAP) monitors
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