On Dec. 1, 2017, PulseNet, CDC’s molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, identified a cluster of three Listeria monocytogenes clinical isolates with indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern combinations. These isolates were closely related
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Once again science trumps government when it comes to open, easy and meaningful access to the information we need. A Listeria monocytogenes outbreak and related recall of pasteurized chocolate milk in Canada was ever
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Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has commissioned a project to provide data on microorganisms in raw minced (ground) beef on retail sale across the country.
The survey will run from January to December 2019 and results
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The International Association for Food Protection has opened nominations for its 2019 awards. The categories range from the Black Pearl Award for corporate excellence in food safety to travel scholarships for food safety students who
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An emerging body of scholarship argues that machine learning and artificial intelligence can solve food safety enforcement. By mining tweets and Yelp reviews, health departments can target inspections more effectively. With much fanfare, health
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A high fat diet could increase the risk of infection with Listeria monocytogenes, according to researchers from University College Cork.
APC Microbiome Ireland scientists based at the university found a high fat “western” diet reduces
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Likening a trip to the grocery store to shooting craps, a consumer watchdog group is reporting that data from the U.S. government shows food recalls are on an upward trend, which the advocates say could
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Four in 10 people who’ve had food poisoning believe they got it from eating and preparing food at home, according to a survey in Scotland.
Research for Food Standards Scotland (FSS) shows people in the
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Scientists in India have discovered how Salmonella enters plants to cause pre-harvest contamination of produce.
Most Salmonella outbreaks are linked to contamination from post-harvest handling and transportation but the bacterium can enter the plant earlier
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A researcher in search of treatments for potentially fatal E. coli infections says the impossible is now plausible because of stem cell technology and organoids of intestinal tissues.
Antibiotics are frequently not recommended for patients
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has asked for input on a potential event covering what the food safety system needs to look like by 2030. The agency wants to bring together academicians, regulators
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