Along with feedlot dust blowing in the wind and surface irrigation water flowing adjacent to feedlots, flies captured in leafy greens plots near feedlots are capable of transferring E. coli from animal operations to produce
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Spot check of almost 300 leafy greens samples shows serious contamination
Major retailers including Whole Foods Market and Costco were among those where Consumer Reports found leafy greens contaminated with the potentially deadly bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.
The pre-eminent consumer watchdog group gathered 284 samples of fresh
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Researchers use electrical signalling to detect bacteria
Researchers at the University of Warwick have found bacteria can be detected in minutes by zapping them with electricity.
Scientists at the university in the United Kingdom discovered healthy bacteria cells and those inhibited by
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Researchers find animals in salad discoveries not as rare as believed
Most reports of animals being found in fresh produce involved frogs, according to a University of Illinois study.
More than 50 percent of 40 incidents involved frogs, but lizards, snakes, mice, birds, and a bat,
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IAFP 2019 opens with a bit of humor and a dose reality about the fun of learning
LOUISVILLE, KY — The Grand Ballroom of the Kentucky International Convention Center turned into a playground Sunday night as Barbara Chamberlin burst onto the stage to deliver this year’s Ivan Parkin Lecture.
Few nerds could
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Acinetobacter detected in meat samples
Researchers have found bacteria often associated with hospital infections in meat samples from markets in Peru.
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) led the study, published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology,
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Researchers look to block bacteria adaptation
Scientists have shown how a bacterial protein senses changes in temperature to slacken DNA strands and boost gene expression in some foodborne pathogens.
The approach may open new avenues to control pathogenic multi-drug resistant bacteria,
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EFSA lists food safety research needs
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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Study finds variation of lead uptake in fruits, veggies; risk highest for children
Researchers have suggested guidance in the United Kingdom should be revised because it does not recognize how lead is stored in soil and transferred to vegetables.
Recent years have seen a rise in popularity of
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E. coli from beef to romaine: Can the past be the prelude?
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Editor’s note: Gary M. Weber, president of G.M. Weber Consulting LLC, submitted this column for original publication in Food Safety News.
Numerous E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to Romaine lettuce have been a tragedy
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