A study from researchers at the University of Georgia, published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, showed that 60 percent of cattle fecal samples contained multiple strains of salmonella that traditional testing methods missed. It also found that about one out of every 10 samples tested positive for Salmonella Reading,
Continue Reading Study finds that traditional sampling methods miss harmful salmonella
OK, it’s safe to buy pig ears for the dog again.
Except for pig ears on a recall list, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday withdrew their previous warnings to avoid buying or feeding pets any pig ear treats.
The
Continue Reading After 154 reported cases in 34 states, the pig ear Salmonella outbreak is over
Bacteria from humans and animals continue to show resistance to antimicrobials, which is one of the world’s biggest threats to public health and often involves the food chain according to a new report from two European public health agencies.
The report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the
Continue Reading Antimicrobial resistance in food animals threatens people
Editor’s note: CIDRAP News originally published this report by Chris Dall on Dec. 15, 2016.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week published new estimates of the incidence of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella infections in the United States, putting the burden at about 6,200 cases annually.
In a report in
Continue Reading Half of antibiotic resistant Salmonella cases from 4 serotypes
A widely held belief among food safety experts is that the U.S. beef industry has made enormous strides in the past two decades to reduce outbreaks and recalls associated with beef. One of the many measures initiated by industry to help reduce illness associated with beef has been the Beef
Continue Reading CDC Shares Data on E. Coli and Salmonella in Beef
Thursday was a busy day for the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. In addition to publishing its new poultry inspection rule, the agency also released its response to the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s petition, denying the organization’s request to have antibiotic-resistant Salmonella declared
Continue Reading FSIS Denies CSPI Petition to Declare Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella an Adulterant
On the third anniversary of filing a petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to have antibiotic-resistant Salmonella declared an adulterant, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is still waiting for a response. On Wednesday, the consumer advocate group filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court
Continue Reading Lawsuit Seeks USDA Response to Salmonella as Adulterant Petition
The outbreak of Salmonella linked to Foster Farms chicken products has some consumer advocates talking again about a petition filed in 2011 by the Center for Science in the Public Interest asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare antibiotic-resistant Salmonella an adulterant. Doing so would allow the agency to
Continue Reading Foster Farms Outbreak Brings Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Petition to the Fore
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) stated Thursday evening that it will not close the Foster Farms processing plants in California linked to a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. FSIS had threatened to “withhold the marks of inspection” at the three California plants in Livingston and Fresno
Continue Reading FSIS Will Not Close Foster Farms Plants
The number of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella serotypes hasn’t increased drastically in recent years, but drug-resistant Salmonella continues to pose a public health threat in the United States, particularly as resistance spreads across classes of drugs, necessitates the use of more expensive drugs, makes treatment less effective, and, in worse-case scenarios, leaves
Continue Reading Emerging Pathogens: Antibiotic Resistance Slowly Growing in Salmonella
