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 main antibiotics for treating infections
Continue Reading EU data shows foodborne infections getting harder to treat
There has been a decline of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli but not Campylobacter in chicken based on surveys by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Two annual surveys tested fresh chicken sold in the United Kingdom, with
Continue Reading FSA surveys show level of antimicrobial resistant bacteria on UK chicken
Citing efforts to improve transparency and public access to information about approved antibiotics for animas, the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has published certain medicated feed information, including information about Blue
Continue Reading FDA begins posting additional information about antibiotics for animals
For the first time, Spanish researchers have found antimicrobial resistant genes in Salmonella isolated from raw mussels.
Writing in the journal Eurosurveillance, they said the findings are of concern as such analysis is not performed
Continue Reading Researchers find antibiotic resistant mcr-1 gene in Salmonella from mussels
Campylobacter isolates with antimicrobial resistance have been found on whole fresh chickens sold at retail in the United Kingdom, according to a survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The survey tested a subset of
Continue Reading FSA reveals levels of antimicrobial resistant Campylobacter in chicken
Scientists from the University of Glasgow in Scotland are reporting they have found a way to treat E. coli O157 infections without causing serious side effects.
The study, published in Infection and Immunity, looks
Continue Reading Scientists find promising results in study about E. coli treatment
To better understand antibiotic resistance (AMR) in bacteria, agencies within USDA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other federal and state partners work collaboratively through
Continue Reading Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?
Levels of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) E. coli in raw UK retail pork and beef remain low, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Findings come from a survey on behalf of the European Commission to
Continue Reading FSA reports low levels of antimicrobial resistant E. coli in UK’s retail meat
Researchers in Brazil have found Salmonella is resistant to different classes of antibiotics and have identified genes responsible for that resistance. It was the first study of Salmonella Typhimurium strains isolated in Brazil that used
Continue Reading Researchers uncover Salmonella Typhimurium diversity in Brazil
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has organized two events dealing with microbial risks and antimicrobial resistance this month.
The first symposium presented the latest research on food-associated viruses and the other focused
Continue Reading Experts gather at BfR to discuss viruses and antimicrobial resistance
Five years after U.S. representatives wrote to the USDA about the agency’s “unacceptable” response to Salmonella outbreaks traced to chicken, one of the lawmakers says déjà vu is not acceptable as a food safety policy.
Continue Reading Lawmaker says new outbreak shows USDA, poultry industry need to act
