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
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Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?
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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
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FSA reports low levels of antimicrobial resistant E. coli in UK’s retail meat
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
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Researchers uncover Salmonella Typhimurium diversity in Brazil
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
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Experts gather at BfR to discuss viruses and antimicrobial resistance
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
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Lawmaker says new outbreak shows USDA, poultry industry need to act
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.
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Listeria researchers find a chink in the antibiotic-resistant bacteria’s armour
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown that Listeria responds to an antibiotic, despite the pathogen carrying genes that should make it highly resistant.
Their study report, published in the journal PLOS Genetics,
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Antibiotic resistance, the food industry and animal agriculture
Every year more than 400,000 people in America get sick from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant foodborne bacteria, which cause more serious illnesses than other pathogens found in food.
People infected by antibiotic-resistant foodborne bacteria can
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New leadership at USDA, FDA might increase outside meetings
Poultry, antibiotics, Ionophores and activities with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency were among the subjects of April meetings between Al Almanza, administrator of USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and people outside the federal
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Lydia’s 10 Favorite Food Safety News Articles
Editor’s Note: Food Safety News Washington D.C. correspondent Lydia Zuraw for the past two and one half years will after today be found reporting for nonprofit Kaiser Health News. She was kind enough to leave
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Bacteriophages: An Old Antibiotic Alternative Becomes New Again
The increasing global attention to the threat of antibiotic resistance has spurred research and development of antimicrobial alternatives. Once such alternative is bacteriophages. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. There are thousands of
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