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New technology creates hard metal surfaces that kill bacteria

By News Desk on August 2, 2020

A treatment to infuse hardened metal surfaces with naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides has been developed by researchers at Purdue University.

In other words, the Purdue research team’s technology can create hard metal surfaces that kill…
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EU plans cut to antimicrobial and pesticide use in Farm to Fork strategy

By Joe Whitworth on May 21, 2020

The European Commission has set targets to reduce pesticide use and sales of antimicrobials by 2030.

The Farm to Fork strategy includes a reduction by 50 percent on the use and risk of pesticides and…
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Antimicrobial resistance in Europe continues to increase

By Joe Whitworth on February 27, 2019

Antimicrobials used to treat diseases such as campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis are becoming less effective, according to a new research report.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)…
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Researchers uncover Salmonella Typhimurium diversity in Brazil

By Joe Whitworth on November 15, 2018

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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Work Continues on Antimicrobial Solutions for Food Safety

By The National Provisioner on March 31, 2014

Antimicrobial solutions are used to reduce contaminants on raw foods such as meats, vegetables and fruits. This is analogous to washing food prior to using it in one’s own kitchen, although these compounds enhance the…
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Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Increase Data Collection on Antibiotics

By News Desk on May 9, 2013

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Susan Collins (R-ME) on Wednesday introduced a bill that would require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to collect more data on exactly how antimicrobial drugs are…
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Resistance to Important Antibiotic May Develop in Soil, Study Shows

By Gretchen Goetz on November 26, 2012

Over the past two decades, scientists have been tracking a concerning rise in bacterial resistance to cephalosporins – a class of antibiotics used to treat a variety of human infections. Now, a study out of…
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Common Germ Agent Might Weaken Heart and Other Muscles

By Dan Flynn on August 17, 2012

Americans and Europeans have been slathering triclosan on ever since hospitals began using it in antibacterial soaps and sanitizers 40 years ago. But that era may be passing, especially after the release this week of…
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FDA Seeks Input on Potential Changes to Antimicrobial Drug Reporting

By News Desk on July 30, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking comments on a proposal to make changes to the reporting requirements for antimicrobial sales and distribution. The agency said in a Federal Register notice that it is…
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O104:H4 Genome Sequencing Used to Kill the Bug

By Dan Flynn on March 14, 2012

The deadly pathogen known as E. coli O104:H4, which devastated northern Europe last year, can itself be killed, San Francisco-based AvidBiotics Corporation announced Wednesday.

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Dean Scholl, who leads a team of scientists from AvidBiotics and…

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