The occurrence of foodborne disease in Brazil is low compared to other countries but this could be due to underreporting and people not seeking health care when ill, according to a study.
The work, published
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Gene-ius! Study looks at preventing foodborne Salmonella infection
Brazilian researchers are investigating which genes are important for the survival of Salmonella to help prevent foodborne infections in humans.
The team from the School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences at the State University of
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BRF launches massive fresh chicken recall because of Salmonella test results
BRF S.A. has recalled more than 450 tons of fresh chicken because of potential Salmonella contamination.
Approximately 164.7 metric tons of chicken was destined to the Brazilian domestic market and 299.6 tons for international markets
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Foodborne botulism suspected in two children
Two girls, aged four and six, have contracted botulism in the Brazilian state of Paraná.
Both cases were hospitalized but have now been discharged following treatment.
Foodborne botulism, caused by eating food that was improperly
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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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Federal Police again arrest JBS shareholder Joesley Batista in Operation Carwash
The controlling shareholder in Brazil’s JBS S.A., which in turn owns Greeley, CO-based JBS USA, is once again in federal custody in Brazil. Federal Police returned former JBS Chairman Joesley Batista to prison Friday morning,
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Study identifies rate of outbreaks linked to produce in Brazil
Almost 3,000 people fell ill and nearly 350 were hospitalized in 30 produce-related outbreaks over a six-year period in Brazil, according to researchers.
The study published in Food Quality and Safety identified foodborne outbreaks associated
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FSIS posts partial list of retailers that sold beef linked to Salmonella outbreak
Federal officials have begun releasing names of specific grocery stores and other businesses that received some of the 6.9 million pounds of recalled ground beef and non-intact beef products that are linked to a Salmonella
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Fipronil and Salmonella lead notifications in RASFF report
Fipronil in eggs and Salmonella in poultry meat from Brazil dominated information exchanges between European countries in 2017, according to the annual Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) report.
A total of 3,832
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Brazil vows to contest EU’s punitive poultry ban with WTO
The European Union is punishing Brazil for alleged deficiencies in the country’s control system by banning imports from 12 BRF S.A. poultry plants.
Brazil is the world’s second-largest poultry producer, and its Agriculture Minister Blairo
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Is broken Brazil responsible for sickened South Africa?
Is there a link between the world’s worst listeriosis outbreak in South Africa and Brazil’s broken and scandal-plagued meat and poultry industries?
And could that link be something called “white slime?”
Before there were any
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