Scientists have looked at why humans infected with E. coli are more likely to suffer serious symptoms after studying toxins produced by the bacteria.
The team found that a toxin produced by naturally-occurring E. coli
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Dangerous E. coli strains adapt well to life in cattle, threatening people
Researchers have looked at why dangerous forms of E. coli keep appearing in cattle.
While E. coli bacteria are a known cause of food poisoning, a wide variety of strains exist, many of them are
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E. coli O157 study could explain higher human infection rates in Scotland
Cattle in Scotland have a higher level of a certain subtype of E. coli O157 which causes more severe human infections, according to a report.
Scientists found that Scottish cattle have more E. coli O157
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Post-Brexit food safety under scrutiny by CIEH and FRC
Food standards and safety after the United Kingdom exits the European Union next year have been put under the spotlight again by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and Food Research Collaboration.
The Chartered Institute
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Cow had 8,000% the legal limit of drug in edible tissue
A beef cow-calf operation is on notice from the Food and Drug Administration because of the presence of three drugs in edible tissue samples collected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Testing showed residue of
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Catch the 2013 — NAMI’s guidelines still right on target
So what’s the gold standard guideline on how to humanely handle feed animals in 2017?
North American Meat Institute’s (NAMI), 2013 Guidelines.
Next question, please.
You can credit, as does NAMI, the “2013” to that
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Researchers in Scotland develop E. coli vaccine for cattle
The two North American vaccines developed since 2010 to reduce the dangerous E. coli in cattle by as much as 98 percent are still in limited demand in the marketplace. But that has not stopped
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Canada Blames Old Feed for Alberta’s Most Recent ‘Mad Cow’ Discovery
The report is not exactly comforting on that Black Angus beef cow discovered with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) north of Edmonton, Alberta, last February. BSE is a progressive and fatal neurological disease in cattle. The
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Group Seeks to Reverse Slight Upward Trend in E. Coli in Ground Beef
Once a major threat to the beef industry, the levels of E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef have been on a historic decline since peaking in the mid-1990s. In fact, according to the U.S. Department
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FDA Warning Letters: Misbranding, Inadequate HACCP Plans, Excessive Drug Residues
The latest round of warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) include a dairy company cited for inaccurate nutritional claims, two seafood processors for inadequate HACCP plans, and three cattle producers for
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Scientists Studying Salmonella in Cattle Lymph Nodes
If you eat undercooked beef, it’s not just E. coli you have to worry about. Salmonella may be predominately associated with poultry, but beef can also be contaminated with the pathogen. According to the Centers
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