Poultry meat remains a major source of Campylobacter infection in New Zealand, according to a study.
Researchers looked at transmission pathways and source attribution for campylobacteriosis in New Zealand. Most patients were infected with strains
Continue Reading Most Campylobacter infections in New Zealand linked to poultry
A customer complaint about what appears to be undercooked chicken has prompted Tarantino Wholesale Foods Distributor to recall more than 1,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken breasts.
Undercooked chicken can result in the potential survival of
Continue Reading ‘Ready-to-eat’ chicken may be undercooked; firm launches recall
The percentage of chickens at Tesco and Asda testing positive for Campylobacter at the top level of contamination in the second quarter of 2020 has fallen below the FSA target.
The two supermarkets had recorded
Continue Reading Tesco and Asda improve Campylobacter in chicken results
More than 4,000 samples were taken during efforts to investigate outbreaks, according to an Australian state’s annual food testing report for 2018 and 2019.
The New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority reported 4,010 food and
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The number of Campylobacter infections in Denmark has increased for the third year in a row.
In 2019, the amount of registered Campylobacter infections increased by almost a fifth. A total of 5,389 illnesses were
Continue Reading Campylobacter increase continues in Denmark
Campylobacter types found in fresh chicken often matched those from ill people showing poultry is still a common source of infection in Sweden.
Researchers studied the genetic similarity between Campylobacter from retail chicken meat and
Continue Reading Campylobacter chicken connection still common in Sweden
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) was detected in more than a fifth of lamb samples tested but this was a lower contamination rate than 2018, according to the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST).
Conagra Brands is recalling more than 270,000 pounds of Healthy Choice brand chicken and turkey bowl products because of consumer complaints about rocks in the products.
The recall follows an initial recall on April 20
Continue Reading Continuing consumer complaints spur Conagra to recall more Healthy Choice meals
Two consumer groups want to see government and industry do something instead of nothing when it comes to keeping certain bacteria out of Americans’ diets via contaminated poultry.
The groups’ leaders say they don’t want
Continue Reading Watchdogs on patrol; seeking safer poultry through preventive controls
Consumer practices for monitoring doneness of cooked chicken are not always safe, according to a recent study.
Researchers surveyed 3,969 households in France, Norway, Portugal, Romania, and the United Kingdom on their personal chicken cooking
Continue Reading Study finds chicken cooking advice ignored by vast majority of consumers
Transplanting gut microbes from chickens more resistant to Campylobacter into birds that are susceptible does not improve resistance, according to researchers.
To determine the types and numbers of microbes present, scientists from the Roslin Institute
Continue Reading Researchers look at resistance to Campylobacter in chickens
