The USDA is planning to reduce some Salmonella testing for poultry products for the coming fiscal year, but that is not necessarily a bad thing.
In a 33-page sampling plan for fiscal year 2024, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) outlines the number of samples it plans
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Researchers have suggested ways to improve analysis to help with source attribution and Campylobacter outbreak investigations.
The standard method of Campylobacter detection is through culture, though feasibility constraints usually result in selecting or characterizing as few as one isolate per sample.
Only taking a few isolates can lead to the
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Officials in New Zealand have reported progress on a target to reduce domestic foodborne Campylobacter infections in the country.
A report prepared by the Institute of Environmental and Scientific Research (ESR) found that the rate of New Zealand-acquired foodborne illness caused by Campylobacter has fallen from 88 to 77 cases per
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Swedish health officials issued a warning after an increase in the number of people infected by Campylobacter in July.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public Health Agency of Sweden) reported in the first two weeks of July, the number of reported cases of Campylobacter in people infected in Sweden increased to nearly 100 per
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The USDA has proposed a rule that would stop poultry producers from selling chicken and turkey contaminated with high levels of certain types of Salmonella.
The rule, would make it illegal to sell chicken, chicken parts or ground chicken and turkey if it is found to be contaminated with
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A campaign group has claimed some chicken meat sold by Lidl is contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and other pathogens.
A total of 142 own-brand products from 22 Lidl stores in Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, and Poland were tested by a laboratory in Germany.
The products need to be cooked
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The number of Salmonella cases in England has returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels and 11 outbreaks were reported in 2022.
Salmonella Enteritidis went back to being the most frequently reported serovar and Salmonella Typhimurium infections also increased, said the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
In 2022, there were 8,125 Salmonella
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The Waitrose grocery chain blamed factors outside the control of the retailer and its supply base for poor Campylobacter in chicken results.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) maximum target level is up to 7 percent of birds with more than 1,000 colony-forming units per gram (CFU/g) of Campylobacter.
Waitrose and
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According to recently released figures, the number of Campylobacter cases in England decreased in 2022.
Reported infections fell from 55,642 in 2021 to 54,461 cases in 2022, a decrease of 1,181.
Data comes from the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) Second Generation Surveillance System and the Gastrointestinal Infections and Food
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A study in Turkey has found nearly 40 percent of chicken products sampled contained Salmonella.
Researchers investigated prevalence, antibiotic resistance, and genomic diversity of Salmonella in raw poultry meat products across Turkey.
A total of 293 samples were collected, including chicken breast, skinned drumstick, skinned chicken chop, wing, chicken offal
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