An investigation into a Listeria outbreak in Australia linked to seven deaths has found the weather played a significant role in contamination.
The outbreak from rockmelons, known as cantaloupe in North America, affected 22 people
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Processing Aids for Fresh Produce: Safety Buffers Between Farm and Table
Nutrition labels on items in the produce section tend to be short, if not absent altogether. While cereals, soups and sauces come with long lists of ingredients on their packaging, an apple doesn’t need an
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Utah Healthy Swimming Campaign Seems to Have Worked
In the wake of a 2007 Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to recreational swimming waters in Utah, a statewide educational push seems to have increased residents’ knowledge about healthy swimming practices.
In the spring of 2008, state
Top Food Safety Stories of 2010: No. 17
Welcome to the end. Beginning today, we are going to begin putting the year 2010 into a box so we can put it on a shelf someplace.
But first, we have a lot to do.
Uncertain Future for U.S. Poultry in Russia
Although U.S. poultry was only recently allowed back in Russia, it seems American chicken is still being eased out.
After a meeting between presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in late June, Russia agreed to lift
Russian Poultry Dispute Complicated by Egg Fiasco
The headline-grabbing recall of over half a billion eggs for Salmonella contamination in the U.S. is complicating the ongoing dispute with Russia over the acceptance of U.S. poultry products.
“In light of reports in the
Why Public Health Matters
I received a couple of requests to define “public health” last week from readers [of Food Politics] Anthro and MA. As MA puts it,
“Maybe…we need a definition of “public health.” I view my
U.S. Poultry Given OK for Russian Export
U.S. poultry processors have been given the green light from federal officials to begin shipping poultry to Russia, after a six month ban, but conversion to antimicrobial treatments that are acceptable to the country may
Berry Lovers Benefit from Food Safety Scrutiny
It’s berry season. Time for some chlorine.
No, we’re not talking about chlorine as in sunglasses and swimming pools but rather chlorine as in berry farmers and irrigation water.
And while the juxtaposition of
Russia Agrees to Lift Ban on U.S. Poultry Imports
Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev Come to Poultry Trade Compromise
Russia has agreed to end its ban on U.S. poultry imports, presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev announced in a joint press conference yesterday.
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Senators Ask Obama to Talk Poultry With Russia
A bipartisan group of Senators is urging President Obama to make Russia’s current “blockade” of U.S. poultry products a topic of discussion during his meeting with Russian President Medvedev this week ahead of the G-8