E. coli

Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about E. coli during an outbreak

THE E. COLI O157:H7 BACTERIA 1. A. Sources, Characteristics and Identification E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Jul 2024

Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about E. coli during an outbreak

Sources of sporadic E. coli cases examined in Denmark

Findings from a study have confirmed that beef is an important risk factor for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection in Denmark. Researchers also presented evidence that a proportion of

By News Desk

/ 22 Jul 2024

Sources of sporadic E. coli cases examined in Denmark

CDC declares E. coli outbreak traced to organic walnuts to be over

An outbreak of E. coli infections traced to organic walnuts has been declared over. The outbreak sickened 13 people in Washington and Oregon, according to the Centers for Disease Control

By News Desk

/ 10 Jul 2024

CDC declares E. coli outbreak traced to organic walnuts to be over

Swiss outbreaks steady as cases down but deaths up

Fewer people were sick but more died in outbreaks in Switzerland in 2023, largely due to a Listeria outbreak with five fatalities, according to a recent report. A total of

By Joe Whitworth

/ 5 Jul 2024

Swiss outbreaks steady as cases down but deaths up

What’s Chevron got to do with food safety?

— OPINION — In case you missed it, among the Supreme Court’s panoply of precedent shredding opinions last week was one that overruled the court’s watershed 1984 decision in Chevron

By Thomas Gremillion

/ 4 Jul 2024

What’s Chevron got to do with food safety?

Swedish pathogen stats show a large Salmonella outbreak

Sweden has revealed human infection data for 2023, including a large Salmonella outbreak that had major economic consequences and caused a shortage of eggs. The data comes from a report

By Joe Whitworth

/ 3 Jul 2024

Swedish pathogen stats show a large Salmonella outbreak

E. coli concerns prompt cheese curd recall in Iowa

Moore Family Cheese LLC of Maquoketa, IA is recalling Moore Family Farms and Creamery Cheddar Cheese Curds because of high coliform and generic E. coli count. According to the details

By News Desk

/ 18 Jun 2024

E. coli concerns prompt cheese curd recall in Iowa

Salad link as UK E. coli outbreak sickens 200

The number of people sick in an E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom has passed 200. There have been 211 confirmed patients in the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)

By News Desk

/ 17 Jun 2024

Salad link as UK E. coli outbreak sickens 200

Cattlemen contest research that shows dust from feedlots can contaminate irrigation water, leafy greens

A national trade organization representing beef producers is pushing back against a research project that has found that dust from feedlots can contaminate produce growing fields and irrigation water. The

By Coral Beach

/ 16 Jun 2024

Cattlemen contest research that shows dust from feedlots can contaminate irrigation water, leafy greens

Researchers establish a link between feedlots and contamination of produce, irrigation water

Feedlots likely contribute to the contamination of fresh produce in nearby fields, according to a study initiated after a deadly E. Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. The 2018 outbreak

By Coral Beach

/ 14 Jun 2024

Researchers establish a link between feedlots and contamination of produce, irrigation water

How NEMIS is advancing E. coli detection and food safety

— ADVERTORIAL — Julian Ihssen, a microbiologist and senior lab manager at NEMIS, has spent much of his career pioneering methods to detect and manage pathogenic bacteria. With a PhD from ETH

By Guest Contributor

/ 10 Jun 2024

How NEMIS is advancing E. coli detection and food safety

New Listeria outbreak posted; patient count in Salmonella outbreak increases significantly

The FDA has identified a new outbreak of Listeria infections, but the source is unknown. The Food and Drug Administration has initiated traceback efforts for the Listeria outbreak but has

By Coral Beach

/ 31 May 2024

New Listeria outbreak posted; patient count in Salmonella outbreak increases significantly

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Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about E. coli during an outbreak

Sources of sporadic E. coli cases examined in Denmark

CDC declares E. coli outbreak traced to organic walnuts to be over

Swiss outbreaks steady as cases down but deaths up

What’s Chevron got to do with food safety?

Swedish pathogen stats show a large Salmonella outbreak

E. coli concerns prompt cheese curd recall in Iowa

Salad link as UK E. coli outbreak sickens 200

Cattlemen contest research that shows dust from feedlots can contaminate irrigation water, leafy greens

Researchers establish a link between feedlots and contamination of produce, irrigation water

How NEMIS is advancing E. coli detection and food safety

New Listeria outbreak posted; patient count in Salmonella outbreak increases significantly