Four in 10 people who’ve had food poisoning believe they got it from eating and preparing food at home, according to a survey in Scotland.
Research for Food Standards Scotland (FSS) shows people in the
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Australian scientists discover how to fight Bacillus cereus bacteria
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered how Bacillus cereus works and how to combat it.
The team found out how the bacteria interacts with the immune system, discovered how it sustains itself
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FSA and PHE issue advice to prevent foodborne illnesses during the holidays
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued advice to prevent food poisoning over the holidays while Public Health England (PHE) has warned about norovirus.
There are an estimated 1 million food poisoning cases a year
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Foodborne infections increase for England and Wales
Laboratory reports of pathogens including Campylobacter, Salmonella and Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O157 have all increased compared to last year in England and Wales.
Data is based on common gastrointestinal infections in England
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Suspended sentence for food shop owner after Salmonella outbreak
The former owner of a fast food outlet in England linked to a Salmonella outbreak last year has received a suspended six month prison sentence.
Eight people had acute food poisoning and one patient’s symptoms
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Four sentenced after guilty pleas in fake holiday food poisoning claim
Four people have been sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two years, after admitting to making a false holiday sickness claim.
Michael Jameson, 43, Claire Weir, 35, Jane Weir, 38, and Janet Weir,
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Food poisoning sickens 60 and kills two in Malaysia; Salmonella confirmed
More than 60 cases of food poisoning and two deaths are being investigated by the Malaysian Ministry of Health (KKM).
A total of 61 infections have been reported with 24 cases in Kedah including 16
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Dozens of Pasha’s patrons in Texas report symptoms of food poisoning
More than 60 people who ate at a San Antonio, TX, restaurant in recent days have reported symptoms of foodborne illnesses, city officials reported yesterday. Inspections of the restaurant in the past year revealed multiple
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Salmonella and E. coli most known food poisoning types in FSA survey
Salmonella and E. coli are the most known types of food poisoning by the public in the United Kingdom, according to a survey. The Food Standard Agency’s biannual public attitudes tracker (May 2018) found 91
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Touchdowns and toilet bowls
Editor’s note: This is 2018 winner of the “Publisher’s Award” for essays written as part of a food safety litigation class at the University of Arkansas Law School. The course is taught by Bill Marler
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Friends don’t make friends sick on Super Bowl Sunday
I come from a long line of, “Oh, just leave that leftover chicken – or pheasant, or scrambled eggs, or fried potatoes – on the counter. Someone will eat it later.”
And there they’d sit
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