Gastrointestinal infection outbreaks halved during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic in England but bacterial pathogens declined the least, according to a study.
Compared with the 5-year average from 2015 to 2019, there
Continue Reading COVID-19 impact lower for foodborne pathogens in England
There was a decline in reports of four foodborne pathogens and the number of incidents and recalls in the past year, according to the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) annual report.
It covers activities in 2020-2021
Continue Reading Public health annual report details foodborne illnesses, impact of COVID
A project in the United Kingdom has received funding for the surveillance of foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance.
Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATH-SAFE) involves the Food Standards Agency (FSA); Food Standards
Continue Reading UK project gets funding to monitor foodborne pathogens and AMR
A study published late this year in Food Pathogens and Disease found that efforts are underway to create legislation to reduce Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport Infections in the United States.
Newport Salmonella is the third
Continue Reading Study findings on Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport
A university researcher is looking for a way to make existing scientific literature and data on food safety easily accessible to growers.
Funded by the Center for Produce Safety, the project is headed by Daniel
Continue Reading Scientists seek to help produce industry combat foodborne pathogens
A study of food handlers in Egypt has highlighted poor knowledge and non-compliance with food safety practices.
The food safety system of Egypt is undergoing transition with the recent creation of the National Food Safety
Continue Reading Survey finds gaps in food safety knowledge in Egypt
WebMD, the popular website for checking on symptoms and finding a medical doctor, has published a list of foods “most likely” to cause foodborne illness.
Certain foods, more than others, are linked to foodborne illnesses,
Continue Reading WebMD lists foods ‘most likely’ to cause foodborne illnesses
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) is out with a report on what might be called the “recalls gone wild” era.
To view a larger version of the
Continue Reading Better tests, stronger laws, more foods add up to more recalls
University of Georgia food scientist Xiangyu Deng has created a system that can identify subtypes of foodborne pathogens in a fraction of the time taken by traditional methods.
Quick detection and pathogen fingerprinting can save
Continue Reading Scientist creates faster way to fingerprint foodborne pathogens
Nine out of 10 farmers in Ireland are unaware that healthy animals can be a source of infection people, including their families. More than half don’t know that they can pick up diseases from sick
Continue Reading 90 percent of farmers in Ireland unaware of animal pathogens
