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Editor’s note: This contributed piece is from the thesis of Jamie Ragos, the current holder of The Dave Theno Fellowship for Food Safety.
Thesis: Over the past
The trend of finding Salmonella infantis in poultry products is increasing, according to researchers.
European regulation on fresh poultry specifically mentions only Salmonella enteritidis or Salmonella typhimurium as a food
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Editor’s note: This interview was originally published by the Pew Charitable Trusts and is reprinted here with permission.
Meat and poultry safety regulations should reflect latest science: Q&
More than half of Salmonella infections in Ireland last year were associated with international travel, according to a recent report.
During 2018, 363 people had salmonellosis including 349 confirmed and
A review has backed the belief that poultry and ruminants are the main sources of Campylobacter infections.
The work found more than half of human campylobacteriosis cases were attributed to
Researchers have looked into the levels and factors behind Campylobacter food poisoning associated with chicken in Japan.
To prevent campylobacteriosis, it is necessary to counteract sanitation hazards in the food
Researchers at the Pasteur Institut in France have developed a genomic analysis method for classifying and identifying Yersinia strains and estimating pathogenicity.
The Yersinia genus covers a range of bacteria
Public health officials have added another 18 products to a list of recalled beef and veal items that now has more than 830 entries. An investigation into E. coli contamination
Researchers have detected a highly virulent new form of pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes.
It was identified as the cause of serious diseases in sheep in a remote area of the Chinese
Woodstock in 1969 on Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm near White Lake in Bethel, NY, with 400,000 in attendance for three days of Peace Music was the birth
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A food handler has tested positive for hepatitis A, spurring a public alert for anyone who bought fresh fruits or
