With deer hunting season upon us there is an increase in the potential for foodborne illnesses. Field dressing, butchering, and handling of game meat all offer opportunity for pathogens wreak
Beef products are one of the main sources of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections around the world, according to a report published by the FAO and WHO. Fresh produce was
A French child who developed severe complications after being infected by E. coli in 2011 has died.
Nolan Moittie was two years old when he was one of a number
Two children have died in Denmark after complications from being infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.
The children, one who lived in Funen and the other from the Copenhagen area,
Detection of a Salmonella outbreak was helped by the fact that it was a novel serotype, according to researchers.
The salmonellosis outbreak had 47 confirmed cases in five European countries
The percentage of chickens positive at the top level for Campylobacter in the United Kingdom has increased for the second successive quarter.
For the top nine retailers, 3.6 percent
Two people have died so far this year in Lithuania from listeriosis, according to the Centre for Communicable Diseases and AIDS (ULAC).
Both deaths were in people older than 70
The number of E. coli infections recorded in Scotland increased in 2018, according to a report on surveillance data from the country.
Cases of E. coli O157 decreased while non-O157
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent
By warning you not to wash chicken (or other poultry), FSIS correctly recognizes the risk of cross-contamination in your kitchen and the risk that it poses to you and your
Researchers have reported on a rare Salmonella serotype that caused an outbreak in Australia from 2017 to 2018.
Salmonella Hessarek was responsible for 25 infections in South Australia between March
Campylobacter contamination in chickens in the United Kingdom has decreased but it remains high in smaller retailers, independent shops and butchers, according to a Food Standards Agency report.
The proportion
