Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part opinion piece.
In recent days the CDC and FSIS updated information on a continuing salmonellosis outbreak connected to raw
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“Regulation is bad for business.”
It’s an all-too-common refrain, but not exclusively a modern one.
Most people, when asked what they know about the origin of the
Researchers from a German institute have expanded knowledge about produce harboring antibiotic resistance genes that often escape traditional molecular detection methods.
These antibiotic resistance genes might evade cultivation-independent detection, but
Researchers have investigated the prevalence of Bacillus cereus in infant formula sold in China.
No legal microbiological criteria for the pathogen in powdered infant formula (PIF) and powdered follow-up formula
Sprout Creek Farm of Poughkeepsie, NY, has pulled its “Margie” cheese from retailers because laboratory tests of the finished product were positive for Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Food and
Inspectors from Vancouver Coastal Health have discovered a local family-owned business did not use proper processing in the production of meat products including sausages and salami, which could allow for
For more than 2 1/2 years, management at the Colton, California facility of McCain Foods USA ignored positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella, apparently choosing to ship
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Many vendors at farmers markets take inadequate precautions to prevent the spread of foodborne illness, and they should be trained to reduce food-safety risks, according to Penn State researchers
Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) infections are at the lowest level since 2009, according to Dutch surveillance statistics.
In 2017, 393 patients with STEC infection were reported, compared with
The United Nations’ FAO and the World Health Organization have found that the risk of histamine development in fish of the Salmonidae family is unlikely to reach the levels needed
The first molecular-typing based cluster analyses at the European level has shown “very high performance,” according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
The eighth external quality assessment
The impact of unsafe food costs low- and middle-income economies about $110 billion in lost productivity and medical expenses each year, according to the World Bank.
The study, supported by
