Findings from a study have confirmed that beef is an important risk factor for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection in Denmark.
Researchers also presented evidence that a proportion of
Campylobacter infection is more often of domestic origin in Finland than previously thought, according to scientists.
To identify sources for domestic Campylobacter infections, researchers analyzed patient data from the Finnish
Poor conditions at a production site likely contributed to a Salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 60 people in Italy, according to researchers.
In the summer of 2022, a foodborne
A study in Switzerland has identified feeding pets raw meat could be a potential source of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli for people and animals.
Giving domesticated animals raw meat-based diets
A better understanding of potential foodborne disease risks from imported meat products has been set out in a report published by the Food Standards Agency.
Researchers created profiles of 16
One in six Taiwanese people suffered from foodborne illness annually during a four year period studied by researchers.
From 2012 to 2015, almost 3.9 million foodborne illnesses and 50
Note on correction: the headline has been corrected. Four of nine plants tested positive.
Researchers have estimated the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in beef from the Brazilian state of Mato
Researchers say they believe they have found a cheap method to identify bacteria in a few hours on a mobile-phone-sized device.
The bacterial identification method, called ON-rep-seq, examines strain-specific fragments
Researchers have developed a database to make it easier to identify target proteins that can help fight infectious diseases.
Scientists from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the
Scientists are urging government officials to consider helping to develop an international database to share and analyze DNA sequences.
Such a system is a platform for storing whole genome sequencing
Changes to the way food is produced, processed and offered to consumers could affect food safety, according to a microbiology society in the United Kingdom.
A Society for Applied Microbiology
Leaders of the European Union are looking at changing regulations around unpasteurized juices and Listeria monocytogenes in sprouted seeds.
The draft legislation states that because the European Committee for Standardization
