The number of Americans falling ill from foodborne pathogens remained steady or marginally worsened in the latter half of the 2000s, and 2011 turned out to show little difference, according to the U.S. Centers for
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First Results from New Non-O157 Testing Program Are In
On June 4, food regulators began screening beef for six more strains of E. coli beyond the already-monitored E. coli O157:H7. Since that time, 110 samples of beef trim have been tested for non-O157 E.
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Interview: How Might Investigators Crack the E. coli O145 Outbreak?
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Publisher’s Platform: Non-O157 E. coli – An Alphabet Soup of Illness
E. coli O157:H7, O26, O111, O103, O121, O45 and O145 – it can get a bit(e) confusing. As of June 8, 2012, the CDC and various State health Departments report that there are 14 cases…
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Reaction Mixed as USDA’s Non-O157 Policy Kicks In
As the U.S. Department of Agriculture began testing for six additional strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli beyond E. coli O157:H7 on Monday, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) praised the move and the American Meat Institute…
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FSIS Set to Implement Non-O157 E. coli Policy Next Week
Just days before the agency is set to begin testing raw beef trimmings for more strains of disease-causing E. coli, the Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a detailed response to comments it has received…
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GAO Looks at Preslaughter Interventions to Reduce E. coli
Though researchers are familiar with pre-slaughter E. coli interventions such as probiotics, vaccines, certain chemicals and viruses that kill the bacteria, few manufacturers are seeking approval for these technologies. Government could do more to encourage…
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Non-O157 E. Coli Going Under-Tested, Under-Reported
A large proportion of E. coli strains that produce deadly Shiga toxin go under-tested and thus under-diagnosed, according to a study by Washington State Department of Health epidemiologists who surveyed health laboratories in the state…
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Is AMI’s Hodges Slinging Mud in the Name of Science?
This commentary was contributed jointly by John Munsell and Dr. Richard Raymond.
Last week, James H. Hodges, Executive Vice-President at the American Meat Institute (AMI), ostensibly penned an opinion piece for Food Safety News…
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Comments to FSIS Varied on Non-O157 E. Coli Testing
More E. coli testing may be just days away, or it could be well past March 5 before we know how all this is going to come out.
Since the USDA Under Secretary for Food…
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