Contaminated blood from slaughterhouse pigs infected with hepatitis E could be reaching the human food supply chain, according to researchers.
“. . . 40 percent of U.S. slaughterhouse pigs (sampled) were seropositive for HEV (hepatitis
Continue Reading Scientists find cause for concern about hepatitis E in slaughterhouse pigs
Retail chicken meat often contains Campylobacter but the level of contamination is generally low, according to a recent research report.
Researchers collected 1,490 chicken, beef, lamb, and pork samples from Australian supermarkets and butchers from
Continue Reading Campylobacter common at low levels in Australian chicken
Vietnamese authorities have identified eight forged health certificates related to one meat processing plant.
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in Hong Kong found discrepancies in serial numbers of health certificates issued by Vietnamese authorities
Continue Reading Vietnam and Hong Kong investigation finds forged health certificates
If you haven’t heard, a Seattle attorney is petitioning the USDA to make it illegal to sell meat and poultry that is contaminated with Salmonella.
Yep, as of right now — and who knows
Continue Reading Beach Beat: The faces behind the petition
Dear Editor,
I am submitting this letter in response to Dan Flynn’s earlier piece regarding pork inspection line speeds.
The federal government’s decision to put pork producers in charge of their own food safety
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: USDA move to outsource inspections is recipe for disaster
Dear Editor,
Editor Dan Flynn’s Jan. 12 letter supporting the USDA’s new swine slaughter rule perpetuates so many falsehoods, it merits a lengthy response. Among other things, the new rule removes all line speed
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Line speeds, worker safety are real concerns
Campylobacter, Yersinia, E. coli and Listeria infections all went up while Salmonella declined, according to the 2018 report on foodborne disease in New Zealand.
Campylobacter remained the top foodborne pathogen. The country has a performance
Continue Reading Campylobacter and E. coli infections climb in New Zealand; raw milk cited
Eight Listeria infections have been recorded in France by authorities linked to eating a brand of pork tongue in jelly.
The people infected with the same type of Listeria monocytogenes were identified by the National
Continue Reading Eight people infected by Listeria in France
A number of people have been arrested on allegations they knew that meat, which caused a large Listeria outbreak in Spain, was contaminated.
Individuals were aware since December 2018 that some of the food products
Continue Reading Spanish authorities find Magrudis knew of Listeria in products from late 2018
Spain’s largest ever Listeria outbreak is over according to authorities with no new infections reported in the last 20 days.
La Consejería de Salud y Familias ended the listeriosis alert, which was started in mid-August,
Continue Reading Spanish Listeria outbreak declared over after 200 affected
Some of the rise in hepatitis E infections in Singapore may be linked to eating undercooked pork, according to a study.
The research led by the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) found that incidence of hepatitis
Continue Reading Undercooked pork a factor in Singapore’s Hepatitis E increase
