Baking cookies is a great family activity for all ages during the holidays. However, this also means that the people most susceptible to food poisoning can come in direct contact with harmful bacteria.
Most only think of the dangers of raw eggs and Salmonella and avoid this with certain egg
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Cross contamination and temperature abuse are factors that played a role in an outbreak of Salmonella in Hong Kong earlier this year.
In May, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health recorded 236 illnesses linked to consumption of sandwiches produced in a food factory with more
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Researchers at a university in Australia have found a way to prevent salmonellosis affecting eggs through surface contamination.
Flinders University scientists developed a shell egg decontamination method that removed Salmonella Typhimurium from the outside of an egg without impacting its usability.
The method adapted a temperature-controlled water bath common in
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A large Salmonella outbreak affecting 174 people in the Bío Bío Region of Chile has been linked to homemade mayonnaise from a local restaurant in the city of Lota.
“The Seremi de Salud Bío Bío confirmed 174 cases of salmonella making it the largest outbreak of the last four years
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