Recent research looked at the prevalence of E. coli and other pathogens on organically grown vegetables.
The research team was concerned with poultry litter compost and heat-treated poultry litter pellets used for organic fertilizer and soil amendments in speciality crop production and soil health management.
“. . . such products
Continue Reading Researches delve into transfer of E. coli and other pathogens to organic speciality crops
A project has been awarded funding to investigate a strain of Salmonella often found in cattle.
The grant will fund research to explore the genetic and phenotypic variations within Salmonella Dublin. The aim is to understand more about how the bacteria moves from cattle to humans and what that means
Continue Reading Salmonella Dublin project receives funding
In a shift away from GMOS, aka genetically modified organisms, important research is continuing in gene editing, sometimes referred to as “the next big thing in agriculture.”
The important difference between the two is that in the case of gene editing, no foreign DNA is inserted into a plant, animal
Continue Reading Gene editing is not the same as GMO
More than 100 projects have received support as part of the 2024 European Research Council (ERC) proof of concept competition.
Each grant is worth €150,000 ($157,300) and helps to bridge the gap between the results of research and early phases of commercialization.
Food fraud and mislabeling harms consumer trust and
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Researchers at Purdue University are working with the FDA and Indiana officials on a study to help increase the safety of cantaloupe.
Specifically, the scientists are looking at salmonella prevalence and persistence in the cantaloupe-growing region of southwest Indiana. Growers in the area are assisting with the statewide study to
Continue Reading Scientists join growers in cantaloupe food safety research in Indiana
Recalling that some papers mention that Salmonella is a hazard that should be addressed, I peeked in my preharvest folder for quotes. Here are some from 2024.
Salmonella, a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium from the Enterobacteriaceae family, is a significant cause of illnesses in humans and animals. It resides in the
Continue Reading Salmonella continues to be a big problem
— COMMENTARY —
By Davis W. Cheng, Ph. D.
The terms “Contagious Disease,” “Infectious Disease,” and “Communicable Disease” are related concepts and often used interchangeably, but there are distinctions in their meanings and subtle differences in emphasis.
“Contagious Disease” specifically highlights diseases easily transmitted from person to person. Contagious diseases
Continue Reading Foodborne diseases: Contagious, infectious, or communicable?
By Marcia Herzberg Lee, LP.D
Adjunct Professor NEU
For the complete study with corresponding tables and graphs, please click here.
ABSTRACT
Foodborne Illness variables can be broken down into 3 major categories controllable through policy intervention: 1) Risk Factors; 2) Inspection (including standardization of inspections); and 3) Food Laws.
Continue Reading New research: Inspection, laws, risk factors and foodborne illness
Teresa Bergholz and Jade Mitchell, both Ph.D.’s with Michigan State University (MSU), hope to characterize the changes that E. coli O157:H7 goes through on romaine lettuce during post-harvest cold storage.
Their project is titled “Quantifying risk associated with changes in EHEC physiology during post-harvest pre-processing stages of leafy green production.”
Continue Reading Project examines E. coli’s viability during romaine post-harvest cooling
Researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy have designed a food-grade device from edible materials that indicates whether a frozen product has been thawed and refrozen.
The researchers’ work, titled “Self-Powered Edible Defrosting Sensor” was published in ACS Sensors, by Ivan Ilic, Mario Caironi, and their colleagues.
Continue Reading A new edible sensor shows if frozen products have previously thawed