In the first installment of this series with Sterilex, Food Safety News explores what biofilms are and their unique resistance to attempts to kill the pathogens they protect.
Food processors and manufacturers know
Continue Reading Biofilms bring safety challenges to food companies
The last few weeks have sounded remarkably familiar to Spring 2020 when we faced a nationwide (and Canada) Salmonella outbreak linked to California grown onions. We are now facing a similar outbreak – smaller
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: What did we learn – or not – from the 2020 onion outbreak
The number of foodborne infections in Germany declined in 2020 with the coronavirus pandemic likely affecting the figures, according to a report.
The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Annual Report provides a summary and assessment of notifications
Continue Reading COVID a factor as foodborne illness declines in Germany
ProSource Produce LLC of Hailey, ID, is recalling whole raw onions (red, yellow and white) shipped from Chihuahua, Mexico, between July 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2021, because of a link to a Salmonella outbreak
Continue Reading Onions linked to Salmonella outbreak recalled from states across the US and Canada
Several European countries have called measures adopted to deal with ethylene oxide in a food additive “disproportionate.”
In July, it was agreed all products containing the additive locust bean gum (E410) that is contaminated with
Continue Reading EU countries hit out at ethylene oxide recall measures
More than 650 people have been infected in a Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak that federal officials say has been traced to fresh onions from Mexico.
The implicated onions are from ProSource Produce Inc. of Hailey, ID,
Continue Reading Onions from Mexico identified as source of outbreak; more than 650 patients confirmed
The impact of Salmonella infections on consumers’ wellbeing has been estimated to be “very significant” by researchers in Hungary.
Salmonellosis is one of the most frequent foodborne illnesses in Hungary. Based on data from 2014
Continue Reading Study assesses Salmonella impact on consumers in Hungary
The United States and Canada are part of an outbreak affecting Europe because of Salmonella in tahini and halva from Syria.
The United States has reported six Salmonella Mbandaka cases, one in 2020 and the
Continue Reading U.S. and Canada part of Salmonella outbreak linked to tahini and halva
The COVID-19 pandemic and EU exit put “pressure” on the United Kingdom’s main lab for food microbiology, according to an annual report.
The UK’s national reference laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology is Public Health England.
Continue Reading Report reveals pandemic and Brexit impact on UK food microbiology lab
In the first update in two weeks, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak of unknown origin remains a mystery.
And it’s a growing mystery. With 592
Continue Reading Mystery Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak continues to grow
The Food and Drug Administration is currently investigating four foodborne illness outbreaks.
There are few new details available about the outbreaks since the agency’s update a week ago. The investigation information includes:
Continue Reading Very few details available from FDA for ongoing foodborne illness investigations
