Science & Research

USDA-NIFA grant awarded to Arkansas food scientist to investigate low-moisture food safety

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded an Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher a $200,000 grant to learn more about how

By News Desk

/ 9 May 2022

USDA-NIFA grant awarded to Arkansas food scientist to investigate low-moisture food safety

Dynamic program set for the Food Safety Summit in Illinois this week

– oPiNION – By Adriene Cooper, Senior Events Manager, Food Safety Summit After a two-year hiatus from our live event, the Food Safety Summit will gather more than 1,500 food

By Guest Contributor

/ 8 May 2022

Dynamic program set for the Food Safety Summit in Illinois this week

Food aid incident was largest known outbreak from tropane alkaloids

Researchers have provided more details about an outbreak traced to contaminated food aid in Uganda in 2019 that killed five people. It was the largest documented outbreak caused by food

By Joe Whitworth

/ 6 May 2022

Food aid incident was largest known outbreak from tropane alkaloids

FAO and WHO call for experts and data on Listeria monocytogenes

The FAO and WHO want data and experts to help with work related to Listeria monocytogenes. A Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization

By News Desk

/ 5 May 2022

FAO and WHO call for experts and data on Listeria monocytogenes

New report shows a decrease in paralytic shellfish poisonings in Alaska

Alaska’s Division of Public Health has released a new report, showing a decrease in Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in recent years. The report found that between 1993 and 2021, there

By News Desk

/ 4 May 2022

New report shows a decrease in paralytic shellfish poisonings in Alaska

Norway tests fermented sausages for E. coli

An analysis of fermented sausages in Norway has found only one sample was positive for E. coli. The Norwegian Veterinary Institute examined domestically produced fermented sausages for Shiga toxin-producing

By News Desk

/ 3 May 2022

Norway tests fermented sausages for E. coli

Spanish study finds organic produce contamination

Early findings from researchers in Spain has found organic produce can be contaminated with a range of bacteria. The study suggests that amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables can

By News Desk

/ 26 Apr 2022

Spanish study finds organic produce contamination

Study reveals low use of whole genome sequencing outside of U.S. and Europe

One-third of survey respondents in low and middle-income countries do not use whole genome sequencing, according to a study. Only 8 percent reported using WGS in a routine,

By Joe Whitworth

/ 22 Apr 2022

Study reveals low use of whole genome sequencing outside of U.S. and Europe

WHO and FAO call for experts and data on pathogens in poultry

The World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are looking for data and experts on Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry meat. The two

By News Desk

/ 22 Apr 2022

WHO and FAO call for experts and data on pathogens in poultry

World Health Organization holds first meeting for food safety community

The first event for a group of food safety professionals created by the World Health Organization (WHO) focused on the role of science in the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The WHO’

By Joe Whitworth

/ 21 Apr 2022

World Health Organization holds first meeting for food safety community

New study looks at the dangers of washing poultry; 25 percent contaminated their salad

Although many people know that washing poultry is not a good way of preventing foodborne illness, a recent study found that it might be more dangerous than most realize because

By News Desk

/ 21 Apr 2022

New study looks at the dangers of washing poultry; 25 percent contaminated their salad

FSIS: More testing not preventing

– OPINION- This column addresses Docket No. FSIS-2019-0023 “Changes to the Salmonella Verification Testing Program: Proposed Performance Standards for Salmonella in Raw Comminuted Pork and Intact or Non-Intact

By Carl Custer

/ 17 Apr 2022

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Science & Research

USDA-NIFA grant awarded to Arkansas food scientist to investigate low-moisture food safety

Dynamic program set for the Food Safety Summit in Illinois this week

Food aid incident was largest known outbreak from tropane alkaloids

FAO and WHO call for experts and data on Listeria monocytogenes

New report shows a decrease in paralytic shellfish poisonings in Alaska

Norway tests fermented sausages for E. coli

Spanish study finds organic produce contamination

Study reveals low use of whole genome sequencing outside of U.S. and Europe

WHO and FAO call for experts and data on pathogens in poultry

World Health Organization holds first meeting for food safety community

New study looks at the dangers of washing poultry; 25 percent contaminated their salad

FSIS: More testing not preventing

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