Science & Research

Campylobacter and E. coli infections climb in New Zealand; raw milk cited

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.

By Joe Whitworth

/ 4 Jan 2020

Campylobacter and E. coli infections climb in New Zealand; raw milk cited

IAFP deadline for student travel scholarship applications closes soon; abstract deadline this month also

The deadline for applications to the 2020 IAFP European Symposium Student Travel Scholarship is coming up next week. IAFP is offering the scholarship to support the travel of two students

By News Desk

/ 3 Jan 2020

IAFP deadline for student travel scholarship applications closes soon; abstract deadline this month also

CSPI seeks to expand efforts — apply now to join their food safety team

Opinion Everyone who works in food safety is, in some way, working for the consumer. Public health officials, researchers, educators, and members of the food industry each have an important

By Guest Contributor

/ 3 Jan 2020

South African Listeria outbreak impacted food choices of students

The Listeria outbreak linked to a brand of polony in South Africa had a negative impact on student’s consumption patterns of cold meat, according to researchers. The study analyzed

By News Desk

/ 31 Dec 2019

South African Listeria outbreak impacted food choices of students

Researchers contend inexpensive method could change outbreak investigation approach

Researchers say they believe they have found a cheap method to identify bacteria in a few hours on a mobile-phone-sized device. The bacterial identification method, called ON-rep-seq, examines strain-specific fragments

By News Desk

/ 26 Dec 2019

Researchers contend inexpensive method could change outbreak investigation approach

Study findings on Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport

A study published late this year in Food Pathogens and Disease found that efforts are underway to create legislation to reduce Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport Infections in the United States.

By News Desk

/ 24 Dec 2019

Study findings on Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport

Cornell researchers develop Listeria risk assessment tool

A new study funded by the Frozen Food Foundation and developed by Cornell researchers, including expert in microbial food safety Martin Wiedmann, has created a decision-making tool called the Frozen

By News Desk

/ 24 Dec 2019

Cornell researchers develop Listeria risk assessment tool

Scientists document emerging risk from eating raw seafood

A team of researchers says a relatively new foodborne pathogen documented in a man who had eaten raw salmon before becoming ill is all the evidence needed to warn the

By News Desk

/ 20 Dec 2019

Scientists document emerging risk from eating raw seafood

Thousands poisoned by mushrooms in France in recent years

More than 10,600 people were poisoned by mushrooms and 22 deaths were reported from 2010 to 2017 in France. A total of 10,625 cases of unintentional poisoning because

By Joe Whitworth

/ 19 Dec 2019

Thousands poisoned by mushrooms in France in recent years

Enzi-Tester bill would make FDA-USDA agreement on cell-culture technology the law of the land

A bipartisan pair of influential Western senators wants to “cement into law how government agencies regulate food produced using animal cell-culture technology.” Sens. Mike Enzi, R-WY, and Jon Tester, D-MT,

By News Desk

/ 18 Dec 2019

Enzi-Tester bill would make FDA-USDA agreement on cell-culture technology the law of the land

Study finds Toxoplasma common in Australian lamb meat

Australian researchers have detected Toxoplasma gondii in more than one third of sampled ground lamb. Toxoplasma is a parasite that causes inflammation of the retina, which is the nerve layer

By News Desk

/ 14 Dec 2019

Study finds Toxoplasma common in Australian lamb meat

Preventative care: Increasing hepatitis A vaccinations among food service workers

ACADEMIC ANALYSIS Editor’s note: This contributed piece is from the thesis of Jamie Ragos, the current holder of The Dave Theno Fellowship for Food Safety. Thesis: Over the past

By Guest Contributor

/ 9 Dec 2019

Preventative care: Increasing hepatitis A vaccinations among food service workers

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Science & Research

Campylobacter and E. coli infections climb in New Zealand; raw milk cited

IAFP deadline for student travel scholarship applications closes soon; abstract deadline this month also

CSPI seeks to expand efforts — apply now to join their food safety team

South African Listeria outbreak impacted food choices of students

Researchers contend inexpensive method could change outbreak investigation approach

Study findings on Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport

Cornell researchers develop Listeria risk assessment tool

Scientists document emerging risk from eating raw seafood

Thousands poisoned by mushrooms in France in recent years

Enzi-Tester bill would make FDA-USDA agreement on cell-culture technology the law of the land

Study finds Toxoplasma common in Australian lamb meat

Preventative care: Increasing hepatitis A vaccinations among food service workers

Your Support Protects Public Health