Veterinary drug residues in animals and human food fell in 2020, according to figures published recently by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Data for 2020 covers 620,758 samples reported by 27 EU member states, as well as Iceland and Norway. The percentage of samples that exceeded legal maximum levels
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It’s hunting season, and just like hunters need to be well trained in gun safety to avoid accidents, hunters also need to be well trained in food safety to avoid foodborne illnesses.
Those who field dress animals, fish and birds are often unaware of the potential risks associated with foodborne
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With deer hunting season upon us there is an increase in the potential for foodborne illnesses. Field dressing, butchering, and handling of game meat all offer opportunity for pathogens wreak havoc.
Even if proper technique is used in the field, vehicles and household surfaces can easily become cross contaminated from
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Researchers have taken a step toward estimating the risk of disease transmission from wild meat consumption.
The team, including members of the Wildlife Conservation Society, have presented a framework to quantify the risk of zoonotic disease transmission in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) bushmeat system and help improve understanding
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Federal officials this week made public details of two outbreaks of Trichinella infections in Alaska in the past 12 months, both linked to undercooked walrus meat.
Long associated with undercooked pork, the majority of cases of Trichinella infections in the U.S. since the late 1990s have been caused by wild
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On the surface, Homer Glen, IL would appear to be one of those communities where lots of people would claim to know their game meats. After all, Homer Glen has been called a perennial conservative stronghold. Illinois Tea Party events are held in its Homer Megaplex.
Yet while many
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Three more E. coli infections have now been confirmed in people who ate smoked ready-to-eat meat products processed in Wisconsin.
In late December, the Marathon County Health Department identified four people who became sick after eating E. coli-contaminated smoked meat products made from wild game and purchased at Zillman Meat
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Four people became ill, and one was hospitalized, after contracting E.coli infections from eating smoked ready-to-eat meat products processed at Zillman Meat Market in Wausau, WI, according to an announcement from the Marathon County Health Department Thursday.
The custom smoked meat products were made from wild game processed from Sept.
With the 2010 hunting season under way, the Michigan Departments of Agriculture (MDA) and Natural Resources (DNRE) have issued a press release reminding hunters and retail food establishments to follow safe handling guidelines when processing wild game.
“By following safe handling and processing protocols for wild game, venison processors can
Hunting season is well underway. Countless hopeful men, women, and children dressed in camouflage and bright orange have ventured into the wilderness in search of wild game.
Like livestock, deer, elk, wild pigs, and other game can carry pathogenic bacteria like E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Campylobacter jejuni.
Proper processing
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