In its annual report on the incidence of infections from foodborne pathogens, the CDC noted significant declines in 2005 from the 1996-1998 baseline in illnesses caused by Yersinia, Listeria, Campylobacter, E. coli O157, and Salmonella.
Although Salmonella incidence decreased overall, of the five most common Salmonella serotypes, only the incidence of
Health authorities are warning people not to eat two products made by the Upper Canada Cheese Company due to salmonella.
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Sheela Basrur, is advising people who have either of the two affected products, Niagara Gold and Comfort Cream, to throw them out.
The affected products were sold
Some commercial poultry processors have started using a bacterial culture developed at the University of Arkansas that can sharply reduce the levels of pathogenic Salmonella and Campylobacter in live poultry, according to a report in the most recent Food Safety Consortium Newsletter.
Although this probiotic holds potential economic benefits for the industry, it’s still not
Federal investigators found salmonella bacteria in nearly half of the ground turkey tested last year at the Jennie-O Turkey Store plant in Willmar. The rate is one of the country’s highest, and nearly fails the federal standard, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported in its Friday editions.
Salmonella levels were also higher than the industry
A warning to not consume some cheese products is based on an ongoing investigation that showed a link between the two identified Upper Canada Cheese Company products and several confirmed cases of food-borne illness caused by salmonella bacteria.
Dr. Sheela Basrur, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health said, "If you have Upper Canada Cheese Company
Dr. Sheela Basrur, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, today warned the public not to consume some cheese products made by the Upper Canada Cheese Company in Jordan Station.
This warning is based on an ongoing investigation that showed a link between the two identified Upper Canada Cheese Company products and several confirmed cases of
State health officials want to warn parents of the possibility of children becoming infected with salmonella by touching baby chicks or ducklings.
"Easter season is associated with gifts to children of baby chicks or ducklings," said Julie Schlegel of DHEC’s Division of Acute Disease Epidemiology. "We encourage parents and loved ones to reduce the risk
By next month food companies will be required to have more explicit instructions that uncooked, breaded or boneless poultry products need to be cooked.
The new requirement was sparked by a recent food recall due to consumer confusion over whether such products needed to be cooked. The product led to a number of people falling
The New York State Consumer Protection Board is warning parents that bringing home baby chicks or ducklings this Easter could expose their children to salmonella poisoning.
Salmonella bacteria, microscopic creatures that are transmitted from the feces of animals or people to other animals or people, are a common cause of food-borne illness. People who have
A recent study published in the Journal of Food Protection examined the effects of whey protein isolate coatings incorporating a lactoperoxidase system on the inhibition of Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on roasted turkey were studied by testing the initial inhibition as well as the inhibition during storage.
The antimicrobial effect was observed regardless