A University of Guelph food scientist is part of a team that has made a breakthrough in finding a safe, effective way to decontaminate seeds used to produce bean sprouts, alfalfa sprouts and other types of sprouts — culprits in several major food-borne illness outbreaks around the world.
Prof. Keith Warriner and his four colleagues
Dr Gary A. Kearney, Laboratory Liaison Manager with safefood, offers some tips on dealing with a food complaint, essentially advising on how to recognize when hygiene standards do not meet safety standards, when food isn’t fit for consumption, who to complain to, and what to do if you believe you have suffered food poisoning.
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Heather Bair-Brake is with the the CDC has received several reports of salmonella infection from reptile terrariums. Australia has recently reported several cases of salmonella that have been serious enough to send children to the hospital. Twelve million Americans have aquariums.
"We’re telling people that they should just take precautions when they’re taking care of
Painful stomach illnesses caused by eating contaminated bean sprouts could become a thing of the past, thanks to what Prof. Keith Warriner of the University of Guelph and four colleagues call a breakthrough in finding a safe, effective way to decontaminate seeds used to produce bean, alfalfa and other sprouts.
They’ve developed a sanitizer to
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment says statistics reveal that, for the first time, incidents of the disease caused by the foodborne pathogen fell below that of those cause by Campylobacter germs last year.<
Salmonella are to be found in 29 per cent of the large-scale German laying hen flocks. In Scandinavian countries this
The salmonella food poisoning bug found in Cadbury chocolate may have contaminated up to 30 different brands, food safety officials have warned.
Safety tests are now being carried out on a wide range of bars after it emerged that the contamination, which was caused by a leaking pipe discovered earlier this year at a Cadbury
Albertson’s LLC has warned customers in four states about baby carrots it sells after a supplier discovered the salmonella bacteria in one bag.
Grimmway Farms discovered a single bag of peeled baby carrots in Canada that tested positive for salmonella, Boise, Idaho-based Albertson’s said Friday in a statement. The warning applies to stores in Colorado
Nine persons in the United States and Canada were infected with salmonella in 2004 and 2005 after handling pet treats made with beef or seafood, according to the CDC.
Six cases of salmonellosis occurred among people who became ill after handling pet treats produced by manufacturing plants in Washington state or British Columbia. Two other