Listen Up About Listeria
A Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) outbreak in the United States tied to contaminated deli meat has killed two people and hospitalized an additional 28 from May to July 20, 2024. (1) The two deaths occurred in…
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Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer and Handwashing Do Not Kill Norovirus
What Healthcare, Food Service, and the General Public Need to Know to Protect Themselves Main Article: While the world remains focused on COVID, another bug has been hitting record highs: Norovirus. According to the…
Conditions Inside U.S. Poultry Processing Facilities may be ideal for starting an Influenza Pandemic
In March 2017, more than 171,000 chickens in the United States had avian influenza. The current epidemics of avian influenza virus in China demonstrate that it is possible for humans with direct contact with…
Non-Antibiotic Disinfection in the Poultry Industry: A Case for Super Oxidized Water
There is a need for the elimination of antibiotic growth promoters in the poultry industry due to the rapid development of antibiotic drug resistance and its spread to humans. At the same time, there…
What’s the Hysteria about Listeria?
Packaged salad products from a Dole processing facility in Springfield, Ohio have been linked to outbreaks of listeriosis in both the United States and Canada, resulting in at least one death and 19 hospitalizations.…
E. coli O157:H7 – The Latest Pathogen Involved in a Multi-state Outbreak
E.coli 0157:H7 is the most common STEC (Shiga-toxins producing E. coli) in North America and can be found in a variety of food products, including meats, nuts, vegetables and dairy products. A recent outbreak…
Swapping Spit in the Chip Dip
Double dippers beware. Like kissing, more surprises await you than you would realize. Recent studies have shown that the transmission of bacteria from the mouth to foods (or other people) occurs readily, and should…
Is the Flu (or another bug) on Your Menu Today?
Everyone loves a great meal–especially when someone else is cooking, serving and doing all your dishes! We love to dine out and do it more than ever before. Back in the 1970's, Americans spent…
Eat, Drink and Stay Healthy
Eat, Drink and Stay Healthy It's that time of year when the calendar fills up with banquets, potluck dinners, parties and big family celebrations. Food is such an important part of the holiday season,…
Camels, Cattle and Coronavirus: the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Hunt must Continue
The prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in animals may only have begun to be appreciated. The disease is well characterized, but significant zoonotic sources, and thus, routes of transmission of MERS-CoV…
6 Factors That Have Caused Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance has become a global threat, and with Antibiotic Awareness Week, it is important to understand the series of events that have led the world to this predicament. Originally touted as a miracle…
FDA Ruling On TRANS FATS (PHOs)
This article provides some information about the current state of trans fats regulation in the United States and the European Union. Main Article: Regulation in the United States (USA) The United States Food and…
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