Scientists from a food research center in Wales are handing out fridge thermometers as part of a food safety research project.
Researchers from the ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University will be giving
Continue Reading Thermometer handout encourages people to check for safe temperatures
The relationship between living standards and incidence of infection in the United Kingdom varies by pathogen, according to scientists.
A study analyzed the association between socioeconomic deprivation and incidence of IID by certain gastrointestinal pathogens
Continue Reading Researchers assess link between social status and infection risk
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a strain of E. coli bacteria that it considers persistent and causing illnesses over a long period.
An article in the September issue of the publication
Continue Reading CDC isolates specific strain of E. coli that is of great concern
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has unearthed a novel seafood toxin responsible for ciguatera poisoning.
The toxin, known as ciguatoxin, is found in large fish such as barracuda, moray eel, snapper and grouper
Continue Reading NRC discovers novel seafood toxin that causes ciguatera poisoning
Climate change is expected to lead to an increase in foodborne infections and presents a growing public health risk in Germany, according to scientists.
One of a series of articles, published in the Robert Koch
Continue Reading Rise in foodborne diseases expected due to climate change
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is calling on people to help gather data which will shape future food safety messaging.
The FROST Project – which stands for Fridge Recording Over Set Time – runs from August
Continue Reading Food Standards Scotland wants public’s help in new project
The CDC is reporting that a number of infections from a persistent strain of Salmonella are linked to chicken. It is currently legal for producers, distributors and retailers to sell Salmonella contaminated poultry in the
Continue Reading CDC says legal strain of Salmonella is persistent and linked to chicken
As per the Paperwork Reduction Act, federal agencies must release a notice in the Federal Register for each proposed information collection to allow the public to express their views. The original 30-day comment period opened
Continue Reading Last day for comments on FDA study on front-of-package labeling
TORONTO — Shannon McGraw-Manza, a research bioengineer with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) – Soldier Center, highlighted the army’s interest in food safety during her presentation at the 2023 annual conference of
Continue Reading Army invests in food safety to ensure mission readiness and troop well-being
TORONTO — Laura Gieraltowski, lead of the Foodborne Outbreak Response Team at the CDC’s Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, presented a review of multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections
Continue Reading CDC researcher discusses multistate salmonella outbreaks linked to Indiana-grown melons