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May 6
New Item Pew report urges limiting antimicrobial use in animals

Apr 30
New Item Health group urges overhaul of US food safety system

Apr 14
New Item Salmonella-tainted cereal sickens 21 in 13 states

Apr 11
New Item Salmonella-tainted city water also had parasites

New Item USDA gets feedback on proposals to control E coli

Apr 10
New Item Foodborne disease rates changed little in 2007

Apr 7
New Item WHO says climate change will spur diseases

Apr 1
New Item USDA names chicken plants with Salmonella problems

New Item FDA seeks comments on food safety plan

Mar 28
New Item Salmonella type in Colorado water listed; source still sought

New Item USDA sets meeting to air next steps on E coli O157

Mar 24
New Item Water, cantaloupe blamed in Salmonella outbreaks

Mar 19
New Item Researchers warn of resistant flu, foodborne microbes

Mar 13
New Item Report cites weaknesses in FDA spinach inspection

Mar 12
New Item Researchers confirm virulence differences in E coli O157:H7 strains

Feb 26
New Item Report suggests wastewater link to Taco John's E coli outbreak

Feb 13
New Item USDA seeks more funds for food defense

Feb 6
New Item USDA to name poultry plants with Salmonella problems

Jan 30
New Item Ethanol byproduct in feed may boost E coli in cattle

Dec 21
New Item Drug-resistant Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef

Dec 11
New Item US, China report pact to make food imports safer

Dec 5
New Item Report says stingy funding has put FDA in crisis

Nov 28
New Item US inspections of Canadian meat return to normal

Nov 21
New Item CDC: Sick food workers spurred big norovirus outbreak

New Item USDA modifies E coli testing rules for Canadian beef

Nov 16
New Item ConAgra resumes pot pie production after heeding USDA concerns

Nov 8
New Item USDA vows to double inspections of Canadian meat

Nov 7
New Item FDA food safety plan taps others for inspection help

Nov 6
New Item US food safety plan calls for FDA recall power

Nov 5
New Item USDA to increase testing of Canadian meat

Nov 1
New Item Frozen pizza suspected in 10-state E coli outbreak

Oct 30
New Item Salmonella outbreak expands to 272 cases

Oct 29
New Item E coli in Topps beef traced to Canadian firm

Oct 23
New Item USDA announces plans to reduce E coli contamination in ground beef

Oct 15
New Item E coli cases prompt beef recall by Illinois firm

Oct 12
New Item ConAgra recalls pot pies as Salmonella cases rise

Oct 10
New Item Pot pies suspected in 30-state Salmonella outbreak

Oct 9
New Item Spike in E coli-related beef recalls alarms officials

Oct 1
New Item Ground beef recall expands as more E coli illnesses probed

Sep 18
New Item FDA still weighing steps to prevent produce contamination

Sep 6
New Item CDC warns of Salmonella risk from tomatoes

      
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New Item PCR method to identify Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi, Paratyphi A, and Paratyphi B among Salmonella isolates from the blood of patients with clinical enteric fever
From May J Clin Microbiol

 
New Item Fixing food safety: protecting America's food supply from farm-to-fork
Report from Trust for America's Health released Apr 30

 
New Item Putting meat on the table: industrial farm animal production in America
Apr 29 report from Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production

 
New Item Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections associated with consumption of unpasteurized Mexican-style aged cheese--Illinois, March 2006-April 2007
From Apr 25 MMWR

 
New Item Preliminary FoodNet data on the incidence of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food--10 states, 2007
From Apr 11 MMWR

 
New Item Salmonella must be viable in order to attach to the surface of prepared vegetable tissues
From J Appl Microbiol, published online Apr 9

 
New Item Control of enteric pathogens in ready-to-eat vegetable crops in organic and 'low input' production systems: a HACCP-based approach
From J Appl Microbiol, published online Apr 7

 
New Item Leaf age as a risk factor in contamination of lettuce with E coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica
From Apr Appl Environ Microbiol

 
New Item Interactions between food-borne pathogens and protozoa isolated from lettuce and spinach
From Apr Appl Environ Microbiol

 
New Item Real-time PCR approach for detection of environmental sources of Campylobacter strains colonizing broiler flocks
From Apr Appl Environ Microbiol

 
New Item Tracing of norovirus outbreak strains in mussels collected near sewage effluents
From Apr Appl Environ Microbiol

 
New Item Prepared salads and public health
From J Appl Microbiol, published online Apr 4

 
New Item Animal and environmental impact on the presence and distribution of Salmonella and Escherichia coli in hydroponic tomato greenhouses
From Apr J Food Prot

 
New Item High pressures in combination with antimicrobials to reduce E coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Agona in apple juice and orange juice
From Apr J Food Prot

 
New Item Hot water treatments to inactivate E coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in mung bean seeds
From Apr J Food Prot

 
New Item New immuno-PCR assay for detection of low concentrations of Shiga toxin 2 and its variants
From Apr J Clin Microbiol

 
New Item Diagnostic approach to acute diarrheal illness in a military population on training exercises in Thailand, a region of Campylobacter hyperendemicity
From Apr J Clin Microbiol

 
New Item Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis as a tool for subtyping Listeria monocytogenes strains
From Apr J Clin Microbiol

 
New Item Inactivation of human pathogens and spoilage bacteria on the surface and internalized within fresh produce by using a combination of ultraviolet light and hydrogen peroxide
From Apr J Appl Microbiol

 
New Item An efficient plant viral expression system generating orally immunogenic Norwalk virus-like particles
From Mar 28 Vaccine

 
New Item Cross-protective immunity conferred by a DNA adenine methylase deficient Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium vaccine in calves challenged with Salmonella serovar Newport
From Mar 25 Vaccine

 
New Item A quarterly update on food- and waterborne diseases in Europe - summary of data for the third quarter 2007
From Mar 13 Eurosurveillance

 
New Item Cross-contamination in the kitchen: effect of hygiene measures
From J Appl Microbiol, published online Mar 12

 
New Item Variation in virulence among clades of Escherichia coli O157:H7 associated with disease outbreaks
From Proc Natl Acad Sci, published online Mar 10

 
 

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