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Food Safety

FOOD SAFETY >> 
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General Food Safety Information  
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Latest News  

Jun 29
New Item FOOD SAFETY NEWS SCAN: Dough sample positive for E coli, beef recall after illnesses, dairy ingredients and Salmonella

Apr 17
New Item Report calls for bolstering state, local food safety efforts

Apr 9
New Item FDA, states creating teams for foodborne disease response

Mar 27
New Item US inspectors find food products hard to trace

Mar 25
New Item Policy group says FDA needs single food safety chief

Mar 19
New Item Lawmakers grill food companies over use of tainted ingredients

Mar 16
New Item Obama names FDA chief, creates food safety panel

Mar 12
New Item Enacted bill includes pandemic, food safety money

Mar 11
New Item USDA grants conditional license for E coli cattle vaccine

Mar 10
New Item FDA recommends steps for reducing Salmonella risk in peanut products

Feb 2
New Item Obama joins calls for improving US food safety regime

Dec 3
New Item USDA drafts avian flu risk assessment for poultry and egg products

Dec 2
New Item FDA details year's progress on food protection plan

Nov 7
New Item GAO: Obama should address health preparedness, food safety

Nov 6
New Item More Salmonella cases linked to dry pet food

Oct 21
New Item Group urges next administration to reform public health

Oct 20
New Item FDA to open four overseas offices by year's end

Oct 1
New Item FDA awards $5.2 million for food and feed safety projects

Sep 12
New Item FDA adds 104 staffers to food safety branch

Jul 17
New Item GAO looks abroad for food-safety oversight lessons

Jul 11
New Item USDA to name retailers in meat recalls

Jul 2
New Item FDA claims progress on food protection plan

Jun 10, 2008
New Item President seeks more food safety funding for FDA

May 22, 2008
New Item Experts propose steps to ease food safety info flow

May 6, 2008
New Item Pew report urges limiting antimicrobial use in animals

Apr 30, 2008
New Item Health group urges overhaul of US food safety system

Apr 1, 2008
New Item FDA seeks comments on food safety plan

Mar 13, 2008
New Item Report cites weaknesses in FDA spinach inspection

Mar 12, 2008
New Item Researchers confirm virulence differences in E coli O157:H7 strains

Feb 29, 2008
New Item USDA vows to enforce humane practices at meat plants

Feb 26, 2008
New Item Report suggests wastewater link to Taco John's E coli outbreak

Feb 7, 2008
New Item E coli cattle vaccine nearing US approval

      
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New Item Characteristics of O157 versus non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections in Minnesota, 2000-2006
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Jun 23

 
New Item Molecular analysis of E coli from retail meats (2002-2004) from the United States National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
From Jul 15 Clin Infect Dis

 
New Item Serogroup-specific risk factors for Shiga toxin-producing E coli infection in Australia
From Jul 15 Clin Infect Dis

 
New Item Reliable means of diagnosis and serovar determination of blood borne Salmonella: quick PCR amplification of unique genomic loci by novel primer sets
From J Clin Microbiol, published online Jun 17

 
New Item Surveillance for foodborne disease outbreaks - United States, 2006
From Jun 12 MMWR

 
New Item Prevalence of Salmonella in vegetables from Mexico
From J Food Prot

 
New Item Removal of Listeria monocytogenes by use of ultrasound and ozone
From Jun J Food Prot

 
New Item Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes, E coli O157:H7, and Salmonella Typhimurium with compounds available in households
From Jun J Food Prot

 
New Item Herd immunity to GII.4 noroviruses is supported by outbreak patient sera
From Jun J Virol

 
New Item Interlaboratory validation of a real-time PCR 24-hour rapid method for detection of Salmonella in foods
From May J Food Prot

 
New Item Managing food safety practices from farm to table
IOM workshop summary, released May 14

 
New Item Prophylactic supplementation of caprylic acid in feed reduces Salmonella Enteritidis colonization in commercial broiler chicks
From Apr J Food Prot

 
New Item Review of the use of process control indicators in the FSIS public health risk-based inspection system
Letter report from IOM released Mar 23

 
New Item Measures to address the risk for contamination by Salmonella species in food containing a peanut-derived product as an ingredient
FDA guidance for industry published Mar 9

 
New Item Bulletin to operators of food service establishments and retail food stores regarding measures to address the risk for contamination by Salmonella species in food containing a peanut-derived product as an ingredient
FDA document posted Mar 9

 
New Item Combination treatments for killing E coli O157:H7 on alfalfa, radish, broccoli, and mung bean seeds
From Mar J Food Prot

 
New Item Radiation sensitization and postirradiation proliferation of Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat deli meat in the presence of pectin-nisin films
From Mar J Food Prot

 
New Item Nationwide outbreak of STEC 0157 infection in the Netherlands, December 2008-January 2009: continuous risk of consuming raw beef products
From Feb 26 Eurosurveill

 
New Item Veterinarian workforce: actions are needed to ensure sufficient capacity for protecting public and animal health
GAO report released Feb 18

 
New Item Inactivation of E coli O157:H7 in single-strength lemon and lime juices
From Feb J Food Prot

 
New Item Public health assessment of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis inactivated-vaccine treatment in layer flocks
From Feb 15 Appl Environ Microbiol

 
New Item DNA vaccine encoding the enterohemorrhagic E coli (EHEC) shiga-like toxin 2 (Stx2) A2 and B subunits confers protective immunity to Stx challenge in the murine model
From Clin Vaccine Immunol, published online Jan 29

 
New Item Detection and quantitation of noroviruses in shellfish
From Feb Appl Environ Microbiol

 
New Item Molecular epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from wild-bird fecal material in children's playgrounds
From Feb Appl Environ Microbiol

 
New Item Guidance for industry: voluntary third-party certification programs for foods and feeds
FDA document released Jan 15

 
New Item Outbreaks where food workers have been implicated in the spread of foodborne disease. Part 6. Transmission and survival of pathogens in the food processing and preparation environment
From Jan J Food Prot

 
New Item Economic cost of foodborne illness in Ohio
From Jan J Food Prot

 
New Item Environmental swabs as a tool in norovirus outbreak investigation, including outbreaks on cruise ships
From Jan J Food Prot

 
New Item Gnotobiotic piglet infection model for evaluating the safe use of antibiotics against Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection
From J Infect Dis, published online Jan 6

 
New Item Unpasteurized milk: a continued public health threat
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Dec 3

 
 

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