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Neogen's ANSR for E. Coli O157: H7 Receives AOAC Approval
Dec 11, 2015Neogen has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for its new rapid and accurate test to definitively detect E. coli O157:H7 DNA. Neogen's newly approved ANSR for E. coli O157:H7 detects the bacteria after only 10 minutes of ...
Tags: Neogen, ANSR, E.Coli O157:H7
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Taylor Farms Issues Recall of Celery Products Over E. Coli Contamination Fear
Dec 3, 2015California-based Taylor Farms Pacific is recalling products containing celery and onions over fear of these products containing E. coli 0157:H7, a bacterium that causes diarrheal illnesses. The discovery came to light when samples ...
Tags: celery, onions, E.coli 0157:H7
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Costco Rotisserie Chicken Salad Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Sickens 19 People
Nov 26, 2015The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared that 19 people from seven states have been sickened due to the outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 associated with the consumption of Costo rotisserie ...
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Brown Packing Recalls Beef (Veal) Trimmings as They May Contaminated with STEC
Jul 27, 2015Brown Packing is recalling beef (veal) trimmings as they may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection ...
Tags: agriculture food, food production, beef
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Blue LEDs' Promise in Preserving Foods in Fridges
Jul 18, 2015A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) have strong antibacterial effect on major foodborne pathogens, and are most effective when in cold temperatures (between ...
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Brothers Meats Is Recalling 26975 Pounds of Tenderized Steak and Ground Beef Products
Jul 7, 2015US-based establishment Lombardi Brothers Meats is recalling close to 26,975 pounds of tenderized steak and ground beef products as they may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s ...
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UC Davis Projects Get $5m in USDA Food Safety Grants
Apr 16, 2015The University of California, Davis researchers have received $5m in grants from US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to carry out three new research projects. This financial support is part of USDA's ...
Tags: Food Safety Grants, food supply
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US Government Failed to Meet The Deadline for Finalising Regulations of Beef Labels
Jan 7, 2015Consumers shopping for steak and other whole cuts of beef will have to wait for another three years to get meat safety labels on meat products after the US government failed to meet the deadline for finalising regulations. The US ...
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Ranchers Legacy Meat Has Recalled 1,200 Pounds of Ground Beef Products
Nov 25, 2014Minnesota based Ranchers Legacy Meat has recalled 1,200 pounds of ground beef products as they might be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, said US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The recalled ...
Tags: ground beef products, E.coli, Agriculture
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The US Department of Agriculture Has Announced New Procedures
Aug 15, 2014The US Department of Agriculture has announced new procedures that would enable the agency to quickly detect and remove unsafe ground beef from grocery outlets and suppliers. In addition to detecting and removing the contaminated ground ...
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Temperature Fluctuations Have a Negative Effect on Vegetable
Feb 27, 2014A new study has found that fluctuations in temperature during transportation and retail sale of leafy greens negatively impacts both the product's quality and microbial safety. In a study published in the February issue of Journal of Food ...
Tags: Fluctuating Temperatures, E.Coli
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Maryland Think The Sale of Raw Milk Outbreaks of Disease
Feb 27, 2014Maryland’s Department of Legislative Services says that making raw milk sales legal through individual cow-share or herd-share schemes could increase sporadic or isolated cases of illnesses from unpasteurized milk from almost none ...
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97 Percent of Retail Chicken Breasts Were Contaminated with Some Form of Gut Bacteria
Feb 14, 2014At the end of 2013, Consumer Reports made national headlines by reporting that 97 percent of retail chicken breasts were contaminated with some form of gut bacteria. Granted, not all of those bacteria are likely to make consumers sick, but ...
Tags: Chicken, Apples, Oranges, gut bacteria, Salmonella, Food Safety
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More Than 500 People Were Sickened by Seven Strains of Salmonella Heidelberg
Jan 14, 2014In 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that more than 500 people were sickened by seven strains of Salmonella Heidelberg linked to chicken. However, salmonellosis caused by Salmonella Heidelberg is only ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Health, Medicine
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Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Result When Two or More Persons Develop Similar Symptoms
Jan 9, 2014Foodborne illness outbreaks result when two or more persons develop similar symptoms of illness (gastroenteritis) after eating a common food, or become ill after consuming food from a common source. Such events occur relatively frequently ...
Tags: Foodborne Illness, Food Safety, Food