Foodborne Illness News

Posted January 19, 2011:

• Like Humans, Amoebae Pack a Lunch Before They Travel
• Killer Paper for Next-Generation Food Packaging

Posted January 13, 2011:

• Airborne Pathogens Can Induce Mad Cow Disease, New Findings Suggest
• Fight Against Tapeworm-Caused Epilepsy Intensified

Posted January 4, 2011:

• On the Trail of a Stealthy Parasite Biologist Shows Why Some Strains of Toxoplasma Are More Dangerous Than Others

Posted December 28, 2010:

• Protein Helps Parasite, Toxoplasma Gondii, Survive in Host Cells

Posted December 15, 2010:

• Warning Lights Mark Shellfish That Aren't Safe to Eat

Posted December 9, 2010:

• Cholera Strain Evolves New Mechanism for Causing Disease
• Stricter Testing for Federal Ground Beef Program May Not Lead to Safer Meat

Posted December 7, 2010:

• Nanoparticle Gives Antimicrobial Ability to Fight Listeria Longer

Posted December 6, 2010:

• Killing Salmonella and E. Coli on Fresh Produce With Half the Normal Food-Irradiation Levels

Posted November 29, 2010:

• Will This Be the End of 'Hamburger Disease?'

Posted November 22, 2010:

• Salmonella Test Makes Food Safer, Reduce Recalls

Posted November 18, 2010:

• E. Coli Infection Linked to Long-Term Health Problems

Posted November 16, 2010:

• Feed Likely Source of Salmonella Contamination on Pig Farms

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Infant Foods Should Be Screened for Mycotoxins, Scientists Say

Posted November 4, 2010:

• Global Food Safety: Keeping Food Safe from Farm to Table

Posted November 2, 2010:

• BPA Levels in US Foods 1,000 Times Less Than Limits, Study Finds

Posted October 25, 2010:

• Listeria Clever at Finding Its Way Into Bloodstream, Causing Sickness

Posted October 18, 2010:

• Intestinal Enzyme Helps Maintain Population of Beneficial Bacteria

Posted October 15, 2010:

• Eat Safer: Novel Approach Detects Unknown Food Pathogens

Posted October 7, 2010:

• Life-Saving in the Bacterial World: How Campylobacter Rely on Pseudomonas to Infect Humans

Posted October 3, 2010:

• New Method for Detecting Clostridium Botulinum Spores

Posted September 30, 2010:

• How Salmonella Bacteria Spread in Humans

Posted September 25, 2010:

• Genetically Engineered Salmon Safe to Eat, but a Threat to Wild Stocks, Expert Says

Posted September 22, 2010:

• Mice Engrafted With Human Immune Cells May Provide Clues to Better Prevention and Treatment of Typhoid Fever
• Clues to Common Food Poisoning: Salmonella Creates Environment in Human Intestines to Foster Its Own Growth
• Ingredient in Soap Points Toward New Drugs for Infection That Affects Two Billion

Posted September 21, 2010:

• Savvy Consumers Put a High Price on Food Safety

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Scientists Uncover Process Enabling Toxoplasmosis Parasite to Survive Homelessness

Posted September 5, 2010:

• Talented Bacteria Make Food Poisoning Unpredictable

Posted August 25, 2010:

• Banana Plantain Fibers Could Treat Crohn's Disease, Research Suggests
• Hyperspectral Imaging Speeds Detection of Campylobacter

Posted July 30, 2010:

• Emerging E. Coli Strain Causes Many Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections in US

Posted July 21, 2010:

• Salmonella Contaminated Pork May Pose Health Risk for Humans

Posted July 12, 2010:

• Salsa and Guacamole Increasingly Important Causes of Foodborne Disease

Posted July 7, 2010:

• Amid the Murk of 'Gut Flora,' Vitamin D Receptor Emerges as a Key Player

Posted June 24, 2010:

• Small Amount of Common Preservative Increases Toxins from Harmful Bacteria in Food, Study Finds

Posted June 21, 2010:

• Harmful Bacteria Carried by Pigeons

Posted June 14, 2010:

• Sequence and Structure Key to Prion Disease Transmission

Posted June 8, 2010:

• FDA Should Adopt Risk-Based Approach to Food Safety, Report Recommends
• Video Study Finds Risky Food-Safety Behavior More Common Than Thought

Posted May 27, 2010:

• Despite Food-Assistance Programs, Many Children Experience Food Insecurity, Hunger

Posted May 19, 2010:

• Easily Blocked Signaling Protein May Help Scientists Stop Parasites

Posted May 17, 2010:

• Urinary Tract Infections Becoming Harder to Treat, Researchers Find

Posted May 16, 2010:

• Noroviruses Identified as Common Cause of Travelers' Diarrhea

Posted May 13, 2010:

• How Dangerous Food-Borne Pathogen Evades Body's Defenses

Posted May 11, 2010:

• Mechanism That May Stop E. Coli from Developing in Cattle Identified

Posted May 10, 2010:

• US Food Safety System Needs to Integrate Human Health, Animal and Plant Pathogen Data, Experts Urge

Posted May 4, 2010:

• Faster Salmonella Detection Now Possible With New Technique

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