Foodborne Illness News

Posted May 28, 2009:

• Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found In Fertilizer, Finds Study Of Swedish Sewage Sludge

Posted May 27, 2009:

• Chicken Meat: Organic Acids, Plant Extracts And Irradiation Combine To Beat The Bacteria

Posted May 22, 2009:

• Immunomagnetic Beads Can Attract Plague Bacteria

Posted May 19, 2009:

• Salmonella's Sweet Tooth Predicts Its Downfall

Posted May 10, 2009:

• New Food Safety Technology Developed For Eggs

Posted May 2, 2009:

• Arcobacter: Foodborne Pathogen's Genome Exposed

Posted April 27, 2009:

• New Biosensor For Most Serious Form Of Listeria Food Poisoning Bacteria

Posted April 21, 2009:

• Detection Of Campylobacter In Air Samples May Offer New Monitoring System For Broiler Flocks

Posted April 17, 2009:

• Viruses Can Turn Harmless E. Coli Dangerous

Posted April 14, 2009:

• Vaccine Developed For E. Coli Diarrheal Diseases That Kill Millions Of Children
• Many Consumers Ignore Food Product Recalls

Posted April 13, 2009:

• Gene Targeting Discovery Opens Door For Vaccines And Drugs

Posted April 3, 2009:

• Locking Parasites In Host Cell Could Be New Way To Fight Malaria

Posted April 1, 2009:

• Hot Solution To Bean Sprout Safety
• How Probiotics Can Prevent Disease

Posted March 30, 2009:

• New, More Effective Nisin Antibiotics Combat Superbugs And Food Diseases

Posted March 23, 2009:

• How Salmonella Survives In Environment

Posted March 9, 2009:

• Why People Often Get Sicker When They Are Stressed

Posted March 4, 2009:

• Normal Human Gut Bacteria May Inhibit Shiga Toxin Development Following Infection With E. Coli O157:H7

Posted March 2, 2009:

• Simple Device Can Ensure Food Gets To The Store Bacteria Free

Posted February 27, 2009:

• Surface Water Contaminated With Salmonella: More Common Than Thought

Posted February 24, 2009:

• Vibrio Bacteria Found In Norwegian Seafood And Seawater
• Confidence In Food Safety Plunges In Wake Of Peanut Butter Contamination

Posted February 20, 2009:

• Field Of Germs: Food Safety Is In Farm Worker's Hands

Posted February 19, 2009:

• New Variants Of Diarrhea-Causing Toxins Found In Seafood

Posted February 16, 2009:

• Gut Parasites That Can Infect Humans May Be Widespread In Domestic And Wild Animals

Posted February 12, 2009:

• Specific Protein Is Crucial To Reproduction Of Parasites Involved In Toxoplasmosis Disease

Posted February 11, 2009:

• Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Are Increasingly Recognized As A Source Of Food Poisoning Outbreaks

Posted February 2, 2009:

• New Technique Developed For Quick Detection Of Salmonella

Posted January 27, 2009:

• New Insights Into A Leading Poultry Disease And Its Risks To Human Health

Posted January 26, 2009:

• Bacterial Intestinal Infections: Was It The Chicken Salad, Private Well Water, Or The Swim?

Posted January 19, 2009:

• How Toxoplasma Gondii Gets Noticed

Posted January 12, 2009:

• New Generation Of Salmonella-Based, Single Dose Vaccine Candidates To Fight Infant Pneumonia

Posted January 6, 2009:

• Dangerous New Method For Bacterial Toxin Transfer Discovered

Posted December 31, 2008:

• What Is The Pathogenesis Of C. Jejuni-Related Disease?

Posted December 28, 2008:

• Nanotechnology May Be Used For Food Safety

Posted December 22, 2008:

• New Research Lights Up Chronic Bacterial Infection Inside Bone

Posted December 17, 2008:

• Gut Instinct: Salmonella Bacteria's Molecular Tactics To Cause Illness

Posted December 8, 2008:

• 'Border Patrol Agents' Identified In The Gut

Posted November 29, 2008:

• Humans Prompted New Paths For Parasites

Posted November 25, 2008:

• Beetles May Be Source Of Food-Borne Pathogens In Broiler Flocks

Posted November 3, 2008:

• Seizures Following Parasitic Infection Associated With Brain Swelling

Posted October 29, 2008:

• Local Retail Meat Safe From Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms, Study Suggests

Posted October 21, 2008:

• Cross-Protective Vaccine May Treat Broad Spectrum Of Bacterial Diseases

Posted October 16, 2008:

• New Method May Rapidly And Effectively Detect Significant Food-Borne Pathogen

Posted October 13, 2008:

• Toxoplasma Parasite's Family Tree Traced

Posted September 26, 2008:

• Free-Living Protozoa Found In Meat-Cutting Plants

Posted September 25, 2008:

• Animals Farmed For Meat Are The No. 1 Source Of Food Poisoning Bug, Study Shows
• Advance Offers Revolution In Food Safety Testing

Posted September 22, 2008:

• Is The Salad Bar Safe? Produce Concerns Linger After Summer Scares

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