Contaminated Food Products

  • High Levels of MRSA Bacteria Found in Retail Meat Products
    Retail pork products in the United States have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Institute for Agriculture and ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • CDC Updates Listeria Outbreak Statistics
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting that as of Sept. 29, 2011, a total of 84 persons infected with any of the four outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported to CDC from 19 states. All illnesses started on or after ...More
    September 30, 2011
    Posted in News
  • FDA Investigates Multi-State Outbreak of Listeriosis
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health agencies to investigate a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis. At least 15 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria ...More
    September 13, 2011
    Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
  • CDC Releases Report on Foods Associated With Outbreaks
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the report, "Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks — United States, 2008" in this week′s edition of CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report states that during 2008, the most recent year ...More
    September 8, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Causes Largest Class 1 Recall in U.S. History
    Salmonella poisoning involving ground turkey has hit Cook, DuPage and Will counties and four other locations throughout Illinois related to what is now the third-largest meat recall in U.S. history. "This is the biggest Class I recall to date and involves some 36 million ...More
    August 9, 2011
    Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
  • Cooling System May Build Eggs' Natural Defenses Against Salmonella
    Once eggs are laid, their natural resistance to pathogens begins to wear down, but a Purdue University scientist believes he knows how to rearm those defenses. Kevin Keener, an associate professor of food science, created a process for rapidly cooling eggs that is designed ...More
    June 21, 2011
    Posted in News
  • German E. coli Outbreak May Trigger New Food Regulations
    New regulations, improved surveillance and disease prevention strategies, particularly pertaining to produce, will likely emerge in the European Union and throughout the world following the recent deadly E.coli outbreak in Germany, according to professor Patrick Wall, the ...More
    June 15, 2011
    Posted in News
  • EFSA Issues Advice to Mitigate Risks from Possible Exposure to STEC in Vegetables
    The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its fast-track risk assessment on consumer exposure to STEC/VTEC (Shiga toxin- or verotoxin-producing E. coli) through the consumption of raw vegetables and provided advice on options to mitigate the risks of possible ...More
    June 9, 2011
    Posted in News
  • No Progress in Preventing Salmonella During Past 15 Years
    Salmonella infections have not decreased during the past 15 years and have instead increased by 10 percent in recent years, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the same time period, illnesses from ...More
    June 7, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Poll Finds Most Americans Favor Increased Funding for Stronger Food Safety Oversight
    Among likely voters surveyed across the nation, 66 percent support additional funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to carry out new responsibilities related to food safety, according to a Pew-commissioned poll released today by the bipartisan team of Hart ...More
    May 19, 2011
    Posted in News
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