Foodborne Illness

  • Study Shows Electron-Beam Irradiation Reduces Virus-Related Health Risk in Lettuce, Spinach
    A team of scientists studying the effects of electron-beam irradiation on iceberg lettuce and spinach has had its research published in the February issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The study quantified the theoretical health-risk reduction from ...More
    2 days ago
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Endeavor to Understand How Bacteria Come Back From the Dead
    Salmonella remains a serious cause of food poisoning in the UK and throughout the European Union, in part due to its ability to thrive and quickly adapt to the different environments in which it can grow. New research involving a team of IFR scientists, funded by BBSRC, has ...More
    6 days ago
    Posted in News
  • A Zap of Cold Plasma Reduces Harmful Bacteria on Raw Chicken
    A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. The proof-of-concept study was published in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of Food Protection. Although recent ...More
    6 days ago
    Posted in News
  • Pill May Prevent Serious Foodborne Illness Someday
    Modified probiotics, the beneficial bacteria touted for their role in digestive health, could one day decrease the risk of Listeria infection in people with susceptible immune systems, according to Purdue University research. Arun Bhunia, a professor of food science; Mary ...More
    5 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Ready-to-Bake Cookie Dough is Not Ready-to-Eat, Study Finds
    The investigation of a 2009 multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), an important cause of bacterial gastrointestinal illness, led to a new culprit: ready-to-bake commercial prepackaged cookie dough. Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and ...More
    December 9, 2011
    Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
  • New Test Can Precisely Pinpoint Food Pathogens
    With salmonella-tainted ground turkey sickening more than 100 people and listeria-contaminated cantaloupes killing 15 this year, the ability to detect outbreaks of foodborne illness and determine their sources has become a top public health priority. A new approach, ...More
    October 25, 2011
    Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
  • FDA Issues Tips on Avoiding Listeriosis
    If you eat food contaminated with bacteria called Listeria, you could get so sick that you have to be hospitalized. And for certain vulnerable people, the illness could be fatal. Unlike most bacteria, Listeria germs can grow and spread in the refrigerator. So if you ...More
    September 30, 2011
    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
  • UTHealth Student Earns Fellowships to Research Major Source of Bacterial Infections
    A doctoral student at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has been awarded two research fellowships to study the spread of E. coli, a hard-to-treat bacterium that can lead to food poisoning. Jennifer Juarez received fellowships from the ...More
    September 21, 2011
    Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
  • FDA Establishes Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response Network
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a streamlined, integrated approach to effectively and rapidly respond to human and animal foodborne illness outbreaks -- the FDA Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network. The CORE Network is comprised of a ...More
    September 15, 2011
    Posted in News
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