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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

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New Approach to Treating Listeria Infections Could Lead to New Treatments for Sepsis

Research underway at the Trudeau Institute could lead to new treatments for people sickened by Listeria and other sepsis-causing bacteria. Dr. Stephen Smiley's laboratory has published a study in the scientific journal Infection and Immunity that supports a new approach to ...More

October 18, 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

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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

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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

Researchers Discover a Natural Food Preservative that Kills Foodborne Bacteria

University of Minnesota researchers have discovered and received a patent for a naturally occurring lantibiotic — a peptide produced by a harmless bacteria — that could be added to food to kill harmful bacteria like salmonella, E. coli and listeria. The U of M lantibiotic ...More

August 5, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

USDA Approves LISTEX as Processing Aid Against Listeria

The USDA has approved LISTEX as an antimicrobial processing aid to combat Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria is considered one of the most important food safety threats, due to its high mortality rate of over 20 percent and its risk to pregnant women. Today's USDA's decision ...More

May 24, 2011

Posted in News

Importance of Hygiene, Surface Cleaning Underscored by Listeriosis Outbreaks

Carolyn Cokes, MPH, of the Bureau of Communicable Disease at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and colleagues, emphasize that routine and thorough cleaning of food contact surfaces in hospital kitchens is an essential practice to reduce ...More

May 5, 2011

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene

Safeway Recalls Deli Broccoli Products in Multiple States Over Listeria Concerns

In cooperation with the Taylor Farms voluntary recall of products containing fresh broccoli, Safeway is voluntarily recalling broccoli salad and pasta salad, both sold at store delis, and two pre-packed vegetable trays that contain broccoli sourced from Taylor Farms. The ...More

February 28, 2011

Posted in News

Foodborne Bacteria Cause Potentially Fatal Heart Infection

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that particular strains of a food-borne bacteria are able to invade the heart, leading to serious and difficult-to-treat heart infections. The study is available online in the Journal of ...More

January 26, 2011

Posted in News

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