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    Canada warns public about danger of Salmonella in raw breaded chicken

    Posted in: Canada, Cross Contamination, Government Agencies, Salmonella on: September 17

    Canada’s Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health is warning the public about the risk of Salmonella illnesses from frozen raw breaded chicken products. “Canadians need to be aware that even though these products may appear to be cooked, they are not,” the Council for Chief Medical Officers of Health warned. The Council’s top officers,... Continue Reading Read More

    Victim says education would have made a difference, and it still can

    Posted in: E. coli, Food Policy & Law, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, Opinion & Contributed Articles on: September 16

    Opinion Editor’s note: This is part of series of articles and opinion columns we are publishing in recognition of September as Food Safety Education Month. How many times have you thought through every detail of an experience and asked yourself, “What could I have done differently?” Probably thousands. But how many times have you combed... Continue Reading Read More

    Campylobacter levels in UK chicken hold steady

    Posted in: Campylobacter, Food Policy & Law, foodborne pathogens, Government Agencies on: September 16

    Almost 4 percent of fresh whole chickens produced in the United Kingdom showed Campylobacter contamination above maximum allowed levels, according to the latest results. Testing from the top nine retailers in the UK on samples from April to June 2018 found 3.7 percent of chickens were carrying more than 1,000 colony forming units per gram... Continue Reading Read More

    E. coli a factor in death of British tourists while on vacation in Egypt

    Posted in: E. coli, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Government Agencies on: September 14

    E. coli infection played a role in the deaths of two British tourists in Egypt, according to the country’s authorities. John and Susan Cooper, from Burnley in England, died while on holiday at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic hotel in the resort of Hurghada in August. The Egyptian general prosecutor, Nabil Sadek, issued a statement saying post-mortem... Continue Reading Read More

    Greenyard pintpoints Listeria source at Hungarian frozen vegetable plant

    Posted in: Foodborne Illness Investigations, Listeria on: September 13

    The company linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak has revealed it has found the cause of contamination at its Hungarian plant. Greenyard said it found a persistent presence of Listeria monocytogenes in one of the freezing tunnels and as a result, will close down this tunnel at the Baja-based plant. The Hungarian frozen vegetable factory... Continue Reading Read More

    Steve’s recalls pet food for second time this year; Listeria, Salmonella found

    Posted in: Cross Contamination, Food Recalls, Listeria, Salmonella on: September 8

    Steve’s Real Food is recalling dog food and cat food because of possible contamination with Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes. The company distributed the pet foods nationwide. The recall follows a report from the Washington Department of Agriculture that one or both pathogens were found in samples of the three products from the Salt Lake City... Continue Reading Read More