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Reduced on-farm biodiversity may have negative food safety impact

Dung beetles and soil bacteria on farms could help suppress E. coli and other harmful pathogens, according to research. The study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology found improved food safety may be enhanced by on‐farm biodiversity and the current view that farm simplification helps may undervalue natural resistance to human-pathogen survival. Growers are... Continue Reading Read More

Vietnamese factory workers go home early after refusing worms for lunch

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Six die in Kenya after consuming camel meat

Six people have died in Tiaty Village, Baringo County after consuming meat from the carcass of a camel. The six died Wednesday afternoon at Akwachatis Clinic in the county after doctors tried for a…

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Shigella investigators in Michigan bring in help from CDC | Food Safety News

With 177 shigellosis cases reported between March 1 and Oct. 26 from Michigan’s Genesee and Saginaw counties and no source yet identified, state and county health officials have called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for help...

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7 sick with E. coli; cider mill’s products, facility test negative | Food Safety News

Kansas officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak among people who attended an annual festival at Louisburg Cider Mill, with the cause proving elusive after initial tests did not find the pathogen in the production area, finished cider or whole apples...

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CDC study attempts to assess outbreak risk from organic food | Food Safety News

A newly published study of outbreaks linked to organic food concludes that while more data are needed to assess whether the risk is greater than for conventionally grown food, consumers should practice safe food handling in any case to avoid being sickened...

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Risk of Hepatitis E from pigs or pork in Canada

The role and importance of pigs and pork as sources of zoonotic hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been debated in Canada and abroad for over 20 years. To further investigate this question, we compiled data to populate a risk profile for HEV in pigs or pork in Canada...

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Gross: Raw chicken sashimi: Japan’s health types urge

Summary: Takahiro Takenouchi of The Asahi Shimbun reports that chicken sashimi and “tataki” (seared chicken breasts and livers) are a common menu item in yakitori bars and restaurants across Japan...

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UK McDonald’s forced to close after staff find dead mice

Summary: Josh Parry and Tyler Mears of the Mirror report a McDonald’s restaurant in Liverpool was forced to close this week after staff found dead mice at the branch. Bosses confirmed the restaurant was closed for a “short period” after evidence of mice was discovered at the fast food joint...

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Shigellosis outbreak in Flint, Mich. because people afraid to wash hands

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