Foodborne Illness

FQN looks at the headlines so far in 2014

Food safety and quality control news you may have missed

Review of recalls, research, outbreaks and industry

By Joseph James Whitworth

As we enter the final few months of 2014, FoodQualityNews takes a look back at what has hit the headlines this year.

FoodQualityNews food recalls 29 Aug - 4 Sept

Food Safety recall round-up 29 August - 4 September

Recalls: Pathogens, plastic and allergens

By Joseph James Whitworth

This week in the recall round-up gallery the reasons behind food withdrawals takes us to Norway, France, Belgium  Australia, New Zealand the UK and the US.

FSA reveals Campylobacter facts

Food Safety Week 16-22 June

Campylobacter concerns in Food Safety Week

By Joseph James Whitworth

More than 80% of people in Northern Ireland don't know the name of the bug that is the most common cause of food poisoning, according to a survey.

Photo from Flickr: FDA/Michael J. Ermarth. FDA microbiologist working in a biosafety laboratory tests for high risk pathogens in food

FDA: WGS has one stop shop potential but transition time needed

By Joseph James Whitworth

Using whole genome sequencing (WGS) in foodborne outbreak traceback investigations is pushing the science of food safety into the next generation but there is still some work to do, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

A link between the illnesses and undercooked hamburgers is being investigated

1.8m pounds of ground beef recalled due to E.coli contamination

By Joseph James Whitworth

Wolverine Packing Company is recalling 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products potentially contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS). 

Minimizing risk from foodborne pathogens is all about planning and control, according to one expert.

Keep calm and carry on with your safety plan

By Jenni Spinner

Minimizing risk from foodborne illness is a matter of crafting an effective safety plan, and maximizing control along the supply chain, according to one expert.

The US Army's food scientists have engineered foods, such as shelf-stable pocket sandwiches, that offer extended shelf life.

FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT 2014

Food technologies wage war against pathogens

By Jenni Spinner

Novel technologies like high-pressure processing can win the war to lengthen shelf life and eradicate foodborne illness, according to industry experts.

QALYs help define which pathogen cause the most disease burden per illness case

Salmonella causes greatest health burden

By Joseph James Whitworth

Salmonella causes the greatest overall burden annually in the US according to a metric to measure health-related quality of life.

One expert claims the US poultry industry is safer than before, but there is still room for improvement.

Is the US poultry industry a cause for alarm?

By Jenni Spinner

Salmonella outbreaks are raising red flags over the safety of the poultry supply; however, according to one expert, there may be less reason to worry than we think.

PassPork aims to tackle pathogens in pork problem

PassPork to food safety for EU project

By Joseph James Whitworth

A rapid multi-pathogen detector that can be used by non-technical staff in the pork industry will be created by a team behind an EU project.

Food recalls take us to UK, USA, Canada, Greece

Food Safety recall round-up 13 -19 September

Recalls: Allergens, uninspected product, E.coli O157 and histamine levels

By Joseph James Whitworth

Our quest to search out the reasons behind food recalls this week takes us to UK, USA, Canada, Greece and around the EU where we find undeclared allergens, uninspected ravioli, E.coli O157, histamine level concerns and a spate of Salmonella findings prompting...

Campylobacter most common intestinal disease in Scotland. Picture courtesy of UK FSA

Campylobacter cases remain high in Scotland

By Joseph James Whitworth

Campylobacter continues to be the most commonly reported cause of bacterial infectious intestinal disease in Scotland, with about 6,000 cases reported per year since 2009, according to a report.

Chai is a sweet, spiced tea originating in India. Picture credit: (Desiree Fawn/flickr)

Tea-tering toward botulism

By Fiona Barry

Harmony Chai, a US tea manufacturer, has recalled its Concentrated Black Spiced Chai and Decaffeinated Rooibos Chai because of concerns aboutClostridium Botulinum, a bacterium which can be fatal.

Life Technologies now offers its foodborne pathogen testing kits worldwide.

Food safety kits go global

By Jenni Spinner

Life Technologies is expanding its range of foodborne pathogen test kits to customers around the globe.

Zoetis and Roslin Institute partner on salmonella research

Salmonella control is aim of research partnership

By Joseph James Whitworth

Zoetis and The Roslin Institute have collaborated for salmonella research to see how the pathogen enters cattle and can lead to contamination of beef for human consumption.

The CDC is reporting some foodborne pathogens have increased.

Some food pathogens increase in US

By Jenni Spinner

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting that while levels of reported food-related illnesses are steady or declining, others are on an uptick.

EFSA: Campylobacter and E.coli cases rise

EFSA: Campylobacter and E.coli cases rise

By Rod Addy

Numbers of EU consumers contracting Campylobacter and E.coli food poisoning are increasing, with the data on E.coli particularly worrying, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

U Joo Foods closed by FDA consent decree

FDA shutters sprout producer

By Joe Whitworth

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has entered into a consent decree of permanent injunction with a sprout producer due to unsanitary conditions.

'Campylobacter is cleverer than we thought': food scientists

Campylobacter is smarter than we thought: scientists

By Laurence Gibbons

Campylobacter is smarter than scientists thought as it is able to alter its “swimming behaviour” inside human bodies to find food, according to new research by scientists at the Institute of Food Research (IFR).

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