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July 20, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Poultry, pork in hepatitis scare
July 18, 2006 12:00am Article from: AAP BRISBANE – Packets of shaved ham, turkey and chicken are being pulled off supermarket shelves across Australia because a Queensland meat packer has the potentially fatal hepatitis A virus. …
July 20, 2006 • Salmonella
This is not the first time there has been salmonella in frozen chicken entrees
Health officials have warned consumers to make sure they fully cook frozen meat and poultry products, in the wake of several Salmonella infections linked to frozen chicken entrees sold in Minnesota and Michigan. The entrees implicated in Minnesota were sold at Cub Foods stores under the Cub name. Four cases …
July 20, 2006 • Salmonella
29 ill after eating chicken entrees
Food safety officials said today that 29 people in Minnesota got sick after eating frozen chicken entrees that were not cooked long enough to kill salmonella in the poultry. Some consumers may have assumed the entrees were pre-cooked and simply heated them in microwaves. Officials recommended against microwaving single-serving chicken …
July 20, 2006 • Salmonella
Identification of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium using specific PCR primers obtained by comparative genomics in Salmonella Serovars
Journal of Food Protection Volume 69, Number 7 pp. 1653-1661(9) Kim, H.J.; Park, S.H.; Lee, T.H.; Nahm, B.H.; Chung, Y.H.; Seo, K.H.; Kim, H.Y. http://www.foodprotection.org/QuickLinks.htm Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a major foodborne pathogen throughout the world. Until now, the specific target genes for the detection and identification of serovar …
July 19, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Pork supplier plays down hepatitis A concerns
ABC.NET.AU Wednesday, 19/07/2006 One of the country’s largest pork suppliers says there is little risk of its customers contracting hepatitis A, despite one of its staff falling ill from the virus earlier this month. Toowoomba-based company KR Castlemaine Foods, in southern Queensland, is today advertising product recall notices in all …
July 19, 2006 • Listeria
Molecular epidemiology and cluster analysis of human listeriosis cases in three U.S. states
01.jul.06 Journal of Food Protection Volume 69, Number 7 pp. 1680-1689(10) Sauders, Brian D.; Schukken, Ynte; Kornstein, Laura; Reddy, Vasudha; Bannerman, Tammy; Salehi, Ellen; Dumas, Nellie; Anderson, B http://www.foodprotection.org/QuickLinks.htm To better understand the transmission and epidemiology of human listeriosis, 647 Listeria monocytogenes isolates obtained from human listeriosis cases in four …
July 19, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella outbreak at Cumbrian hotel linked to death of woman
An elderly woman has died and 11 other people have fallen ill after a salmonella outbreak linked to a hotel in the Lake District. The 98-year-old victim was one of a number of customers who ate Sunday lunch at the Hundith Hill Hotel near Cockermouth. It is believed they all …
July 19, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 18, 2006 • Salmonella
Welcome to Food Safety 101
Gillian Green, a registered dietitian with the Dominion grocery store on Blackmarsh Road in St. John’s, says food poisoning – or food-borne illnesses as it is often called – is more common than people might think. "People may not realize they have food poisoning because the symptoms are very similar …
July 18, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Hep A scare prompts national product recall
18.jul.06 AAP news.com.au http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19830446-1248,00.html KR Castlemaine, one of Australia’s largest meat producers, has, according to this story, issued a nationwide recall of some of its products after an employee fell ill with the potentially fatal hepatitis A virus and after consultations with Queensland Health and the Communicable Disease Network Australia …
July 18, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Head back to school with this health checklist
By JOY BUCHANAN Staff Writer The Tennessean July 17, 2006 You’d think parents throughout Middle Tennessee had back-to-school preparation down pat. But local school officials say that many parents don’t give them basic information, including working phone numbers or lists of medications, to help students in a health emergency. Besides …
July 18, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 18, 2006 • E. coli
Preparing Ground Beef For Safe Consumption
The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline reminds consumers preparing ground beef products to heed the following advice: Consumers should only eat ground beef patties that have been cooked to a safe temperature of 160 degrees F. When a ground beef patty is cooked to 160 degrees F throughout, it can …
July 18, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 17, 2006 • Hepatitis A
After the storm : Monitoring hepatitis A
16.jul.06 NWA News Van Banks Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV ). Hepatitis A is an enteric virus that is very small. It can be transferred through contaminated water, causing outbreaks. In the United States, hepatitis A infections can affect anyone. It can …
July 17, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Foodborne illnesses can be severe in elderly, young
Salmonella, hepatitis A and E. coli are caused by ingesting contaminated food products. Jennifer M. Phelps News-Leader July 16, 2006 This interview is with Dr. Donald L. Maples Jr., a doctor of osteopathy and family practice physician at Butterfield Park Medical Center, a Citizens Memorial Healthcare Clinic. He’s been with …
July 17, 2006 • Salmonella
Cranberry reduces pathogens in minced beef say researchers
Adding cranberry concentrate to raw minced beef significantly reduces the growth of common food-borne pathogens, according to new research. The research may be a significant development for the meat industry, which is constantly searching for natural preservatives to replace chemical additives. Cranberries offer a defence against food poisoning due to …
July 17, 2006 • Salmonella
Cadbury Schweppes reputation suffers following salmonella scare
Figures provided exclusively to the newspaper by Brand Index, part of the polling company YouGov, show that Cadbury’s reputation has plummeted since it was forced to recall millions of chocolate bars after finding traces of salmonella at its factory in Herefordshire. Cadbury has said it will cost 5 million pounds …
July 17, 2006 • Salmonella
Making fresh-cut apples convenient and safe
A new wash treatment developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists provides antibrowning as well as antimicrobial benefits to fresh-cut apples. Microbiologist Arvind Bhagwat, leading the project, worked with plant physiologist Robert Saftner and horticulturist Judith Abbott. They are with the ARS Produce Quality and Safety Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland. This …
July 17, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella scare diminishes confidence in Cadbury brand
Cadbury, once a brand that conjured up comfortable images of tasty confectionery fulfilment, has lost the confidence of consumers following a salmonella scare at one of the company’s plants. Stephan Shakespeare, the joint chief executive of Brand Index, said, "The loss of confidence in Cadbury is the greatest we have …
July 15, 2006 • Hepatitis A
8 ways to prevent food poisoning at home
By Mayo Clinic Staff Jul 14, 2006 Despite the occasional news report of an outbreak of food poisoning, food supplies in the United States are inspected and generally very safe. But it’s impossible to keep the entire food supply completely free of potentially dangerous bacteria. For this reason, you need …
July 14, 2006 • Press Releases
Class action status granted in Spraypark case
A class action lawsuit filed against the State of New York was certified today. The class certification ruling allows all persons who were damaged as a result of the Cryptosporidium outbreak at the Seneca Lake State Park Spraypark in 2005 to join the class and receive compensation for their injuries …
July 14, 2006 • Salmonella
Owl pellets cause of salmonella outbreak
A fifth-grade science experiment made 50 students sick last month, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said last week. The students were asked to dissect owl pellets, a form of feces, at Jefferson Elementary School. According to DPH spokeswoman Donna Rheaume, 28 were infected with salmonella bacteria. Because of the …
July 14, 2006 • Salmonella
Parents angered over salmonella outbreak handling
A month after a science project made 28 students ill with salmonella at Jefferson Elementary School, several parents are accusing the school district of not being aggressive enough in dealing with the outbreak. In a sternly worded letter dated July 10, more than 40 parents and residents — including some prominent town officials — charge […] …
July 13, 2006 • Outbreaks
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