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August 10, 2005 • Listeria
Listeria monocytogenes in an atlantic salmon (salmo salar) processing environment
August, 2005 Journal of Food Protection: Volume 68, Number 8 Page 1635-1640 Jui-Lien Hsu,a Hans M. Opitz,b Robert C. Bayer,b Linda J. Kling,b William A. Halteman,c Roy E. Martin,d and Bohdan M. Slabyj, a aDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469 bSchool of Marine …
August 10, 2005 • Listeria
Effect of mayonnaise pH and storage temperature on the behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in ham salad and potato salad
August, 2005 Journal of Food Protection: Volume 68, Number 8 Page 1628-1634 Cheng-An Hwang Microbial Food Safety Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, USA ABSTRACT This study examined and modeled the behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in …
August 10, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 09, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 09, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Teachers learn how to prevent Hepatitis-A
August 8, 2005 WVLT Jacksboro, Campbell County – School in Campbell County is just a week from being in full swing and with the recent outbreak of Hepatitis-A in the community, school administrators were cited as saying calls of concern have been pouring in from both parents and teachers. That’s …
August 09, 2005 • Salmonella
Over 2000 cases so far in Salmonella Hadar outbreak in Spain associated with consumption of pre-cooked chicken
The epidemic of salmonella that broke out last week with contaminated chicken in Spain has intoxicated nearly 2000 people, of whom 41 remain hospitalized. The epidemic "is in its final stage," said the ministry with respect to the end of the mass intoxication through the salmonella bacteria found in roasted …
August 08, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 08, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Teachers learn how to prevent Hepatitis-A
Hepatitis-A Outbreak Jacksboro, Campbell County (WVLT) – School in Campbell County is just a week from being in full swing and with the recent outbreak of Hepatitis-A in the community, school administrators say calls of concern have been pouring in from both parents and teachers. …
August 08, 2005 • Listeria
Belly up to the table
August 5, 2005 By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL Raw or undercooked meat, poultry, fish or eggs should be ìoff the menu– for pregnant women, says Heidi Murkoff, author of What to Expect: Eating Well When You–re Expecting (Workman Publishing, $12.95). Cooking these foods well kills any bacteria or viruses that pose potential …
August 08, 2005 • Salmonella
Almond orchard food safety link
Linda Harris, a Cooperative Extension microbiologist and food safety specialist in the food science and technology department at UC Davis, explains why it is important that all almonds coming into a processing facility be "as free from Salmonella as possible." Two outbreaks in three years of salmonellosis involving California almonds …
August 08, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Food, Water-Borne Diseases Cause 3,000 Deaths in Nepal
Kathmandu, 7 August: About 3,000 people, out of 20,000 people affected with food and water-borne diseases, die in last year in Nepal, an official at Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) said here Sunday [7 August]. “About 20,000 persons are affected by food and water-borne diseases with around 3,000 dying last year in Nepal,” Mahendra […] …
August 07, 2005 • Salmonella
Steering clear of salmonella
The best defense against salmonellosis and other food-borne diseases is safe food handling. For 20 years, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has been trying to get that message to consumers. But changes in the food industry and Americans’ eating habits make the job challenging. An estimated 76 million …
August 05, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Class-action notices to be mailed in Chi-Chi’s outbreak
8/5/2005, 5:21 p.m. ET By JOE MANDAK The Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — More than 9,000 people who received shots to ward off hepatitis A after an outbreak at a Chi-Chi’s restaurant will be mailed forms later this month so they can claim their share of an $800,000 class-action settlement …
August 05, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 05, 2005 • Listeria
Bug of the month: Listeriosis
August 4, 2005 City of Albuquerque Listeriosis is a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes and it has recently been recognized as an important public health problem in the United States. The disease affects primarily pregnant women, newborns and adults with weakened immune systems …
August 05, 2005 • Listeria
Belly up to the table
August 5, 2005 By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL Advertisement Raw or undercooked meat, poultry, fish or eggs should be ìoff the menu– for pregnant women, says Heidi Murkoff, author of What to Expect: Eating Well When You–re Expecting (Workman Publishing). Cooking these foods well kills any bacteria or viruses that pose potential …
August 05, 2005 • Listeria
Cutting down onfood-borne illness Leave E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria and Campylobacter off the guest list
Wednesday, August 3, 2005BY LOIS MAHARG Ann Arbor News Bureau ‘When in doubt, throw it out” is never better advice than during picnic season, when food sits out in the hot summer sun. “Bacteria grow well between 70 and 120 degrees, but they grow most rapidly between 90 and 110 degrees,” said Joan Miller, extension […] …
August 05, 2005 • Salmonella
Cutting down on food-borne illness Leave E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria and Campylobacter off the guest list
To prevent food-borne illness, the FDA recommends that perishable food be out no more than two hours, or one hour in temperatures above 90 degrees. Food that sits out longer should be tossed, said Joan Miller, extension educator at Michigan State University Extension. The bacteria responsible for foodborne illness – …
August 04, 2005 • Listeria
Maryland Firm Recalls Chicken Products for Possible Listeria Contamination
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-040-2004 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113; FAX: (202) 690-0460 Autumn Canaday WASHINGTON, – Whole Foods Mid-Atlantic Kitchen, a Landover, Md. firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,275 pounds of chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of …
August 04, 2005 • Salmonella
Spanish salmonella toll rises to 1,200
Date: 05/08/05 The number of people taken ill in a Spanish salmonella outbreak caused by a batch of contaminated chicken has risen to more than 1,200, an official said. The head of the country’s food safety agency, Jose Ignacio Arranz, said 1,208 cases of salmonella infection had now been confirmed …
August 03, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Two new cases of hepatitis A verified
By KRISTI L. NELSON, nelsonk@knews.com August 4, 2005 Health officials have confirmed two new cases of hepatitis A in the region: one in Campbell County, where 15 other cases have been confirmed, and the other in Cocke County. Counting a case in Scott County, 18 cases have now been confirmed …
August 03, 2005 • Press Releases
E. coli lawsuit filed against Olive Garden
An E. coli lawsuit was filed Monday in Multnomah County, Oregon, Circuit Court against the Olive Garden Italian Restaurant. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Troutdale, Oregon, resident who became ill with an E. coli infection after eating at the restaurant’s Gresham store in April 2005. …
August 03, 2005 • Outbreaks
August 03, 2005 • Salmonella
More than 900 cases of salmonellosis
A salmonella outbreak that has left more than 900 people ill across Spain and killed one man is expected to recede this week after a batch of contaminated chicken was withdrawn from sale. The Health Ministry said 921 people have contracted gastroenteritis after eating the Sada company’s roast chickens. Health …
August 02, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella Sickens 600 in Spain
Salmonella contamination at a meat plant caused nearly 600 people across Spain to fall ill, the government said Tuesday. 579 people contracted severe diarrhea after eating the Sada company’s roast chickens. While most were hospitalized for only a few hours, the ministry said the death of a 90-year-old man in …
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