Chinese Food Safety Delegates Meet in MN
Twenty-two senior Chinese food safety delegates from industry, government and academia met in Minnesota last week as part of the Global Initiative for Food Systems Leadership’s (GIFSL’s) two-week...
View ArticleU of M Signs Food Agreement with UN
A world without hunger and safe food to boot is the goal of a new partnership between the University of Minnesota and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The U of M and FAO...
View ArticleMinnesota Extension Combats Foodborne Illness
Dr. Joellen Feirtag wears many hats. One day she is a food sleuth, taking swab samples at a meat plant to find the origin of an E. coli outbreak. The next, she is instructing its employees in food...
View ArticleA Lantibiotic Steps Up to Kill Harmful Bacteria
Super germs and flesh-eating bacteria do not need a press agent. They are the stuff of blockbuster movies and best-selling books. Lantibiotics, on the other hand, are a kind of antibiotic that are not...
View ArticleCall to Participate in Food Safety Research
By taking the following survey, public health professionals can help a PhD student earn his wings while improving public health. The following is a brief description of the study: To build up evidence...
View ArticleMost Would Accept Nanotechnology, Genetic Modification in Food for Nutrition,...
New research suggests that most consumers will accept nanotechnology or genetic modification technology in their food if it will enhance nutrition or improve safety. Researchers at North Carolina State...
View ArticleUSDA Awards Food Safety Research Grants
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the recipients of its latest round of food safety research grants. The nearly $19...
View ArticleStudy: Some Klebsiella Pneumonia Illnesses are Foodborne
Klebsiella bacteria, which can be found in your nose and mouth, have also been found before when retail meat was sampled, and the United Kingdom’s Review on Antimicrobial Resistance has named the...
View ArticleStudy: Lawsonia May Cause Pigs to Shed More Salmonella
Earlier this year, at least 152 people in Washington state were infected with multidrug-resistant Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- linked to pork produced by Kapowsin Meats. According to federal estimates,...
View ArticleResearchers zap noro on fresh lettuce with blast of ionized gas
When you put one of the toughest bugs on the planet in a match-up with some of the most delicate fresh foods, it doesn’t take a Vegas mathematician to figure the odds are against the food making it...
View ArticleMost Would Accept Nanotechnology, Genetic Modification in Food for Nutrition,...
New research suggests that most consumers will accept nanotechnology or genetic modification technology in their food if it will enhance nutrition or improve safety. Researchers at North Carolina State...
View ArticleUSDA Awards Food Safety Research Grants
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the recipients of its latest round of food safety research grants. The nearly $19...
View ArticleStudy: Some Klebsiella Pneumonia Illnesses are Foodborne
Klebsiella bacteria, which can be found in your nose and mouth, have also been found before when retail meat was sampled, and the United Kingdom’s Review on Antimicrobial Resistance has named the...
View ArticleStudy: Lawsonia May Cause Pigs to Shed More Salmonella
Earlier this year, at least 152 people in Washington state were infected with multidrug-resistant Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- linked to pork produced by Kapowsin Meats. According to federal estimates,...
View ArticleResearchers zap noro on fresh lettuce with blast of ionized gas
When you put one of the toughest bugs on the planet in a match-up with some of the most delicate fresh foods, it doesn’t take a Vegas mathematician to figure the odds are against the food making it...
View ArticleUSDA names new FSIS Food Safety Fellows; special focus on Salmonella
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety and the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service have selected four Food Safety Fellows through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and...
View ArticleResearchers host webinar on COVID-19 disruptions to food supply chains
Researchers from multiple institutions are hosting a free webinar about the impact of COVID-19 on food and agricultural systems. The session is aimed at anyone who is engaged in the food supply chain...
View ArticleStudy finds deli meat is connected to more than 90 percent of U.S. listeria...
According to a new study recently published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology, over 90 percent of listeriosis cases in the U.S. come from deli meat, followed by ready-to-eat (RTE)...
View ArticleMaking homemade eggnog without the Salmonella
Whether or not you’re a fan of eggnog, someone is probably bringing it to your New Year’s gathering. If not made properly, the homemade eggnog recipe could include Salmonella. And no — adding alcohol...
View ArticleChinese Food Safety Delegates Meet in MN
Twenty-two senior Chinese food safety delegates from industry, government and academia met in Minnesota last week as part of the Global Initiative for Food Systems Leadership’s (GIFSL’s) two-week...
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