09 Nov Salmonellosis outbreak in Durban: imported eggs suspected
Salmonella bacteria, most likely from contaminated eggs, has put at least 30 people in the greater Durban area in hospital, and sickened many more.
More results...
29 Oct SA’s food safety hopelessly neglected by govt- say experts
Some 3 000 people die from food poisoning annually in the US. In Africa, the figure is more likely around 2 000 people a day. In South Africa, implementation of food safety laws has been described as 'dismal' by experts. E coli, salmonella and...
27 Jun Global food safety testing market worth $14bn by 2018
The global food safety testing market is projected to grow from $9,2bn in 2012 to $14bn at a CAGR of 7.2% by 2018. In 2012, North America was the largest food safety testing market with 40% of share, according to a new research report....
27 Feb US: Law finally catches up with salmonella-in-peanut-butter culprits
It’s taken four or five years, but the US Dept of Justice has finally indicted four employees of Peanut Corp of America, formerly of Lynchburg, Va, charging they knowingly shipped salmonella-contaminated peanuts and peanut products in 2008 and 2009, which led to massive...
27 Jul Germany’s deadly E. coli strain decoded
The secret to the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany has been decoded, thanks to research conducted at Michigan State University....
15 Mar How Salmonella avoids the body’s immune response
Californian researchers have discovered how salmonella, a bacterium found in contaminated raw foods that causes major gastrointestinal distress in humans, thrives in the digestive tract despite the immune system's best efforts to destroy it....
23 Jan Deadly E coli toxin can be stopped with manganese, study says
A deadly toxin produced by certain kinds of E. coli, including those that caused a deadly outbreak in Europe last year, can be combated using the element manganese, according to research that may lead to an inexpensive treatment for infections....