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Human noroviruses are the single biggest cause of gastroenteritis in the industrialised world and are associated with foodborne disease and rapid person to person transmission. New research has shed new light on the behaviour of these pathogens....
The pervasiveness of food fraud is almost infinite – and needs a continuing public-private partnership approach to tackle it, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists. It is a food protection...
It has been the cause of infamous international food-borne disease outbreaks and yet it is the most studied bacterium in science, an essential part of the human digestive tract, and a backbone of the biotech industry. To enhance public ...
The Consumer Goods Council of SA held its annual conference recently, and it dealt with many matters of prime interest and concern to food industrialists, notably the implementation of the Consumer Protection Act, SA's new food labelling regulations and the "non-negotiable" that is food product...
A new, probably overblown drama has broken out for the American food industry: allegations of unsafe levels of arsenic in apple juice, courtesy of Dr Oz - the cardiothoracic surgeon, author, talk show host, and commentator for his The Dr Oz Show, a daily...
{ted}ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science{/ted}SGS: When you need to be sure!SGS is the world's largest certification, auditing, inspection and testing organisation. It is multi-accredited world-wide by 41 members of the IAF and operates in150 countries.With a wide range of independent auditing, testing, certification, technical support and training services designed...
The USDA will ban the sale of any ground beef tainted with the notorious "Big Six" strains of E. coli that are increasingly showing up as the cause of severe illness from food, starting next March. Officials have been under pressure from food safety advocates...
Unwanted bacteria, yeasts and moulds can cause major problems for the food industry as well as consumers. Norwegian researchers have developed new methods to identify potential sources of contamination....
Traditionally peanut allergy has always been considered the most “dangerous” food allergy. However, tree nuts can cause a wide spectrum of allergic reactions which may be equally or even more severe than allergies to peanuts. This report by FACTS, the well-known food allergy...
If you’re packing lunch for your kid, chances are it will end up at unsafe temperatures before it’s eaten. That’s according to a Texas study that tested more than 700 preschoolers’ lunch packs and found less than two percent of the meats, vegetables...
Cargill has initiated the third-biggest recall in US history, pulling almost 36 million pounds (16,363m kilograms) of ground turkey after an outbreak of multi-drug resistant strain of Salmonella Heidelberg linked to one death and 79 illnesses in 26 states. ...
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With every foodborne outbreak, there are always lessons to be learnt. Dr Lucia Anelich of Anelich Consulting, one of SA's foremost micriobology and food safety authorities, writes that this devastating outbreak - 49 fatalities and 4 178 people sickened - underscores a number of issues,...
With recent estimates attributing the ongoing German E coli outbreak to 3 406 illnesses and 39 deaths, it has become the deadliest - and second largest - E coli outbreak in history. And while already singular in its impact, the outbreak sets itself farther apart...
In the wake of Europe's recent E. coli outbreak, in which sprouts contaminated with a particularly vicious strain killed 39 people and sickened thousands, food safety officials are asking once again what more can be done to curb the spread of food-borne illnesses.
...The BRC revises the requirements of its standards as well as audit protocols on a regular basis. ProCert Southern Africa is hosting two seminars on the latest changes, Issue 6, in Johannesburg and Paarl in late July.
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Speaking Saturday night, June 11, at the Awards Celebration at the annual IFT congress and expo, IFT President-Elect Roger Clemens called on food scientists to help build a better, more nutritious food supply — for consumers in the United States and throughout...
An American report, newly released, identifies the Top 10 riskiest combinations of foods and disease-causing bugs. Campylobacter and poultry, Toxoplasma and pork (and unknown sources), Listeria and deli meats, Salmonella and poultry, and Listeria in dairy products top the list.
...China is taking serious note of the scandal over clenbuterol-tainted pork, which has hit the industry hard since pork is the most consumed meat in the country....