A report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that leafy green vegetables are responsible for more foodborne illnesses than any other food. However, meat and poultry cause more deaths.
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Studies have proven that pathogens such as Campylobacter and Salmonella contaminate a high percentage of raw chicken meat. Now, recent research from a food safety team at Pennsylvania's Drexel University offers proof-of-concept for what may one day be a common approach to preventing food-borne illness...
Strain-specific tests have quickly ruled out bean sprouts as the cause of the deadly E coli outbreak in Germany. German bean sprouts were declared dangerous on Monday morning and safe by Monday afternoon.
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