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Salmonella prevalence has decreased significantly in the past three decades due to processing changes, but human illness cases from Salmonella have not decreased proportionally. To understand and eventually reduce the risk of salmonellosis from poultry meat, it is necessary to understand the poultry production system, the introduction of the microorganism into the poultry ecosystem (as well as its gastrointestinal tract), the sources of Salmonella during production, and, subsequently, strategies to control or reduce the risk from this microorganism at both the pre-and post-harvest stages.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance for shell egg producers on how to comply with certain provisions in its Egg Rule that is designed to prevent Salmonella Enteritidis contamination of shell eggs.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020).

A recent Swedish study explores the relationship between the incidence of campylobacteriosis and the prevalence of Campylobacter in poultry broilers.

On Tuesday morning at the 2022 International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting, leading industry academics discussed the topic of enteric virus persistence in low-moisture foods.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) will soon declare Salmonella to be an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently published the report, “Ranking of Low-Moisture Foods in Support of Microbiological Risk Management.”

Resorcix and Gat Foods have launched a clean-label, botanical extract that is a solution for Thermophillic Acidophilic Bacteria (TAB) contamination in still, ready-to-drink, non-alcoholic beverages.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration provided an update about its ongoing Cyclospora cayetanensis prevention and research efforts under the Cyclospora Prevention, Response and Research Action Plan, including the publication of an article in Food Safety Magazine. 

A study published in China CDC Weekly gives insight into the mortality rate of past foodborne botulism outbreaks in China, and also points out seasonal, regional, and product trends associated with botulism cases.