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A key component of the project was a field and laboratory study conducted to assess the presence and potential transmission of AMR Campylobacter and Escherichia coli during the processing of chicken in two similar-sized, large-scale UK chicken processing sites.
As of May 30, 45 people across 18 states have been infected, compared to 26 people across 15 states who had been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella as of May 19.
Noting that food hygiene rating schemes are already in operation in several European countries, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland is calling on consumers and food businesses to share their views through an online consultation that will run until June 23, 2025.
Using 1,204 samples collected during 2016–2023, the researchers observed statistically significant reductions in the median time from sample collection to the issuance of a national genomic surveillance report to 26 days, despite sample numbers doubling in 2022 and 2023.
Rollins said she will exercise USDA’s authority to provide a “much-needed” funding increase of $14.5 million in reimbursements to states for meat and poultry inspection programs.
For those foodborne illnesses where a specific food item was identified, vegetables represented the single largest food category in terms of reported illness cases, followed by composite meals, seafood, and buffet food.
In the face of the alarming rise and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers set out to find and develop non-antibiotic biological disease control and prevention options for aquaculture.
In the study, researchers analyzed the entire genome of over 1,600 Listeria strains. These DNA profiles were used to train a machine learning model that learned to identify genetic patterns associated with resistance to disinfectants commonly used in the food industry.
According to FDA, between 2018 and 2025, 42 people were sickened and 14 died across 21 states after consuming Listeria monocytogenes-contaminatedSysco Imperial and Lyons ReadyCare Frozen Supplemental Shakesthat wereserved at long-term care facilities and hospitals.
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