A recent study has approximated the economic impact of biofilms on the food industry and describes the existing scientific and technological challenges related to biofilm innovation.
A recent study determined that ozone may be an effective way to reduce fungi and aflatoxin in nuts, although ozonation could affect the nutritional value of foods at long exposure times.
The UK conducts annual surveillance of Escherichia coli with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on retail meats. The 2021 data shows the prevalence of AMR E. coli has remained low and consistent in retail beef and pork since 2015.
Consumer Reports is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to more stringently enforce Salmonella contamination after an investigation by the group revealed the prevalence of Salmonella in chicken products at retail.
The European Food Safety Commission (EFSA) has published guidelines for reporting whole genome sequencing (WGS) data to its One Health WGS System, which will support outbreak investigations and other EFSA activities.
However, the reduction has not translated to a decrease in salmonellosis cases associated with contaminated poultry.
June 27, 2022
As part of an assessment of the efficacy of performance standards that were established in 2015, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) has published new findings about Salmonella contamination of chicken parts.
At the IAFNS 2022 Annual Meeting and Science Symposium, Dr. Felicia Wu discussed her recent study that suggests aflatoxin will become an increasing problem for U.S. corn producers—especially in the Corn Belt—and explored possible solutions.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Dr. Charles Hofacre, the Principal at The Southern Poultry Research Group, and Dr. Bill Potter, a Food Safety Technical Advisor at Elanco Animal Health, about a multi-hurdle approach to controlling Salmonella in poultry, pre-harvest intervention strategies for pathogen contamination, and USDA’s renewed focus on Salmonella in poultry.
The Swiss Association of Cantonal Chemists recently published an inspection report that revealed deficiencies in controls for Listeria monocytogenes among food businesses.
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