Microbiological Control

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Issues related to microbiology, environmental monitoring, and pathogen control still occupy a primary focus for the coming year in food safety.

Livestock in the U.S. have no genetic experience with and no resistance to transboundary infections, which can cause death among all infected animals.  

The risks posed by edible insects as food depend on the species of insect, the feed they consume, the environment they inhabit, and the production and processing methods adopted.

A record hepatitis A outbreak in Kentucky has indicated that foodservice workers have been largely overlooked as an exposed group

Concerns about antibiotic resistance and implications for human health are growing steadily around the world.

The inappropriate and overuse of antibiotics in food-producing animals has spurred the creation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The use of a chemical disinfectant, not a sanitizer, is key to interrupting the spread of norovirus from contaminated surfaces during an outbreak.

Retail snack products in the U.S. market were recalled because they all contained whey powder that was possibly contaminated with Salmonella.  

The overall goal of the STEC program is to reduce the occurrence and public health risks from seven serogroups of STEC regulated in beef.

Ensuring safe pork for consumers in the world’s largest market is one of China’s top priorities in the era of African swine fever.