March 2007

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food said Monday bacteria that cause campylobacter were not found in milk samples tested last week.

Utah County health officials issued a warning against raw milk consumption last week after several cases of a severe food-borne illness were linked to products from the same dairy…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Utah County health officials issued a warning against raw milk consumption.

Seven cases of a severe food-borne illness have been linked to products from the same dairy.

Utah’s Department of Agriculture and Food has issued a notice of investigation to Woolsey’s Dairy in Payson, where the sick consumers say they…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The owner of a Utah County dairy that’s being inspected by health officials says he doesn’t know if raw milk from his dairy is what made seven people sick.

Lars Woolsey of Woolsey’s Dairy in Payson says he does not think the milk is what caused the food-borne illness. Woolsey…

PAYSON — Utah County health officials issued a warning Wednesday about the outbreak of a food-borne illness that appears to be linked to a Payson dairy farm.

So far 15 people have tested positive for campylobacteriosis, an infectious disease caused by ingesting bacteria. Officials also say several others have reported symptoms similar to those caused…

Science Daily — A University of Arkansas-led research team has found that an effective way to get rid of pathogenic Campylobcter bacteria in turkeys is to use proteins produced naturally by other bacteria. The proteins are called bacteriocins. The researchers found that these proteins can eliminate the detectable Campylobacter and that they can also change…

Science Daily — Researchers from The Netherlands have identified a protein in the digestive tract of chickens that may serve as an antimicrobial agent against food-borne pathogens. They report their findings in the March 2007 issue of the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Food-borne pathogens, responsible for most cases of food poisoning in developed countries,…

WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) — U.S. regulators are expected to approve the use of a powerful antibiotic in cattle despite warnings it would speed the appearance of resistant microbes.

InterVet Inc., a Delaware company, has applied to the Food and Drug Administration to market Cefquinome for treatment of a pneumonia-like disease, the Washington Post reported.…