Washington – Danger could be hiding in your dinner salad.
Food most people consider healthy, such as raw sprouts, salad greens, cooked fruit and rice, can pose serious health risks if they are improperly prepared and stored.
Sprouts are considered risky because they grow in a bacteria-friendly moist environment. Outbreaks have involved raw alfalfa and
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A survey of unpasteurized milk samples drawn from dairy farms across Wisconsin found a significant presence of Coxiella burnetii and Listeria monocytogenes, two different types of bacteria that can cause serious infection and even death in some people.
These findings have particular relevance for consumers seeking raw milk products.
The
Many communities nationwide hold yearly agricultural fairs, but few rival the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair. The fair offers a wide range of entertainment, concessions, exhibits, livestock, amusement rides and much, much more.
Most fair-goers will tell you that the food, especially the funnel cakes and sticky buns, and the chance to reunite with
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New research conducted now suggests that the ban on the use of fluoroquinolone to treat Campylobacter in humans may not be as effective as hoped.
The fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics is commonly used by doctors treat food poisoning caused by Campylobacter. However, poultry farmers began using fluoroquinolones to treat respiratory disease in flocks, resulting in
I showed up at the farm in the dark of night. This was not a necessary element to procuring my illicit elixir, but it somehow seemed apropos. A lone light and the moon illuminated the gravel drive between my car and the barn in rural Alamance County. A black cat scurried across my path, and
June 19, 2007 — A quick trip to the deli salad bar can result in an even quicker bout of food poisoning.
With the summer heat upon us, health experts warn that the popular "pay-by-the-pound" salad bars found in delis citywide are prime breeding grounds for bacteria and other pathogens.
University of Nottingham experts have joined forces with Canadian biotech company GangaGen Life Sciences Inc to develop new weapons in the fight against food poisoning.
They are engaging in a major research project to develop methods for the control of Campylobacter — the commonest cause of infectious bacterial intestinal disease in England and Wales, according
Academics from the Universities of the West of England and Bristol have found that faeces from healthy people and those with infectious diarrhoea differ significantly in their chemical composition and could be used to diagnose quickly diseases such as Clostridium difficile (C. Diff.).
It is hoped the discovery of these chemical profiles will lead to
Memorial Day is the traditional start of summer, and that means parties, cook-outs and picnics. But the El Paso County Health Department reports as many as 5,000 Americans will die, this year, from food-borne illnesses. Environmental Health Specialist, Laura Dixon, says "Food borne illness is caused by microorganisms from raw foods. And mostly e-coli, campylobacter,
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