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Reducing pathogen loads during animal production

Taking the fight to farm, feed: Advancements in biosecurity and microbiome science work to reduce pathogen loads during animal production.

Megan Pellegrini

June 17, 2019

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A renewed interest in reviewing how foodborne pathogens proliferate in farms and how they behave in the transition from farm to processing plants is underway.

Fight for Food Safety

Are you looking over both shoulders?

Shawn K. Stevens

June 19, 2018

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The smart processors spend considerable time looking over one shoulder to ensure their suppliers follow the best dressing practices and use the latest interventions to keep dangerous pathogens at bay.

Food Safety

Can genomics advance pre-harvest intervention strategies?

Common-sense prevention still works for pre-harvest intervention, while new food safety tools continue to be researched.

Megan Pellegrini

June 18, 2018

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Researchers are harnessing a still-developing field of study, microgenomics, to limit pathogens in the pre-harvest stage of cattle, while common sense methods are still being used to protect poultry.

Meat Science Review

Continued pre-harvest efforts to address Salmonella in bovine lymph nodes

Ashley Arnold

June 13, 2018

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After a series of salmonellosis outbreaks linked to ground beef that occurred annually from 2011 to 2013, FSIS released a two-year Salmonella action plan that contained 10 objectives or activities, including: "Explore the contribution of lymph nodes to Salmonella contamination" and "Pre-harvest related activities."

Illustration of the CRISPR-Cas9 system containing Cas9 protein and guide RNA

Meat Science Review

Sequence-specific removal of STECs via CRISPR-Cas9 system

Hua Yang Mo Jia Ifigenia Geornaras Keith E. Belk

February 20, 2018

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Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated proteins (Cas) together comprise the CRISPR-Cas system.

The existence of undeclared allergens, such as flour, in the food industry has become a major issue

Fight for Food Safety

Two-front war vs. allergens, pathogens must continue

Shawn K. Stevens

May 17, 2017

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While the FSIS-regulated food industry has directed most of its limited food-safety resources over the last decade toward keeping harmful pathogens out of its food products, the existence of undeclared allergens has become a major issue.

Consultants Corner: Pursue pathogens, first and foremost

Processor resources need to be refocused on solving food-safety issues rather than passing hyper-detailed audits.

Andrew Lorenz

June 11, 2015

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A particular headline I saw online one Saturday this spring announced a countdown of “The 10 biggest food recalls in American history.”

Regulations & Legislation

FSIS’ new approach to Salmonella performance standards

Dennis R. Johnson

March 10, 2015

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On Jan. 26, 2015, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published a Notice in the Federal Register regarding Salmonella performance standards.

Poultry Perspectives

Controlling Salmonella: advancements made, challenges ahead

John Glisson

December 9, 2014

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The poultry industry in the United States and globally has been faced with many challenges over the years in the continued process of economically producing safe, wholesome products for a wide range of consumer needs.

Food Safety