Items Tagged with 'pathogens'

Bacteriophage kits from Plaza Feed & Crop Nutrition and Intralytix target foodborne pathogens in ruminant and poultry operations.

Mississippi State University researchers conduct a study to recognize the dynamics of Enterococcus cecorum in vertical integrations by identifying and characterizing isolates recovered from breeders, hatcheries and broilers.

Events underscore need to invest additional resources into pathogen elimination and control in food facilities.

Rapid, on-site testing can help prevent potential outbreaks, alleviate critical supply chain bottlenecks and shorten food production timelines.

bioMérieux enters into a strategic research collaboration with the FDA, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Offices of Applied Research and Safety Assessment and Regulatory Science to develop tools to combat foodborne pathogens.

Once again, the meat industry deserves to be congratulated for another great year! With fewer than 50 recalls at the time of this writing, 2021 will go down in history as one of the safest years for the meat industry in the last two decades.

When it comes to pathogen control in raw beef products, a lot has changed over the past 20 years. 

Toxoplasma gondii is an extremely serious parasite that is a leading cause of hospitalizations (fourth leading) and death (second only to Salmonella) from foodborne sources in the United States. 

No, the title of this column does not contain a typo. Under the right circumstances, most of which are unpredictable, Salmonella can give you a real body slam.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a contagious neurological disease that affects deer and other cervids. CWD is classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) disease also known as a prion disease.