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Foodborne Illness

Listeria & Listeriosis: Symptoms, Testing and Prevention

August 16, 2018 by

We previously examined the causes and impacts of microbiological food contamination, which affects 1 in 6 Americans every year. E-coli and salmonella are two of the most commonly recognized (and contracted) foodborne illnesses, but there is another pathogen that has grown in recognition and transmission since its discovery in 1940: Listeria. The Center for Disease… More about Listeria & Listeriosis: Symptoms, Testing and Prevention

Food Safety & Microbiological Contamination [QUIZ]

May 31, 2018 by

Reports of foodborne illnesses continue to rise year-over-year. In addition to the recall and destruction of over 50 million pounds of food, there are an estimated 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths tied to foodborne illness annually. In 2016, Fortune reported that food safety recalls and foodborne illness cost the food industry $55.5 billion annually. As… More about Food Safety & Microbiological Contamination [QUIZ]

Foodborne Illness: What Causes Microbiological Contamination?

May 3, 2018 by

The increasing number of illnesses and deaths from foodborne pathogenic bacteria in the last few years has caused federal and state public health and regulatory agencies to give microbiological contamination a higher priority in their educational and regulatory efforts. Dr. Sanford Miller, former director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and… More about Foodborne Illness: What Causes Microbiological Contamination?