Q&A: School nutrition expert answered your questions Nov 19, 2009
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Agriculture chief promises better food alerts to schools Nov 18, 2009
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New Polls, Reports Highlight The Need To Update The US Food Safety System Nov 17, 2009
Data from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) for five major foodborne pathogens -- -Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter, Shigella, E. coli 0157:H7 -- clearly show the burden that children are carrying with regard to foodborne disease. The fact sheet also details the health risks associated with Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite. (Science Daily)
Schools in the dark about tainted lunches Nov 17, 2009
Get information on education programs that could help you increase your earning power. Marcellina Toledo, at desk, the general manager of Del Rey Tortilleria, says grandson Jovanni Villagomez, shown with his mom, Jeanette Villagomez, eats the same product she sells to customers. (USA Today)
Food Poisoning May Hurt for Life Nov 15, 2009
The five major pathogens are Campylobacter, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, and Toxoplasma gondii. But more than 200 pathogens can contaminate food and cause disease, Roberts said. (ABC News)
Food-Borne Ills Can Have Lasting Consequences Nov 14, 2009
For the report, the team studied campylobacter infection, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella and Toxoplasma gondii. In addition to diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting, campylobacter infection can cause Guillain-Barre syndrome, the most common cause of paralysis in the United States. (MEDLINEplus)
Thanks, FDA, but We Don't Need Your Protection From Raw Oysters Nov 12, 2009
Strains of salmonella, E. coli, listeria, campylobacter, and other microbes together kill an estimated 5,700 people a year in the United States. Yet few are calling for all chicken to be irradiated or all eggs to be pasteurized. (Slate)
Seasonal flu vaccine in short supply Oct 30, 2009
"The people who had that severe reaction, almost all of those patients had a prior food poisoning illness called campylobacter," Moak said. "If you've been sick within the last month with food poisoning or a major illness, hold off on the vaccine, tell your physician, use common sense.". (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Pathogenic E. Coli Pervasive In Stream-water Samples With Low Concentrations Of Fecal Indicator Bacteria Oct 30, 2009
Two regional studies are ongoing to investigate the occurrence of other bacterial pathogens including Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter, and the pathogenic types of E. coli. Factors that could influence the occurrence of these pathogens in river systems, such as hydrology, season, land-use, and source are being investigated for relation with pathogen occurrence. (Science Daily)
Raw milk is danger to public health Oct 25, 2009
The diseases carried in raw milk can include those with ominous names like salmonella, campylobacter, yersinia, staphylococcus and Escherichia coli. Those childhood trips with dad to a farm for fresh milk are the stuff of warm memories. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Characterization of the oxidative stress stimulon and PerR regulon of Campylobacter jejuni Oct 19, 2009
During gut colonization, the enteric pathogen Campylobacter jejuni must surmount the toxic effects of reactive oxygen species produced by its own metabolism, the host immune system, and intestinal microflora. Elucidation of C. jejuni oxidative stress defense mechanisms is critical for understanding Campylobacter pathophysiology. (BioMed Central)
Infectious Causes of Irritable Bowe... Oct 19, 2009
It is already well-known that IBS can be triggered by bacterial (Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella, Shigella, Escherichia coli) and possibly viral gastroenteritis (food poisoning or another "stomach bug"). This is known as post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome. (Suite101.com)
Bug Barcode Readers Hold Out Promise Of Universal Vaccines Oct 16, 2009
There are infections by microbes such as Salmonella, E.coli and Campylobacter that can occur in many species and cause a significant risk to health and having a one medicine approach to preventing and treating these can really only be a good thing. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Two-thirds of chicken 'has bug' Oct 7, 2009
Campylobacter, which can cause diarrhoea, cramping and abdominal pain, causes 55,000 cases of food poisoning a year in the UK. ... It said levels of campylobacter in chicken were the same as when a similar survey was last carried out in 2001 ... Illness caused by campylobacter infection usually clears up after a week. (BBC News -- Health)
Officials shut down Wis. farm's raw milk sales Sep 19, 2009
The order against Zinniker Farm Inc., says 35 people from Walworth, Waukesha and Racine counties have been diagnosed with campylobacter jejuni (cam-pil-oh-BAK-ter je-JOO-nee) since Aug. 13 ... Tests matched campylobacter jejuni found in 29 victims' feces to campylobacter jejuni found in cow feces on the farm. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Novel Bacterial Strains Clear Algal Toxins From Drinking Water Sep 11, 2009
10, 2009) Novel bacterial strains capable of neutralizing toxins produced by blue-green algae have been identified by researchers at Robert Gordon's University, Aberdeen. Aakash Welgama presented the group's findings during the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. (Science Daily)
Raw milk sickens 13 in Wisconsin Aug 29, 2009
The state says the victims have tested positive for campylobacter jejuni (cam-pil-oh-BAK-ter je-JOO-nee). That's a bacterial infection that causes nausea, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, fever and vomiting. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Stomach Bugs May Boost Bowel Disease Risk Aug 15, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A bout of diarrheal disease caused by the stomach bugs Salmonella or Campylobacter increases the odds that a person will develop inflammatory bowel disease, with the risk persisting 15 years or more after infection ... Nielsen and colleagues compared the risks of IBD between 13,148 patients with documented gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella or Campylobacter and 26,216 uninfected controls ... The increased risk of IBD after the gastroenteritis episode persisted... (MEDLINEplus)
Battling the bugs Aug 6, 2009
Campylobacter jejuni, another cause of bacterial food poisoning, have developed cells with different surfaces: this means that even if most of them are recognised and killed by the host's immune system, some of them will escape and proliferate. Which is what those which have developed resistance to antibiotics are also able to do. (BBC News -- Health)
Canine Gastroenteritis Jul 20, 2009
bacterial diseases - including Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter and many other bacteria. systemic or metabolic disease - kidney disease, liver disease, pancreatic disorders and other systemic or metabolic diseases can affect the canine gastrointestinal tract. (Suite101.com)
Crops, ponds destroyed in quest for food safety Jul 14, 2009
Among the more common: E-coli O157:H7, salmonella, listeria, campylobacter, botulism and hepatitis A.. June 2009: E. coli O157:H7 found in Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough manufactured in Danville, Va. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Meridian wins FDA approval for test Jun 4, 2009
said the has approved its rapid test for Campylobacter bacteria, which causes foodborne illness ... Campylobacter is one of the most common causes of diarrheal illness and is most often transmitted by poorly cooked poultry, the company said. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Dairy resumes distribution in area May 12, 2009
MONTROSE Kinikin Corner Dairy is back online, after a campylobacter outbreak last month led to the suspension of its raw milk distribution ... The dairy was ordered to halt its raw milk distribution April 7, after at least 11 people became ill with campylobacter, a food-borne bacteria that can pass from cows to humans. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Warming - it's a health hazard May 7, 2009
Climate change will affect, in profoundly adverse ways, some of the most fundamental determinants of health: food, air, water," the director-general of the World Health Organisation, Margaret Chan, says. It is an alarming scenario - and one that hit home in Australia this year after the deadly heatwave and bushfires in Victoria and the devastating floods in Queensland.There were 374 more deaths than what would normally be expected during the January heatwave in Victoria, according to an... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Its time to talk about food safety May 3, 2009
Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria, and E. coli O157:H7 are common types of bacteria that cause infections. Generally, these bacteria are found in raw foods, such as raw meat, poultry, fish, and sometimes, fresh produce that has been contaminated by these bacteria in the field or packing house or retail store. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Food Safety and Your Health May 3, 2009
Campylobacter - Is a marine bacterial toxin found in spoiled fish and infection occurs upon eating the fish. Shigella - Is a bacterium commonly spread by drinking, playing, or swimming in contaminated water. (Suite101.com)
Milk in the raw Apr 19, 2009
The CDPHE ordered the dairy on April 7 to halt raw-milk distribution, after at least 11 people became ill with campylobacter, a bacteria that can cause diarrhea, fever, severe cramping, nausea and vomiting in humans ... Campylobacter was reported as the second most common of such illnesses, occurring in 13 of 100,000 food-borne illness cases (not necessarily involving raw milk) studied by the Centers for Disease Control. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
State issues requirements for Montrose Dairy Apr 15, 2009
MONTROSE Kinikin Corner Dairy must now conduct lab tests on its raw milk to ensure the milk is free of the campylobacter bacteria thought to have sickened around a dozen people in recent weeks ... That milk was linked to between eight and 10 of a dozen confirmed human cases of campylobacter on the Western Slope ... Except for the required testing for campylobacter, all required lab testing will be performed by either the state lab in Grand Junction or Denver. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Food poisoning cases held steady in 2008, CDC reports Apr 12, 2009
Campylobacter and shigella, two kinds of bacterial infections, were the second and third most common food-borne illnesses, occurring at rates of about 13 and 7 per 100,000, respectively ... The highest rates of salmonella occurred in Georgia and New Mexico, campylobacter was most common in California and E. coli thrived best in Colorado. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
CDC reports rise in some food-borne illnesses Apr 10, 2009
Those include illnesses those caused by salmonella, vibrio, E. coli 0157, listeria, and campylobacter. Preliminary 2008 data shows that infection rates for five food-borne illnesses exceeded national goals set by the CDC. In the case of salmonella, the national goal in 2008 was 7 illnesses for every 100,000 people, but the actual number was 16 - more than twice the goal. (Boston Globe)
Progress on foodborne illness stalls Apr 10, 2009
Campylobacter and shigella, two kinds of bacterial infections, were the second and third most common food-borne illnesses, occurring at rates of about 13 and 7 per 100,000, respectively. -- Associated Press. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Food safety progress 'has plateaued,' CDC says Apr 10, 2009
The new 2008 data, from the 's Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, or FoodNet, was collected from 10 states on nine infectious organisms, including campylobacter, a bacterium that causes diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever and is associated with eating raw or undercooked poultry; cryptosporidium, a diarrheal parasite and one of the most common causes of waterborne disease in the United States; and E. coli, the bacterium responsible for the outbreak linked to spinach in 2006 that... (CNN -- Health)
Healthy Homemade Dog Food Diets Apr 9, 2009
Contaminants such as E. coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia and other bacteria can become a problem with raw meat. As with foods for human consumption, all meat and poultry should be well cooked to help control these contaminants. (Suite101.com)
State: Bacterial illness linked to dairy Apr 9, 2009
The dairy is thought to be the source of a recent campylobacter outbreak that sickened at least eight people on the Western Slope ... There have been 11 confirmed cases of the campylobacter bacteria since March 30; the state health department says 10 of those sickened reported drinking raw milk and eight of those 10 reported getting the milk from Kinikin Corner Dairy ... Mewes and the state authorities were in the process of contacting each of the 200 shareholders who use the dairy s raw milk to... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
State clamps down on raw milk operation after bacterial infections reported Apr 9, 2009
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says raw milk traced to Kinikin Corner Dairy sickened at least eight people with campylobacter ... Campylobacter can be passed through cow feces and if contaminated fecal matter gets into water or milk, humans can be infected ... Campylobacter infections have to be reported by healthcare providers to the state, and when several cases were reported recently, the state knew almost immediately something was wrong. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Carolina farmers scramble in late-season cold snap Apr 9, 2009
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has shut down the Kinikin Corner Dairy LLC after 11 people were sickened by campylobacter, a common food-borne bacteria. State authorities say at least 10 of the people who got sick since March 10 reported drinking raw milk, and eight of them got their milk from Kinikin. (Anchorage Daily News)
How Probiotics Can Prevent Disease Apr 3, 2009
have found several promising intestinal bacteria that could protect live chickens from Salmonella, Campylobacter and other pathogens. (Feb. (Science Daily)
A welcome pledge to protect our food supply Mar 19, 2009
Mad-cow disease was in the headlines, but salmonella, E. coli, listeria and campylobacter were making America sick. Estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention painted a horrific picture of food-borne illness. (Montana Standard, MT)
India Failing to Control Open Defecation Blunts Growth as Disease Spreads Mar 5, 2009
About of urban wastewater flows into the environment untreated, where such pathogens as rotavirus, campylobacter and human roundworm can spread via water, soil, food and unwashed hands. Huge Challenge. (Bloomberg)
Just when you thought it was safe Feb 28, 2009
Public swimming pools are often havens for bugs, including mycobacterium marinum, which causes chronic skin ulceration, coagulase positive staphylococci, which infects skin, ears and noses, and shigella, salmonella and campylobacter, all causing vomiting and diarrhoea. Giardia, which is found in human faeces, and naegleria fowleri, shown to cause the fatal disease primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis, can also been found in pool water, while viruses causing plantar warts, herpes, conjunctivitis,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Food poisoning strikes 1 in 4 Americans each year Feb 22, 2009
Two types of bacteria, campylobacter and salmonella, are the next most common. Campylobacter is blamed for about 14 percent of food poisonings, salmonella for roughly 10 percent. (Yahoo News)
That chicken dinner could make you sick Feb 12, 2009
In fact, there is a 50 percent chance that the bird you bring home from the grocery store will contain Campylobacter (known as campy for short), the bacteria that was lurking in Dorners undercooked entre ... My doctors wont ever be certain, but they believe that my campylobacter infection 14 years ago could have weakened my digestive system and set the stage for the gastroparesis, Dorner says. (MSNBC -- Health)
Salmonella tough to stop Feb 12, 2009
While fewer chickens, pieces of beef, and eggs are leaving processing plants contaminated with salmonella, E. coli or campylobacter, the bacteria have become so ubiquitous in the environment especially in crowded chicken houses that some products are bound to evade the food safety net ... I can tell you that (in) chickens today still there is presence of salmonella and campylobacter in 70 percent of poultry sold in grocery stores, Labuza said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Peanut recall biggest in U.S. Feb 11, 2009
It is closely followed by another bacteria which is much less well known, campylobacter, which often contaminates poultry. All the illnesses identified in the present outbreak could be traced to PCA's plant in Blakely, Ga. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sheep and Goat Diseases Outlined From A to Z (15) Feb 9, 2009
The disease is caused by an organism called Campylobacter, and ewes become infected through oral ingestion. White muscle disease. (Agri-View, WI)
