Avian influenza H5N1 is a type A bird flu virus, typically, it does not infect people. Human infections have most often happened after close or lengthy unprotected contact with infected birds. The spread...
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BlogBird Flu and its impact on humans
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In the newsUpdate on the outbreak investigation of Salmonella in cucumbers by Bedner Growers (May 2025)
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, investigated illnesses in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections linked to cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers, Inc. (Boynton Beach, Florida) ...
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In the newsIn Canada, Peeters Mushroom Farm sliced mushrooms were recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
In Canada, the CFIA reported that Peeters Mushroom Farm is recalling sliced mushrooms distributed in Ontario and Quebec due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products are: (i) Thin Sliced Mushroo...
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BlogAre food outbreaks and recalls rising? It apper as if we hear about new outbreaks very frequently
There has been a barrage of bad news about food safety lately. Ten people died after eating Boar’s Head deli meat connected to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak and dozens were hospitalized. An E....
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In the newsNanoplastics-mediated physiologic and genomic responses in pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7
In the Journal of Nanobiotechnology 23, article #304, 2025, an article entitled “Nanoplastics-mediated physiologic and genomic responses in pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7” by scientists from the Department o...
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In the newsIn Germany, Blackened olives without pits with garlic were recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
Lebensmittelwarnung (The portal lebensmittelwarnung.de, operated by the 16 federal states and the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety in Germany) reported that black pitted olives with garlic (Oliven geschw...