Almost 50 confirmed E. coli infections and several deaths have been reported in eight nursing homes in a region of Belgium. In Flanders, it has been confirmed that 48 patients and seven deaths were caused by the same strain of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157. Infections in the eight... Continue Reading| Food Safety News
More than 20 E. coli infections have been reported in two regions of Germany with six children seriously ill. Information was provided by the State Office for Agriculture, Food Safety and Fisheries (LALLF) and the State Office for Health and Social Affairs (LAGuS) on the situation in the districts of... Continue Reading| Food Safety News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ground beef products that may be| Food Safety News
Researchers have assessed the impact of processing on the presence and transfer of antimicrobial resistant bacteria on chicken meat. Findings showed that| Food Safety News
For British Science Week, we take a look at how decades old, pre-antibiotic samples in our Culture Collections are helping to address health security challenges today. Read our latest blog post to find out how our specimens have become essential ingredients in some of the most important scientific developments in history – some more than …| ukhsa.blog.gov.uk
