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How Common Is Salmonella in Chicken? New USDA Regulations Target Frozen Products

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To combat food poisoning, US agriculture officials introduced a final rule last Friday, mandating significant reductions in Salmonella bacteria in specific chicken products. Approximately one in every 25 chicken packages at grocery stores is contaminated with Salmonella. Other food products can also be contaminated with Salmonella.

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Foodborne Illness from Raw Milk On the Rise

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The Salt Lake County Health Department in Utah confirmed that 14 people have been infected with Campylobacter , a bacteria that causes foodborne illness from the consumption of raw or undercooked food. Coli bacteria. It also extends milk’s shelf life by decreasing spoilage bacteria.

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World Food Safety Day 2022: Theme, History and Ways to Get Involved

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They are caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances entering the body through contaminated food or water. An estimated 420,000 people in the world die every year after eating contaminated food, with children under five years old carrying 40 percent of the foodborne disease burden. How to Get Involved .

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Chameleon-Inspired Color-Changing Material Can Be a Game-Changer for Seafood Safety

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Related: MIT Scientists Develop Food Sensor That Can Detect Spoiled or Contaminated Food. Seafood, and other foods with high water content, are ideal breeding grounds for bacteria causing foodborne illness and food poisoning. The strip stored with seafood at 30 degrees C changed to a vivid green color, indicative of spoilage.

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Abbott Baby Formula Plant Under Investigation by the DOJ

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Related: Baby Food Safety Act of 2021: Why Didn’t FDA Regulate Heavy Metals Sooner? Health officials found bacteria at the plant that can potentially cause deadly infections in babies. In August, Abbott announced it would restart production of Similac at its Michigan plant and produce 8 million pounds of formula that month.

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Recent Plant-Based Meat Recalls: Impossible Chicken Nuggets, Beyond Burgers and Others

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Beyond Meat’s Pennsylvania’s facility had food safety issues in 2021 and 2022, including mold and Listeria contaminations, according to internal documents and photos leaked to Bloomberg. Although traditional meat continues to dominate over plant-based options, the market for meat alternatives is expected to reach $15.7

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Improving quality control for CAR T cell therapies

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By Mark White, Associate Director of Biopharma Product Marketing at Bio-Rad and Marwan Alsarraj, Biopharma Segment Manager, Digital Biology Group. The immune system typically identifies foreign entities such as bacteria and viruses and activates lymphocytes such as T cells to destroy them with overwhelming force.