A user-friendly foodborne pathogen detection device developed by a multidisciplinary team of University of Alberta researchers has been shown to be the fastest and most sensitive, according to new research.
Aug 9, 2018
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers guidance for health care professionals on reporting foodborne illnesses.
Jul 27, 2018
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Foodborne illness is a serious and preventable public health problem, affecting one in six Americans and costing an estimated $50 billion annually. As local health departments adopt new tools that monitor Twitter for tweets ...
Jun 7, 2018
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When folks get sick after a picnic, people often blame the potato salad. Or the chicken salad. Or whatever other side dish was made with mayonnaise. But that's usually not the culprit.
May 24, 2018
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Quick, efficient pathogen detection and fingerprinting is essential and often lifesaving when it comes to preventing foodborne illness. Now, University of Georgia food scientist Xiangyu Deng has created a system that can ...
Apr 19, 2018
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A single foodborne outbreak could cost a restaurant millions of dollars in lost revenue, fines, lawsuits, legal fees, insurance premium increases, inspection costs and staff retraining, a new study from researchers at the ...
Apr 16, 2018
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A computer system developed by Columbia University with Health Department epidemiologists detects foodborne illness and outbreaks in NYC restaurants based on keywords in Yelp reviews
Jan 10, 2018
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(HealthDay)—A stomach bug can quickly put a damper on your Christmas Day festivities.
Dec 26, 2017
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Food safety practices that Americans take for granted—washing hands with soap, refrigeration, and not cutting raw meat and vegetables on the same surface without disinfection—are not widely practiced in other places around ...
Dec 15, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Though foodborne illness can put a quick end to Thanksgiving festivities, that need not be the case, food safety experts say.
Nov 22, 2017
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