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Food Safety - Poisoning

NEWS:

2 more paralyzed after drinking tainted juice "Two Canadians remained paralyzed Tuesday after drinking carrot juice contaminated with the botulism toxin, health officials said."

Antibiotics in Poultry May Pose Risk to Humans "At issue is the use of virginiamycin, an antibiotic used in farm animals to boost their growth. The drug is banned in Europe, but farmers are allowed to use it in the United States. Some studies have suggested that virginiamycin can cause germs in poultry to become super-powered, much as overuse of antibiotics in humans has made some people immune to certain drugs. This phenomenon, known as drug resistance, happens when an antibiotic is used so often that germs mutate around it."

Bottled carrot juice may have paralyzed woman "Investigators believe botulism toxin from bottled carrot juice paralyzed a woman, the fourth person thought to be poisoned by bacteria in the drink."

Calif. Farm Firm Linked To Tainted Spinach

Carrot Juice Suspected in Botulism Cases "Three cases of botulism in Georgia have been associated with pasteurized carrot juice that may have been due to the product not being properly refrigerated."

Consumer group sues KFC over unhealthy fat

Danger Can Lurk in Morning O.J.

E. Coli Cases Traced to Bagged Spinach

FDA Issues Advice to Consumers to Reduce Risk of Foodborne Illness from Fresh Produce

Fewer Americans Taking Chances With Food

How Ready-to-Eat Spinach Is Only Part of the E. Coli Problem "When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to consumers on Thursday about E. coli contamination in bagged spinach, it didn't come as a surprise to Michael Doyle. So far, about 100 people have fallen ill and one death has been connected to the dangerous E. coli 0157:H7 bacterial infection, and the director of food safety at the University of Georgia says that outbreaks like this one will only continue if produce manufacturers don't change their practices. . These outbreaks, warns Doyle, are an inevitable by-product of the way that many fruit and vegetable manufacturers have streamlined their production - and cut costs - by doing some of the processing of their ready-to-eat produce right in the fields, and not in the more controlled atmosphere of a factory. He sees it as a dangerous practice that could contribute to contamination."

Nationwide E. Coli O157:H7 Outbreak: Questions & Answers

Protect Yourself From Food-Borne Illness "E. coli bacteria gets the headlines, but the CDC estimates that there are more than 250 food-borne diseases causing as many as 80 million cases of food poisoning each year."

Salmonella on the Rise in Chicken Meat

Salmonella: The Trojan Horse of Germs "According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 40,000 cases of salmonella infection are reported in the United States each year, although the actual number of cases may be 30 times higher or more. Although most people recover without treatment, some 600 people die every year. . Most people infected with salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps within 12 to 72 hours of infection. The illness usually lasts four to seven days. But for some people, the diarrhea may be so severe that they may need to be hospitalized and treated with antibiotics, the CDC says."

Study Examines Latex Transfer to Food in Packaging "The U.K. study found that a third of food packaging tested was contaminated with latex and that, in some cases, the latex was transferred to the food. One brand of chocolate biscuit contained 20 times the amount of latex that can cause a reaction. It's believed that as little as a billionth of a gram (1 ng/ml) can be enough to cause a reaction."

Unseen danger in bagged salads

UPDATE: FDA Continues Investigation of E. Coli O157:H7 Cases Associated with Taco Bell Restaurants

ARTICLES:

Food Poisoning

Foodborne E. Coli

General Food Safety Guidelines

NIH - Foodborne Diseases

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Botulism associated with commercial carrot juice--Georgia and Florida, September 2006. (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006)

Consumer Phase Risk Assessment for Listeria monocytogenes in Deli Meats. (Risk Anal. 2006)

Handling Pet Treats Can Cause Human Ills "The CDC study outlined nine cases of pet owners becoming sick with a specific type of infection, called Salmonella Thompson, in 2004 and 2005, after handling pet treats from two different manufacturers, one in the state of Washington and the other in British Columbia, Canada."

Organic food: buying more safety or just peace of mind? A critical review of the literature. (Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2006)

Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Irish domestic refrigerators possess novel enterotoxin and enterotoxin-like genes and are clonal in nature. (J Food Prot. 2006) "These findings highlight that the average Irish household refrigerator harbors potential enterotoxin-producing S. aureus that may or may not be of animal origin and, accordingly, is a potential reservoir for staphylococcal food poisoning."

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