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James Bond 007: Researchers look at his health habits in new paper

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  Researchers from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom took a deep dive into the health habits of famed fictional spy, James Bond, in a new paper published in in the journal Travel...

Salmonella and Food safety with Trevor Craig

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 There are a number of multistate salmonella outbreaks currently being investigated by federal and state health officials–in salami sticks, in seafood, and of course onions. Here...

Colorado: Botulism cases prompt health warning on food safety

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Several foodborne botulism cases reported in Colorado since September 2020 has prompted a health warning from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Testing...

FDA issues warning letter to Jimmy John’s over foodborne illness and food safety issues

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Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a warning letter issued to Jimmy John’s Franchise LLC for engaging in a pattern of receiving and offering for sale adulterated fresh produce, specifically...

Foodborne illness, temperature control and celebrity chefs

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Foodborne illness is a significant public health issue in the United States. One of every six Americans is affected by foodborne pathogens. Foodborne illness also creates a big economic burden to the...

Global Food Safety: 420K deaths annually linked to tainted food

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Last Friday, the UN held it’s first World Food Safety Day and some staggering figures were released: An estimated 600 million — almost 1 in 10 people in the world — fall ill after eating contaminated...

Norovirus the most common foodborne illness in Europe

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Every year in Europe, some 23 million people are sickened by foodborne diseases, in which approximately 4700 people die, according to estimates published a review of the most recent available data entitled...

Infectious disease bric-a-bracs: Oman MERS, Kenya malaria vaccine

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Here is a look at some interesting infectious disease and health news, opinion and research reported across the globe: Four dead from MERS virus in Oman Four people died in the Sultanate after being infected...

President Trump selects Dr. Mindy Brashears to be the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary for Food Safety

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s selection of Dr. Mindy Brashears to be the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Under Secretary for Food Safety....

The price tag of a foodborne outbreak can be in the millions for a restaurant: Study

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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...