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Poultry Industry Cleaning Up Act - Precautions have greatly reduced incidence of microbial diseases

Posted on November 19, 2009
A USDA survey indicates that cold water immersion and other antimicrobial interventions in poultry processing substantially improve the microbiological profile of raw chickens. The survey found that 5% of the raw chickens in the survey had salmonella after chilling and 11% had campylobacter, down from 41% and 71%, respectively, prior to evisceration...

Raw Milk with Campylobacter Clearly Do Not Mix Well

Posted on October 31, 2009
Nick Grube continues part 2 of a 3 part series. Part 1 ran a few days ago.  The article is a must read for raw milk producers, raw milk drinkers, potential raw milk drinkers, politicians and health department regulators.  A picture too is worth a thousand words:

Raw Milk, Campylobacter and Guillain Barre Syndrome

Posted on October 30, 2009
It is not just the New York Times that writes great stories. The Daily Triplicate of Crescent City, California has done a great piece on Mari Tardiff and the risks of Campylobacter. Tip-of-the-pen to Nick Grube for 'Mari's Climb.' This is the first of a three part series...

New Zealand leads world on controlling campylobacter

Posted on October 16, 2009
New Zealand's efforts to drastically reduce the effects of the dangerous bacteria found in chicken have seen it lead global efforts to improve the safety of poultry for human consumption. The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is taking the lead for the International Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) in developing standards to combat campylobacter in broiler chickens...

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UK - Campylobacter found in 65% of Chickens

Posted on October 08, 2009
The Food Standards Agency has published the findings of a new survey testing for campylobacter and salmonella in chicken on sale in the UK. The survey showed that campylobacter was present in 65% of the samples of chicken tested. Salmonella was in 6% of samples, 0...

Walworth County Wisconsin District Attorney's Office may file charges in Raw Milk Campylobacter Case

Posted on October 02, 2009
The Walworth County District Attorney's Office is evaluating whether to file charges against the owners of an Elkhorn farm shut down after more than two dozen people fell ill from consuming raw milk.  Assistant District Attorney Zeke Wiedenfeld on Monday met with three representatives from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection...

Wisconsin Confirms Raw Milk as Source of Campylobacter Illnesses

Posted on September 21, 2009
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture has announced that testing has confirmed that 35 campylobacter infections resulted from the consumption of unpasteurized 'raw' milk. The agency announced on September 16 that DNA test results and other evidence have now established that the confirmed cases of Campylobacter jejuni infection, including 21 patients under age 18, were caused by unpasteurized milk purchased from Zinniker Family Farm near Elkhorn...

New Zealand Health Officials Warn Against Raw Milk

Posted on September 16, 2009
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is warning residents not to consume unpasteurized ("raw") milk due to risks posed by bacterial pathogens, such as campylobacter.   The press release, dated September 14, states:  drinking unpasteurised milk is risky because it hasn't been heat treated to kill any harmful bacteria that might be in the raw product, such as Salmonella, E...

Raw Milk In Wisconsin Is Illegal And Making People Sick, Says State

Posted on August 29, 2009
This just in from the State of Wisconsin: Thirteen confirmed cases of illness in southeastern Wisconsin have been linked to consumption of unpasteurized milk, public health officials said today, and they cautioned residents to discard any unpasteurized milk they have in their homes...

Breakthrough Moves Closer to Campylobacter Vaccine

Posted on August 25, 2009
We don't get to report on a lot of good news here. Today, we do, though. The Washington Post is reporting that Navy scientist Patricia Guerry has made 'discoveries that could lead to the first vaccine' for campylobacter jejuni. According to the report, such a vaccine could 'potentially save tens of thousands of young lives in developing countries where the pathogen has proved deadly...

Useful Tips on Avoiding Campylobacter Infection

Posted on August 21, 2009
In an informative article from U.S. News, Janurary W. Payne provides useful information on avoiding campylobacter infection.   Campylobacter is a bacterial infection, often spread through contaminated food.   While it does not receive the notoriety of foodborne pathogens like E...

Milk "For Pet Use Only" Equals Raw Milk In Florida; Latest Scam To Sell Dangerous Product

Posted on August 04, 2009
 The latest scam by the raw milkers is found in Florida, according to the Sarasota Herald Tribune.   It reports: The label on the jug reads "for pet use only," but in the privacy of their kitchens, thousands of people statewide mix smoothies with, churn ice cream with, and drink cold glasses of raw milk...

Hard Water Does Better Job Removing Bacteria From Chicken Skin--Thank God Cousin Emmett Is Not Alive To Read This!

Posted on July 27, 2009
Most all of the upper Midwest, but especially the area novelist Fredrick Manfred named Sioux land, is an area of hard water.   We know a little bit of what we are talking about here as Emmett J. Culligan was our grandfather's first cousin. Like many others in our family, the "Culligan Man" spent time as an expectant father at St...

Treated Soft Water Best For Removing Bacteria From Chickens-- Cousin Emmett Would Be Proud!

Posted on July 27, 2009
Most all of the upper Midwest, but especially the area novelist Fredrick Manfred named Sioux land, is an area of hard water.   We know a little bit of what we are talking about here as Emmett J. Culligan was our grandfather's first cousin. Like many others in our family, the "Culligan Man" spent time as an expectant father at St...

Taking Chickens For A Ride Increases Campylobacter Levels

Posted on July 13, 2009
 Researchers at Bristol University recently presented new findings regarding Campylobacter contamination in poultry populations.  Professor Tom Humphrey from the University's Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, led a new study showing that Campylobacter levels increase in the gut of chickens and other farm animals when they are transported...

Consuming Raw Milk Is "A Risk Factor For Infection With Pathogenic Bacteria"

Posted on July 05, 2009
 In a July 1 letter that appeared in the Stillwater News Press titled, "Know the Facts," Director of the Food Safety Division for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Stan Stromberg, explained the milk pasteurization process: In the High Temperature/Short Time process, which is typically used in milk pasteurization, the milk is forced between metal plates or through pipes heated on the outside by hot water, and is heated to 161 degrees F for 15 to 20 seconds, followed by quick cooling to about 39 degrees...

Raw Milk's Danger Jumps Out of CDC's Report On 2006 Food Outbreaks

Posted on June 13, 2009
Americans food habits are changing. We drink less milk and eat more cheese. We drink a lot less milk than most places in Europe and more than most do in Asia. Still, when our total annual per capita consumption amounts to something north of 22 gallons of milk, more than 35 pounds of cheese, and 2...

Meridian Bioscience Says It Has A New Test For Campylobacter With Results In About 20 Minutes

Posted on June 04, 2009
Medical diagnostic test kit maker Meridian Bioscience, Inc. yesterday said it has obtained Food and Drug Administration clearance for its novel rapid test, ImmunoCard STAT! CAMPY to detect Campylobacter. Campylobacter bacteria is one of the common causes of diarrhea and food-borne illness in the U...

Chile Studies Campylobacter Contamination In Slaughterhouse Chickens

Posted on May 27, 2009
On average, slaughterhouse chickens were contaminated with thermotolerant Campylobacter 54 percent of the time, according to a recent poultry study in Chile. Two poultry slaughterhouses were included in the study. One had a 72 percent contamination rate, while campylobacter was found 36 percent of the time in the other...

UK Chicken Industry Looking At How To Cut The Amount Of Campylobacter In Half By 2010

Posted on May 18, 2009
When you are standing at the poultry counter trying to decide which package of chicken breasts to buy, does it ever cross your mind to think about how old the bird was when it was axed? Didn't think so.  Well, the good folks at British Poultry are giving that a lot of thought...

Follow-Up On Green Party's Campylobacter Expert Candidate: She Lost

Posted on May 13, 2009
Sarah Svensson, the Ph D candidate who is an expert in Campylobacter and who was running as a Green Party candidate in British Columbia, lost. She received 854 votes with a total of 12,731 ballots being cast in Columbia River-Revelstoke. The district easily re-elected the NDP's Norm Macdonald to his second term...

British Columbia (BC) Green Candidate Is Ph D Candidate In Molecular Biology Of Campylobacter

Posted on May 04, 2009
We do not usually follow politics on this blog.  Nor are we any kind of experts about elections in British Columbia.   Who has a chance, and who does not---well, those are questions you are going to have to get answered elsewhere. Nevertheless, we think its worth noting that one of the Green Party candidates running in the upcoming May 12th BC elections from Columbia River-Revelstoke is an expert in Campylobacter...

New Zealand Studies Its Most Prevalent Notifiable Disease--Campylobacter

Posted on April 13, 2009
New Zealand's South Canterbury is on many dream vacation lists. The area between the Conway and Waitaki rivers and what New Zealand calls its Southern Alps to the west, the area's many attractions are anything if not inviting. The tourist brochures for Christchurch and other places in South Canterbury, however, do not mention the fact that this big area of New Zealand has more than its share of Campylobacter...

Raw Milk Is Giving People Campylobacter On Colorado's Western Slope

Posted on April 08, 2009
Raw milk has struck again, this time in western Colorado where at several people are suffering campylobacter poisoning. The Kinikin Corner Dairy in Montrose, CO has been ordered to cease and desist from distributing raw milk to the public, including its so-called "shareholders...

One of Nation's Top Dietitians And Authors Says Raw Milk Is NOT Safe

Posted on March 30, 2009
 Raw milk can be a host to a wide array of pathogens, including but not limited to, staphylococcus aureus, campylobacter jejuni, E. coli, listeria monocytogenes and yesinia enterocolitica. The incidence of infection varies worldwide and not all cases of illness are serious enough to be reported...

Poultry Litter War Sees Battle In Denver; Remains Unsettled

Posted on March 13, 2009
Above the bench in the Tenth Circuit Courtroom in Denver where a battle was fought this week between the State of Oklahoma and the poultry industry are the words: 'Reason is the soul of all law.' The 'poultry litter' war being waged by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and the mostly Arkansas-based chicken companies originally caught our attention because of its possible impact on campylobacter incidents in the Illinois River watershed...

From the Byron White Courthouse In Denver---Oklahoma Seeks Injunction Against Poultry Industry

Posted on March 11, 2009
  The words above historic courtroom III in 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver say 'Reason is the soul of all law.' Below, three very experienced jurists –two wearing bow ties—this morning tried to make sense out of pollution by poultry litter on Oklahoma's Illinois River...

Raw Milk Causes Five People To Suffer Campylobacter Illnesses

Posted on March 04, 2009

Health Department Says Don't Drink Raw Milk; Ag Department Says "Yes You Can!"

Posted on March 01, 2009

New Premier Campy Test By Meridian Approved By FDA

Posted on February 10, 2009
Meridian Bioscience, a fully integrated life science company, has received the FDA clearance for a new test for Campylobacter. Launched as Premier Campy, the rapid enzyme immunoassay test provides for optimized detection of Campylobacter infection, the company said...

Campylobacter--Still The One! (In the European Union)

Posted on January 21, 2009
Campylobacter infections still topped the list of zoonotic diseases in the European Union as of 2007. That at least is the finding of The European Food Safety Authority’s and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s Community Zoonoses Report for 2007, which monitors the occurrence of infectious diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans...

British Poultry Council Calls For Team To "Eliminate Campylobacter"

Posted on January 05, 2009
The UK's Farmers Weekly Interactive (FWI) is reporting that the British Poultry Council wants the government's Food Standards Agency to join it in setting up a technical group to come up with "cost effective measures for tackling campylobacter. FWI quotes the Council's Ted Wright as saying: "Foodborne illness caused by campylobacter infection is still a problem...

University of Hawaii Authors Examine Campylobacter On The Islands

Posted on December 11, 2008
Hawaii's Star-Bulletin today takes a look at the high rate of campylobacter contamination being experienced on the islands of the nation's 50th State.   The newspaper reports that: With about 800 cases per year, Hawaii has the highest rate of reported Campylobacter infections in the nation...

Sheep Droppings Plus Mud Equals Campylobacter Outbreak At Wales Bike Race

Posted on December 05, 2008
 Last March when we wrote here about an outbreak of Campylobacter being attributed to the mud in a bike race up in British Columbia, we thought it was a one-time weird event. We were wrong. It has happened again. We have this report from  Wales via Metro...

Grocery Cart Washing Latest Weapon Against Campylobacter

Posted on November 14, 2008
We'd be happy if the grocery store carts just came with wheels that worked. We do admit looking at each cart pretty carefully before taking it and we've always stacked things with some strategy in mind. (You do have to think about where the diaper-clad rider was sitting an hour earlier...

Pediatric campylobacteriosis in northern Taiwan from 2003 to 2005

Posted on November 02, 2008
BioMed Central has published the abstract of a study into the character of Campylobacter isolates from infected children in northen Taiwan, as well as basic information about the patients, collected  from December 2003 to February 2005. The study involved a total of 894 fecal specimens were collected by several clinics and hospitals from children who had diarrhea, followed by plating onto selective media...

Nothing Comes Easy When You Are a Turkey Plucker

Posted on October 22, 2008
Being a "turkey plucker" would probably rank in anyone's  top ten list of the worst jobs on the planet.  It would only be worse if you were made sick doing that job.   It would be worse still if five years after the job made you a victim of Campylobacter, you were still fighting in the courts for just compensation from your employer...

CDC Says Alaska's Campylobacter Outbreak Was From Cranes Over Peas

Posted on October 14, 2008
Palmer, Alaska is located in the striking Matanuska Valley of Southcentral Alaska, between the Chugach and Talkeetna mountain ranges.  Peas grow there in summer, the season when its possible to go out and watch the Sandhill Cranes that frequent the area...

California's Latest Report On Campylobacter-Causing Raw Milk

Posted on October 08, 2008
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PA Lifts Hendricks Raw Milk Permit And Then Gives It Right Back

Posted on September 20, 2008
Only last week's Dow experienced more up and downs than Hendricks Farm & Dairy in Franconia, PA. On Sept. 12th, the state Department of Agriculture suspended the farm's raw milk permit  and instructed the Hendricks to stop selling raw milk for human consumption unless and until the permit is reinstated...

Organic Pastures Hit With Quarantine Order - Campylobacter Bacteria With Your Cream?

Posted on September 11, 2008
We cannot resist saying it.  Our friends at Organic Pastures have stepped into again.   This just in from the State of California: Grade A raw cream produced by Organic Pastures of Fresno County –product with the code date SEP 12—is the subject of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced by California State Veterinarian Dr...

UK Newspaper Publishes Weekly Diary Of Woman With Campylobacter

Posted on August 14, 2008
The Sheffield Telegraph in the United Kingdom introduces it every week this way;   Helen Miller, of South Anston, is waiting for a lung transplant and is keeping a weekly diary to support The Star's Gift of Life organ donor campaign. The 38-year-old mum-of-two wants readers to know what life is really like on the waiting list...

Pricey And Organic Stores Are Still Dangerous

Posted on August 12, 2008
When an upper crust food chain like Whole Foods finds itself down in the muck with the likes of Nebraska Beef, its going to get noticed.  And there's been plenty of attention to Whole Foods stooping so low.  Consider "Holy Cow, Whole Foods Linked to E...

What is Campylobacter?

Posted on July 30, 2008
Campylobacter jejuni (pronounced “camp-e-low-back-ter j-june-eye") is a bacterium that was first recognized as a cause of human gastrointestinal illness in 1975. Since that time, the bacterium has been identified as the most common cause of bacterial foodborne illness in the U...

Wide geographical distribution of internationally rare Campylobacter clones within New Zealand

Posted on July 27, 2008
Cambridge University Press has published online in its Cambridge Journals an interesting article titled: "Wide geographical distribution of internationally rate Campylobacter clones within New Zealand." From the summary: During the southern hemisphere winter of 2006 New Zealand experienced a significant increase in the number of reported cases of Campylobacter infection...

Australia Struggling To Control Campylobacter

Posted on July 07, 2008
Campylobacter is the most common cause of food poisoning down under and is on the increase, with nearly 18,000 cases confirmed in Australia in 2007 (14,750 in 2002). This year, there have nearly been 8,000 cases. World Poultry Net reports: Concern over food poisoning caused by chicken meat has heightened, and has led to a new production and processing standard for the poultry industry...

Campylobacter Is Becoming Resistant To Antibiotics, University of Arkansas Study Finds

Posted on May 22, 2008
When we think of Arkansas, we do think of chickens.   That's why we were not surprised to see the University of Arkansas doing some major research focusing on chickens, Campylobacter jejuni, a pathogen found in poultry, and antibiotics. The bottom line? The University of Arkansas found that Campylobacter jejuni in poultry is becoming resistant to ciprofloxacin, a synthetic antibiotic used by humans to fight bacterial infections...

"Raw milk..should not be consumed by anyone, at anytime, for any reason"

Posted on May 01, 2008
Some official comments in news are worth nothing. Stephen J. Hedges writing in last Friday's Chicago Tribune quotes John Sheehan, director of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's Office of Plant and Dairy Foods on raw milk. Here's what he said: "Raw milk is inherently dangerous, and it should not be consumed by anyone at any time for any reason...

Common Misspelling of Campylobacter - Camplobacter

Posted on April 18, 2008
Campylobacter is the second most common cause of foodborne illness in the United States after Salmonella. Over 3,000 cases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2003, or 12.6 cases for each 100,000 persons in the population...

Two Campylobacter Species Merging Into One

Posted on April 15, 2008
Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli, as the intestinal organisms are known, are merging into a single species, the April 11th issue of the journal Science reports.    FOX News says the researchers who authored the report think the marriage of the creatures represents a profound example of how people can affect evolution "What we're seeing here is hybridization, and it's only been recently acknowledged as an important part of evolution," said Samuel Sheppard, an evolutionary microbiologist at Oxford University in England...

Beware of Organic Manure, It Can Carry Campylobacter

Posted on April 09, 2008
The First Post, an online daily magazine, tomorrow (4/10/08) takes on some myths about organic farming.   It reports that one of those myths is that organic food is healthier.  Not only is that not true, organic can be dangerous.   The First Post warns:Organic manure can also carry the dangerous bacteria Campylobacter which causes stomach infections, vomiting and diarrhoea...

Will "Air-Chilled" Mean Less Campylobacter?

Posted on March 26, 2008
We have to admit, we really don't like doing the grocery shopping.  If we do not read the labels, we're certain to buy something we don't want or need.  And, if you do read the labels, it can take forever.Reading labels also leaves us feeling stupid...

Outbreak Linked To Feces In The Mud

Posted on March 19, 2008
Now this is interesting, and somewhat ironic.  Last June, over a quarter of 800 bicyclists in a race in British Columbia became ill from  what public health officials believe is one of the biggest reported outbreaks in this country of Campylobacter jejuni - a diarrhea-causing bacteria that is generally contracted through consumption of contaminated food or water...

How High The Campylobacter Papa?!!

Posted on March 09, 2008
There's a trial going on down in federal court in Tulsa that seems to have everything going for it.  Colorful expert testimony, a determined state attorney general, and some of the nation's top food companies who appear determined to come across as just good old boys...

PLEDGES SICKENED BY RAW MEAT

Posted on February 26, 2008
Its not often an outbreak results in some instant justice.   But when 11 students at the University of Nevada Reno were diagnosed with campylobacter, a food-borne illness, the investigation quickly turned to the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.Here's the story from the Reno Review Journal:A fraternity at the University of Nevada, Reno has been slapped with a two-year suspension for hazing...

Arkansas Chicken Poop Brings Campylobacter To Oklahoma

Posted on February 21, 2008
Arkansas and Oklahoma are not getting along these days and a debate about Campylobacter took center stage recently in the dispute.It seems  that Oklahoma wants Arkansas to help cleanup the Illinois River by stopping the spreading of "poultry litter...

Campylobacter Is No. 1 In Ireland!

Posted on February 10, 2008
We like to track as much food-borne illness data as we can.   We think its important for many reasons.   The Irish Medical News recently reported that Campylobacter was Ireland's No. 1 food-borne illness for 2006, the latest year for which complete data is available...

Greens Say New Poultry code too weak to tackle campy epidemic

Posted on January 22, 2008
The government of New Zealand latest attempts to combat Campylobacter have come under fire from the country's Green Party.  Scoop, an independent news service in New Zealand, says the Greens think the Poultry code too weak to tackle campy epidemic...

New Zealand Fights Campylobacter With New Code

Posted on January 16, 2008
Campylobacter is a big problem in New Zealand.  Reporting for Meat & Poultry, the business journal for meat and poultry processors,  Bryan Salvage says:New guidelines for poultry processors have been developed by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (N...

USDA Reports on New Campylobacter Test

Posted on January 08, 2008
The new issue of  Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs, published on line by the United States Department of Agriculture, reports that a new medium developed by ARS that provides a quicker, simpler way to distinguish between Campylobacter species has been licensed for manufacture by two U...

Twas the "Year of Eating Dangerously"

Posted on December 28, 2007
Caesar Lundy, a retired Cincinnati chemist, has put the ultimate label on 2007: “This has been the year of eating dangerously. Consumer Reports got things rolling by reporting that 83 percent of all raw chickens harbor campylobacter or salmonella, leading causes of food- borne disease...

Raw milk warning: Campylobacter found in milk from Whatcom County, Washington

Posted on December 18, 2007
The Washington Department of Health warned that milk produced at the Pleasant Valley Dairy in Ferndale, Washington, may be contaminated with Campylobacter this week.  Campylobacter - a bacterium that causes diarrhea, somach cramps, and other symptoms of food poisoning, is one of the most common causes of foodborne illness...

Raw dairy products lead to Campylobacter outbreaks in Kansas

Posted on December 10, 2007
49abcnews.com reported last week that at least 87 Kansans had become ill with Campylobacter infections after consuming raw dairy products in November.  The outbreaks were caused by raw cheese and raw milk - both products that have been identified as past food poisoning outbreaks, including E...

New Campylobacter-Detecting Medium Licensed

Posted on October 31, 2007
US - A quicker, simpler way to distinguish between Campylobacter species has now been licensed for manufacture by two U.S. companies. The new culture medium called Campy-Cefex is specifically designed to detect and differentiate C. jejuni and C. coli mixtures of food-contaminating microbes...

New Technique Quickly Diagnoses Food Poisoning Bacteria

Posted on October 02, 2007
A Queensland University of Technology (QUT)researcher has developed a new technique that can help scientists and clinicians quickly and cheaply diagnose the bacteria which causes the most common bout of food poisoning in Australia. Erin Price, from QUT's Faculty of Science, has developed a novel set of methods that uses genetic markers to pinpoint the bacteria Campylobacter jejuni...

Family suspects flu shot triggered syndrome

Posted on September 17, 2007
Annette Saldivar, 38, was living a normal life as a dialysis technician and as a mother of two teenage girls. Then, in February, she began to experience restless leg syndrome, a tingling sensation that kept her awake at night. Later, she complained about headaches, vertigo, weakness and vision problems...

Healthy-looking salad may contain deadly bacteria

Posted on September 17, 2007
Washington - Danger could be hiding in your dinner salad. Food most people consider healthy, such as raw sprouts, salad greens, cooked fruit and rice, can pose serious health risks if they are improperly prepared and stored. Sprouts are considered risky because they grow in a bacteria-friendly moist environment...

Pathogens prevalent in unpasteurized milk

Posted on August 21, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A survey of unpasteurized milk samples drawn from dairy farms across Wisconsin found a significant presence of Coxiella burnetii and Listeria monocytogenes, two different types of bacteria that can cause serious infection and even death in some people...

Keep clean to prevent zoonotic infections

Posted on August 21, 2007
Many communities nationwide hold yearly agricultural fairs, but few rival the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair. The fair offers a wide range of entertainment, concessions, exhibits, livestock, amusement rides and much, much more. Most fair-goers will tell you that the food, especially the funnel cakes and sticky buns, and the chance to reunite with family and friends are among their favorites about the fair...

Ag Commissioner reminds Georgians of dangers in raw milk

Posted on July 20, 2007
ATLANTA, GA (July 20, 2007) - Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin reminded Georgians today about the dangers associated with drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk. “Although there is a movement touting its benefits, people should remember there are numerous dangers associated with drinking raw milk,” said Commissioner Irvin...

Drug-resistant Campylobacter persists in poultry

Posted on July 19, 2007
New research conducted now suggests that the ban on the use of fluoroquinolone to treat Campylobacter in humans may not be as effective as hoped. The fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics is commonly used by doctors treat food poisoning caused by Campylobacter...

Drink it raw

Posted on June 28, 2007
I showed up at the farm in the dark of night. This was not a necessary element to procuring my illicit elixir, but it somehow seemed apropos. A lone light and the moon illuminated the gravel drive between my car and the barn in rural Alamance County. A black cat scurried across my path, and I mused at the irony...

SALAD DAZE OF SUMMER

Posted on June 28, 2007
June 19, 2007 -- A quick trip to the deli salad bar can result in an even quicker bout of food poisoning. With the summer heat upon us, health experts warn that the popular "pay-by-the-pound" salad bars found in delis citywide are prime breeding grounds for bacteria and other pathogens...

Fight against food poisoning

Posted on May 29, 2007
University of Nottingham experts have joined forces with Canadian biotech company GangaGen Life Sciences Inc to develop new weapons in the fight against food poisoning. They are engaging in a major research project to develop methods for the control of Campylobacter — the commonest cause of infectious bacterial intestinal disease in England and Wales, according to the Health Protection Agency...

Discovery of chemical profiles for infectious diarrhoea

Posted on May 29, 2007
Academics from the Universities of the West of England and Bristol have found that faeces from healthy people and those with infectious diarrhoea differ significantly in their chemical composition and could be used to diagnose quickly diseases such as Clostridium difficile (C...

Health officials warn public about food-borne illnesses

Posted on May 18, 2007
Memorial Day is the traditional start of summer, and that means parties, cook-outs and picnics. But the El Paso County Health Department reports as many as 5,000 Americans will die, this year, from food-borne illnesses. Environmental Health Specialist, Laura Dixon, says "Food borne illness is caused by microorganisms from raw foods...

Warning on raw milk from Genoa farm

Posted on April 30, 2007
Residents of Cayuga County and surrounding counties are being warned not to drink or use unpasteurized raw milk sold from a Genoa farm because of possible bacteria contamination, according the state Department of Agriculture and Markets. Raw milk sold by the Phil Stauderman Farm, 3128 Blakely Road, Genoa, may be contaminated with Campylobacter, a bacteria that can cause diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, nausea, headache and muscle pain in children and young adult, according to a news release from the Department of Agriculture and Markets...