Osna.FMA concerning surge in foodborne illnesses has plagued Germany throughout 2024, prompting questions about food safety oversight and regulatory efficacy. Accordin... https://news.osna.fm/?p=29913 | #news #concerns #foodborne #germany #health
TransitBikerEver since they stopped monitoring multiple different #Foodborne #Pathogens a few months ago, I have gotten regularly sick definitely it being food poisoning basically every other week. Refrigerator is totally fine. The items that I purchase are packaged and handled properly. There isn’t a single specific food item that seems to stand out in a pattern. It seems to be multiple things. Some milk was definitely bad in unopened cartons, but that’s the only thing that had some telltale signs.
Ars Technica NewsCDC slashed food safety surveillance, now tracks only 2 of 8 top infections https://arstechni.ca/rUtC #foodsafety #infections #foodborne #foodnet #Health #CDC
EFSA🇪🇺 The EU is using whole #GenomeSequencing to fight #foodborne outbreaks!
Learn how this cutting-edge technology helps identify and track sources of contamination to keep us safe.
📽️ Watch the video now ⤵️
#FoodSafetyEU
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The Spoonless KitchenIn other, even more depressing news, these goofs are gonna kill us all.
https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/15/bird-flu-raw-milk-fda-loophole-lax-enforcement-interstate-ban/
#H5N1 #HPAI #Salmonella #ecoli #tuberculosis #brucellosis #Foodborne #FoodBorneIllness #FoodSafety
Even in medieval times, before viruses were known, people knew to pasteurize their milk!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalded_milk
"Scalded milk is dairy milk that has been heated to 83 °C (181 °F). At this temperature, bacteria are killed, enzymes in the milk are destroyed, and many of the proteins are denatured."
Matt WillemsenTomato Juice Shows Antimicrobial Activity against Enteric Pathogens
https://www.sci.news/medicine/antimicrobial-tomato-juice-12646.html #tomatojuice #antimicrobial #foodborne #pathogens #SalmonellaTyphi
https://www.sci.news/medicine/antimicrobial-tomato-juice-12646.html #tomatojuice #antimicrobial #foodborne #pathogens #SalmonellaTyphi
Alexander J. SteinThe #health burden of #foodborne diseases (FBD) is similar to that of malaria; 90% falls on poorer countries (economic burden = $100 m/year). #Meat intake is a strong predictor of related #mortality; animal products might cause 1/3 of FBD: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-023-01391-3 #foodsafety
Burden of foodborne disease in low-income and middle-income countries and opportunities for scaling food safety interventions - Food Security
Foodborne diseases (FBD) are an important externality of agriculture and food systems, but only since 2015 have they risen up the development agenda. In the first part of this Review, I discuss the multiple burdens of FBD and how they relate to food systems with a focus on low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC), particularly African nations. The health burden of FBD is comparable with that of malaria, and over 90% falls on people in LMIC, with an economic burden of more than US$100 million per year. FBD have many other, less well-estimated effects on nutrition, gender, equity, and the environment. FBD are becoming increasingly prevalent in LMIC and many outbreaks are attributable to nutritious, fresh foods purchased from informal markets. In the second part of the paper, I consider options for improved management of FBD at scale in LMIC. I summarize previous investments in Africa, finding that they have often been poorly directed and evaluated. Finally, on the basis of a systematic literature review, I make recommendations for an integrated framework to evaluate food safety interventions in LMIC, including a typology for interventions and five factors critical for success. Incorporating these factors into food safety interventions will ensure that they are scalable and sustainable.
R to @EFSA_EU: The number of reported #foodborne outbreaks in the EU increased by 44% from 4,005 in 2021 to 5,763 outbreaks in 2022, reaching levels similar to the pre-pandemic years.
Check out our new story maps and dashboards 👇
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EFSA_EU/status/1734539687362977975#m
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Campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis still below pre-pandemic levels; West Nile virus infections on the rise
Campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis were the most frequently reported zoonotic diseases in humans in the EU in 2022. However, the number of cases was still lower than during the pre-pandemic years 2018-2019.
R to @EFSA_EU: Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a naturally occurring #foodborne #mycotoxin found in a wide variety of agricultural commodities, ranging from cereal grains to dried fruits to wine and coffee.
Learn more about mycotoxins in #food and #feed ⤵️
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EFSA_EU/status/1721833499244499111#m
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⌛️On-site registrations to the "Science Meets Policy conference" close in 1⃣ week | ⏰31/5
📍Parma, 🇮🇹 & online | 5-6/09/2023
✍️Register now & click 👇 to know more
https://europa.eu/!v9TC9w
RT @EFSA_EU: 💡Registration is now open to attend “Science meets policy” conference on 📅5-6/9/23
It will focus on the EU initiatives towards the large-scale use of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to tackle #foodborne threats
✍️Register now & click 👇 to learn more
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EFSA_EU/status/1660981543349764096
Science Meets Policy conference: Using Next Generation Sequencing to tackle foodborne threats
EFSA and the European Commission’s Inter-European Union Reference Laboratories (EURLs) Working Group on Whole Genome Sequencing are jointly organising the second Science Meets Policy virtual conference.