Scientists find promising results in study about E. coli treatment
Scientists from the University of Glasgow in Scotland are reporting they have found a way to treat E. coli O157 infections without causing serious side effects. The study, published in Infection and...
View ArticleSweden to review burger cooking recommendations after control
More than half of 145 restaurants lacked routines to ensure the microbiological quality of not thoroughly cooked burgers, according to Swedish authorities. The purpose of a survey last year by...
View ArticleNorovirus linked to majority of outbreaks in Norway
Norovirus was responsible for the most foodborne outbreaks in Norway this past year, according to a recent report. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) found it caused 17...
View ArticleGermany reports E. coli cases linked to Egypt
The public health institute in Germany has reported more than 30 people have been sick with E. coli this year after going to Egypt. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) noted increased reports of...
View ArticleStudy sheds light on E. coli infection process
Scientists have looked at the infection process of E. coli to try and develop ways to interfere with it. Illness-causing E. coli bacteria launch infections by inducing intestinal cells to form tiny...
View ArticleE. coli outbreak in Norway causes 4 HUS cases
Norwegian authorities are investigating an outbreak of E. coli with four people have developed the hemolytic uremic syndrome. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) has...
View ArticleRaw beef liver ban had little impact on E. coli in Japan
A ban on serving raw beef liver in restaurants in Japan has not decreased the number of E. coli infections in the country, according to a study. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) causes many symptoms...
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Study on Swedish farms widens E. coli knowledge
New knowledge about transmission and persistence of E. coli O157:H7 between and within farms has been revealed by a researcher at a Swedish university. Lena-Mari Tamminen’s doctoral dissertation at the...
View ArticleStudy findings could help develop E. coli treatment
Research by scientists in Australia could help open up new possibilities to treat enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) infections. University of New South Wales (UNSW) microbiologists discovered a...
View ArticleFinland sees record Listeria high in 2020
Finland reported a record number of Listeria infections this past year with the figure almost twice as high as 2019. The 93 Listeria infections in 2020 were nearly double the 50 in the year before and...
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Publisher's Platform: A Bit(e) of E. coli History
According to the CDC, E. coli O157:H7 causes 73,000 illnesses and 50 deaths every year in the United States. Another six E. coli strains – O26, O45, O111, O121, O145, and O103 – are considered less...
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Bill Would Broaden USDA Definition of 'Adulterated'
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced a bill late last week aimed at reforming food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The 67-page bill, introduced Thursday in the U.S. Senate with no...
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E. coli Conference: Research Should Focus on the Source
The report from the so-called “supershedders” conference on the future of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) research — held recently in Scotland — is out. It identifies key knowledge gaps and...
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Organic Baby Spinach Recalled Nationwide Over E. coli Concerns
Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. is recalling select Organic Baby Spinach products over concerns they may be contaminated with (EHEC) Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Symptoms of the diseases caused by...
View ArticleScottish STEC cases decline but rates still high
The number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) cases in Scotland decreased slightly in 2017 but remains high compared to other UK countries, according to Health Protection Scotland. A total of 167...
View ArticleNorway investigates Salmonella outbreak; source unknown
Thirteen people have been infected with Salmonella across Norway but the source has not yet been identified. Folkehelseinstituttet (The Norwegian Institute of Public Health) said Salmonella Enteritidis...
View ArticleSweden reports two E. coli outbreaks; more than 100 ill
Sweden has been hit by two different outbreaks of E. coli, with one of them affecting more than 100 people. A pizza ingredient is suspected, but investigations are ongoing. An outbreak of E. coli...
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