Salmonella

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• March 22, 2013
  Salmonella in Chicken & Turkey: Deadly But Not Illegal

  Hundreds of thousands of Americans are Salmonella poisoned by poultry every year, yet it remains legal to sell meat proven to be contaminated.
• November 28, 2012
  Yersinia in Pork

  This week Consumer Reports released a study showing the majority of retail pork tested was contaminated with antibiotic resistant strains of the foodborne bacteria Yersinia enterocolitica.
• July 9, 2012
  Antimutagenic Activity of Green Versus White Tea

  The ability of green versus white tea to protect against in vitro DNA damage caused by a cooked chicken carcinogen (heterocyclic amine).
• June 20, 2012
  Zero Tolerance to Acceptable Risk

  The fish and poultry industries propose moving from a zero tolerance policy on certain dangerous foodborne pathogens to an "acceptable risk" policy given how widely contaminated their products are..
• June 14, 2012
  Viral Meat Spray

  Bacteria-eating viruses (bacteriophages) have been approved as meat additives to reduce the risk of Listeria and Campylobacter found in processed meat and poultry products, but there is a concern..
• April 17, 2012
  Meat-Borne Infection Risk from Shopping Carts

  Exposure to meat packaging in the supermarket may lead to food poisoning in children placed in shopping carts.
• April 16, 2012
  Food Poisoning Bacteria Cross-Contamination

  The food-poisoning fecal bacteria found in 70% of U.S. retail poultry is destroyed by proper cooking, but contamination of the kitchen environment may place consumers at risk.
• November 21, 2011
  U.S. Meat Supply Flying at Half Staph

  An investigation finds 47% of U.S. retail meat tested is contaminated with staph (Staphylococcus) bacteria. Turkey appears most likely to harbor contagion.