The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the last set of results from its third survey of campylobacter contamination in fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens.
The full year’s results show that on average, across the entire market, 6.5% of chic
The Food Standards Agency is making changes to its campylobacter retail survey of fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens.
Campylobacter is the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning on the island of Ireland (IOI) with 3,772 cases reported in 2015 (Health Protection Surveillance Centre 2016, Public Health Agency 2016). Poultry is the main food associated with Campylob
Campylobacter is the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning on the island of Ireland with 3,772 cases reported in 2015 (HPSC, 2016, PHA provisional, unpublished data, 2016). Campylobacter infections are generally mild but can be fatal among very y
Campylobacter is to blame for more than 4,600 foodborne infections in Denmark and is thus still the most common cause of foodborne disease. This is one of the findings of the annual report for 2016 on the incidence of diseases that can be transmitted
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published the latest results from its survey of campylobacter on fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens. The figures show that on average, across the market, 6.5% of chickens tested positive for the highest l
The Minister for Agriculture Food & the Marine Michael Creed T.D. today launched a report by the Campylobacter Stakeholders Group chaired by Professor Patrick Wall and whose membership were drawn from across the poultry meat sector. The group’s remi
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emerging Infectious Diseases report for June 2017, unpasteurized milk products cause 840 times more illness and 45 times more hospitalizations than pasteurized milk products.
Scientists have called for a vaccine against campylobacter, to cut the number of contaminated chickens in supermarkets.
The number of people infected by Campylobacter in Sweden has doubled in the past five years, according to Swedish agencies.
New figures from UK surveillance bodies show a 17% decline in the number of laboratory reports of human cases of campylobacter in 2016.
The European Commission is asking for feedback from stakeholders on its draft regulation which applies to the production of chicken meat in slaughterhouses. Views are wanted on the draft regulation which lays down a process hygiene criterion in slaug
WHO has published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant "priority pathogens" – a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health.
Future attempts at measuring campylobacter levels in poultry need to be consistent if both consumers and retailers are going to trust the published figures, a food policy advisor has suggested.
A newly published study by Australian researchers describes how particularly virulent strains of Campylobacter jejuni are able to cause gastroenteritis in humans. It is reportedly the first time such a bacterial sensor has been identified.
Campylobacter rates in fresh chickens sold in the UK are continuing to fall due to the number of retailers removing neck skin. Neck skins of whole birds sold in retail are now heavily trimmed, removing the area of highest campylobacter contamination.
Infection rates of the foodborne pathogens Campylobacter and Vibrio parahaemolyticus rose in 2012, while other major pathogens generally maintained rates similar to recent years, according to the nation’s annual “food safety progress report” publishe
A report published by the Food Standards Agency highlights improvements in hygiene on poultry farms in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Consistent application of hygiene measures on farms is important to prevent farmed poultry from becoming infected wi
