Food- and water-borne pathogens are responsible for 1.8 million deaths annually. Annual economic losses in the USA have been estimated to be US$78 billion. Besides standard foodborne pathogens ...

After all of these efforts, they landed on a simple finding: Smaller poops from smaller birds carry very low risk of ...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prioritize the updating of pathogen standards for bacteria ...

Safeguarding dairy foods from contaminants is complex due to the perishable nature of products and the large amount of ...

Research has long established that UV light kills microbes. It’s now a matter of figuring out how to incorporate it ...

Giving fresh fruits and veggies a pre-dinner bath is not just beauty treatment to give produce a fresh, clean look: it’s a health measure that can save you ...

Researchers have identified more than 250 foodborne diseases. Most of them are infections, caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Harmful toxins and chemicals also can contaminate ...

Research from the University of Surrey reveals that climate change affects Salmonella transmission. The study links various ...