A recently published (30/6/2017) research article by Fevre et al. highlights results from a multi-disciplinary, One Health PAZ project provides ab extensive account of the prevalence of a wide range of pathogens of people and animals in a smallholder farming … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Zoonosis – food born disease
Campylobacter contamination in fresh whole chilled UK- produced ch ickens at retail : January – March 2016
For full report see HERE Summary: Based on our current methodology for assessing the levels of Campylobacter on chickens at retail, the proportion of chickens with a high level of Campylobacter (over 1000 cfu /g) has consistently been significantly lower … Continue reading »
Campylobacter
On the FSA campylobacter retail survey The FSA has conducted a year-long survey to measure the amount of campylobacter on chickens bought from shops and supermarkets. Steve Wearne, Director of Policy at the FSA said: “Tackling campylobacter remains our number … Continue reading »
Viruses that spread from animals to humans
We need to know more about zoonosis, the dsease of the animals we share this world with. Click here
Salmonella
An interesting article on Salmonella “Factors That Affect Proliferation of Salmonella in Tomatoes Post-Harvest: The Roles of Seasonal Effects, Irrigation Regime, Crop and Pathogen Genotyp”. For more information, go to: Article Salmonella Most Important Discoveries and Significance: The irrigation regime … Continue reading »
Vibrio
Dear all, I found this article recently, interesting reading. It is about Vibrio parahaemolyticus as a leading cause of seafood-associated gastroenteritis. Regards, Olafur
Salmonella
A new case of salmonella has been found in the UK as reported by the FSA . Salmonella is something what is always present – we will never be able to eradicate the bug, but perhaps be more resistant and … Continue reading »
Legionellosis
Dear all, Interesting information on Legionellosis Best regards, Olafur
Meat Inspection
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reviewing the current system of meat hygiene inspection in slaughterhouses. Meat controls are currently based on a traditional inspection approach developed more than 100 years ago to tackle the public health concerns of … Continue reading »
Veterinary publich health and food safety
Dear friends, We have seen in the news recently that scientist have created meat in the laboratory, however I don’t think that kind of meet is coming to your local shop anytime soon. I suppose we will keep our animals … Continue reading »