The move comes after hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses more than doubled last year in the US.

After a meeting with representatives from some of the country’s mega food producers, the Secretary of Health and Human Services said he focused on food ...

Bacterial foodborne outbreaks in the U.S. increased while viral outbreaks declined between 2014 and 2022, with environmental ...

About 800 foodborne illness outbreaks occur in the United States every year, sickening more than 15,000 people, with one of the most frequent causes of ...

Discover kitchen safety rules that prevent illness from home cooking, from proper handwashing techniques to safe leftover ...

The African Union (AU) has called for strengthened regulatory frameworks and enhanced collaboration among African nations to ...

Dennis D'Amico, associate professor of animal science, has demonstrated that bacteriophages can effectively reduce the amount of common foodborne pathogens in milk. Bacteriophages are viruses that ...

Two key federal advisory committees on food safety have been shut down, raising concerns among food safety advocates.

For over a decade, GenomeTrakr has helped scientists trace contaminants from Salmonella to E. coli in the food system.

Foodborne pathogens are microbes that can cause illness in humans through the consumption or handling of contaminated food. These pathogens can infiltrate farms at various stages, typically entering ...

You may not be able to smell or taste any problems, but pathogens can still be lurking where you’d least expect.

Why are bacterial outbreaks climbing despite pandemic precautions—and could your dinner plate be at risk? New CDC data uncovers rising animal/environmental contamination and a hidden 'glove ...