With age comes a change in our immune system: It becomes a bit sluggish in recognizing and ridding the body of harmful bacteria and other pathogens that can cause foodborne illness. The body doesn’t react like it used to – older adults who contract a foodborne illness are more likely to have a lengthier illness… Continue reading Refrigerating Food the Right Way
Category: Food Poisoning
What You Need to Know about Listeria
Although you might be more familiar with food-borne bugs like salmonella and e. coli, listeria is an even more dangerous bacteria that causes the illness listeriosis. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC), listeria causes an estimated 260 deaths; in 2011, the CDC says, it caused an estimated 33 deaths in 28 states… Continue reading What You Need to Know about Listeria
Listeria Pathogen Is Prevalent in Retail Delis
Researchers at Purdue University have shown that standard cleaning procedures in retail delis may not eradicate Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause a potentially fatal disease in people with vulnerable immune systems. The paper was published in February 2015 in the Journal of Food Protection. A release from the university notes that a study led… Continue reading Listeria Pathogen Is Prevalent in Retail Delis
Tracing Tainted Food to the Source within an Hour
Foodborne illnesses kill roughly 3,000 Americans each year and about 1 in 6 are sickened, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet according to a January 2015 release from the U.S. Department of Energy and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California, most contaminated foods are never traced back to their source.… Continue reading Tracing Tainted Food to the Source within an Hour