Latest Information on Microbiology
Scientists Find RNA Surprises in isteria Bacteria
The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes lives happily in soil and in your compost heap, but also in water, processed meats, milk and cheese. When humans eat food contaminated with Listeria, they can develop listeriosis, an infection that triggers miscarriage in women and kills people whose immune systems are weak. Scientists would like to understand the molecular mechanisms that [...]
Barack Obama Creates Food Safety Working Group After Eating Bad Peanuts
Now if you think that Salmonella in Peanuts is making news these days - well you’re right. It seems that Barack Obama - the 44th US president may have had his own expereince that he decided to create a new Food Safety Working Group. And the best thing about it - it was officially announced at his [...]
What’s Cheaper? A Good Microbiologist or a Bankrupt Company!
It seems that the management of PCA stuffed up pretty badly. Let me say - Senior Management and the way they ran their company.
With bankruptcy and one of the biggest lawsuits against them approaching over the next few month - there’s no escape. With over 600 cases linked to them and 9 deaths, it looks like a [...]
List of Products Recalled due to Salmonella Contamination Grows
Since the beginning of 2009, the list of compamies affected by the salmonella contaminated peanut butter or for that matter any products made by the Peanut Corporation of America has grown larger.
It looks like a huge lawsuit will follow and I’m sure there’ll be an increase in salmonella testing from all food manufacturers.
Here’s an up to date [...]
New Salmonella Warning System
The U.S. health officials were the first to be alerted to the current peanut-based salmonella outbreak through a special government computer network called PulseNet.
The only problem with the system is that it relies on doctors testing patients and it takes interviews with patients to identify the food source. Here is an explanation of how this system works:
Q: [...]
