Food Safety
The goal of this section of the blog is to provide you with up-to-date information about foods that have been recalled for one reason or the other. Here we will provide the most timely information about foods that are deemed unworthy of consumption to help prevent a food borne infection. We will also discuss organisms that cause food borne infection and provide you with information to keep yourself and family safe.
Listeriosis
Listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes (the only species of 20 to affect humans thus far). This bacterium is fascinating in many respects, in that ...
Escherichia Coli (E.Coli) Colitis
Escherichia coli belong to a family of microorganisms called “coliforms”. Many strains of E. coli are a vibrant composition of the microbiome and play a role in keeping the intestinal tract healthy by ...
Salmonellosis
Salmonellosis is caused by the Salmonella enterica bacterium. The Salmonella family includes more than 2300 serotypes, but two types, Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium are prevalent in the United States and cause about half of the infections. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that Salmonella cause approximately 1.2 million illnesses and 450 deaths in ...
Vibrio Cholera
Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the toxin produced by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Serogroup O1 has been implicated in all the most recent outbreaks but group O139 has been identified in outbreaks in ...
Vibriosis
Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the toxin produced by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Serogroup O1 has been implicated in all the most recent outbreaks but group O139 has been identified in outbreaks in ...
Botulism
Botulism is caused by the toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Yes! It’s the same bacteria that produces the neurotoxin that relaxes the hyperkinetic facial lines - laugh lines and crow’s feet, dry up excessively productive sweat glands, and manage hyperactive muscle disorders. Botulism can be contracted in a variety of ways...
Introduction to Foodborne Disease
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3000 die. It is estimated that 1 in 6 persons will...