Tag: salmonella
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WHO says multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to chocolate products; know about the infection
[ad_1] According to the World Health Organization, there has been an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium that investigations linked to “chocolate produced in Belgium, which have been distributed to at least 113 countries”. As a primary enteric pathogen that can infect humans and animals, the infection begins with the ingestion of contaminated food or water, allowing…
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USDA rethinks approach to controlling salmonella in poultry
[ad_1] OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal health officials are rethinking their approach to controlling salmonella in poultry plants in the hope of reducing the number of illnesses linked to the bacteria each year, and on Tuesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture will announce several steps it plans to take to achieve that goal. The USDA…