Federal agencies begin joint investigation of new Listeria outbreak

Smithfield man withdraws lawsuit against Boar’s Head over listeria infection

A Smithfield man who last year sued Boar’s Head over last year’s multistate listeria outbreak tied to one of the company’s Virginia meatpacking plants appears to have withdrawn his complaint – for now. Robert Reposa filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in federal court in September against Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc. The suit stated he’d purchased Boar’s Head brand deli meats from the Kroger grocery store in Smithfield in late July, days afte…

FPSA - FDA, USDA Begin Joint Investigation of New Listeria Outbreak

Collaboration between the two agencies suggests that the suspected source of the outbreak involves products under the jurisdiction of both. Read MoreThe post FDA, USDA Begin Joint Investigation of New Listeria Outbreak appeared first on FPSA.

FDA CORE Outbreak Table Updated With New Listeria Outbreak

The FDA CORE Outbreak Table has been updated with a new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. There are currently seven outbreaks on that table; six of them are unsolved. The new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak has sickened at least 10 people. It is caused by a USDA regulated product, but that is the only information about the probable […] The post FDA CORE Outbreak Table Updated With New Listeria Outbreak appeared first on Food Poisoning Bulletin.

Federal agencies begin joint investigation of new Listeria outbreak

The FDA and USDA have launched a joint investigation into a new outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. The source of the pathogen has not yet been found. For the agencies to work together on an outbreak investigation is relatively rare and generally signals they suspect a source that is made from products under the jurisdiction of both, such as a pizza with meat on it. The meat is under the jurisdiction of the USDA’s Food Safety and Insp…

Trump's and RFK's FDA seems busy with Listeria and Salmonella

A new Listeria outbreak is under investigation as prior Salmonella and Listeria illnesses grow.

Structural Basis for Salmonella Infection by Two Novel Microviridae Phages

The global resurgence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella species, responsible for millions of annual infections, underscores the urgent need for alternative antimicrobial strategies, such as phage therapy. Microviridae phages offer the promising model for studying phage-host interactions with thei...