A study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology has identified Bacillus velezensis, a bacterial agent commonly ...

Studies confirm that washing produce is an effective way to reduce harmful microbes that can cause illness. For example, data ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that nearly half of foodborne illnesses in ... But “it has limited effectiveness against fungal pathogens,” says Richard Kim ...

Various bacteria, yeasts, fungi, cysts and ova of intestinal ... are frequently associated with outbreaks of viral food-borne disease. Experimental evidence of pathogen transfer by banknotes ...

Microbial contamination of food, particularly with Escherichia coli, Listeria or Salmonella, is frequently the culprit behind food recalls and outbreaks of foodborne illnesses. In 2024, the U.S. Food ...

These findings highlight the critical role of cockroaches in the transmission of pathogenic fungi, particularly in high-risk environments ... 11(10):696 Donkor ES. Cockroaches and food-borne pathogens ...

The FSSAI has also urged vendors like juice shops to maintain basic good hygienic practices that are vital to ensure food safety and prevention of water and food-borne diseases during summer ... be ...

Over 200 diseases, including diarrhoea, typhoid and cholera, are caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria and viruses. Foodborne diseases encompass a wide range of illnesses from ...

The aftermath of floods often leaves people without clean water, forcing them them to use impure water for daily tasks and cooking, which significantly increases the risk of foodborne diseases.