In a recent study published in the journal Food Microbiology, researchers summarized the evidence on interactions of enteric bacterial pathogens with ready-to-eat (RTE) fruits and vegetables. Fruit ...

Swabs taken from coffeemakers in German hospital offices and break rooms, and in workers' homes, tested positive for several important pathogens, researchers found. But the investigators also found ...

Every so often, a food product is recalled because of some sort of contamination. For consumers of such products, a recall can trigger doubt in the safety and reliability of what they eat and drink.

Researchers at McMaster University have created a new packaging tray that can signal when Salmonella or other dangerous pathogens are present in packages of raw or cooked food such as chicken. The new ...

Scientists were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton — tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria — present in freshwater and saltwater do not clean water that is ...

Scientists were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton -- tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria -- present in freshwater and saltwater do not clean water that ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In healthcare settings, textiles like bed sheets, scrubs and curtains can harbor dangerous pathogens, facilitating the spread of infections among patients and staff. Despite ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cautioning consumers about scallops that were recalled over fears they may contain illness-inducing toxins. An FDA alert issued on Wednesday warned ...

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography present a new tool the public can use to understand sewage contamination levels at beaches from Coronado to Playas de Tijuana as well ...

The Indore contaminated water crisis, where sewage leaked into drinking water, sickening hundreds and causing deaths, ...

Indore faces a severe health emergency as contaminated drinking water allegedly caused by sewage leakage triggered a ...