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Can oregano make healthier chickens?
There’s lots of stories about food safety miracle spices and cures, but often in the absence of valid verification. So the New York Times decided to further erode its scientific credibility by running...
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FDA not sure antimicrobial soaps do anything
Every day, consumers use antibacterial soaps and body washes at home, work, school and in other public settings. Especially because so many consumers use them, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
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FDA rule could end consumer access to antibacterial soaps
Food safety nerd Don Schaffner says antimicrobials have a role, and I usually agree with Don (right, not exactly as shown). In an effort to maintain consumer access to the benefits of antibacterial...
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Quantifying antimicrobial-resistant E. coli and Salmonella enterica in beef...
Specific concerns have been raised that third-generation cephalosporin-resistant (3GCr) Escherichia coli, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-resistant (COTr) E. coli, 3GCr Salmonella enterica, and nalidixic...
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Antimicrobial potential of cauliflower, broccoli, and okara byproducts...
The antimicrobial potential of cauliflower, broccoli, and okara byproducts was assessed against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, Escherichia coli...
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Improving the safety of leafy greens: USDA
Food safety is a top priority for consumers, especially when it comes to the leafy greens in salads. Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered natural methods to sanitize these...
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Not so: Antibacterial handwash ‘no better than soap at killing germs’
Food micro geek Don Schaffner of Rutgers University responds in a point-counterpoint style discussion of antibacterials in soap and effectiveness. According to the story, a new study published in the...
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Canadian study finds soy can be used as an antibacterial agent
A new study from the University of Guelph has found soy can limit the growth of some bacteria, such as listeria and pseudomonas, and it does it better than chemical-based agents. “Current...
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Resistance is not futile; antimicrobial use in agriculture
In 1969, the Swann report recommended strict oversight and restrictions on the use of antibiotics used in human medicine as growth promoters in agriculture. That was in the U.K., and 31 years later,...
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FDA with expanded powers buckles to industry demands on antibiotic testing?***
I got a phone call about this story about 10 days ago while visiting family in Minnesota. I checked it out, thought there was merit, but there were many agendas at play. The N.Y. Times apparently got...
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