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US concerns about private food inspectors

18th October 2012

On NBCs TODAY show this week, Lisa Meyers presented a news story focusing on foodborne illness and the inspection process to ensure a safe American food supply.

https://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49371449#49371449

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and public health advocates seek to create a more robust inspection program within the current regulatory process that will better monitor and inspect American food production and its processing network. Shiga-toxin producing E.coli is often implicated as the focus of investigation in haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) events. Past public health warnings have noted salmonella and listeria contamination in food processing plants or farm-centered concerns regarding contaminated foods sources affecting small crops of cucumbers, spinach, or cantaloupe isolated at a particular, identifiable source.

Data presented at the 2012 ASN meeting may have implications for possible future use of Soliris to halt uncontrolled complement activation in serious public health outbreaks of STEC-HUS.　

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In August this year there was 3 product recalls due to STEC and 2 recalls due to Listeria.

1st September 2026

There were three product recalls due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in August this year as indicated on the Food Standards Agency website in food alerts and recalls that usually apply to England, Wales and Northern Irelan... ...read on

Is there yet another Outbreak of E.coli O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)? Also, Salmonella and Listeria cases appear to be high?

1st August 2026

The number of cases, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) weekly Notifiable diseases: causative agents reports for 2026 (often referred to as NOID’s Notification of infectious diseases... ...read on

An academic Critique of FSA re-structuring and how it regulates foodborne risks etc and a personal view on this article. Also, Salmonella cases rise to the highest number of confirmed cases in England

8th June 2026

“UK Food Standards Agency proposals for re-structuring how it regulates foodborne risks: an analysis and critique” by Eric Millstone Emeritus Professor of Science Policy, University of ... ...read on

This may be a better way to treat patients with Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) initially to help prevent developing Haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)?

18th March 2026

A University of Calgary research team found that only 7% of children infected at child care centres with STEC, deve... ...read on

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and Listeria illness cases looks like increasing yet again in England in 2025.

18th January 2026

From research into the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) weekly reports for NOID’s (Notifiable diseases) causative agents (often referred to as NOID’s Notification of infectious diseases), up to week 52 ending 28... ...read on

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