Listeria, or listeriosis, is a common foodborne illness that leads to thousands of illnesses every year. In some countries, the fatality rate from the food poisoning is as high as five hundred individuals every year. With the recent recalls on several different types of cheese in Australia because of listeria contamination, consumers are more aware …

According to the American Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a new strain of the dangerous norovirus has become a problem in the United States, dating back to sometime in September of 2012. As of now, the outbreaks continue as this strain is different from anything in the past and has not yet been controlled. According …

Even being rated best restaurant in the world for three successive years doesn’t stop food hygiene being of the utmost importance, as Danish restaurant Noma found recently. During the second week in February, 63 out of 435 diners fell ill with Norovirus. So what went wrong? Well, it appears that the outbreak was caused by …

The Jindi cheese recall, as we have already discussed, has been a continuing problem over the past several months. To date, almost thirty different people have been diagnosed with listeria as a side effect of eating the cheese. Over 100 different products from the Jindi cheese company have been recalled, but people who either ate …

Eaten a dodgy prawn? Worried about the wisdom of that 2am kebab? Something not quite right with the cream on the dessert you just polished off? Don’t worry – you are not alone! There are more than 5 million cases of food poisoning in Australia each year – that’s more than 11,000 every day. Luckily, …

There has been a problem with something called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in certain parts of the world. This illness is a neurodegenerative that is passed through cattle that is used for human consumption. In cases where the disease is passed to humans, it causes variant Creuzfeldt-Jakon disease, and it is fatal. Of course, learning …

Food poisoning actually is caused by microorganisms that are in the food that we eat and may not be destroyed by cooking. There are actually three different categories of these microorganisms that could cause food poisoning if proper food safety precautions are not followed. These three types are: bacteria, virus, and parasite. Bacteria This is …

The main method that is used to recognize there is something wrong with a food product would be consumers reporting the problem. If you think there is something wrong with a food product you have purchased, you definitely need to let someone know. Otherwise, others could fall ill before the problem is recognized and a …

There are so many reasons to eat fish. It is one of the healthiest things on this planet you could consume. Fish includes high amounts of unsaturated fats, iodine, and omega-3 oils. All of these things are so important to a healthy diet. However, there is a problem with fish in the modern day. Some …

Because food poisoning and other microbial outbreaks can travel from one country to the next, it is important for all countries to be aware of current outbreaks so that they can take steps to avoid the same problem that other countries are having. Below are some of the current outbreaks that the people of Australia …