| | | | By U.S. Department of Agriculture on Nov 26, 2018 12:05 am
Contributed Editor's note: This is a recent installment in a series of employee profiles published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service, republished here with permission. Dr. Gregory McDermott protects the public's health here in America and in Afghanistan. He completes this task by wearing two hats — one as a supervisory public... Continue Reading
  
By News Desk on Nov 26, 2018 12:03 am
A compound that strongly inhibits botulinum neurotoxin has been identified by researchers. The compound – called nitrophenyl psoralen (NPP) – could be used as a treatment to reduce paralysis induced by botulism. There is no FDA-approved antidote for botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT). Psoralen derived drugs are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which would... Continue Reading
By Joe Whitworth on Nov 26, 2018 12:01 am
Levels of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) E. coli in raw UK retail pork and beef remain low, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Findings come from a survey on behalf of the European Commission to assess the frequency of certain types of AMR E. coli in raw UK meat. One beef sample was contaminated with... Continue Reading
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