LISTERIA: Food Recalls, Outbreaks, and Resistance

You may be aware of recent food product recalls associated with food poisoning due to listeria contamination: ready-to-eat products, deli meats, sandwiches, protein snacks, chicken, turkey, cheese and dairy products.  The list is long as Listeria is ubiquitous in the environment.  One can find it in meat and milk/cheese products Continue reading LISTERIA: Food Recalls, Outbreaks, and Resistance

Overcoming Antimicrobial Resistance – A European Report Recommends Deja-Vu Action

Sometimes one comes across a particularly well-written policy document which summarizes the status quo of antimicrobial resistance by connecting and synthesizing data from all kinds of sources into a coherent framework. The 2015 OECD Report on Antimicrobial Resistance in G7 Countries and Beyond: Economic Issues, Policies and Options for Action Continue reading Overcoming Antimicrobial Resistance – A European Report Recommends Deja-Vu Action

At Last, The Fairy Tale Becomes Clear…

If you ever wondered how Snow White could have been poisoned by eating an apple, you probably did not realize how much this tale of folklore was based on cruel reality.  Science has finally caught up with the Brothers Grimm who wrote the fairy tale:  a recent outbreak of listeriosis Continue reading At Last, The Fairy Tale Becomes Clear…