Foods and microbiological risks

Invasive Infections Due to a Fish Pathogen,Streptococcus iniae

“…35 The demonstration of another new pathogen linked to the food industry is not surprising, considering that changes in the production, storage, distribution, and preparation of food, as well as environmental changes, provide increased opportunity for humans to be exposed to new organisms that may be pathogenic. 36,37 S. iniae can cause invasive disease in humans, but when proper precautionary measures are taken during the handling of whole, uncooked fish, the infections caused by S. iniae should be preventable.…”

Microbiological analysis of raw milk, pasteurized milk and yogurt samples collected from different areas of Dhaka city, Bangladesh

“…The consumption of milk and milk products in Bangladesh is very low compared to neighboring countries (BER 2007), however, several reports document the presence of food borne pathogens, like Escherichia spp., Listeria spp., Staphylococcus spp. and other pathogenic bacteria in the udder of the animal, collected milk, untreated milk and milk samples becomes threat to human health (Baird-Parker andTompkin 2000, de Buyser et al 2001). These data reflect the unsanitary condition of the collection centers and the negligence of hygienic rules during the milking and carrying of the raw milk as well.…”

Food Safety in the Hospitality Industry

“…Similarly, there is also sufficient literature on the risks of practices, procedures and processes which often lead to outbreaks of food borne diseases (Waiters and Arbunott, 1990;Potter and Hotchkiss, 1992;Ehiri and Morris, 1994;Baird-Parker, 1994;Jay, 1996;Anonymous, 2000;Dalton et al, 2000 andCartwright, 2003). Hardie et al (1999) reported that the outbreak of infectious diarrhoea with 70 laboratory confirmed cases and 107 probable cases occurred in a hotel in Greece.…”