PROTECTION AGAINST FOOD CONTAMINATION

Yersinia in food: recommendations for protection against infections

The consumption of food contaminated with Yersinia can lead to gastrointestinal infections. The cause for this so-called yersiniosis are the species Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis. Yersinia are rod-shaped bacteria which are very common in our environment. The main reservoir for Yersinia enterocolitica are pigs, meaning that the bacteria can be found in raw pork. For Yersinia pseudo...

Bacterial contamination of food.

Man is a creature of his environment. He shares its hazards with many other living organisms and for most of the time achieves a measure of peaceful coexistence with them. But the balance is a delicate one, and very minor changes, such as an imperceptible rise in humidity or fall in temperature, may upset it surprisingly (Christie, 1971-2). Man is also a great manipulator of his environment and...

Food contamination monitoring in Croatia.

The Croatian National Institute of Public Health Implements the statistical food safety monitoring programme for foods marketed in Croatia in accordance with effective laws and regulations. Laboratories for food safety control, certified by the Ministry of Health, report their findings in quarterly notifications, using the standard forms and issue statements of compliance or non-compliance with...

Ionizing Radiations and the Human Organisms the Search for Means 0? Protection against Radiation Contamination

Intraoperative glove perforation--single versus double gloving in protection against skin contamination.

Surgeons have the highest risk of contact with patients' blood and body fluids, and breaches in gloving material may expose operating room staff to risk of infections. This prospective randomised study was done to assess the effectiveness of the practice of double gloving compared with single gloving in decreasing finger contamination during surgery. In 66 consecutive surgical procedures studie...