Salmonella hadar is now the second commonest serotype isolated from cases of food poisoning in England and Wales. Turkeys are the main reservoir of the organism and there is an urgent need to eradicate it from the breeding stocks; though this would be expensive, the cost must be balanced against the cost of treating the human disease.

By William G. Savage, M.D. (County Medical Officer of Health, Somerset). The quantity of food destroyed because it shows signs of decomposition is enormous. Much of it is destroyed by the activities of health officers more because it is an unsaleable article. There is no hesitation on the partof the officers of local authorities in condemning this food; there is no resistance against such actio...

Your submissions to this Special Issue "Food Microbiology and Safety" of Foods-a new open access journal-are welcome. We understand there are no foodborne illness-free zones in the world. Therefore, a proper understanding of foodborne pathogens and the factors that impact their growth, survival and pathogenesis would equip us with tools to ensure global food safety. This Special Issue publishes...

Clostridium perfringens type A food poisoning is the second most commonly identified bacterial food-borne illness. Sporulation contributes to this disease in two ways: (i) most food-poisoning strains form exceptionally resistant spores to facilitate their survival of food-associated stresses, and (ii) the enterotoxin (CPE) responsible for the symptoms of this food poisoning is synthesized only ...

Ciguatera is a specific type of food poisoning associated with the ingestion of tropical fish, which, although normally safe for consumption, may at times contain high amounts of ciguatoxin, as well as other chemically related toxins. Widespread in tropical regions where coral reefs are present, ciguatera fish poisoning constitutes a major hindrance for local fishing industries, local economies...

Affiliations: 1. Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Clinic of Surgery, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Sauerbruchstrasse, 17489 Greifswald, Germany; 2. Clinic of Dermatology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Sauerbruchstrasse, 17489 Greifswald, Germany; 3. Emergency Hospital Berlin (ukb), Warener Straße 7, 12683 Berlin, Germany Address correspondence to Georg Daeschlein, MD, Clinic of De...

BACKGROUND Hajj is the largest annual mass gathering of muslims. The exorbitant crowd of pilgrims and the poor condition of personal hygiene and nutrition are the main predisposing factors for different infections and food poisonings. OBJECTIVES This study investigates a gastroenteritis outbreak among an Iranian caravan of hajj pilgrims. MATERIALS AND METHODS Studying the outbreak was carri...