In recent years, the proportion of meat products consumption in global food consumption has been increasing, and the international trade of meat products rapidly increased. As the developing country, there are obvious differences in food safety supervisory system between China and other developed...

With an aging population and no reduction in Listeria cases, listeriosis is likely to become even more important in Europe, and all potential food industry control measures should be explored. A Listeria 5-point control plan to manage the occurrence of Listeria in high hygiene food manufacturing...

This article examines recent research on understanding the actual food safety risk practices (including domestic food handling and storage) of older adults (aged ≥60) in order to develop effective food safety education strategies for the prevention of foodborne disease. The article specifically...

The epidemiology, prevalence, transmission, prevention and control of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans in the UK are described, with emphasis on the role of feeding meat and bone meal potentially contaminated with prions in the spread of...

Wild deer products have been linked to outbreaks of Escherichia coli 0157 in humans and bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in domestic cats, raising concerns around foodborne diseases from venison. This study investigated the prevalence of several enteric disease agents in UK deer populations, including...

All foods carry microbes, many of which are harmless, but foods can also carry pathogens and/or microbial indicators of contamination. Limited information exists on the co-occurrence of microbes of food safety concern and the factors associated with their presence. Here, a population-based repeated ...

Aim: Foodborne illnesses have a significant global burden and can be life-threatening, with higher risk in vulnerable groups such as children. SafeConsume is an EU-funded, transdisciplinary project aiming to improve consumers' food safety behaviour. Developing educational resources on food safety...

Data were collected in a randomized controlled trial of a game-based online intervention aimed at fostering awareness of food safety and risk-reducing behavior among consumers. 1,973 participants from the UK and Norway, aged 18-89 years, were assigned to (i) a control condition, or (ii) exposed to...

The health and economic burden of foodborne illness is high, with approximately 2.4 million cases occurring annually in the United Kingdom. A survey to understand the baseline microbial quality and prevalence of food-related hazards of fresh beef mince on retail sale could inform risk assessment,...

Dairy farmers and their veterinary surgeons are under some scrutiny currently regarding medicine stewardship on dairy farms. There are several streams of activity within the industry, mainly focused on reducing antibiotic resistance. Avoiding medicine residues in milk is a separate stream of...