By Dan Flynn on Aug 15, 2018 12:05 am There’s not a fight over space in the meat counter, yet. But you would not know it from two conferences scheduled just after Labor Day. Ranchers by the hundreds are set to gather Sept. 5-6 at the Big Horn Resort near Billings, MT, for the Cattle Producer’s Forum. The traditional protein producers will be focused... Continue Reading By Coral Beach on Aug 15, 2018 12:04 am In the past three weeks the number of people confirmed with Salmonella infections has increased 300 percent in an outbreak traced to raw frozen chicken products. Canadian officials continue to warn consumers to check their freezers for the implicated products. As of Aug. 10, an additional 21 people were confirmed as outbreak victims, bringing the... Continue Reading By Joe Whitworth on Aug 15, 2018 12:03 am The application of genomics is reducing the number of people who become ill from foodborne infections, according to Public Health England. PHE made the comments in a paper on the transition to use of whole genome sequencing (WGS). "The introduction of routine WGS has improved national and local surveillance, increased the number of outbreaks being... Continue Reading | |