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Exploring Wastewater Monitoring for Foodborne Illness Detection
A recent article highlights an emerging use of wastewater monitoring and microbial detection to assess the true impact of foodborne illnesses in our communities. Wastewater monitoring has long been a component of public health monitoring; however, this type of community monitoring increased in use during the COVID-19 pandemic as a means for public health officials to help curtail rising cases of…
What Has Your Data Done for You Lately?
A tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to hear it. Does it make a sound? When thinking about food safety, we spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about how we improve, and that’s extremely important. Just as important is making sure we design the systems to know whether we did. Blindly implementing and adopting best practices aimed at reducing the risk of foodborne illness is…
Deciphering STEC positives in Molecular Screening Methods for Produce Testing
Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a group of pathogenic E.coli that has been found to contaminate leafy greens and other fresh produce items. These contamination events contribute to the overall burden of foodborne illnesses and represent a primary challenge in the goal to improve produce food safety. STEC is a broad and diverse category of E.coli, with an estimated number of…