In the United States, the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables has increased during
recent years as consumers seek to make healthier lifestyle choices. However, the number of …

Promotion of healthier lifestyles has led to an increase in consumption of fresh produce.
Such foodstuffs may expose consumers to increased risk of foodborne disease, as often they …

Highlights•Genetic data makes comparisons transparent, for broad sharing across the
disciplines.•US FDA in combination with the NCBI developed the first distributed WGS …

Salmonella is a diverse genus of Gram‐negative bacilli and a major foodborne pathogen
responsible for more than a million illnesses annually in the United States alone. Rapid …

The use of antibiotics has been very beneficial to human health, animal wellbeing, and food
production, however, there are no alternatives to antimicrobials in treating infectious …

Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) cause substantial and costly illnesses. Leafy
greens are the second most common source of foodborne STEC O157 outbreaks. We …

Background Salmonella spp are a major cause of food-borne outbreaks in Europe. We
investigated a large multi-country outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis in the …

The potential of organic acids to inactivate foodborne pathogens in food industry has gained
attention, while the sanitizing mechanism of acid stress has not been explained fully at …

An epidemiological investigation of Salmonella spp. in pig and pork samples from one
slaughterhouse and its downstream retail markets in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China …

Biological soil amendments (BSAs), including manure, compost, and compost teas (CTs),
play an important role in conventional and organic agriculture. The use of these …