WORCESTER, Mass. -– Expanding their scope of study on the mechanisms of bacterial infection, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have reported the surprise finding from a small clinical study that cranberry juice cocktail blocked a strain of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) from beginning the process of infection.

The newest food safety infosheet, a graphical one-page food safety-related story directed at food businesses, is now available at www.foodsafetyinfosheets.com Food Safety Infosheet Highlights: - Hurricanes and storms can cause power outages and lead to food safety concerns. - Protect your food by being prepared. - Place a thermometer in your fridge and freezer.

Companies have begun pointing fingers at one another and offering conflicting theories about the possible source of salmonella contamination that has sickened 1,470 people and led to the recall of 550 million eggs.

A strict quality assurance program has virtually wiped out salmonella in California henhouses, but it makes locally produced eggs more expensive.

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In January 2009, Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) was linked to a growing outbreak of illness across the U.S. caused by Salmonella serotype Typhimurium. Eventually, all peanuts and peanut products processed at PCA’s Blakely, Georgia, plant since January 1, 2007 were recalled, including over 3,900 peanut butter and other peanut-containing products from more than 350 companies. The U.S.

This year's flu vaccine has some consumers worried. While it might protect them against a potentially deadly virus, could they end up infected with salmonella instead? The answer is no, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and vaccine manufacturers.

One person died and eight others were taken to hospital after eating contaminated meat. The victim was identified as Chege Gathumuni, 40, from Nyanduma, Kiambu. His widow, Jacinta, said he started complaining of stomachache shortly after arriving home from the shopping centre where he had eaten the meat.