Listeria

As human are getting more concerns on the quality of food for themselves, they also starting to care about what they feed their domestic pets. In recent years, raw meat-based diets (RMBDs) have become popular since the awareness of food quality arose. Many pet owners treat their domestic pets like family members and want to provide the best for their domestic pets, including food. This is a way of showing the love to the companion animals and strengthen the owner-pet relationship. Another reason…

2010, p.5). Blue Bell can implement this idea by showcasing improved factory conditions in a walkthrough video. Additionally, photos of ice cream products with testing equipment could also convey the changes the company has made to eliminate the Listeria…

Food Fears 1. Summarize the consumer food safety message intended by this article. This article mentioned several different fears that are associated with certain foods such as meat, farmed salmon, bagged greens, popcorn, rice, bean sprouts, and even non-stick cookware. This article sends out a message that simply addresses the situations that are associated with each food and telling the consumer exactly what can be done to avoid that. In the case of farmed salmon, the author David Schardt,…

Meningitis is a bacteria or infection that causes the meninges to swell. Meninges are three membranes that are call; the Dura mater, Arachnoid, and Pia mater. These membrane layers are to protect and cover the brain and spinal cord. The meningitis infection or bacteria would seek through the bloodstream to the brain causing inflammation. Meningitis can also occur by ear infection and sinus infection. Meningitis can affect in all different types of ages, but can most commonly affect one certain…

nature. Gram positive bacilli Sopre foming bacillus cereus- food poisoning, bacillus anthracis, anthrax, clostridium tetani-tetanus; clostridium botulinum- botulism; Clostridium perfringens- gangrene; Clostridium difficile- colonitis Non sporing: listeria monocytogenes- food poisoning; corynebecterium diphtheria diplohteria; propionibacterium acne-acne Gram negative…

One of the most frightening things about certain diseases is that they can seemingly occur for no reason. You couldn’t have done anything to prevent it, and there was nothing you could have done differently. Other times, diseases can be caused by taking preventative precautions, receiving vaccinations, making healthy lifestyle choices, or avoiding particular situations. Meningitis is a disease that can encompass many of those factors. You may come across many different forms of meningitis,…

of food they consume. Meat Inspection Act in 1906 followed by the Pure Food and Drug Act would also be passed for the same reason as the Pure Food and Drug Act. But recently, major foodborne outbreaks would happen such as salmonella, E. coli, and listeria. These outbreaks have tripled in the United States in the past twenty years (Newsela). All these foodborne outbreaks would be included in poultry, vegetables, fruits, and beef (Newsela). A incident that happened would…

Ben & Jerry’s or Baskin Robins instead because I grew up in Dubai and I was most familiar with those ice cream companies. It didn’t necessarily affect my consumption, but I actively tried to prevent my friends and roommates from buying it after the Listeria recall news spread. 2. The coverage that Blue Bell is receiving so far seems to be all negative, it doesn’t help that they recently made another recall. Even though the recall was about a packaging mistake as per statements, it basically…

Many parents are concerned about the diets of their infants. When should they start to feed them solid foods? What foods need to be avoided? Why can’t infants drink cow milk? All of these questions are asked by parents regularly and sometimes the available sources on the internet conflict with each other, so who are you supposed to trust? An example of this conflict is the argument for and against feeding babies “bland” foods. An article stated that, "The idea that babies should eat only bland…

When a expectant mother’s nutritional status can affect the birth. The first stage of gestation the mother must be well nourished so that the formation of the placenta will be healthy. The embryo and the fetus are major body organs that form within 2 to 3 months of conception. Nutrition at this time is very critical for the health of the child. The best action for a pregnant woman to take is to enter the pregnancy with good nutrient stores and to consume a well-balanced diet. The mother needs…