Beef jerky can be a delicious treat. But a recent report illustrates why you should be cautious about biting into a piece of ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have documented the absence of infection by ...

USDA researchers have confirmed the absence in the commercial pork supply of trichinella, a parasitic worm "that once posed a major food safety risk,” the department’s Agricultural Research Service ...

A new freeze-resistant Trichinella species has been discovered in wolverines by Agricultural Research Service scientists and their colleagues. Trichinella are parasites that cause the disease ...

Experts have helped develop risk-based approaches to control two parasites in meat, requiring the re-evaluation of traditional practices and the assessment of regulatory and industry resources. The ...

A number of patients with symptoms of Trichinellosis have been detected near the Italian city of Turin. A statement from early January by health authorities put the number of people affected at 20 but ...

Human infection comes from eating raw or undercooked meat of many species (e.g. domestic pig, horse, game) containing infective Trichinella larvae. The Commission said pig meat from negligible risk ...

Trichinella spp. are food-borne nematode parasites that infect a wide range of mammalian hosts and cause trichinellosis in humans. Transmission occurs through ingestion of raw or undercooked meat ...

Nunavut's health department says a walrus harvested in Naujaat earlier this month has tested positive for trichinella. The government says the walrus was harvested on Aug. 10. Trichinella can't be ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have documented the absence of infection by Trichinella, a parasite that once posed a major food safety ...

BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, May 6, 2020--A new freeze-resistant Trichinella species has been discovered in wolverines by Agricultural Research Service scientists and their colleagues. Trichinella are ...