Food poisoning, listeriosis, and febrile gastroenteritis
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A 1997 study found that Listeria monocytogenes can cause food poisoning. Typically, Listeria can cause invasive disease even when it begins as a gastrointestinal illness. Researchers studied an outbreak of Listeria food poisoning among people attending a picnic. The infection was traced to chocolate milk produced at a plant with a defective holding tank. Samples of milk and stool from the infected patients tested positive for Listeria.
Publication Name: Nutrition Reviews
Subject: Food/cooking/nutrition
ISSN: 0029-6643
Year: 1997
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Institute of Food Science and Technology
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The Institute of Food Science and Technology has online resources available to professionals and the public. The Institute has an e-mail address at ifst@easy-net.co.uk and it also has a world wide web site at http://www.easynet.co.uk/ifst/ifsthp3.htm. Frequently asked questions, hot topics, the 1995 Budapest Declaration, Institute membership, and links to other web sites such as the US Dept of Agriculture are available online.
Publication Name: Nutrition Reviews
Subject: Food/cooking/nutrition
ISSN: 0029-6643
Year: 1996
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Functional effects of food components and the gastrointestinal system: chicory fructooligosaccharides
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Chicory fructooligosaccharides (ChiFos) are one example of a functional food that affects the gastrointestinal tract. Functional foods can affect the gastrointestinal system by changing bacterial populations, motility, nutrient absorption and secretion of hormones. One functional food under study is ChiFos, which alters the bacterial content of the colon. This results in larger stools and also improves nutrient absorption.
Publication Name: Nutrition Reviews
Subject: Food/cooking/nutrition
ISSN: 0029-6643
Year: 1996
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