At least seven people in California, Florida, and Texas have been sickened by E. coli linked to cheddar cheese made from raw milk by California-based Raw Farm. The company has declined to voluntarily recall its products.
The World Health Organization published blueprints for urgently needed antibiotics targeting drug-resistant infections, while CARB-X awarded $1.2 million for novel antibiotic research and the FDA issued guidance on antibiotic duration limits in livestock.
A joint report from the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control finds antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella and Campylobacter continues to pose a public health concern across Europe, though several countries have reported progress in reducing resistance levels.