Doug Powell (@barfblog) profile picture

https://nitter.cf/t.co/QAZPhsqmqq; former professor of food safety

Brisbane, Australia
Joined March 2008
we lose, trump wins
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Thank-you to everyone who has said nice things about me. It’s time for a change.
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Hi: I can’t do this anymore. Whether it’s my body or my brain, I’m done, and need to focus on other things, like my kids. Bye.
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21 sick: Cache and Box Elder County Salmonella outbreak in Utah 9/2/26 Food Poisoning Bulletin Linda Larsen "A Cache and Box Elder County Salmonella outbreak in Utah has sickened at least 21 people, according to the Bear River Health Department."
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Dumpster diving sucks 9/2/26 TMZ tmz.com/2026/09/02/man-rescu… “A scary situation unfolded after a man was accidentally dumped into a garbage truck and trapped inside in San Francisco."
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Persistent reservoirs of Salmonella Newport in Southwest Indiana 9/2/26 Foodborne Pathogens and Disease journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs… Cantaloupe or rock melon has been involvedhundreds of outbreaks. Yet government types insist they are safe, They aren’t.
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Health department confirms STEC infection caused Australian girl's death 9/2/26 ABC News abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/h… I dislike petting zoos. There have been so many outbreaks, and most folks say, look at the cute animals. I see microbiological catastrophes.
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Rabies in goats at NC petting zoo 8/2/26 KRCA kcra.com/article/petting-zoo… “Multiple baby goats at a mobile petting zoo in North Carolina were infected with rabies."
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Coaticook brand Aged Cheddar Cheese recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes 09/01/26 Government of Canada recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en… If there’s Listeria in this stuf, there’s a problem. Coaticook aged cheddar cheese is being recalled in Canada.
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Second child infected with brain-eating amoeba 8/30/26 People Cara Lynn Shultz “A North Carolina teen is critically ill after contracting the same brain-eating infection that killed a Louisiana 8-year-old five days ago."
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That’s daughter Sorenne, 5-of-5, the tall one in the back row Teachers want her to play netball or basketball, she says too boring, I’ll stick with hockey.
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In the on-going saga of foodborne outbreak in the U.S., brightness prevails. This is Marshell – Marshy – grandson number 5 – who recently turned 1, with his ageless grandmother, All my best.
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Second child infected with amoeba 8/28/26 People Cara Lynn Shultz people.com/second-child-infe… “A teen from central North Carolina is “critically ill and receiving medical care” after coming in contact with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri."
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Zoonotic risks in aquaponic lettuce 8/25/26 Foodborne Pathogens and Disease journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs… “The purpose of this study was to develop an experimental recirculating aquaponic system prototype to then investigate persistence and transfer via root uptake."
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Listeria monocytogenes from raw milk in cows 8/26/26 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs… “PCR detection efficiency indicates its effectiveness in enhancing surveillance that could reduce public health impact of listeriosis.”
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Contamination of fresh vegetables in Corum, Türkiye 8/27/25 Foodborne Pathogens and Disease journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs… “This study investigated parasitic contamination in raw vegetables used to prepare salads sold in Corum Province, Türkiye. From October 2020 to March 2021.”
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First outbreak of Salmonella linked to frozen whole kernel corn in Canada, 2021–2022 8/21/26 Foodborne Pathogens and Disease journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs… “This article summarizes the first known outbreak investigation of Salmonella associated with frozen corn in Canada.”
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