The purpose of this study was to examine food safety knowledge of trained food handlers
certified under the FOODSAFE training program in British Columbia, Canada and to evaluate …

In 2011, a Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) outbreak occurred in British Columbia (BC),
Canada that was associated with cooked mussel consumption. This is the first reported DSP …

Food poisoning laboratories identify Bacillus cereus using routine methods that may not
differentiate all Bacillus cereus group species. We recharacterized Bacillus food-poisoning …

Soft ripened cheese (SRC) caused over 130 foodborne illnesses in British Columbia (BC),
Canada, during two separate listeriosis outbreaks. Multiple agencies investigated the events …

There has been a steady increase in illness incidence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp). The
majority of illnesses are associated with consumption of raw oysters. In the summer of 2015, …

Two outbreaks of norovirus and acute gastroenteritis took place in Canada between November
2016 and April 2017. Both outbreaks were linked to oysters from British Columbia (BC) …

In British Columbia (BC), Canada, food processing facilities licensed under provincial
authority are not required to sample for Listeria monocytogenes in food products or processing …

Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) occurs when shellfish contaminated with saxitoxin or
equivalent paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) are ingested. In British Columbia, Canada, …

Salmonella enterica var. Heidelberg was isolated from an unusual food source during routine
case follow-up, prompting a case control investigation of frozen chicken nuggets and strips…

Objectives: In January 2004, an increase in gastrointestinal illness following oyster
consumption was reported in British Columbia. An investigation was initiated to explore the …