As recently as 2009, Campylobacter incidences were underreported, even though food safety is a top priority for the USDA. Underreporting is not likely to happen now that it’s on the FSIS “most wanted” list.
Jonathan Cloke is Oxoid product trial coordinator for Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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