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All Food Newsletters review the Australia-wide Salmonella isolations and recent Queensland food poisoning outbreaks. 

All Water Newsletters review our laboratory Legionella isolation rate and recent world-wide outbreaks of Legionnaires' Disease.

We now have a new page that details the statistical analyses of Legionella isolations of air-conditioning water samples from 1993 to the present. Also on the page is the breakdown of plate count levels and positive Legionella levels of air-conditioning water samples from 2000 to the present. To go directly to that page Click Here.

Current Newsletters 

Issue

Type

 Additional Articles
April 2006  new.gif (17000 bytes) Food Newsletter  Salmonella Isolation Data 2004 and 2005.
Queensland Food Poisoning Outbreaks 4th Quarter, 2005.
Primary, Production and Processing standards for Seafood - Media Release from FSANZ.
Food Spoilage Microorganisms - Part 9. Dried Foods continued.
April 2006  new.gif (17000 bytes) Water Newsletter Pathogenic Micro-organisms Associated with Water  - Part 7 - Vibrio species.

Previous Newsletters

Issue Type Additional Articles
August 2005 Food Newsletter  Salmonella Isolation Data 1st and 2nd Quarter 2005.
Queensland Food Poisoning Outbreaks 2th Quarter, 2005.
Primary, Production and Processing standards for Seafood - Media Release from FSANZ.
Food Spoilage Microorganisms - Part 8. Dried Foods continued.
August 2005 Water Newsletter Pathogenic Micro-organisms Associated with Water  - Part 6 - Shigella species.
March 2005 Food Newsletter  Salmonella Isolation Data 2003 and 2004.
Queensland Food Poisoning Outbreaks 4th Quarter, 2004.
Sudan Red Food Dyes - Media Release from FSANZ.
Food Spoilage Microorganisms - Part 7. Dried Foods.
March 2005 Water Newsletter Pathogenic Micro-organisms Associated with Water  - Part 5 - Salmonella species.
August 2004 Food Newsletter  Salmonella Isolation Data for first two Quarters of 2004.
Queensland Food Poisoning Outbreaks 2nd Quarter, 2004.
Listeria and food - Media Release from FSANZ.
Food Spoilage Microorganisms - Part 6. Bread and Bread Rolls.
August 2004 Water Newsletter Pathogenic Micro-organisms Associated with Water  - Part 4 - Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
May 2004 Food Newsletter  Salmonella Isolation Data for Q2-4, 2003 & Q1, 2004.
Queensland Food Poisoning Outbreaks Q1, 2004.
Nitrofurans in imported honey and prawns and New State Development Committee on Poultry Meat - Media Release from FSANZ.
Food Spoilage Microorganisms - Part 5. Vegetables.
May 2004 Water Newsletter Pathogenic Micro-organisms Associated with Water  - Part 3 - Mycobacteria.
January 2004 Food Newsletter  Salmonella Isolation Data for 2003.
Queensland Food Poisoning Outbreaks.
Semicarbazide, Mercury and Nitrofurans in food - Media Release from FSANZ.
Food Spoilage Microorganisms - Part 4. Bottled Water.
January 2004 Water Newsletter Pathogenic Micro-organisms Associated with Water  - Part 3 - Legionella.
October 2003 Food Newsletter  Salmonella Isolation Data for 1st 3 quarters 2003.
Queensland Food Poisoning Outbreaks.
Health risk of reusing plastic drink bottles - Media Release from FSANZ.
Food Spoilage Microorganisms - Part 3.
October 2003 Water Newsletter Pathogenic Micro-organisms Associated with Water  - Part 2 - Campylobacter.
July 2003 Food Newsletter  Salmonella Isolation Data for 1st 2 quarters 2003. 
Queensland Food Poisoning Outbreaks.
Recent amendments to the Food Standard Code.
Food Spoilage Microorganisms - Part 2.
July 2003 Water Newsletter Pathogenic Micro-organisms Associated with Water  - Part 1 - Aeromonas.
April 2003 Food Newsletter  Salmonella Isolation Data for 2002/3.
Recent amendments to the Food Standard Code.
Food Spoilage Microorganisms - Part 1.
April 2003 Water Newsletter The risks of Legionella colonisation of hot water systems.
January 2003 Food Newsletter  Salmonella Isolation Data for 2002.
Listeria in crustacea and finfish.
Evaluation of Rapid Microbial testing of Food.
January 2003 Water Newsletter Spa and Hot Tub Baths - Relaxing in a Microbial Soup ? Part 2.
October 2002   Food Newsletter  Salmonella Data for first three quarters of 2002.
Biofilms of Salmonella on Food Equipment Surfaces.
Microbial Shelf Life Evaluations of Food Part 2.
October 2002   Water Newsletter Spa and Hot Tub Baths - Relaxing in a Microbial Soup ? Part 1.
July 2002   Food Newsletter  Salmonella Data for Jan to June 2002.
Recent Queensland food poisoning outbreaks.
Microbial Shelf Life Evaluations of Food Part 1.
July 2002   Water Newsletter The Association of Protozoa and Legionella.
April 2002   Food Newsletter  Salmonella Data for 2001.
New Food Standards Code and Laboratory Analyses
Food Poisoning: Parasites Category 4  - Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, Trichinella species and Hymenolepis diminuta.
April 2002   Water Newsletter Alternate Sources of Domestic Drinking Water - Microbial Quality.
January 2002   Food Newsletter  Salmonella Data for Jan - Sept 2001.
Food Poisoning Survey
Food Poisoning: Parasites Category 4  - Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis species.
January 2002   Water Newsletter Pesticides and Water Quality Part 5 Herbicide and fungicides. - Final Extract.
October 2001  Food Newsletter  Human Salmonella Data for 2000.
ANZFA Food Standards Code User Guidelines
Food Poisoning: Parasites Category 3  - Capillaria philippinesis, Angiostrongylus species, Gnathostoma species.
October 2001   Water Newsletter Pesticides and Water Quality Part 4 Insecticides and Herbicide properties.
July 2001   Food Newsletter  BSE and Imported Food Products.
Food Poisoning: Parasites Category 3  - Trematodes, Trichuris trichiura, Diphyllobothrium latum and Anisakiasis.
July 2001   Water Newsletter Pesticides and Water Quality Part 3 Pesticide properties.
April 2001   Food Newsletter  Foot and Mouth Disease - No threat to public health.
Food Poisoning: Parasites Category 2  - Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale, Strongyloides stercoralis, Ternidens deminutus, Capillaria hepatica, Echinococcus granulosis and Toxocara species.
April 2001   Water Newsletter Pesticides and Water Quality Part 2 Pesticide properties.
January 2001   Food Newsletter  1999 Non-Human Salmonella Isolation in Australia.
Food Poisoning: Parasites Category 1 continued - Taenia solium and Enterobius vermicularis. Category 2 parasites - Isospora belli, Cyclospora cayetanesis and Toxoplasma gondii.
January 2001   Water Newsletter Pesticides and Water Quality.
October 2000   Food Newsletter  UK Chilled Food Guidelines. ANZFA Genetically Modified Foods Update.
Food Poisoning: Parasites Category 1 continued - Blastocystis hominis, Cryptosporidium, Isospora, Cyclospora and Hymenolepis nana.
October 2000   Water Newsletter Queensland Health - Swimming and Spa Pool Water Quality and Operational Guidelines.
July 2000 Food Newsletter  Food Safety and chemical residues. Food Poisoning: Parasites Category 1 - Giardia, Dientamoeba fragilis, Balantidium coli and Entamoeba histolytica.
July 2000 Water Newsletter Microbial Quality of Drinking Water 6. Corrosion problems due to iron and sulfur bacteria, problems caused by large numbers of microorganisms, nuisance invertebrates and system performance.
April 2000 Food Newsletter Hand washing or hand drying - What is more important?
Food Poisoning: Ciguatera.
April 2000 Water Newsletter Microbial Quality of Drinking Water 5. Indicators of effectiveness of treatment, Test for specific pathogens, Nuisance organisms causing taste, odour, deposits and corrosion.
January 2000   Food Newsletter Investigation of missing stock.
Validation of cleaning procedures.
Food Poisoning: Algal toxins of shellfish.
January 2000 Water Newsletter Microbial Quality of Drinking Water 4. Microbial indicator organisms, coliforms, faecal coliforms, E. coli, faecal streptococci (Enterococci), Clostridium perfringens, plate count.
October 1999 Food Newsletter Food Hygiene Standards Update.
Food Poisoning: Burkholdaria cocovenenans.
October 1999 Water Newsletter
Methods of diagnosis of Legionnaires' Disease.
July 1999 Food Newsletter Notifiable food pathogens and the Queensland Food Act
Food Hygiene Standards Update.
Food Poisoning: Shigella, Aeromonas.
July 1999   Water Newsletter Microbial Quality Drinking Water 3. Risk of disease from water-borne pathogens, Barriers to the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms, microbial indicator organisms.
April 1999 Food Newsletter Food Hygiene Standards Update.
Food Poisoning: Yersinia enterocolitica, Campylobacter jejuni.
April 1999   Water Newsletter Microbial Quality of Drinking Water 2. Enteric protozoa, Free-living protozoa, Helminths, Viruses, Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae).
January 1999 Food Newsletter Food Hygiene Standard update.
Food Poisoning: Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes.
January 1999   Water Newsletter Microbial Quality of Drinking Water 1. Bacterial pathogens (excreted and environmental).
October 1998 Food Newsletter Fresh fruit and vegetable microbial guidelines.
Food Poisoning: Pathogenic Escherichia coli.
October 1998   Water Newsletter AS/NZS, 3663.3 (Int) "Legionella and plate counts result evaluation of water from cooling systems.
Boiling water to make it safe to drink.
July 1998 Food Newsletter Food Hygiene Reforms.
Food Poisoning: Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium botulinum.
July 1998   Water Newsletter New Australian Standard for Legionella testing
AQIS water testing requirements.
April 1998 Food Newsletter Microbial standards for Fresh Cut foods.
Food Poisoning: Staphylococcus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus.
April 1998   Water Newsletter Cryptosporidium.

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