By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Major dairy companies, including industry giants Nestle and Danone and privately held Lactalis, have issued precautionary recalls of infant milk ...

Scientists from an Australian university have discovered another toxin used by Bacillus cereus. Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) showed how the toxin can infect cells, even when ...

Reheated rice syndrome, or fried rice syndrome, is a type of food poisoning that happens when you eat rice left out too long after cooking. Bacteria known as Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) can grow on ...

A member of the Bacillus-produced vegetative insecticidal proteins (VIPs) possesses high specificity against the major insect pest, corn rootworms, and belongs to a class of binary toxins and ...

What Are the Types of Bacillus cereus? There are two types of B. cereus. They affect different areas of your body: Non-intestinal. This form affects other parts of your body. It can be found in plants ...

A little-known food toxin called cereulide is at the center of a global safety scareand has led to a wave of infant formula recalls worldwide from Nestlé SA, Danone SA and Groupe Lactalis.

Also, the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) is calling for a new World Health Assembly resolution to update guidelines on contamination of powdered formula.

Rice was recognized as the highest-risk food category for Bacillus cereus-associated food poisoning, with 43 reported incidents. " Uncooked rice contains spores of Bacillus cereus that can survive the ...