Bacillus

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Anthrax Information and fact sheets on anthrax, including information on diagnosis, infection control, laboratory testing, surveillance, and more. (more)	Apr 19, 2005
	Huss, H.H.; Ababouch, L.; Gram, L.	Assessment and Management of Seafood Safety and Quality Report on risk assessment and management issues associated with seafood. Includes discussion of world seafood production and consumption, food safety systems, hazard identification and characterization, and risk management strategies such as HACCP, FSOs, microbiological criteria, traceability, and more. Appendices include "Assessment of Food Safety Programmes," "Hazard Analysis Worksheet," "HACCP Plan Form," and "Generic HACCP Plan for the Production and Processing of Oysters". (more) Publication Year: 2003	Nov 18, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Bacillus pumilus GB34; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance Final rule that exempts Bacillus pumilus GB34 from the requirement of a residue tolerance when used under certain conditions. Includes discussion of the determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2004	Dec 30, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Bacillus Pumilus Strain QST 2808; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance Final rule that exempts Bacillus pumilis strain QST 2808 from a residue tolerance requirement when used under certain conditions. Includes discussion of the toxicological profile, aggregate exposures, cumulative effects, and determination of safety. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2004	Nov 4, 2004
	Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine	Final report of the BgVV Working Group "Probiotic Microorganism Cultures in Food" This group reviewed the use of adding bacteria to food: which bacteria are added, the claimed health effects, and the quantity needed to have health effects. The group concluded that the traditionally-used lactic acid-producing bacteria were safe and outlined criteria for evaluation of other cultures. (more) Publication Month: October 1999	Jun 7, 2005
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook: The "Bad Bug Book" Handbook with information on foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins, including information on the associated disease, associated foods, target populations, outbreaks, and more. Appendices include "Infective dose," "Epidemiology summary table," "Factors affecting microbial growth in foods," "Foodborne Disease Outbreaks, United States 1988-1992," and "Additional Foodborne Disease Outbreak Articles and Databases". (more) Publication Month: January 1992	Aug 31, 2001
	Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, Public Health Laboratory, University of Melbourne	Home Delivery of Perishable Foods Project Report of a study on the potential for pathogen growth in home delivered foods. The study included determination of delivery times and temperature profiles for home delivered foods, challenge tests for the growth of Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella on cheese, sliced meat, savoury pastry, fruit, and milk, comparison of challenge test results with predictive models, and application of predictive models to the home delivery data. Appendices include "Temperature measurement trials - comparison of core vs surface temperature measurements," "Temperature profiles for Home deliveries," and "Challenge test results". (more) Publication Month: November 2003	Dec 20, 2004
	COST 920 Working Group 3: Quantitative Risk Assessment, COST Action 920	Inventory of QMRA Studies in Europe Listing of quantitative microbiological risk assessments, organized by pathogen and country. Links to further information for each study, including summary, availability, and contact person. (more)	Feb 8, 2005
	Dunn, Son and Stone	Microbe Growth in Custard and Cream Products Report of a study on the growth of Bacillus cereus, coagulase positive Staphylococci, and E. coli in custard and cream based products over time. (more)	Dec 20, 2004
	Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited	Microbial Pathogen Data Sheets Fact sheets on foodborne pathogens. Sections include "The Organism/Toxin," "Growth and Its Control," "The Illness," "Sources," "Outbreaks and Incidents," "Adequate Processing Guidelines," and others. Fact sheets may be available for Bacillus cereus, Campylobacter, Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens, Cryptosporidium parvum, enteric viruses, E. coli O157:H7, non-O157 STEC, Giardia intestinalis, hepatitis A virus, Listeria monocytogenes, Mycobacterium bovis, Norwalk-like viruses, Salmonella Typhi, non-typhoid Salmonellae, scombroid poisoning, Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus, Toxoplasma gondii, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, and Yersinia enterocolitica. (more)	Sep 7, 2004
	Dey, B.P., Ed.	Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook "The Guidebook contains current protocols for analytical tests required by FSIS regulatory activities on meat, poultry and egg products. Specifically, microbiological methods are presented for sample preparation, isolation and identification of the major foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and their toxins, meat tissue species identification, and the detection of extraneous materials and antimicrobial residues. Media and reagent formulations, and Most Probable Number Tables are contained in an appendix". (more) Publication Year: 1998	Aug 8, 2002
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	On a Generic Approach to the Safety Assessment of Micro-organisms Used in Feed/Food and Feed/Food Production This document outllines a qualified presumption of safety (QPS) system, similar to the GRAS system, for the safety assessment of microorganisms in foods and feeds in Europe. Example applications of QPS are provided for dairy lactobacilli and Bacillus subtilis and related bacteria. (more)	Sep 15, 2004
	Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or Substances Used in Animal Feed, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the FEEDAP Panel on the Modification of Terms of Authorisation of the Micro-organism Preparation of Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis (BioPlus 2B) Authorised as a Feed Additive in Accordance with Council Directive 70/524/EEC Opinion adopted on July 12, 2006 resulting from an assessment of the compatibility of the micro-organism product BioPlus 2B (Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis) with the coccidiostat maduramicin ammonium, used in turkey feed. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, August 2, 2006 Publication Date: Thursday, July 20, 2006	Aug 2, 2006
	Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or Substances Used in Animal Feed, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the Scientific Panel FEEDAP on the Safety of the Micro-organism Product "Biacton" (Lactobacillus farciminis) for Chickens for Fattening, Turkeys and Laying Hens for Use as a Feed Additive in Accordance with Council Directive 70/524/E Opinion adopted on July 11, 2006 resulting from an assessment of Biacton, a microbial feed additive based on a strain of Lactobacillus farciminis, for use in chickens for fattening, turkeys and laying hens. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, August 2, 2006 Publication Date: Thursday, July 20, 2006	Aug 2, 2006
	Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards on "Bacillus cereus and Other Bacillus spp in Foodstuffs" Opinion adopted on January 26-27, 2005 that presents hazard identification, hazard characterization, exposure assessment, and control information for Bacillus cereus and other Bacillus spp. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, April 7, 2005	Apr 25, 2005
	Lake, Rob; Hudson, Andrew; Cressey, Peter/Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited	Risk Profile: Bacillus spp. in Rice Profile of the risks associated with Bacillus cereus in rice in New Zealand. Includes each step of a qualitative risk assessment as well as other information that will be useful for risk management. Also includes an appendix entitled "Categories for Risk Profiles". (more) Publication Month: February 2004	Sep 7, 2004

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