Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA)
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Researcher.
Researcher.
IRTA-CReSA researcher expert in antimicrobial resistance
Researcher of the Functionality and Food Safety Programme at the Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (IRTA) in Monells (Girona)
South Korean scientists have developed a type of matrix for growing meat that releases meat flavour compounds upon reaching cooking temperature. According to the researchers, who publish their results in the journal Nature Communications, the cultured and cooked meat has "a flavour pattern similar to that of grilled beef".
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported that on January 29th, Spanish authorities notified a possible case of human infection with swine flu virus A(H1N1)v in a worker from a Catalan pig farm. After being diagnosed with bronchitis, subsequent laboratory analyses confirmed it as swine flu A(H1N1)v. The ECDC informs that the patient has fully recovered, and to date, no new cases have been detected among close contacts or among the worker's colleagues at the farm.
The EMA's annual European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption (ESVAC) report shows that sales of antibiotics for animal use have decreased by 47% between 2011 and 2021. In addition, sales of antibiotics considered "critically important" for use in humans have also decreased.