Vol. 39, No. 2, 2000

Preface

Guest Editorial Comment

E. coli O157:H7; A European perspective
G. Duffy, P. Garvey and J.J. Sheridan

Recent developments pertaining to Campylobacter
N.J. Stern, K.L. Hiett, N.A. Cox, G.A. Alfredsson, K.G. Kristinsson and J.E. Line

The role of Salmonellae in food-borne disease in the 21st century
J.S. Dickson

Listeria monocytogenes: role of stress in virulence and survival in food
C. Hill and C. Gahan

Heat resistance of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in milk
M.T. Rowe, I.R. Grant, L. Dundee and H.J. Ball

Dairy-breakthrough management: implementing a team approach
J.S. Cullor

The President's Food Safety Initiative
A.M. McNamara

Application of HACCP in food service
S. Seward

Prions: strategies for control of BSE and scrapie
M. Rogers, D. Doyle and M. Geise

Mycotoxins in agriculture and food safety
M.J. Sweeney, S. White and A.D.W. Dobson

Enteric viruses as 'emerging agents' of foodborne disease
L. Jaykus

The importance of chemical residues as a food safety issue
M. O'Keeffe and F. Farrell

Biological effects of dietary cholesterol oxidation products
N.M. O'Brien, Y.C. O'Callaghan, N.M Lyons and J.A.Woods

Food safety odyssey in Ireland
C. Foley Nolan

Molecular characterisation and chromosomal mapping of antimicrobial resistance gene cassettes in Irish Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium: comparison with Campylobacter spp.
S. Fanning, M. Daly, B. Lucey, J. Buckley, E. Power and B. Cryan

Incidence of foodborne illnesses: 1999 data from FoodNet
M. Kennedy, F.J. Angulo and the FoodNet Working Group

Rapid methods and automation in microbiology: A review
D.Y.C. Fung

Molecular diagnostics in food safety: rapid detection of food-borne pathogens
T.J. Smith, L. O'Connor, M. Glennon and M. Maher

Biosensors for food analysis
P.J. O'Connell, C.K. O'Sullivan and G.G. Guilbault

The development of science-based food safety regulations in the United States
R.L. Buchanan

Food safety - the IT dimension
D. Deasy