MISSOURI: Red wine protects against food-borne germs - (Jamaica Gleaner)
November 28, 2007 – 8:23 pmA study by researchers from he University of Missouri in Columbia was cited as indicating that red wine might protect humans from common food-borne diseases and even ulcers.
Researchers Azlin Mustapha, associate professor of food science at the University of Missouri College, and Atreyee Das, a doctoral student in the food science programme, studied the inhibitory effects of numerous varieties of red wines against pathogens such as E. coli and Listeria. Mustapha and Das found that red wines - cabernet, zinfandel and merlot in particular - have antimicrobial properties that defend against food-borne pathogens.
The story says that the findings were presented recently at the 2007 Institute of Food Technologists conference in Chicago. E. coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes and H. pylori were among the pathogens examined. E. coli, which recently was blamed for a deadly outbreak linked to spinach grown in California, and Listeria can be fatal.
Mustapha said the most promising […]
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